State probes safety of Arlington water
A state health official said Arlington and East Arlington water is safe to drink if recent instructions were followed. He reported heavy contamination previously and urged increased chlorine, noting algae and organic matter tied to inadequate chlorination. Residents reported algaea worms and illness, with some avoiding the water since June.
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Arlington
State Department of Health
Banner
East Arlington
Edward L. Tracy
Burlington
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation
Norton Barber
Arlington Water Co
Barber
Alan Mattison
The
Water Company
Tracy
Mattison
Arlington School
George Wood
George Russell
Keynith Knapp
Board of Selectmen
Allan B. Angney
George D.H. Wood
E.,a. Rice
Health Department
Wallace refuses to pledge to Johnson at Democratic convention
Gov. George C. Wallace defies the Democrats as he declines to commit to supporting President Johnson in November. He signals a possible third party bid if the party platform resembles a me-too campaign. Wallace accuses platform writers of seeking a constitutional compromise and warns of recruiting Southern candidates for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
UPI
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Johnson
Wallace
House
Carl Albert
Ray Madden
Indiana
Madden
Sen
Barry M. Goldwater
Harold Raynolds Jr
Vermont
Roy White
Canal Zone
Albert
Congress
Florida
Louisana
South Carolina
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Dirksen Moves to End Reapportionment Debate Cloture
Senate talks on Dirksen reapportionment rider bog down as filibuster fears rise. Dirksen plans a cloture petition after a recess with Mansfield backing the measure. Thurmond and Long hint Southerners may vote cloture, while liberals push to delay court ordered redistricting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Russell B. Long
Dla
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-S. C
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Priest killed in Vermont glider crash near Waitsfield
Rev. Charles P. Maier of Elizabeth New Jersey was killed when his glider crashed in the Mad River Valley after a down draft bore the aircraft to the ground near a farm owned by Robert Gove. Maier died at Heaton Hospital Montpelier from critical head injuries after the crash.
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Moretown
UPI
Elizabeth, N.J
Charles P. Maier
Mad River Valley
Robert Gove
Father Maier
Heaton Hospital
Montpelier
Wagner backs Kennedy for New York Senate seat
New York mayor Robert F. Wagner endorsed Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for the U S Senate, signaling Kennedy’s imminent announcement. Wagner acknowledged reservations about Kennedy and refused to remain neutral in the Keating race, while Stratton urged a neutral open convention and warned against preemptive announcements.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Wagner
Robert F. Kennedy
U. S
Kennedy
Kenneth Keating
Washington
Wagner
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N. Y
Keating
Stratton
New York State
United States Senate
Senate
Shea Co Vote Challenged Delays Unions at Bennington Plant
The Shea Company election in NORTH BENNINGTON to unionize faced 25 disputed ballots after a challenge by both sides. NLRB supervisor John Coleman will send the contested votes to Boston official Barnard Alpert for review, delaying a final outcome.
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North Bennington
Shea Co
United Furniture Workers of America
John Coleman
National Labor Relations Board
Barnard Alpert
NLRB
Boston
Coleman
John Canavan
Attor
Ney
Antonio Marino
UFWA
Canavan
Marino
Bennington
Comepany
Union
Shilton
U.S. soldiers fall in Viet Nam ambush as Khanh faces turmoil
Four U.S. servicemen died in a marshland Viet Cong ambush southwest of Saigon, with one captain sacrificing, while a fifth American was killed in central Vietnam. The clash, among the heaviest U.S. losses this year, occurred as protests against President Khanh grow in Saigon and Hue, with thousands of students and Buddhists rallying.
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Saigon
Vpi
U.S
Richard C. Stilwell
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Hue
Nguyen Khanh
Stilwell
United Press International
Kien Hoa
Phu Tuc
Bolivia Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Cuba
Bolivia announced it was severing diplomatic relations with Cuba, leaving only Mexico and Uruguay as Latin American nations maintaining ties with the Castro regime.
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Lapaz
Bolivia
UPI
Cuba
Mexico
Uruguay
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Bobby Kennedy
White House
Raynolds
LBJ
N. J. Priest
Air Force
L.G. Hanscom Field
Bedford
Mass
Springfield
Northfield Mountain
Northfield
Aspen Inn
Waitsfield
Bobby
State Party
Richard
Howie) E. Cardinal
Ben-Mont Ave
Kuchre
Steamboat
Brilliant
Drummond
Rock & Rye
Old Chew
Minute Man
Black Crow
P. Lorillard & Co
Cardinal
Ringheiser
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