Small Towns Object To School Aid Plan
Montpelier reports diverse opinions on a proposed revision to state aid for school construction. At a public hearing the Vermont Education Board heard small-town representatives oppose the plan, fearing bias against smaller communities as the plan aims to regionalize districts to save operating costs.
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Montpelier
UPS
State Education Board
Harvey Scribner
State Board
Charles Nichols
Vermont State School Directors Association
Scribner
Marion Taylor
Bennington
Board Considers Plan To Keep McIndoes Open
Montpelier reports the Vermont Education Board weighs a plan to keep McIndoes Academy in Barnet open this fall. A new board proposes preserving the academy’s status while an experimental program would grant high school credit for outside work. Commissioner Scribner has not endorsed but supports in principle the employment credit plan drafted by Peter Smith.
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McIndoes
Montpelier
UPD
State Education Board
McIndoes Academy
Barnet
MccIndoes
Connecticut River
Harvey Scribner
Vermont
Harvard
Peter Smith
Scribner
Allied Forces Fight to Rescue Downed Helicopter Crew
Allied forces killed 35 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese while rescuing three wounded crewmen of a downed helicopter northeast of Saigon. U.S. helicopter gunships blasted fighters as they surrounded the wreck, with fighting lasting about an hour before the enemy withdrew.
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APS
U.S
Xuan Loc
Que Son
U.S. Marine Corps
Kesmen
Vietnam
Revolutionary Development
Phu My
da Nang
U.S. Americal Division
U.S. Navy
Enforcement Commission Faults Montpelier Police Lack Energy
The Commission on Law Enforcement says Montpelier Police lack energy to perform basic duties. It cites apathy and inertia across leadership, investigations, and street crime response. A review team urged shift restructuring to ensure two officers on duty 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and a male officer on duty when female dispatchers work nights.
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H. Warren Scribner
Youthful bandit robs dry cleaner in Salt Lake City
A young thief robbed a Salt Lake City dry cleaning shop of 40 dollars Monday night and may have lost money on the crime. He discarded a 70 dollar revolver after the robbery, and authorities pursue leads as the investigation continues.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Thailand Denies Trying To Kick Out U.S. Troops
Bangkok reports Thailand’s foreign minister denies plans to expel American forces. Negotiations on a partial withdrawal start with U.S. Ambassador Leonard Ungar and Thanat Khoman. Thailand seeks self reliance while keeping doors open to any request to retain troops amid the Vietnam era. Most GIs in Thailand are airmen conducting bombing missions over Vietnam and Laos.
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Bangkok
UPI
Thailand
U.S
Leonard Ungar
Thanat Khoman
United States
Thanat
South Vietnam
Laos
Martial Law Lifted Along Gulf Coast Ends Midnight
United Press International reports martial law ends along Mississippi Gulf Coast at midnight with local officials to resume control while National Guardsmen stay on duty to aid recovery. Curfews may persist in hard hit cities and disaster relief continues as hundreds remain homeless and food supplies are still in short supply. Virginia toll rises to 83 dead and 104 missing with over $100 million in damages.
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Camille
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
Gulf Coast
Williams
Civil Defense
Political Reasons Alleged in Beret Officers Arrest
Athens report says a Special Forces officer and seven Green Berets are held on murder charges in Vietnam for political reasons. Capt. Budge E. Williams describes harsh detention at Camp LBJ with solitary confinement, delays in hearings, and coercion while voicing fear of a railroaded case amid a South Vietnamese cabinet shake up and high command tensions.
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UPI
Green
Williams
U.S. Army
Long Binh
Saigon
Camp
Lbj
Long bin
Nguyen van Thieu
William
Westmoreland
Creighton
Abrams
Special Forces
Nha Trang
Beret Chief Expresses Fears of Court Martial
In letters from solitary confinement, Beret leader writes of rights violations and compares his treatment to the Nuremberg trials. He asks to contact civilian lawyer Guy Scott to assess legal concerns and predicts a possible three to four month detention before any court martial. He remains optimistic about not being convicted.
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Nuernberg
Guy
Guy Scott
Williams
Athens
Berets
Soviet Officials Mum On Crash of Airliner
Soviet officials and news outlets kept silent on a fiery airliner crash near Moscow with 112 aboard. The Foreign Ministry said no foreigners were on the flight. Witnesses saw ambulances, fire engines, and guards as reports described a belly landing and fuel burnout at Vnukovo Airport.
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UPI
Foreign Ministry
Vnukovo
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Black Sea
Sochi
Tass
Sverdlovsk
Sheremetyevo
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