Taxpayers Group Vows Vigilant Watch on Bennington Spending
Col. Raymond C. Murray led the Bennington Taxpayers' Protective Association at its second annual meeting vowing to continue scrutinizing municipal expenses. The group, with about 600 members, touted past accomplishments such as publishing a tax booklet, pushing for audits, and endorsing candidates to curb waste while noting tax and budget issues at Mt. Anthony and state funding impacts.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Murray
BTPA
Thieu Orders 24 Hour Christmas Cease-Fire
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered a 24 hour Christmas cease-fire to begin at 6 p.m. on December 24. The announcement, made on a scheduled TV newscast, surprised the U.S. Embassy.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Republic of Vietnam
Toll House building burns in Stowe. $350000 loss
An early morning fire severely damages the Toll House Cafeteria building at Mount Mansfield Co in Stowe. Staff quarters, the sports shop and cafeteria are destroyed, with heavy smoke and water damage to nearby offices. Five occupants escape unharmed. Losses estimated at 350000. Fire officials from multiple towns contained the blaze by about 3 a.m.
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Stowe
UPD
Mount Mansfield Co
Waterbury Center
Morrisville
Montpelier
Toll House
News Bureau
Toll House Motor Inn
Sepp Ruschp
Mount Mansfield
Israel raids Jordanian city and blows two bridges
Israeli fighter planes attacked near Irbid in northern Jordan with shelling of Irbid and a strike on two bridges deep inside Jordan. Amman and Jerusalem radios cited casualties among soldiers and civilians while noting tanks exchanged fire in the Northern Jordan Valley.
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Jordan
Amman
Israel
Jerusalem Radio
Egypt
Nile River
Aswan High Dam
Middle East
Kfaryub
Sea of Galilee
Jordan Valley
Valley Exchange
Wadi el Abyad
Chicago Violent Street Scenes Labeled Police Riot by Commission
The National Commission on Violence reports that eye witnesses say police violence dominated the Chicago disorders outside the Democratic convention. The panel credits provocation by demonstrators but finds the weight of violence on police, with Daley officials seen as conditioning officers to tolerate brutality. Abbie Hoffman welcomed the finding. Mayor Daley criticized the summary as misleading. The report, prepared by 90 investigators led by Daniel Walker, notes provocation from protesters but disputes claims of widespread bizarre weapons or radical organization. It calls the events a police riot.
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UPI
Chicago
National Commission On Violence
Commission
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Abbie Hoffman
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Milton S. Eisenhower
Daniel Walker
FBI
Walker
Magazine Article Reveals Chicago Police Corruption
New York dispatch reports Life Magazine accuses Chicago police of corruption linked to politics and crime. The piece cites ice lists showing payoffs in patrols, a 1964 raid finding 469 names, and notes a breakdown in authority that aided attacks on demonstrators near the Democratic National Convention. Capt. William Duffy was relieved of command after aiding the January raid.
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UPI
Chicago
Life Magazine
Life
Department
William Duffy
Police
Ice
Vermont Mortgage Agency Faces Bank Skepticism and Delays
Vermont's House Mortgage Agency, created to guarantee no down payment loans, has guaranteed only 56 loans statewide amid constitutional doubts and limited operation. Five loans in Bennington reflect tepid banker enthusiasm due to paperwork, lack of guidelines, and doubts about bonding finances for future loan purchases. The program aims to free bank money for other lending and help creditworthy buyers buy homes.
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Vermont House Mortgage Agency
Bennington
Vermont
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Giuliani
National Life Insurance Co
Montpelier
House Commerce Committee On Banking and Insurance
National Life
James
Blackstone
Inside the paper editor asks about Bennington board expansion
An editorial questions the proposed increase of Bennington selectmen from three to five. The piece argues about governance impact and voter considerations on local government structure.
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