Area Legislators Vow Fight For Four Lane Road Program
Bennington County legislators vow to push for a four lane U.S. 7 road across southwestern Vermont after a state road bond issue falls short of promised funding. Leaders like Lt Gov Daley and Rep Caracciola press for more bonding or tax options to complete the project by 1972, with Lefevre urging a three cent gas tax hike and potential new bond approval.
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Vermont
Bennington County
Vermont Highway Department
U.S
Pownal
Rutland
John J. Daley
Richard Www. Mallory
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
U.S. 7
Highway Department
Caracciola
Highway Committee
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
Lefevre
Senate
Vermont Highway Board
James Marro
Robert M. Wilson
Meyer Launches Trial Balloon in Vermont 1968 Bid
Former U S representative William H Meyer announces at a news conference he plans a statewide candidacy in 1968 while withholding the exact office until February He cites inflation domestic programs and Vietnam policy as priority issues and signals a national focus beyond Vermont. He notes alignment with Eugene McCarthy on Vietnam and recalls his earlier 1958 60 service as Vermonts first Democratic congressman.
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Meyer
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
W. Robert Johnson
Brattleboro
U. S
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Vietnam
McCarthy
Johnson
Bennington beltline plan redesigned to meet federal safety
Changes to the East Side beltway around Bennington redraw ramps between Gore Road and East Main Street. The plan adds about one mile of highway at roughly 1 million dollars and risks some properties. A full cloverleaf interchange replaces the old simple loop near Gore Road with new connecting highways east to Vermont 9 and west/north toward East Main Street.
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Bennington
Ivor S. Pelsue
Gore Road
East Main Street
District Highway Office
Pelsue
Beech and
Fillmore Street
Vermont names Harvey Scribner as new education commissioner
The Vermont Education Board named Harvey Scribner of Teaneck New Jersey as the new education commissioner. The $20 770 yearly post has been vacant since July after the board fired former commissioner Dr Richard A Gibboney. Scribner was interviewed in executive session at National Life Insurance Co in Montpelier and had previously been a candidate in 1965.
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Harold Raynolds
Scribner
The
National Life Insurance Co
Richard A. Gibboney
Raynolds
Gibboney
Teaneck
Vermont
Burlington
William F. Keough
Maine
William T. Logan
Keough
Logan
Daniel G. O’connor
New York
Boston
Washington, D.C
Chicago
National Association of State Boards of Education
Third Church Withdraws From Council
Lyndonville New England church withdraws from the Vermont Council of Churches citing political stances. Rev Clyde Campbell says worship should be the churchs focus while the VCC has moved toward antiwar politics. This follows two other congregations leaving in the past week.
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Lyndonville
UPI
Congregational Church
Vermont Council of Churches
VCC
Clyde Campbell
WCC
Democrats Nominate Five for Bennington Board Seat
The Bennington Town Democratic Committee approved five nominees to the Board of Selectmen to fill the vacancy after Richard Van Santvoord's death. Nominees include Max Perrotta Ellis Winslow Arthur D Taylor Arthur Lauzon and Mrs Ruby Van Santvoord widow of the former member, with Mrs Carmel Babcock informing the board they will forward names for consideration. J C Jerome and Walter Danish had also expressed interest in the post.
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Bennington
van Santvoord
J.C. Jerome
Walter Danisch
Albany tax hike looms amid short revenue forecast
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt warned of a distinct probability of higher taxes next year after predicting state revenue would fall about 80 million dollars short of Governor Rockefeller’s current-year expectations. In Vermont, Democrats report debt free status with a reserve over 8,000 dollars as they plan a January meeting to name a new town chairman amid leadership changes.
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Albany
N.Y
Arthur Levitt
Nelson Rockefeller
Lawrence F. Powers
Vermont
Powers
Democratic Committee
Inside Views on McCarthy Presidential Bid
An editorial discusses Senator McCarthy choosing to run for president, weighing the political implications and potential impact on the campaign landscape. Carlo Walter muses on winter behavior of newts in a separate column, offering natural science curiosity. A local piece notes a festive event at Frosty Goggles Lodge with no alcohol but ample entertainment on page six.
Viet Cong Ambush Foiled by Itchy Trigger Finger Victory
In the Mekong Delta a Viet Cong ambush of about 400 was tipped off by a premature shot. Allied forces under Brig. Gen. William Fulton reported 235 Viet Cong killed and 15 captured, with U.S. losses at 13 dead and 128 wounded and South Vietnamese Marines suffering 41 deaths. The village near the Cambodian border faced raids with some villagers kidnapped or missing. The clash followed a prior major Viet Cong assault on Bo Duc and a large allied victory in the delta as 1,400 troops attacked from Monitor boats.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Mekong Delta
William Fulton
Mekong
South Vietnam
Rice Bowl
Robert Kaylor
Thomas Cheatham
Fulton
9Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Vision of a jet airport atop Winhall ridge sparks debate
Winhall residents and ski resort leaders envision a future jet airport on a Snow Valley ridge at 1900 feet elevation. State Aeronautics studies backing the idea, with local supporters from Bromley Stratton and Magic Mountain, praise land suitability and wind and discuss funding hurdles and highway costs.
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Winhall
Snow Valley
Louis de Schweinitz
Peru
DeSchweinitz
Kandahar
Thomas Rogers
Manchester
Green Mountain
Assny
Thomas F. Farley
Manches
Vail
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White House
Defense
Robert McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
John McConnell
Army
Harold Johnson
Earle Wheeler
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Wallace M. Greene Jr
McNamara
Paul Nitze
William H. Meyer
John Hamilton
Main
Broad Brook
Main Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Broad Brook Press
Third Church
Second Congregational Church of
Jeffersonville
Memorial Methodist Church of
Swanton
Levitt
Babcock
Jerome
Bennington Democrats
Sen. McCarthy
Page
Carlo Walter
Bo Duc
Green Beret
By Michael Miller
State Aeronautics Board
Burr D. Vail
Bromley
Edward Knapp
French Hollow
Stratton Mountains
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