BSD Board Recommends Sleeman as Acting Superintendent
The Bennington School District Board passed a motion to recommend to the BSSU that George Sleeman be named acting superintendent until a permanent hire is made. The move followed the impending Dec 16 resignation of Supt. Howard F. Kelley and debated procedures, with questions about reviewing all applicants and potential June decisions.
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Tallulah Bankhead Dies At Sixty Five In 1960s Life
NEW YORK UP I Tallulah Bankhead a rebellious Southern belle who made irreverence a life style and won fame as an international star died today at 65 in St Luke's Hospital New York City The actress and personality had entered the hospital December 6 Her fame rested on a vivid stage presence and a tempestuous life noted for fast talking mink and slacks She starred in The Little Foxes The Skin of Our Teeth and other plays before a period of living abroad in England and Hollywood offers but she never faded from public attention The obituary notes her father Rep William Brockman Bankhead was speaker of the House 1936 40 and that she began in show business after winning a beauty contest at age 14
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Pentagon Sets February Draft Call at 33 700 Men
The Defense Department announced a February draft of 33 700 men to replace early released National Guardsmen and reserves. Of the total 32 200 will join the Army and 1 500 the Marine Corps. The Marines receive 2 500 from this draft. Early releases to 37 000 Guardsmen and reserves will lift monthly draft needs by about 3 000.
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Recognition of Viet Cong Sparks U.S. Saigon Rift
U S Ambassador Harriman and South Vietnamese Vice President Ky met in Paris amid rising U S Saigon tensions over Viet Cong status in peace talks. Hanoi and Paris-based delegates signaled progress while Saigon fears concessions before Nixon takes office. Leaders named a Viet Cong delegation headed by Tran Buu Kiem with Nguyen Thi Binh and Tran Hoai Nam as deputies. The stalled talks face seating disputes and procedural questions, risking delay or collapse.
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U S Destroyers End Black Sea Cruise Amid Russian Shadowing
Two U S Navy destroyers Dyess and Turner completed a four day Black Sea cruise shadowed by a Russian destroyer and planes and headed to the Mediterranean. U S spokesmen called the voyage routine and said further such cruises would continue despite Soviet protests.
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Hijacking Resembles Poor Script In Cuban Flight Crisis
MIAMI UPD. A Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 38 passengers was hijacked by a gunman to Havana Cuba. The hijacker and a pregnant female companion appeared calm and orderly as crew member Susan Brant guided the take over the cockpit. The incident followed the familiar hijack playbook with pilot Captain Dennis L. Maloney announcing the demand and the crew complying to avoid harm.
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Soviets Withdraw Major Naval Force From Mediterranean
London reports the Soviet Union pulled back nearly half its fleet from the Mediterranean to Russian waters. About 50 ships entered the region since June 1967, with around 35 remaining, including a missile cruiser Moskva. Remaining vessels include submarines and support ships as winter withdrawals follow Soviet practice, amid unclear motives and Western bafflement.
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Nixon Cabinet Members Receive Cram Course
President-elect Richard Nixon opened eight hours of lectures for his new cabinet at the Shoreham Hotel with a light remark that he felt like a teacher. The event introduced Rogers as Secretary of State and Laird as Defense, with 12 Republican appointees and no women or under-43 members, while stressing businesslike governance and long-range foreign policy.
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Inside editorial on highway delay risks Bennington and Brattleboro
An editorial warns that Bennington and Brattleboro will be left waiting at the church on the east west highway issue if they do not act now. The note lists page references for related items including Mt. Anthony High School honor roll on page 6 and a police vandalism probe in Shaftsbury on page 9. It also mentions Rokon, the Trailbreaker maker in Wilmington, planning to move to Keene New Hampshire.
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Rockefeller Open to Cabinet Role But Not Invited
Albany report quotes authentic sources saying Governor Nelson Rockefeller was willing to join Nixon’s cabinet but received no direct offer. Rockefeller hoped Nixon might want a strongminded adviser, then chose to remain governor as talks continued. Rockefeller later met Nixon privately, who accepted his view on urban issues.
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