Bennington Wins 160000 Grant for Airport Runway
Bennington is awarded a 160000 federal grant to extend the Bennington Municipal Airport runway from 2350 to 3200 feet. The plan, announced by Rep. Robert T. Stafford, would allow two engine planes to land, with town voters already providing 45000 as local share. The state contribution balance remains unclear.
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Robert T. Stafford
Washington
Stafford
Edward Knapp
Knapp
Kenneth Clayton
Airport Commission
Clayton
Federal Aviation Agency
Vermont
Burlington
Springfield
U N showdown urged on Rhodesia action at council
Militants in black Africa accuse Britain of stalling and demand a midnight U N Security Council vote on toppling Rhodesia come what may. Britain replies only that sanctions will be pursued. Africa fears a negoti ated surrender to Ian Smith's regime and loss of black political power.
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UPI
Uganda
Apollo K. Kironde
Security Council
U.N
Smith
Mt Anthony Considers Nurse Training Proposal
Mt Anthony Union High directors debated a Putnam Memorial Hospital plan to offer LPN and hospital technician training under the schools vocational program. If approved, graduates would seek licensing after completion, with clinical work at the hospital and potential cost coverage by a Ford Foundation funded consultant. The proposal aims to curb out of state LPN drain and local nurse shortages, though questions on curriculum status and post graduate clinical requirements remain.
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Mt. Anthony
New York
Vermont
Bronson
Putnam Memor
Ial Hospital
Stout
L.P.N
Putnam
Howard F. Kelley
Ford Foundation
L.p.n.’S
Arthur Faris
Shaftsbury
Rensselaer County Must Foot Bill for Bruised Toe
Troy N Y State Comptroller Arthur Levitt ruled that Rensselaer County must pay a doctor bill for a suspected thief hurt while fleeing a policeman during an attempted weather vane theft at the Court House. The decision clarifies that medical costs for arrestees are county charges only when injuries occur in the arrest place.
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Troy
N.Y
Arthur Levitt
Rensselaer County
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Tee
New York
Officials deny bombing Hanoi in raids over North Vietnam
U.S. military headquarters in Saigon stated no bombs hit Hanoi during the December 13-14 raids. They said weather spared Hanoi, while 58 missions struck other North Vietnamese targets. The statement followed Communist claims of civilian casualties and attacks in Saigon area.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
William C. Westmoreland
Washington
Democratic Governors See Johnson in Trouble in 1968
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia UPI reports Democratic governors blame anti administration sentiment for Republican gains and press for a bigger role in national policy. They warn Johnson faces a rough reelection unless he gains a stronger voice in domestic policy. Governors Hughes Connally Kerner discuss the 1966 vote and Vietnam's non factor.
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Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
John Connally
Texas
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Johnson
Tide of Battle Has Turned in Vietnam War
President Johnson said the tide of battle has turned in Vietnam but warned the end is not in sight. He planned a conference with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, and UN Ambassador Arthur Goldberg to review progress and future plans. The remarks came as he spoke in a somber mood to a group.
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UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
White House
Red China Expels Soviet Newsmen
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist China expelled three of six Soviet correspondents in Peking for spreading rumors about the cultural revolution and Red Guard clashes. Tass and Peking reports say the journalists were ordered out by December 25 for propping up anti Chinese propaganda. The action highlights rising Sino Soviet tensions as both sides have expelled each other’s students and officials recently.
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Tokyo
UPS
China Today
Peking
Red Guard
Tass
Mao Tse-tung
New China News Agency
Radio Peking
China
Mao
Soviet Union
Moscow
Inside Sam Ogden on Huck Finn ruckus, page four
Sam Ogden voices strong opinions on the Huck Finn controversy as the issue dominates discussion on page four. The paper notes heated reactions among readers and commentators shaping the debate and reader engagement.
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Sam Ogden
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