Lyndon Johnson Landslide Tops Vermont Year News
In Vermont the landslide victory of President Lyndon Baines Johnson and Democratic gains led United Press International to rank it as the No 1 news story of the year. The list highlights drought floods and significant political shifts, with IBM’s job expansion and Olympic ski medal won by Billy Kidd among other top items.
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Montpelier
Lyndon Johnson
Vermont
United Press _ International
Hardwick
White River Junction
Fairebanks - Morse
St. Johnsbury
IBM
Essex Junction
Ralph A. Foote
Hoff
Billy Kidd
Stowe
Leo Durocher
Ascutney
Rutland Railroad
Jones and Lamson
Springfield
Burlington
Johnson
IRS Move to Revoke Tax Exempt Status Targets H L Hunt
The IRS is poised to revoke the tax exemption of Life Line Foundation run by H L Hunt and the Billy James Hargis ministry in Tulsa for alleged political activity. The piece compares this to unions and notes Supreme Court rulings allow labor education spending in elections. It contends conservatives face uneven enforcement and predicts possible IRS action.
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Internal Revenue Service
H. L. Hunt
Texas
Life Line Foundation
Billy James Hargis
Hargis
Christian Crusade
Tulsa
IRS
U. S. Supreme Court
Walter P. Reuther
Walter Reuther
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
U. S
Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education
COPE
House of Representatives
Justice Department
Labor Dept Seeks Contempt Against Vermont Firms
Boston report states the Labor Department filed a civil contempt petition in Burlington seeking penalties for C Economou Cheese Corp., International Cheese Co., Inc., and Costas Economou. The action follows a 1957 judgment prohibiting FLSA violations and claims back wages totaling about $14,000 for 52 employees plus investigation and court costs.
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Boston
Mass
Vermont
U.S. District Court
Burlington
W. Willard Wirtz
C. Economou Cheese Corporation
International Cheese Co., Inc
Costas Economou
District Court
Wirtz
Labor Department
U.S. Labor Department
New England
Leo A. Gleason
Five Day Forecast for New England Weather
US Weather Bureau reports five day outlook Saturday to Wednesday. Temperatures in New England will run 2 to 8 degrees below normal with cold start Saturday and gradual rise Sunday then colder again Tuesday and Wednesday. Normal highs and lows listed for Boston Worcester Nantucket Concord Portland Eastport and Caribou. Precipitation expected as light snow Monday averaging under a quarter inch.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S
Worcester
Nantucket
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Caribou
First Bill Goes Into Vt Hopper
Vermont Dairy Association filed the first bill request with legislative draftsman Lewis Springer to modernize dairy laws. The group has worked on proposed legislation for nine months, noting Vermont statutes have not been updated in 30 years.
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Vermont Dairy Association
VDA
Vermont
Springer
RR Officials Under Anti-Trust Indictment
Boston based indictments accuse Patrick B McGinnis former B M Railroad president and three current officials with seeking deals via noncompetitive leasing and sales. The two indictments name B&M Corp and four related firms plus individuals alleging piggyback trailer leases sale of coaches for Korea and scrap metal dealings.
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Boston
UPI
Patrick B. McGinnis
Boston & Maine
Boston and Maine Corp
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Korea
Daniel Benson
Marblehead
Mass
B&m
New York City
George
International Railway Equipment Co
International Trading Corp
International Petroleum Corp
Henry Mersey
New Haven
McGinnis, Glacy, Benson and Travers
Traglam
McGinnis
Glacy
Benson
Mersey
B &M
Ben
Travers
Katzenbach
Vermont TB Drive tops halfway to $60,000 goal
Burlington report shows 1964 Christmas Seal campaign at Dec 11 total of $33,678 from 18,501 Vermont residents. Association director David A. De Turk notes the year may exceed the 1959 record of $55,000 and could place Vermont as the top state in percentage increase, with 1963 income at $49,473 and a 20 percent jump.
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Burlington
David A. de Turk
Association
de Turk
Vermont
Johnson and Khrushchev Top 1964 Headlines in UPI Poll
United Press International editors and subscribers in the United States and Canada name Johnson landslide victory as the era defining story of 1964. Khrushchev deposed quickly follows, with Civil Rights Act passage, Vietnam events, and China nuclear test among top ten. The Warren report and health warnings also figure prominently. A separate note says Warren Commission volumes sold about 126,713 copies, 55,000 over the counter.
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New York
UPD
Johnson
United Press International
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Canada
Khrushchev
Viet Nam
U.S
Tonkin Bay
China
Goldwater
Warren
Oswald
Vatican Council
Washington
UPI
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Commission
Government Printing Office
GPO
Keating Seeks Ambassador Role After Senate Exit
Sen. Kenneth B. Keating of New York, leaving the Senate after defeat, says he would accept an ambassadorial post if offered by the Johnson administration, preferably a NATO country. He has not pressed formally, but reports say he aims for a challenging diplomatic assignment while remaining in government if possible, though he rejects a post to Israel.
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Washington
UPI
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Congress
Keating
Johnson
White House
New York Republican
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
NATO
Israel
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Dragwood
Johnny Hart
Chic Young
Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff
Heart of
Juliet Jones
MR. Prentice
Officer
By Stan Drake
Pike
Shell
Shell Conway
Deirdre
RADIO
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Bennington
Salem’s
MAX of L
MEW
Stereo FM
Williams
Labor Party
Britain
Panama
Canal Zone
Jack Ruby
JFK
Sen. Keating
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