New York Considers Mixed Drinking Age Plan
A legislative committee recommends keeping 18 as the minimum for New York residents while setting 21 for non residents and out of state students. An ID card system would enforce the rule with penalties up to five days in jail and a $50 fine for forged or borrowed cards.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
New York
State Council of Churches
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
Kennedy Budget Near 99 Billion Dollars Sets Spending Record
President Kennedy's proposed 1964 budget around 99 billion dollars likely to exceed all prior federal outlays. Defense space and interest will drive the rise with Skybolt program cancellation offset by Pentagon increases. Red ink expected with deficits possibly surpassing 6 billion and scenarios tied to revenue changes.
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Kennedy
Pentagon
Skybolt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York Economic Club
White House
Union Directors Back Merger Plan for District Consolidation
Union directors endorsed a Citizens Merger Committee recommendation seeking special enabling legislation to consolidate the Greater Bennington and Bennington Graded School Districts. Dr. Arthur S. Faris said the board also approved a teacher salary schedule for the Bennington Graded District and discussed a second educational philosophy newsletter.
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Union
Citizens Merger Committee
Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Union School Board
Faris
Union Board
John H. Williams II
Mississippi Leaders Contempt Bid Over Meredith Enrollment
The Justice Department asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold Governor Ross Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. in criminal contempt for blocking James H Meredith's 1962 enrollment at the University of Mississippi. A ruling could bring jail terms or large fines at judges’ discretion.
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Justice Department
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
James H Meredith
University of Mississippi
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fires Claim Six Lives In Massachusetts Bay State
Six people died in separate fires across Massachusetts on Friday. In Springfield Indian Orchard two boys Thomas Francis five and Gary four perished from carbon monoxide fumes after their mother and three others were saved. In West Newbury Ronald Hanson twenty four and his son Keith two died from burns after the father reentered the home to rescue Keith. Elderly patients Eugene Collette and James Maguire died at Marlboro Hospital bringing Thursday's rest home fire toll to four. Bus driver John Dineen helped rescue a mother and two children before reentering to aid others as flames forced him back. Neighbors aided, and Mrs Francis remained hospitalized in shock.
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Springfield
Indian Orchard
Thomas Francis
Gary
Royston Francis
Ronald Hanson
Keith
West Newbury
Hanson
Joyce
Scott
Dawn
Eugene Collette
James Maguire
Stow
Marlboro
Mass
John F. Dineen
Westfield
Francis
Dineen
Susan
Lewis Cook
U S Mission Backs Thant Congo Policy
The United States announced a military mission to Congo to bolster U Thant's plan to end Katanga secession, while the Soviet Union denounced the move as unilateral and dangerous. Adlai Stevenson and Valerian Zorin spoke at separate briefings, with Stevenson predicting agreement on wind up of U N Congo actions before Christmas.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Soviet Union
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
Stevenson
Zorin
U.S
Louis W. Truman
U Thant
Leopoldville
Security Council
Thant
U.N. Congo
Case Brothers plant workers reject AFL-CIO representation
Workers at the Case Bros. press board plant voted 61 to 15 against union representation by United Papermarkers and Paper Workers AFL-CIO. Seven ballots were challenged and disqualified under NLRB supervision.
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Brattleboro (Ap
Case _ Bros. press board
United Papermarkers and Paperworkers
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Nassau conference charts NATO Polaris nuclear force plan
The Kennedy Macmillan Nassau meeting advances a NATO nuclear force centered on Polaris missiles. The U S Britain France pact aims to have Polaris armed submarines by 1970 with Britain building subs and paying for missiles. The move signals a shift away from manned bombers toward a multilateral nuclear capability.
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Nassau
Bahamas
NATO
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
France
Macmillan
United States
Britain
Zoning Board Begins Work On New Code
Bennington Village moves toward rein statement of zoning ordinance as the newly appointed Zoning Commission plans a 7:30 p m meeting at the Village Offices. Members named Dec 4 include Gilman Gordon Loomis Zyne Jones Clermont Ulrich and Howard.
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Bennington
Village Zoning Commission
John R. Stone
Village Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Stone
Zoning Commission
Vermont
Superior Court
Stephen H. Gilman
Crescent Boulevard
Harold E. Gordon
Elm St
Lucien E. Loomis
Grandview St
John P. Zyne
Morgan Street
Franklin P. Jones
West Road
Britain erupts as Macmillan backs Kennedy plan
A London uproar followed Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's acceptance of Kennedy's nuclear plan at the Bermuda conference. Labour called it utter failure, Liberals said it exposed Britain's deterrent as a myth, and headlines blasted the decision while Tories feared Cabinet dissent.
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London
Dal
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Bahamas
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Britain
Macmillan
Conservative Party
Donavan Castro Sign Agreement
United States and Cuban officials announced that 1113 Cuban prisoners will be exchanged. The freighter African Pilot is loading supplies in Port Everglades and will sail to Havana. prisoners will be flown from Miami in Pan American World Airways shuttles.
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Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Port Everglades
Fla
Havana
Miami
Pan-American World Airways
Clay
Harriman
Donovan
Castro
Pablo Guerra Hernandez
Marcos Antonio Romeu
Oakes Defends Highway Report Reaction
Senator James L. Oakes says he was not inconsistent in praising a $5,000 Public Administration Service report on the Vermont Highway Department and later noting it did not fulfill all aims. He explains the commission plans to use the findings for its 1963 highway review and disputes a Burlington Free Press editorial critique.
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James L. Oakes
R-Windham
Vermont Highway Department
Public Administration Service
Legislative Commission
Highway Department
Oakes
Burlington Free Press
Commission
PAS
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Peter Capitan
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Roland Harriman
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