Military Men Hold Last Stand For Defense Budget Items
President Johnson convened a final White House session with Defense Secretary McNamara and the Joint Chiefs at the LBJ Ranch to push for approval of essential military programs in the 1966 budget. Budget Director Gordon recommended cuts to keep total federal outlays under 100 billion, amid broader talks with Udall Wirtz Hodges Connor and Dillon on taxes and revenues.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Robert S., McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lbj
Congress
McNamara
Military Chiefs
Budget Bureau
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
John T. Connor
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Najeeb F. Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dillon
Tuition Up For Schools In Village
Ben nington Village trustees vote to raise non resident tuition next year. High school tuition rises from 500 to 580, elementary from 325 to 380, and kindergarten from 150 to 190. They say rates will better reflect the true cost of educating each pupil.
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Bennington Village
Allan J. Heath
Conservative Group Bars Birch Connection
A new conservative group, the American Conservative Union ACU, was formed by prominent figures including outgoing Rep Donald Bruce chairman and Rep John Ashbrook vice chairman. Members span William Buckley Brent Bozell John Chamberlain and others. The closed meeting discussed rulings on Birch Society members joining the board. Bruce said the first session was unpublicized for free discussion.
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Congress
Senate
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Robert E. Bauman
Young Americans For Freedom
Goldwater
William F. Buckley Jr
The
National Review
Brent Bozell
John Chamberlain
John Davenport
Fortune Magazine
Katharine St. George
R-N
Bruce
United Press International
John Birch Society
Christmas Carpenters Rebuild Negro Church in Mississippi
A group of about 25 Oberlin College students, three professors, and a Black contractor travel 800 miles to Ripley Mississippi to rebuild the Antioch Baptist Church burned Oct 31. The project, organized as Carpenters for Christmas, links college volunteers with the local Negro congregation and aims to finish during Christmas vacation despite families being apart.
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Ripley
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Joe von Korff
Minneaplis
Minn
von Kooff
Oberlin College
Ohio
Antioch Baptist Church
Korff
Oberlin
Burrell L. Scott
Cleveland
West Coast Floods Ravage Coast in Severe Storm
United Press International reports drenching rains and gales caused the worst floods in years along the Pacific Coast. California's Eel River Canyon endured a deluge surpassing 1955, with hundreds evacuated and towns under water. Oregon saw the Columbia River surge, wrecking railroad sections, docks, and a barge while two deaths were blamed on the storm.
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Pacific Coast
California
Eel River Canyon
Columbia River
Astoria
Ore
Coos Bay
Oregon
Crimes Rise 19 Percent In Vermont Biennium
Vermont crime rose by 19.4 percent for major offenses and 19.7 percent for minor crimes through June 30, per the Department of Public Safety. Property crimes dominated major totals with 3,669 incidents, including 1,733 larcenies, 1,715 break ins, 209 car thefts and 12 robberies. Crimes against persons totaled 48, including 33 rapes, 13 aggravated assaults and two murders.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
State Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Halleck Faces GOP Leadership Challenge Amid Plot
Washington Rep Charles Halleck veteran of thirty years in the party battles battles to defend his post as House Republican leader. He faces a push by allies of Rep Melvin Laird to install a new assistant leader and undercut Rep Gerald Ford who is the rising rival. The maneuver could reshape the leadership fight with Laird seen as a potential brake on Ford’s challenge.
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House
Charles A. Halleck
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Halleck
UPI
Washington
UPD
Indiana
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
R-Mich
Laird
GOP
London
Reuters
Gambling Anonymous
Gordon Moody
The
Churches Council On Gambling
British Bookmaker
Halelock
Dean Burch
Burch
Barry M. Goldwater
William E. Miller
Goldwater
Chicago
Miller
Bob Wilson
Calif
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Senate
National Committee
Hoff Seeks Cheaper New England Power
Governor Philip Hoff travelled to Washington for talks with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on securing low cost electricity for the six-state New England region. He planned meetings with Interior and Park Service officials and discussed a proposed tidal project in Maine, highway plans, a Post Office building at St Johnsbury, and parkway merges.
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Washington
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
New England
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRECA
Hoff
Thomas Kenney
Montpelier
Maine
George B. Hartzog Jr
National Park Service
Green Mountain Parkway
General Service Administration
St. Johnsbury
Rumors of Release of South Vietnamese Legislators
Reports from Saigon say young generals who dissolved the High National Council and arrested 22 politicians may be yielding to American pressure. Prime Minister Tran Van Huong reportedly told families to expect releases soon, signaling a possible compromise among Saigon, the U.S. Embassy, and the generals.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPD
High National Council
Tran van Huong
Maxewell D. Taylor
U.S
Inside Scoop on Lindsay Promotion and Rescue Squad Charges
An Inside editorial discusses Representative John Lindsay backing Stafford-Page Hoosick Rescue Squad, noting charges paid on its ambulance. The piece references Manchester motel tax appeal hearings and local sports results where Mounties beat Bendi 72-55 and BCHS defeated Otter Valley 77-55.
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Rep
John Lindsay
Stafford
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Manchester
Mounties
Bendi
BCHS
Otter Valley
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Christopher Jacobs
Kenneth Young
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