Bennington Board Advances 24 Room School Plan
Bennington School District directors approve raising proposed school size from 21 to 24 classrooms after a citizens committee found an omission in basement rooms. With current costs, a 24 room plan implies about a $745,000 bond. critics fear a $1 million total asks voters mid February.
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Bennington
Citizens Committee
Anthony Pello
Pello
Stark Street
James Shea
Beech Street
Stewart Allen
Local Merchants Enjoy Merry Selling Season
A Bennington Main Street survey shows Christmas sales on par with 1965 with some stores ahead due to longer hours. Ted Bird of Noveck Shultz Inc cites steady demand for quality, noting shoppers seek specific items and may shop elsewhere if unavailable. He mentions a general product shortage influenced in part by the Vietnam War.
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Bennington
Ted Bird
Noveck - Shultz Inc
Bird
Merchants Division
Greater Bennington Association
Vietnam
FCC approves ITT ABC merger amid congressional scrutiny
The FCC voted 4 to 3 to let ITT acquire ABC, a $2.2 billion deal that would give ITT major control of ABCNews and programming. Sen. Morse says he will seek investigations by Senate subcommittees into White House influence and the speed of the approval, amid protests from lawmakers and the Justice Department.
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UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
American Broadcasting Co
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Gress
Morse
White House
FCC
ITT
Johnson
Cest
ABC
United States
National Broadcasting Co
Radio Corp. of America
Columbia Broadcasting System
ABC News
Eight children die as sand truck hits Windsor bus
A Windsor Ontario crash left eight grade school children dead and twenty injured when a dump truck tipping with 25 tons of sand sideswiped a school bus on a turn from Highway 3. Bus driver James Levy, 40, reflected on the tragedy as rescuers freed victims. most victims were from Oldcastle, and seven of the eight dead were local to the outskirts of Windsor. The truck driver Marcel Lefrancois was arrested after questioning. charges to be read at arraignment.
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Ont
UPI
James Levy
Ontario
Phillipe Quenneville
Marcel Lefrancois
Steven Polencar
Polencar
Oldcastle
Percy Township
Frith and
McKee
Levy
Pope repeats call for Vietnam peace
Pope Paul VI in his Christmas message urged an extended armistice in Vietnam to allow peace talks. He warned that uncontrol lable circumstances could trigger nuclear war and pressed for a single 45 to 50 day truce merging Christmas and New Year ceasefires. The pope emphasized peace as the heart of humanity and urged both sides to pursue negotiations.
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UPI
Paul VI
Vietnam
Vatican Radio
Paul
Hanoi evacuated amid war footing and fear of air attacks
One third of Hanoi’s population including most children has been evacuated as the city moves to a war footing amid fears of U S air raids. Tass quoted the mayor and cited reports of civilian casualties and embassy district damage, with China Cuba and Romania backing the charges.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
Tass
Trang Gui Hung
China
Cuba
Romania
Look Magazine Agrees To Cut 1600 Words From Kennedy Book
New York United Press International reports Harper & Row says settlement chances are good after Look Magazine agrees to trim 1600 words from William Manchester official account of Kennedy assassination. Emotions of Mrs Kennedy and private matters about children prompted edits.
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Look Magazine
Kennedy
New York
UPI
Harper & Row
John F. Kennedy
Look
William Manchester
Mrs. Kennedy
Manchester
Harmony Reigns In Democratic Ranks
President Johnson and nine Democratic governors at the LBJ ranch agreed to better communication and to review grievances over federal patronage and desegregation enforcement. They said the Democratic National Committee needs overhauling amid party losses, and that the governors hold the key to state-level shakeups. Attendees included Hughes Hearnes Moore McNair Godwin Smith Hoff Connally and Rolvaag.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
U.S
Democratic National Committee
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
United States
Hughes
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
The
Iowan
Warren E, Hearnes
Missouri
Dan K
Moore
Carolina
Robert McNair
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Hulett Smith
Philip Hoff
Vermont
John Connally
Texas
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
Inside Bennington organist at Manchester church
Columnist Catharine Foster weighs in on a remarkable schoolhouse feature. The piece highlights community relevance and local history with concise commentary. A brief notice references Santa at work captured by the camera, tying a festive cultural moment to pages 3, 4, and 6.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
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