VEBA constitutionality upheld for private college buildings
Vermont Superior Court has ruled that the Vermont Educational Building Authority may issue bonds to construct buildings leased to private colleges without violating state or federal constitutions. The ruling, by Judge Robert B. Larrow, covers projects at Bennington College and the College of St. Joseph the Provider in Rutland, and leaves open an appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court by VEBA chairman Daulton Mann Jr.
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U.S
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Building Authority
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Peru
VEBA
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College of St. Joseph
Rutland
Larrow
Bennington County
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Vermont Supreme Court
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Chancery Court
New York
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University of Vermont
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Marines Use Helicopters to Strike Viet Cong Stronghold Near Da Nang
A battalion of 800 U S Marines made a helicopter assault into a Viet Cong fortification in an old cemetery near An Hoa southwest of Da Nang, triggering a daylong battle. Paratroopers followed the pattern near Tuy Hoa, suffering losses as they engaged dug-in Viet Cong forces. Overall, Communist and allied casualties mounted through the three days since the Christmas truce ended, with South Vietnamese forces sustaining the heaviest known toll.
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UPS
da Nang
U.S
South Vietnam
Phu Cat
An Hoa
UPI
Tom Corpora
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Tuy Hoa
Article Advocates Spitting at President in SNCC Newsletter
FBI probes SNCC newsletter piece urging anti Viet Nam demonstrators to spit at President Johnson and rock his limousine to deter him from leaving the White House. Julius Lester, SNCC field secretary, writes of tactics including resisting arrest unto death. Stanley Wise defends free publication while condemning Zionism link. Jews criticize SNCC stance as anti Semitic.
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FBI
Black Power
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White House
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Julius Lester
Lester
North Vietnam
Cuba
Stanley Wise
Wise
Hickenlooper Plans to Retire from Senate in 1968
DES MOINES IOWA UPI Senator Bourke B Hickenlooper a Republican of Iowa announced he will retire in 1968 from the Senate a seat he has held for 23 years He 71 cited age and other personal reasons and said he plans to be active in Iowa Republican campaigns before the 1968 general election while not endorsing any primary contenders He indicated he would return to Iowa at the end of his current term and there are several capable Republicans who could fill his vacancy.
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UPI
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Hickenlooper
Central Negro District
Armored Truck Hijacked In Daylight Heist
FBI joined a three state search for bandits who hijacked an armored truck in daylight and escaped with an unknown amount of cash. The incident occurred in Youngstown Ohio with authorities tracing the vehicle across state lines. The FBI noted an inside job suspicion as part of preliminary investigations.
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Boardman Township
Youngstown
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Donald Hawkins
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kane Secret Service, Inc
Mill Creek Park
LBJ Seeks Crime Control as Nation's Urgent Task
President Johnson told Congress crime in streets is the top domestic priority and urged focus beyond Washington. He signed a D C crime control bill and weighed concerns on police questioning while preparing for fiscal year 1969 budgets and cabinet changes.
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Tex
UPID
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Congress
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District of Columbia
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Texas Ranch
Texas White House
Vatican City
Paul VI
North Vietnam
Hope's Plane Takes Off Under Fire in Vietnam
UPI reports a Caribou transport carrying Bob Hope and his troupe made a rapid takeoff at Cu Chi after Viet Cong small arms fire echoed along the runway. No shots hit the Hope plane, as they had just finished entertaining 10,000 American soldiers at Cu Chi before heading to the coast on a Vietnam holiday tour.
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Vietnam
UPI
Bob Hope
Hope
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hope Group
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S
Reserve Board Tightens Bank Reserves to Curb Lending
The Federal Reserve Board orders banks to raise reserves on deposits over 5 million from 16.5 to 17 percent in major cities and from 12 to 12.5 percent in smaller cities, effective January 11 and January 18 respectively. The move will withdraw about 550 million from circulation by mid January, slowing loan and investment activity while not expected to trigger an immediate crisis or higher rates.
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UPI
Federal Reserve Board
American Bankers Association
Inside Columnist Letter From a Butterfly
Columnist Catharine Foster shares a light note as a butterfly inspires a personal letter to readers. Hazel Willis revisits Bennington's past with reflections on local memory and change. A Manchester flag project expands to include all 50 states, broadening civic expression. Town of Hoosick sees a season of giving with Mrs Reynolds organizing a shower of gifts for residents.
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Hoosick
Reynolds
Miami Police Chief's Get-Tough Policy Draws Civil Rights Fire
Civil rights groups condemn Miami Police Chief Walter Headley for a harsh crackdown described as war on young hoodlums. Critics warn the plan risks entrenching fear in Negro neighborhoods and inciting confrontation, while supporters call for stronger crime control amid a surge in violence.
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Miami
UPD
Walter Headley
Headley
Rlchie Range
Miami City
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Headly
FCC Approves Sale of WAST Station in Albany
The FCC approved the transfer of WAST Albany from Stanley Warner Corp to Glen Alden Corp in a split decision. WAST is operated by Van Curter Broadcasting Corp, a Stanley Warner subsidiary. Glen Alden plans to sell the station once a buyer is found amid its merger with Stanley Warner.
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N.Y
Federal Communications Commission
Stanley Warner Corp
Glen Alden Corp
WAST
van Curter Broadcasting Corp
Stanley Warner
Glen Alden
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