Bennington Grand List Rises Sharply in 1965 Figures
Bennington reports a sharp rise in its 1965 Grand List totaling 13,859,009 with 13,260,709 in real estate and personal property and 598,300 in polls. Real estate and personal property rose to 11,403,925 from 10,962,574, while polls fell to 5,983 from 6,095. Outside town growth driven by Globe-Union plant and new homes, with ongoing shifts due to elderly exemptions and outmigration.
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Bennington
Globe-Union Inc
Hanoi accuses US of fascist tactics in Vietnam struggle
Hanoi alleges Washington seeks to widen the war with tactics like Hitler. Ho Chi Minh’s letter to Pope Paul VI urges end to bombings and US aggression, while Hanoi denounces US expansion into Cambodia and Laos and condemns the South Vietnamese regime as fascist.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
United States
Hitler
Hanoi
Paul VI
U.S
DRV
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Cambodia
Laos
Paul
Wilson Eyed by Hoff For Highway Board Post
Robert M. Wilson declines comment amid Montpelier reports he may be named to the State Highway Board to replace the soon seated Sen elect Frederick Fayette. Gov. Hoff would not confirm but said a commitment exists. selection could aid regional highway work and bond plans. Wilson, a Bennington Democrat, was defeated for re election to the Vermont Senate.
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Wilson
Hoff
Highway Board Post
Robert M. Wilson
Montpelier
State Highway Board
Bennington
Frederick J. Fayette
South Burlington
Philip H. Hoff
Fayette
Ing
Sen
Hector Marcoux
Burlington
Social Welfare Board
U.S. 7
Vermont
Bennington County
Frank E. Howe II
Senate
Editor Vu Nhat Huy Shot Dead In Saigon
Saigon editor in chief Vu Nhat Huy of Chinh Luan was killed outside his home. He had defied Viet Cong edicts in print and received death threats after publishing their letter. Two gunmen fired seven times as he returned home for lunch with his wife and six children.
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Saigon
UPI
Vu Nhat Huy
Viet Nam
Chinh Luan
Huy
Viet Cong
White House Confirms U S Peace Efforts
The White House confirmed that President Johnson has dispatched top aides to world capitals to seek peace in Viet Nam. Press Secretary Moyers said the administration aims to create conditions for peace and that Johnson is anxious to be reasonable. Moyers noted no link to the halt in US bombing and said Johnson would speak with Pearson by phone. A year end health update from the LBJ Ranch was the only other news.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Texas White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
U.S
Moyers
Mce
George Bunday
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Lbj Ranch
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Paul
Federal Judge Urges Bogalusa Chief to Resign Over Civil Rights Policy
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Herbert Christenberry criticized Bogalusa Louisiana police handling of racial tensions and said the chief should resign if he cannot discipline officers to protect civil rights demonstrators. The contempt trial of Chief Claxton Knight and three officials proceeds as defense and prosecutors exchange witnesses.
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New Orleans
UPI
Bogalusa
U.S. District Court
Herbert W. Christenberry
Claxton Knight
Christenberry
Knight
Arnold Spiers
Inside Editorial on Regional Planning Page 4
An Inside editorial analyzes regional planning issues and policies, urging careful coordination among municipalities. It highlights potential growth impacts, infrastructure needs, and governance challenges facing planners and residents alike.
Harriman Makes Peace Mission Rounds Through Warsaw Belgrade
U.S. envoy W. Averell Harriman met Polish Communist Leader Wladyslaw Gomulka for two hours about American peace moves in Vietnam. He then advanced to Belgrade for talks with Yugoslav President Tito and was slated to visit Paris for talks with Maurice Couve de Murville. French officials predict France will push for neutralization while wary newspapers foresee possible escalation.
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Warsaw
UPI
W. Averell Harriman
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Viet Nam
Belgrade
Tito
Paris
Harriman
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Gomulka
Communist Party
Central Committee
Moscow
United Nations
Communist Movement
Tanjug
Court Action May Save Scenic Storm King
In Cornwall New York the U S Court of Appeals paused a Federal Power Commission license for Con Edison to build at Storm King. The court faulted the FPC for an incomplete record and inadequate study of alternatives, sending the case back to complete its record before license issuance.
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Cornwall
N.Y
Storm King
Hudson River
New York
United States Court of Appeals
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference
Cortland
Putnam Valley
Yorktown
Federal Power Commission
Consolidated Edison Co
Con Edison
Goldberg Seeks Peace Talk With Pope in Rome
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg met Pope Paul VI in the Vatican on a trip at President Johnson's request. He said the United States will strive for an honorable and lasting peace in Vietnam and praised the Pope's role in arranging the Christmas truce.
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UPI
U.S
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Paul VI
United States
Viet Nam
Goldberg
Johnson
Paul
Supreme Court
Vatican
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Adams
Sidney
Buddy) Lyons
Spiers
Lyons
Cotillion
Mt. Anthony Country Club
United Counseling Service
Dave Smith
Powna
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Old Bennington
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Hagerman
Rudyard Kipling
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Budapest
Pope
U.N
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