Larger Split House Advances Race Track Bill
In Montpelier the House advanced to final reading a compromise bill that would raise Green Mountain Park at Pownal’s share of the 18 percent pari mutuel betting pool. The measure, drawn by the Ways and Means Committee, seeks a larger portion for the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Ruth Cole
Barlington
Robert F. Kearns
D-Bennington
James Shea
D-Winooski
Thomas Salmon
Drockingham
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Would Bar All Outdoor Billboards
Vermont lawmakers debate a proposal to abolish all outdoor billboards except directional signs with uniform standards. The measure would affect interstate highway sign clusters and alter current tax splits for harness racing revenues, facing opposition from billboard firms and notes on track finance.
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Bill
David Allen
R-Bennington
Riehle
Gibb
Glorious Victory Claimed By Mao Forces In Manchuria
Peking Radio announced Mao Zedong’s forces crushed opponents in Manchuria and seized Heilungkiang, claiming a glorious victory and the start of a broader PLA push. The report cited UPI sources and cited fears of imperialist plots, but independent confirmation was lacking.
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Mao
Hong Kong
UPI
Peking Radio
Mao Tse-tung
Manchuria
Heilungkiang
Radio
New China News Agency
China
Soviet Siberia
U.S
Peking
Peoples Liberation Army
House Committee Clears GOP Bill For More State Aid to Schools
The Vermont House Education Committee reported a Republican backed bill to raise fiscal 1968 state aid to education to 18.5 million dollars, above the Hoff administration's 16 million. The panel took no position on 1969 aid, delaying decisions until later in the session or January 1968. Rep. Hunt pushed for 18.5 million while Rep. O'Brien argued 16 million reflected about 39 percent of total education costs, with total education costs projected near 42.5 million for 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo O’brien
D-112
South Burlington
Lyman C. Hunt
R-121
Essex Junction
Hunt
House Education Committee
House
Rep. Hunt
Vermont
Washington
O’brien
Inside Columnist Catharine Foster Looks Back
Senior citizens project stalls noted with emphasis on local history and community memory as Catharine Foster revisits past events. Shaftsbury officials address a deficit on the town meet, outlining fiscal steps. Two SVAC artists earning national awards highlight a period of regional artistic achievement.
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Catharine Foster
Groundhog Predicts More Winter at Gobbler's Knob
Punxsutawney's Gobbler's Knob groundhog emerged at 7 25 am saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of cold weather despite the Weather Bureau. Groundhog Club members tout a 1 in 69 accuracy, a traditional boast for the annual ritual in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania.
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Gobbler’s
Punxsutawney
UPI
U.S
Scoffers
Groundhog Club
AF Suspends Pure Oxygen Experiments
The Air Force halted all pure oxygen space experiments after a Brooks AFB fire killed two enlisted men, Airman Bartley Jr. and Airman Harmon, in a simulated space cabin. The curtailment covers Brooks School of Aerospace Medicine and Holloman AFB in New Mexico and Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio as investigators probe the blaze expected to last weeks.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Air Force
Brooks Air Force Base
School of Aerospace Medicine
Brooks
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
William F. Bartley Jr
Indianapolis
Richard G. Harmon
Auburn
N.Y
D H Freight Train Wreck Halts Montreal Albany Rail Service
A derailment two miles north of Port Henry New York halts all passenger and freight service between Montreal and Albany. 39 cars derailed three careened into Lake Champlain two cranes sent for removal no injuries reported. Crew members from Whitehall and Alburg are identified.
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Port Henry
N.Y
UPI
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Essex County
Lake Champlain
Lake Shore
Montreal
Albany
Soviets Seek Peace Settlement Over Vietnam War
London reports Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Smirnovski said the Soviet Union aims for a peace settlement in Vietnam and would increase aid and volunteers if the United States escalates. He tied talks to Kosygin and Wilson visiting London, urged inclusion of the National Liberation Front in negotiations, and insisted on Geneva terms and withdrawal of U S and allies.
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London
UPS
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Britain
Mikhail Sirnovski
British Council For Peace
Smirnovski
Alexei Kosy
America
North Vietnam
East
Europe
Smirnov
Ski
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
United States
North Viet Edging Toward Peace Talks
Washington reports North Vietnam has hinted at talks with the United States as officials note Hanoi has asked countries to urge Washington to halt bombing. No direct U.S. contact exists, but secrecy and pressure are under consideration as President Johnson weighs how to speak on the delicate issue.
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Washington
UPI
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Rangoon
Johnson
Indian interceptor shoots down Pakistani reconnaissance plane
NEW DELHI UP I reports Indian air force interceptor shot down a Pakistani military plane on a reconnaissance mission inside India 19 miles inside Indian territory near Ferozepore Punjab. The intruding craft reportedly ignored signals to land and tried to return to Pakistan. Authorities gave no details on the pilot or aircraft type.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Ferozpore
Punjab
Lahore
Kashmir
Pakistan
Soviet Tashkent
House Adopts Cutoff Date For Legislature
The House adopted a joint resolution fixing April 15 as the cutoff date for the 1967 session and sent it to the Senate with amendments. It requires a three fourths vote in both chambers to extend beyond the cutoff and allows enactment to take effect the day of adjournment. The Senate action was anticipated Friday.
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House
Senate
Johnson allocates more grain for India
President Johnson told Congress he would allocate 2 million tons of food grains to India to tide it over during famine, with a possible 3 million ton addition if other nations match. He cited a needed 10 million tons this year and urged support for a broader international effort while promoting voluntary birth control to curb population growth.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
India
United States
House
Senate
Canada
Australia
Soviet Union
U.S
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Vermont Historical Society
Montpelier
David J. Allen
Center
Bennington
George van Santvoord
Thomas P. Salmon
Rockingham
Goodwin
Senior Citizens
Shaftsbury Town Fathers
SVAC
D&h
Canadian Pacific Railway
Whitehall
Rouses Point
Joe E. Menell
Dan Foley
S., Field and
R. Battens
K. Peterson
Alburg
North Viet
Pownal Accident
South Hadley
Massman
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pine Tree Hill
U.S. 7
Pownal
Leo Roberts
Holyoke Valve and Hydrant Co
Roberts
Hamilton
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