Bennington Shows Up In Name Only At School Aid Hearing
In Montpelier Bennington's delegation offered no protests at a public hearing on the Simpson formula for state education aid. Former Rep William H. Meyer of Rupert criticized the plan as flawed while Windham County speakers urged accountability, warning cuts would harm local schools and noting widespread confusion about how the formula works.
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Montpelier
Bennington
House of Representatives
Joseph J. Caracciola
Eugene V. Clark
Caracciola
Clark
Bennington County
U.S
William H. Meyer
Rupert
Meyer
Windham County
Edward G. Janeway
Londonderry
Windham’County
Hamilton Faults PTA Leaders and School Boards
Dr. Robert V. Hamilton of North Adams urged Bennington area PTA groups to “net tle, needle and nudge” educators and boards, arguing standards must rise and qualifications broaden. He mocked school boards as run by amateurs and urged candidates to disclose qualifications before elections.
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Robert V. Hamilton
North Adams
Mass
Rickover
The
Berkshires
Gadfly
PTA
Socrates
Bennington
Hamilton
North Adams State College
America
Adams
Opinions Differ On School Boycott In New York
In New York City, 464,362 students stayed home as part of a full integration boycott led by civil rights groups. The Board of Education reported high illness absence and noted 3,537 teacher absences. Galamison warned of further actions if punitive measures followed.
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New York
New York City
James B. Donovan
Board of Education
Milton A. Galamison
Committee For Integrated Schools
Galamison
Brooklyn
Four Cuban boats held in Key West dispute
Four Cuban fishing vessels and their crews were detained near Dry Tortugas and escorted to Key West as Cuba and the United States prepared protests. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa claimed the boats were seized in international waters and forced into U.S. waters by armed Coast Guard units.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
United States
Raul Roa
U.S
U.S. Coast Board
Havana
Roa
U.S. State Department
United Nations
State Department
Fidel Castro
Oswald's Widow Testimony May Stay Secret
Washington AP reports Marina Oswald's secret testimony to the Warren Commission may be kept from the public for decades if it involves national security. Commission counsel J Lee Rankin noted she provided new information on Oswald's US movements and past Russian ties during a day of questioning.
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Mrs. Oswald
Marina Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Earl Warren
Warren
Presidential Investigating Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Russia
Soviet Union
Cuba
Kennedy
United States
Governor to Seek 5 Million for Education by 1965
Governor Hoff announced plans to push 5 million dollars for education by 1965, with 2.5 million requested now and 2.5 million at the 1965 regular session. He said this would raise state school cost participation from 20 to 40 percent, aligning with the national average. Hoff noted educator Lyman Hunt’s 4 million proposal, which he said would protect towns from losing aid this year.
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Hoff
Lyman Hunt
Essex Junction
Hunt
Baker Involved In Haitian Meat Deal
Senate investigators disclosed testimony showing Bobby Baker profited from a Haitian meat deal, with Washington partners Francis Law and Thomas Webb Jr. also taking cuts. The hearings examine Baker outside business ties, potential conflicts of interest, and whether other Senate staff were involved.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Jose Benitez
Puerto Rico
Albert D. Gore
D-Tenn
Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Ate
Thomas Webb Jr
Francis Law
Florida
Red China Edges Toward Independent Global Communist Path
The article reports that Peking may pursue a go it alone policy splitting the Communist world into blocs. It cites China’s stance against Khrushchev, claims of leadership over Asia and Africa, and friction over the Great Leap Forward. It notes Peng Teh-huai’s purge and the rising Chinese assertion of independent sway.
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Red China
Peking
France
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
Africa
Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Peng Teh-huai
China
Kremlin
Rights Backers Hopeful On Key Bill Issues
House backers of the civil rights bill expressed cautious optimism as they faced a battle to retain the crucial public accommodations section, viewed by many Black leaders as the heart of the measure.
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Wagton (Ap
Hoff Quits Cigarettes Amid Public Accommodations Battle
Philip Hoff, once a heavy smoker, publicly quit cigarettes at a news conference, keeping a small cigar in the corner of his mouth. Meanwhile Southern Democrats push for anti discrimination provisions in public accommodations, employment, and federally aided programs, with action expected later in the week and a notable 176 to 125 victory on a voting case amendment.
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Hoff
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Vermont GBA Dinner Hears Cree Predict Bright Future
Albert A. Cree chair of Central Vermont Public Service Corp told about 100 attendees at the Greater Bennington Association dinner that Vermont has a solid foundation for a bright future. He urged investment in education, preservation of enterprise and thrift, and tougher competition analysis to meet regional and national growth. Awards were given to Kenneth R. Clayton and H James Wallace for service to GBA and the community.
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Vermont
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Greater Bennington Association
Cree
New England
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Kenneth R. Clayton
Pippin Knoll
H. James Wal
The
GBA
Herbert H. Leonard
D. Ed Moore
Hagerman
Inside Three Manchester Men Eye Selectman's Post
Shaftsbury GOP caucus draws 75 party faithful as candidates align for local leadership and key votes on upcoming town affairs.
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Manchester
Selectman’s Post
Shaftsbury Gop
Zoning Code Gets Last Airing Tonight
Bennington Village trustees hold a 7 p.m. hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance before their regular meeting. They expect to adopt it tonight with voter approval needed at the March 17 Village Meeting. The hearing is the fourth since the draft was revised last fall to align with a 196x act.
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Bennington Village
Bennington
General Assembly
George H. Plumb
Elm St
Plumb
Post Office Department
John H. Williams II
Montpelier
Supreme Court
Corcoran
Joseph D. Corcoran
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
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J. Lee Rankin
Simpson
William L. Ryan
Philip H. Hoff
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H. James Wallace
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