Bennington Discusses Urgent Water System Expansion
Bennington Water Commissioners spent nearly three hours evaluating steps to expand the village reserve supply for future growth. They considered updating cost estimates from Whitman and Howard and forming a citizens committee to study the water system, plus a plan to add larger pumps at Morgan Springs to boost daily supply by about three quarters of a million gallons.
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Bennington Water Commissioners
Alfred W. Ellert
Whitman and Howard
Bolles Brook
Bickford Hollow
Bennington
Burgess Road
Seymour G. Shultz
Water Board
Shultz
Ellert
Herbert Horst
Morgan Springs
Memorial Park
Horst
Water Department
Leonard Receives Layman's Award in Shaftsbury
Herbert H. Leonard of Shaftsbury was honored with the Layman's Award by the Southwest District Teachers' Association at Shaftsbury Elementary School. The event highlighted his leadership on the Fact Finding Committee and his roles with the Red Brick School and YMCA, alongside his prior presidency of American Machine and Foundry Co. Adhra Mazruiy, Fulbright teacher, spoke on Zanzibar schools and multilingual fifth graders.
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Herbert H. Leonard
Shaftsbury
Southwest District Teachers’ Association
David Myers
Association
Mr. Leonard
Red Brick
YMCA
Leonard
American Machine and Foundry Co
New York City
Adhra Mazruiy
Zanzibar
Zanziar
Mazruiy
Montpelier
Vermont
Washington
Secret Army Seizes Oran Paper in Anti De Gaulle Strategy
In Oran Algeria a 30 man OAS commando seized the Echo d Oran at 2 am printing a pirate edition with the banner Special Edition of the OAS and the headline The OAS will win A Jouhaud speech was broadcast and printed upside down about 20 000 copies were circulated as police went on alert and the group vanished into hiding.
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Oran
Algeria
European Secret Army
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Echo d’Oran
OAS
Organisation de l’Armee Secrete
Edmond Jouhaud
Rad+ Oran
de Gaulle
Jouhaud
Satan
Arlington Teachers Warn of Mass Resignations Over Cuts
Twelve of Arlington's nineteen teachers told reporters they will quit if the school board maintains a 50 percent cut to salary increments. They argued the fire alarm system cost is legal and known, and the board must honor the December agreement on annual raises tied to length of service.
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Arlington Teachers’ Association
Arlington
Kennedy visit in Tokyo marked by cheering and heckling
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy drew loud cheers at Waseda University in Tokyo while hecklers opposed his visit, with police and security moving him from the stage. Ambassador Reischauer called the disruption a small, hard core Communist group seeking to dominate the majority. Kennedy calmed the crowd, thanked supporters, and left the building unharmed.
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Tokyo
Waseda University
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Japan
Edwin O. Reischauer
Waseda
Ethel
Cuba
Zengakuren
Petiions
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marine Corps
Reischauer
Masterton urges state to take over Rutland Railway
Goshen Republican John Masterton urges a state purchase and operation of the Rutland Railway to prevent loss of industry. He cites 15 industries worth $15 million facing closure if the line remains private and notes anticipated labor peace with a five year guarantee. Masterton aims to finish data for legislators by mid February and expects a special session to consider public ownership.
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Masterton
John Masterton
Goshen
Rutland
Terton
Banner
Special Session Seen Unlikely
Gov Keyser has ruled out a special legislative session to consider the Rutland Railway purchase. He favors absorbing the line’s Vermont service by three other railroads per a state engineering survey. Public Service Commissioner Paterson will seek a supplementary report on economic effects of permanent service curtailment.
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Burlington, Vt
Keyser
Rutland Railway
Vermont
Public Service
John D. Paterson
Coverdale and Colpitts
Rutland
General Assembly
Mayor Bing Seeks 4000 Police Probe Funds
Burlington Mayor Robert K. Bing says a police department investigation by the International Association of Chiefs of Police would cost about 4000 dollars and he will urge the Board of Aldermen to approve the funding this week. The study would examine eight operation areas amid a scandal touching five officers with burglary charges, two given prison terms, two pleading guilty, and one awaiting trial.
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Burlington, Vt
Robert K. Bing
Burlington
Bing
International Association of Chiefs of Police
IACP
Kennedy urges five year education aid with private schools left out
President Kennedy asks Congress to enact a five year 5.7 billion education plan focusing on public schools and higher education while excluding church and private elementary and high schools. He insists the program upholds constitutional separation of church and state and would invest in college construction science and adult literacy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Snelling Calls Vermont Development Orphaned
Richard A. Snelling, fired by Gov. Keyser from the Development Commission, says state promotion is a political orphan. He criticizes politicians for lip service to development and cites increases in out-of-state ads and a ballooning General Fund budget, noting governors seldom attend commission meetings or shape policy beyond dedications.
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Burlington, Vt
Richard A. Snelling
Keyser
Development Commission
Snelling
A Service Club
Vermont
Commission
Burlington seeks 2.9 million bond for new high school
Burlington council will ask voters to approve a 2.9 million bond for a 200000 square foot high school. The proposal would advance to a public vote next month as one of the state's largest future school buildings.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington
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