Town Farm site chosen for union high school vote
Mt. Anthony Union School District directors unanimously picked Town Farm over Soldiers' Home for a new union high school. They also widened bus service to include all students, citing cost, flood risk, and ease of construction as reasons.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Vermont
Willow Road
East Road
Molly Stark
Soldiers’ Home
Park Street
Bennington Village
Roaring Branch
John H. Williams II
Soldiers
Town Democrats select full slate for upcoming town offices
In a Thursday caucus Democratic leaders named Higgins and Mrs. Gil to key selectman and term posts, with Pinsker as town agent and moderator. Others chosen included Bruso for road commissioner Hogan for treasurer Carroll for auditor Kinney and Cone for constables Nash and McGurn and Cummings and Sleeman for grand jurors. The general election is March 3 at Town Meeting. A March 14 fund raiser at Mt Anthony Country Club aims for 1500 to 2000 dollars. Gov Hoff is invited. Treasurer Van Santvoord reported 208.09 in the party treasury.
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Milton Pinsker
East Road
Joseph Higgins
Lyons St
Gloria Gil
McCall St
Pinsker
Higgins
Gil
Clayton Daigneault
Joseph Bruso
Leblanc Avenue
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Grandview St
Robert B. Condon
North Bennington Road
Joseph F. Carroll
Dewey St
James Kinney
Grove St
Francis Cone
River St
Julia K. Nash
Weeks St
Elizabeth McGurn
Elm St
Marian Cummings
Washington Ave
James Sleeman
Main St
George M. Fienberg
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Fienberg
Philip H. Hoff
Richard van Santvoord
Town Democratic Committee
Wheat export to Soviet Union faces longshoremen boycott threat
Washington AFL-CIO leader Gleason warned 55 000 longshoremen would refuse to load Continental Grain Co wheat unless more U S ships are used. He accused foreign-flag vessels of preference and urged action during a Maritime Administration hearing on a waiver for less than 50 percent U S ship involvement in nearly 1 million tons of wheat.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Maritime Administration
Gleason
Ion
Continental Grain Co
Robert E. Giles
Executive Council
Continental
Independent Candidate Enters Town Manager Race
Joseph DiGangi, 39, of 300 School St announces his bid for a three year selectman term under the Town Manager Party. He denounces the spoils system of current town government and backs a town manager system, offering questions to the public. He would withdraw if major party caucus nominees fail to endorse his approach.
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Town Manager Party
Joseph DiGangi
School St
DiGangi
Izens
Kathleen Harrison
Rutland
U.S. Navy
Williams and Bugbee Automobile Agency
Republican Town Committee
Duncan Campbell
Lawrence
Bennington Republicans Nominate Lillie For Selectman Post
At the caucus in the State Armory Everett S Lillie of South Stream Road was nominated by the Bennington Republicans for a three year term as selectman. Louis F Lausville of 341 Dewey St was nominated to fill a one year vacancy. The treasurer post remained open as Michael J Hogan Jr failed to receive a second on nomination. Weston Hadden was nominated for three year auditor with some objections that he was not present to accept.
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Bennington
State Armory
Everett S. Lillie
South Stream Road
Lillie
Cook
Republican Town Committee
J. Duncan Campbell
North Bennington
Campbell
Weston Hadden
Old Bennington
Hadden
Oswald's Mother To Testify In Kennedy Case Hearings
Marguerite Oswald 56 will testify at the Warren Commission hearings challenging the notion of an intensified plot. Marina Oswald 22 testified that Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal shots, but Warren noted Marina had no prior knowledge of the assassination.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Marguerite Oswald
Lee
Earl Warren
Marina
A. Hidell
New Orleans
Chicago
Kennedy
FBI
Warren
State Board Votes No On Hoff's School Bill
The Vermont State Board of Education rejected Gov. Hoff's plan to reorganize public schools into 12 districts by a 4 to 2 vote. Independent author Kristensen and Democrat Fairbanks supported the proposal while opponents cited feasibility concerns and political opposition from the Vermont Education Association.
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Hoff
Montpelier
State Board of Education
John G. Kristensen
Guilford
Henry G. Fairbanks
Winooski
Kristensen
Vermont
Vermont Education Association
Fairbanks
Inside Bennington Airport expansion push explained
Joel Whittemore, airport manager, argues for expansion to accommodate growing traffic and future needs. Shaftsbury tax study committee releases findings while Democrats organize a Shaftsbury caucus outlining state party positioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Joel Whittemore
Johnson Hears Cuban Crisis Options at White House Session
President Johnson with top advisers held a two hour meeting on the Cuban crisis exploring possible actions. Officials considered water supply, naval base needs at Guantanamo, and a potential move against Cuban vessels near Florida.
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Washington
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
Guantanamo U. S. Naval Base
Florida
Havana
U.S
Guantanamo
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Monetana
Caribbean
Mansfield
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Cuba
New York
Guantanamo Naval Base
Fidel Castro
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Town Farm
Union High School
State Highway District
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Fillmore Farms
Faris
Marian Taylor
Williams
Crey Pnan
Navy
Officers Club
Selectman
Ers
Lee Selectman
Gop
Syracuse University
Mount Washington
R. Robert Koppe
Massapequa Park
L. I
Peter Bradford
Syracuse
Peter Capelli
Rouses Point
N.Y
Craig Fournier
Tonawanda
Shaftsbury Tax Study Committee
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