Johnson Moves to Assure Water For Gitmo
President Johnson ordered Guantanamo Bay to be self sufficient in water. McNamara outlined steps to convert salt water and arrange tanker deliveries. The action targets reducing 3000 Cuban workers on base and cutting Cuban influence on the base economy. Castro cited water cuts tied to the 29 fishermen case and a one hour daily flow was later allowed.
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Gitmo
Washington
U.S. Guantanamo
U.S
Castro
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. Naval Base
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo
Florida
Navy
Organization of American States
Venezuela
Castrolles
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Mansfield
Congress
Union Board Opposes State Aid Formula for Education
Mt Anthony Union School District directors authorized chair John H. Williams II to draft a letter to the House education committee opposing Rep. W. Arthur Simpson’s state aid formula. The plan would reduce aid to 15 of 16 Bennington County towns, sparking concerns about educational progress and district effort. The letter draft will be reviewed Monday as the board discusses proposed union high school plans.
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Mt. Anthony Union
John H. Williams II
House Education Committee
Rep. W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndon
Simpson
Bennington County
Union
Union Board
Jane McCullough
Williams
New Union High School
Bennington
Marian Taylor
Bennington High School
Morse Company Wins Route 9 Highway Bid Near Woodford
The Highway Department named W. H. Morse Construction Co. of Bennington the apparent low bidder for two miles of Route 9 near the Woodford-Searsburg line. Morse bid $594,016.55.
High Court Upholds Village in Corcoran Trailer Dispute
The Vermont Supreme Court rejected Joseph Corcoran's appeal, leaving in place a Superior Court ruling that dismisses his bid for water and sewer rights for a trailer park in Bennington. Corcoran may sue again or seek relief via zoning actions, while the village proceeds with its zoning ordinance on March 17.
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Corcoran
Montpelier
State Supreme Court
Bennington
Joseph D. Corcoran
McKinley St
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
John H. Williams II
Supreme Court
Zoning Board of Appeals
Inside Pages Preview Fashion News and Editorials
On the Inside Jean Wassick looks at the new fashions Page 3. The arrangement between Vermont and the race track is no love affair says an editorial Page 4. Bennington County legislators at the special session a picture page Page 5. Work progresses on new state park at Woodford Page.
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Jean Wassick
Vermont
Bennington County
Woodford
Bomb Kills Four in Saigon Bar Attack and Wounds 39
A blast at the Playboy bar in Saigon killed four Vietnamese and wounded 39, including five U.S. servicemen. The bar, a popular haunt for American patrons, was demolished as witnesses reported a service girl killed. The incident forms part of a wider surge of attacks on American targets in Viet Nam.
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South Viet Nam
Tran van An
Saigon
Boa Dai
Khanh
U.S
Playboy
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Thursay
Senate approves historic 11.6 billion tax cut bill
The Senate passes an 11.6 billion tax cut, the largest in U.S. history, with a 77 to 21 vote. It promises about a 20 percent average cut in individual tax bills and aims to boost take home pay starting next month, while conference talks seek House-Senate agreement on 150 changes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
John Sparkman
D-Ala
John J. Williams
R-Del
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Rights Backer Fight Back Efforts To Cut Key Provisions from Bill
The House defeated a Southern bid to strip from the civil rights bill a provision that could withhold federal aid over racial discrimination. A bipartisan group kept the measure, seen as a strong enforcement tool, while challengers proposed milder amendments. The Harris amendment was defeated 206-80. Meader and Whitener amendments failed. The bill’s backers then advanced a President authorized funding cutoff approach. See RIGHTS BACKERS Page 2, Col. 1
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Washington
House
Roland V. Libonati
D-Ill
Oren Harris
D-Ark
John F. Kennedy
Hale Boggs
D-La
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
George Meader
R-Mich
Basil Whitener
D-N.c
Hoff questions four board members over Vermont school district plan
Governor Hoff probes four Education Board Republicans who did not endorse his bill to create 12 Vermont school regions. He warns that opposing the principle could trigger resignations, while supporters cited local control and efficiency concerns. Hoff may accept more than 12 districts if needed.
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Clifford McLure
Essex Junction
Helen Brown
Castleton
Dan Rowe
Johnson
Lucia Ladd
Worcester
Henry Fairbanks
Winooski
John G. Kristensen
Guilford
Harold Raynolds
Springfield
Hoff
Beckwith Trial Ends in Hung Jury in Jackson Mississippi
Byron De La Beckwith, 43, a segregationist, faced a hung jury after an 11 hour deliberation in the Medgar Evers slaying case. Judge Leon Hendrick declared a mistrial as jurors answered with no chance of a verdict, prompting plans for a retrial set for March 23.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Circuit Court
Leon F. Hendrick
Beckwith
Greenwood
Hardy Lott
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