Fast for Peace drives concern over Vietnam war
Thousands of conscience-stricken Christians and Jews begin a three day nationwide fast to register concern over the Vietnam war. Clergy and laymen Concerned About Vietnam sponsor the event, with interfaith observances planned in New York Washington San Francisco St Louis Detroit Boston Chicago Los Angeles Houston and 100 other cities.
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Washington
UPI
Carl Dudley
Berea Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Dudley
New York
San Francisco
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Houston
Soviets Delay Recognition of 12 Mile Zone
Washington reports the Soviet Union postponed full recognition of the 12 mile U S fishing zone while agreeing to limit operations in the next zone in certain areas. Talks ended with mutual plans to regulate Pacific Coast fishing beyond the zone and to reserve judgment on the 12 mile area.
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Washington
UPZ
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Pacific
Powell Expected To Appear Today Before House Panel
Washington based report states Adam Clayton Powell is set for a first hearing before the House panel on his fitness for Congress. Powell faces questions on testimony, travel expenses, and constitutional qualifications as his lawyers press a strategy while Powell remains in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
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Education and Labor Committee
Special
United States
Lunar 3 Orbit To Be Set By Deboost Maneuver
Cal Tech's JPL plans a deboost maneuver for Lunar Orbiter 3 to place it in an elliptical moon orbit. A 11 minute engine burn will adjust velocity before the eight day photo run starting Feb 15. The 850 pound satellite targets Sea of Tranquility Ocean of Storms and Sinus Medii for potential Apollo landing sites and to image Surveyor 1. NASA notes all systems on board operate within specifications.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Cal Tech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Moon
JPL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Bill Seeks Kindergarten Regulation in Vermont
In Montpelier UPI reports a House bill to regulate private kindergartens and nurseries seeks standards and board regulations for pre school institutions. Co sponsors are Reps Lyman Hunt and Lorraine Graham. The effort follows the Education Board rejection of the concept.
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Department of Education
Governor Hoff Names Appointees to State Boards
Governor Philip Hoff reappointed five representatives already on boards or commissions and named one new member. William F. Kearns and Gerald Witherspoon were kept on the Commission on Interstate Cooperation. Dr. William E Brown and Estelle W. Brown joined the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board and Public Records Advisory Board respectively. Joseph M. O’Neill joined the Higher Education Facilities Commission. Frank J. Caprato was designated to a six year Lake Champlain Bridge Commission term. Four Supervisors of Unorganized Towns and Gores were also reappointed for two years: Glen C. Wallace, James E. Bigelow, Gerald J. Blanchard, and Walter J. Corey.
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Joseph M. O'Neill
Rutland
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Dr. Brown
Frank J. Caprato
Swanton
Lake Champlain Bridge
Essex County
James E. Bigelow
Bellows Falls
Windham County
Gerald J. Blanchard
Winooski
Chittenden County
Walter J. Corey
Arlington
Bennington County
Committee Opens Hearings On PSB Purchase of Power
The Vermont Senate Banking and Corporations Committee opened hearings on a bill to broaden PSB powers to buy power within Vermont and sell it to utilities outside the state. Witnesses generally supported the measure. Albert Cree urged a findings of necessity, while Frederick Fayette warned it could delay opportunities. Cree later tempered his stance but kept findings of necessity as vital to prevent claims of discrimination by smaller utilities.
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PSB
Albert Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Rutland
Frederick J. Fayette
South Burlington
Cree
Preliminary Study Nearly Completed on Connecticut River Recreation Area
The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation told Vermont’s congressional delegation it nearly finished preliminary studies on creating a Connecticut River National Recreation Area. It has begun operations in Massachusetts and completed arrangements with all four Connecticut River states. A three man task group from Philadelphia and a two man Hartford team conduct the study.
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Washington
UPC
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Vermont
Connecticut
Connecticut River
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
House Resolution Redrafted to Avoid Floor Fight Over Vietnam
In Montpelier the House General and Military Affairs Committee rewrote a resolution, removing all Vietnam references, to recognize constitutional rights and avoid a protracted floor battle. Rep. Hollister had introduced the resolution amid clergy protest plans, but the panel deemed the rewrite neutral and focused on protecting civil liberties. Chicago reports say about 1,000 cars stranded on the Calumet expressway were towed to clear snow removal, with owners asked to retrieve them at the city garbage dump.
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Vietnam
U.S
Allen Foley
R-Norwich
Chicago
UPI
Calumet Expressway
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