GOP chairman Miller predicts GOP victory in November
Republican National Chairman William Miller told the National Press Club that the GOP has the organization candidates and issues to win in November despite pollster doubts. He criticized the White House for alleged leaks and noted Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller and Margaret Chase Smith campaigns on the presidential trail with varied prospects and strategies.
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Washington
William E. Miller
GOP
National Press Club
Retary
Senate
Miller
Don Reynolds
Johnson
Air Force
State Department
FBI
Barry Goldwater
California
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Birchers Target Kennedy in Controversial Article
A John Birch Society issue contains a piece by Reville P. Oliver alleging Kennedy won office by selling “boob-bait” to voters. Oliver claims Kennedy aided CIA Cuba plans, conspired with Khrushchev, and sabotaged U S defenses, foreseeing Americans cursing him during a brutal future.
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New York
John Birch Society
Kennedy
Oliver
Hoff Backed in Bid For More VDD Funds
Gov. Hoff advocates a $61,000 appropriation to expand Vermont's industrial development division by hiring six staff including four specialists. Backers cite urgent need after recent losses in southeastern Vermont. no opposition presented. Local business leaders urge referendum support.
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Hoff
The
Development Department
Vermont
Kessen
Ernest Bancroft
Barre Area Development Association
Selectmen Seek Rapport With Trustees on New Highway Taxes
North Bennington village would gain excess funds under the 95 cent highway tax, so selectmen proposed lowering the rate to 90 cents. They argued funds from the tax are earmarked for highway use and that surplus would force improper spending or surplus buildup. The aiming point was to avoid misusing funds while maintaining village highway needs.
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Selectmen
Bennington
North Bennington
North Village
Vermont House Sees Regional School District Bill Introduced
Hoff's measure would create 12 large school districts in Vermont with a public hearing planned for the afternoon. Rep. W Arthur Simpson sponsors the governor's plan, described as the most important bill of the current special session. Observers doubt its passage. A separate bill by Rep. Emory Hebard caps Vermont in state tuition at 450 dollars yearly. A second Hoff administration bill proposes a five member hydro- logy commission to study water conservation and management.
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Montpelier
Hoff
Vermont
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndon
State House
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
University of Vermont
Robert E. Graf
R - Rupert
Reds Blame Swiss For Defection At Geneva Conference
Soviet disarmament negotiator Semyon Tsarapkin blamed Swiss authorities for tolerating Western intelligence activity that led to Yuri I. Nossenko defecting from the Geneva 17 nation disarmament conference. Nossenko, 36, a KGB staff officer on temporary duty in Moscow, sought political asylum in the United States after disappearing Feb. 4.
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Geneva
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Switzerland
Yuri I. Nossenko
State Department
Nossenko
KGB
United States
Richard I. Phillips
U.S
Moscow
Tsarapkin
Court orders halt to Cape Kennedy strike pickets
Federal court halted union picketing delaying 213 million dollars of Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island construction. Judge George C. Young issued a temporary restraining order at midnight, requiring the Order of Railroad Telegraphers to withdraw lines. About 3,200 workers returned to jobs by morning. An April hearing was scheduled for potential extension of the order.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Cape Kennedy
Merritt Island Moonport
U.S. Dist
George C. Young
National Labor Relations Board
Afl-Cio
Inside Editorial on Sprague Electric plant closure
Page 4 editorial examines the closure of the Sprague Electric plant. Article notes potential economic impact, job losses, and community response to the shutdown.
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Sprague Electric Plant
Johnson and Douglas-Home Open 2 Day Anglo American Summit
Britain's Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home arrives in Washington for a two day meeting with President Johnson. Talks in Toronto indicate Britain will not cancel bus sales to Cuba or join the U S Cuba embargo, while officials discuss Western alliance and Soviet relations.
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Britain
Alec Douglas - Home
Johnson
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Richard A. Butler
New York
U Thant
U.N
Cuba
Western Alliance
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Toronto
Douglas
U.S
Fidel Castro
Peace plan discussions amid renewed Cyprus clashes
In Nicosia Greek and Turkish Cypriots clash as Undersecretary Ball and British envoy Pickard urge Makarios to back a U.S. British peacekeeping plan. One Greek Cypriot policeman is reported killed and talks may push Makarios to take the issue to the United Nations.
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Cyprus
George Ball
Cyril Pickard
Makarios
Ball
Turkey
Limassol
United Nations
U.N
New York
U.S
Mediterranean
Athens
Greece
Britain
United States
Castro Cuts Water To Guantanamo Bay and Loses Revenue
Fidel Castro cut the Guantanamo Bay water supply in retaliation for Cuban fishermen’s seizure, but the U S base quickly restored service with help from Jamaica and the United States. The action cost Castro about 14000 dollars per month in water contracts he could no longer cash, while the base pursued self sufficiency and ample stored water to serve 10000 residents.
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Guantanamo Naval Base
Florida
U.S. Navy
Kingston
Jamaica
Fidel Castro
U.S
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Cuba
Guantanamo
Yateras River
United States
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University of Ilinois
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Khrushchev
United
Robert Kessen
Greater Brattleboro
J. Warren McClure
Greater
Burlington
By Bob Hagerman
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DEA
Mitch
North Street
Mitch Kahwajy
Grimm
Reds
Cape
Tiny Mount Tabor
Dorset
Ater
Empire Club of Canada
Douglas-Home
Gitmo’s
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