Special Town Vote Tonight On Water Sewer Project
The Town of Bennington plans a special town meeting at 8 p.m. at Bennington Elementary School to vote on extending water and sewer lines to the Bijur Lubricating Corp. site near Park Street Extension and Ko cher Drive. If approved, the town may borrow up to 70000 over 10 years to fund the project aiding Bijur expansion and local industry.
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Bennington
Park Street
Kocher
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Bijur
South Street
Bennington Water Board
Park and
County Streets
Willow Road
Barber
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Democrats Split Over Town Meeting Post Nomination
A major split in Bennington's Democrats surfaced as town committee endorsed Hamilton L. Shields of Old Bennington, a Republican, for sister post. Shields had earlier won the GOP nomination after defeating Dr. Richard Sleeman, who seeks ballot access via petitions. Incumbent Democrat Charles A. Toomey withdrew after party caucus endorsement.
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Bennington
Hamilton
L. Shields
Old Bennington
Sister
Shields
Richard Sleeman
Charles A. Toomey
BTPA
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Lawrence F. Powers
Democratic State Committee
Powers
Democratic Party
Board of Sisters
Board ‘of Civil Authority
Ben Mont paper firm heads toward recovery with new president
Jahleel D. Woodbridge named president of Ben-Mont Papers Co as BCIC controls the plant after acquiring stock of ex-director Craig Smith. Exeter International will manage operations, signaling first step to revive a firm that normally employs 300 with peak summer staffing around 400.
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Ben-Mont Papers Co
Jahleel D. Woodbridge
Boston
Woodbridge
Ben-Mont
Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Craig Smith
Rochester
N.Y
Exeter International Corp
Exeter International
Dye and Johnson
Ben- Mont
George Phreaner
Lee Shoemaker
Cooley Doubtful About Portions Of Riehle Bill
Rutland officials report Secretary of State Harry Cooley doubts most of Rep Theodore Riehle bill to outlaw off premise billboards. He favors only creating a travel information council for 1969 consideration.
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Cooley
Rutland
UPI
Harry Cooley
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce
Theodore Riehle
South
Burlington
General Assembly
Travel Information Council
Riehle
House
Ways and Means
Aiken Says No Clear Victory in Vietnam War
Senator George D. Aiken argues there may be no formal end to the Vietnam conflict as neither side seeks a decisive victory. He suggests a quiet phaseout with withdrawal from North Vietnam and critiques the OEO for alleged election year accounting and inaccuracies in Vermont spending estimates.
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Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Today Show
NBC
Aiken
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Vermont
Treasury and Budget Bureau
10500 Additional Troops Being Rushed to Vietnam
The Defense Department announced that 10,500 additional combat troops are being rushed to South Vietnam. The move follows Gen Westmoreland’s request, aims to bolster forces amid the Communist offensive, and raises U.S. total in country to 510,500 while keeping the 525,000 authorization in place for now. President Johnson signaled willingness to talks with Hanoi, but affirmed no surrender and referenced potential terms explored during a bombing lull. An emissary reportedly traveled to Hanoi to probe peace terms.
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Washington
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
Defense Department
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Pentagon
U.S
Phil G. Goulding
Defense
Goulding
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Board Defends Bizzarro in Headmasters Debate
Mt. Anthony Union High School officials press MAUHS meeting to question Vermont Headmasters Association actions. Robert Pierce explains letter to coach Frank Bizzarro was corrective not punitive while Bizzarro urges the Headmasters to license and assign officials directly. Local officials cite refereeing concerns and potential losses of top referees.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vermont Headmasters’ Association
MAUHS
Robert Pierce
Northfield
Frank Bizzarro
Southern Vermont
Bizzarro
Union High School
Pierce
League
Tragedy Narrowly Averted In Collision on Northway
Northway near Round Lake New York saw a gasoline tank truck overturn and ignite after rear ending a dynamite truck carrying 17 tons. Both drivers acted quickly to extinguish flames. the dynamite crew avoided disaster as fire departments battled the blaze for over an hour.
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Northway
Round Lake
N.Y
Grand Canyon
U.S. 9
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Inside The Banner Wishes County Centenarian
County centenarian receives warm wishes on milestone birthday with community notes and local greetings highlighted in Page 6.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Area Industrial Group
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
Sen. Aiken
Treasury
Budget Bureau
George A. Fuller Company
Park
County
Union School Board
Fuller
Myron
Woodward
Mt. Anthony
Norman Stratton
Paul A. Fairfield
White House
Planner
Earl L. Long
Canaan
A.J. MacDonald
Long
Longs
Krawczyk
Sible
George Sleeman
Vermont State Basketball Officials Assn
Green Mountain Park
Manchester School Board
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