Bennington Approves Water Sewer Extension Vote
About 400 residents attended a special town meeting and approved with overwhelming unanimity the extension of water and sewer lines to the Park Street Extension corner. The brief session lasted under two minutes with strong support.
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Bennington
Park Street
Kocher Drive
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Norton Barber
Barber
Globe Union
Vt. 67A
Selectmen
Patman attacks Fed chief in House hearing
Rep. Wright Patman charged Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin with malfeasance and nonfeasance, saying the Fed has damaged the American economy. Patman, lead of the House Banking Committee, warned no FHA or VA rate increases until the Fed complies with housing legislation and mortgage fund requirements under 1966 law. He accused Martin of defying Congress, tying the debate to housing costs and urban decay, while urging action to aid the housing industry.
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Washington
UPI
Wright Patman
D-Tex
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
House
Senate Economic Committee
Patman
House Banking Committee
FED
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Congress
Developer Buys 9000 Acres In Southern Vermont
A New York City investor and land developer, Eugene L. Colman, through Colman Holding Corp and affiliates, has acquired about 9000 acres in Windham and Readsboro areas including Dover Whitingham Newfane Readsboro and Searsburg. Main parcels include 350 acre Hebard Farm and 750 acre Newfane tract with plans for feasibility studies such as a ski resort. a closing on 4400 acres in Readsboro Searsburg to Henry F. Harris is expected.
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Windham County
Readsboro
New York City
Dover
Whitingham
Newfane
Searsburg
Eugene L. Colman
Colman Holding Corp
Georgica Realty Corp
Vermont Land Corp
Vermont Lumber Corp
Colman
Dover Hills
Mount Snow
Colman Ap
New York Times
Pineland
New Jersey
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Lake Raponda
Wilmington
Hebard
Roswell Hebard
Wilmington- Jackson Road
Whitingham Town
Vt. 9
Aubrey H. Lloyd
Dover-Newfane Town Line
Stratton
Julius Stratton
MIT
Berkeley and
Weller
Colman Holding
McCafferty
Harris
Jets Bomb Citadel In Battle for Hue
UPI reports Marine forces in Hue intensified the fight as jets and allied dive bombers struck the citadel behind 12-foot walls. Navy guns and helicopters supported the assault while a gas used to soften defenders caused only temporary discomfort. Air and ground actions across North Vietnam continued with multiple MiGs downed and civilian risk alleged by Hanoi, centering the clash at Hue.
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Saigon
UPI
Hue
Forbidden City
Foster C. Lahue
Richard V. Oliver
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Reds
News Media Charged With Aiding Enemy
Washington officials accuse press, radio and TV of aiding the enemy as Vietnam tensions rise and the Pueblo crisis looms. Reporters at a background briefing heard an official vent contempt for the press, with questions over intelligence and Saigon’s defense.
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Washington
API
Vietnam
North Korea
U S Offers To Return Bodies Of North Koreans
At Panmunjom U S Rear Adm John V Smith proposed returning 27 slain infiltrators' bodies while North Korea gave no swap for Pueblo crew. In Seoul Cyrus Vance pressed South Korean leaders over U S handling of the crisis as talks advance.
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Panmunjom
South Korea
UPID
U.S
John V. Smith
Seoul
Cyrus R. Vance
Pak Chung Kuk
Park Chung Hee
Pak
Pueblo
North Korea
Koreas
Lium pushes probe into Vermont Public Safety Dept
Montpelier Vermont lawmakers hear from Sten Lium as he accuses the Public Safety Department of undermining rural policing by firing quotas and dismembering the State Fire Marshal’s Office. He urges a joint committee to access documents and probe all law enforcement agencies, with penalties for noncompliance.
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Montpelier
Liam
Department
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Zampleri
Special Investigating Committee
Vermont
Inside Look at Confusing Caucuses and Town Meetings
An editorial targets confusing caucuses and the public discourse around them. Elizabeth Dwyer reviews a Monday columnists piece. Contests at Pownal and Manchester promise lively town meetings with engaged residents. Shaftsbury plans a pre pre town meeting to boost participation.
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Pownal
Manchester
House Passes Bill To Create Constitution Study Commission
The Vermont House, without debate, passed a Republican constitutional revision study commission bill and sent it to the Senate. A Democratic bid to table the measure failed 94 to 50. Gov. Hoff said the move isn t a major setback and stressed the commission isn t a test for a constitutional convention.
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House
Constitution Study Commission
Philip H. Hoff
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Hoff
Constitutional Revision Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
Red Chinese Shot Down U S Plane Over Hainan Island
U S sources report an unarmed Navy Skyraider shot down about five miles off Hainan Island after navigational problems led it into Red Chinese airspace. A second Skyraider escaped to Danang as observers saw a parachute from the downed craft.
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U.S
Washington
UPS
Hainan Island
al Skyraider
Subic Bay
Philippines
Coral Sea
Man Held as Witness In Rensselaer Boy's Death
Thomas A. Leighton 54 of Albany was ordered held as a material witness in the death of 16 year old Albert Sitterly of Rensselaer. He appeared in Saratoga County Court and was remanded to county jail in lieu of 50 000 bail. Arraignment adjourned to Monday. Leighton last saw Sitterly alive and had stated the boy was dead and in a snowbank. The case stems from second degree manslaughter proceedings against John Doe.
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Ballston’ Spa
N.Y
Thomas A. Leighton
Albany
Albert Sitterly
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Leighton
Saratoga County
James A. O’connor
State of New York
John Doe
BCI
Sitterly
O’connor
Kingston
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Bijur
Mt. Anthony Union High School
William C. Westmoreland
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
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D Nang
Oliver
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Lium
Public Safety Department
State Housing Authority
Houe Commerce Committee
Helen Franco
Barre
John Zampieri
Ryegate
Vermont Farm Bureau
Keith Wallace
Waterbury
Page
Shaftsbury
Vention
Rep
Leo O’brien
South
Burlington
Senate
Thant
Center
London
Moscow
Harold Wilson
U.N
Downing Street
George Brown
Paris
Mai van Bo
West
Big Marine Air
Dan Nang
Gulf of Tonkin
China
Hainan
Saratoga Battlefield
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