Vermont Aims to Have Natural Gas in 2 Years
Governor Hoff and John D. Paterson released a $16,000 study stating natural gas could reach Vermont within two years, with Canada as the source and the greater Burlington area as the initial service zone. The plan forecasts a $2.1 million pipeline to Burlington and price comparisons favoring natural gas over manufactured gas.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Canada
Burlington
Commonwealth Services Inc
New York
Trans- Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Der
Winooski
Essex Junction
Paterson
Averly
Hoff
Bennington
Brattleboro
Rutland
Barre- Montpelier
St. Johnsbury
Tennessee Gas
Massachusetts
Maine
United States
Portland
Hoff Would Have State Buy Rutland Railroad
Gov. Philip H. Hoff proposed legislation for state purchase of the Rutland Railway right of way and trackage idled by a 1961 strike. He outlined options including interim operation, leasing to a railroad, or sale for salvage, all aligned with Vermont’s economic situation.
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Hoff
State
Rutland Railroad
ICC
Rutland Railway
Bennington
Bellows Falls
Boston & Maine
Rutland
Delaware & Hudson
Burlington
Vermont
Kennedy predicts downturn if Congress fails tax cut soon
President Kennedy warned a delay in tax reduction could push the U.S. economy into a downturn this year. He called the tax fight with Congress a hard battle but said a consensus tax bill is likely by session end. He proposed a three year plan aiming for a net 10.2 billion dollar tax cut.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
United States
Europe
Cuba
Brazil
Dutch Liner Maasdam Strikes Undersea Wreck in Fog
The Dutch passenger liner Maasdam struck an underwater wreck at the Weser mouth in fog. The 230 passengers were evacuated by lifeboats to Bremerhaven at the Weser Estuary. The Holland America Line said the 15,024 ton ship was leaking in its double bottom tanks and developed a slight list.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Maasdam
Weser
Holland-America Line
Panelists Urge Fire Code For Village of Bennington
Five panelists at a League of Women Voters event at the Bennington County Courthouse urged a local fire code to let firemen inspect public buildings and punish violators. Capt Kirby noted Bennington’s five year per capita fire loss averaged 43.04 dollars, far above state and national levels. They proposed three inspections including hazard checks, wiring examinations, and pre construction wiring plan approvals. See FIRE Continued on Page 10.
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Bennington
Chester Kirby
League of Women Voters
Bennington County
Kirby
Francis Walker
Harold Griffin
David Rock
Lonergan and Thomas Insurance Co
Richard Hollister
Inside Ninety Year Old Dorset Woman Enters Mrs America
A ninety-year-old Dorset woman competes in the Mrs America contest revealing enduring public interest. The piece notes age defying participation and the broader page context highlights page coverage.
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Bennington High School
Springfield High School
Hijacking Seen Move by Castro To Prevent Venezuela Elections
AP Special Correspondent describes a Venezuelan freighter hijacking as part of a Castroist push to derail December elections and plunge Venezuela into revolution. The report cites FALN guerrillas, Cuban weapons, and a plan to assassinate leaders and sabotage oil facilities as tensions rise in Caracas.
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Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Romulo Betancourt
Cuba
Frente Armado de Liberacion Nacional
Armed National Liberation Front
Inll
FALN
Fidel
No Steel Strike Forecast in 1963 Prospects in Miami Beach
President David J. McDonald of the AFL CIO Steel Workers Union says there is no clear plan for a 1963 steel strike and hints reopening negotiations on wage hikes and benefits may occur by May 1. He notes 1962 earnings were weak and cites no White House word on federal involvement. The union has proposed three months paid vacation after 15 years, and the talks touch pensions insurance and extended vacations.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kennedy
David J. McDonald
Aflcio Steel Workers Union
McDonald
White House
Hijacked Venezuelan Freighter Sought by Caribbean Forces
Fidel Castro offers asylum to nine hijackers of the freighter Anzoategui as Venezuelan destroyers and jet bombers pursue the ship across the Caribbean. U Thant may receive ship and crew if Cuba ports it. Betancourt appeals for regional help while tensions rise in Caracas.
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Castro
Anzoategui
New Orleans
Houston
Fidel Castro
Caracas
Venezuela
Caribbean
Santiago
Havana Radio
U.S
Guantanamo
Mexico
Romulo Betancourt
Armed Forces For National Liberation
Betancourt
Washington
Kennedy
Venezuelan
Kennedy to Send Aide Abroad to Push NATO Nuclear Arm
President Kennedy will dispatch special negotiator Livingston Merchant to Europe within about ten days for urgent talks on creating a NATO nuclear striking force. He stresses allied nations deserve greater voice in West nuclear strategy and must share defense costs.
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J.F.K
NATO
Washington
Kennedy
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West
Soviet Union
Livingston T. Merchant
Officers Accused of Plot to Kill De Gaulle
Paris AP reports six high ranking army officers were arrested and accused of planning to kill President Charles de Gaulle. The plot targeted the 72 year old chief during a visit to L Ecole Militaire with a rifle sighted for precision. Some reports suggested generals were among the detainees.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
L’ecole Militaire
Military School
New Labour Leader Calls for Britain to Scrap Nuclear Arms
London AP Harold Wilson, youngest Labour leader in history and likely next prime minister, urges Britain to end nuclear weapons and abandon the Polaris pact with the United States. He says nuclear arms should be controlled by the US and the USSR, and favors talks to ensure representation in nuclear decisions.
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London
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Britain
United States
Wilson
Soviet Union
Labor
Harold Macmillan
Laborites
Macmillan
West
U.S
Parliament
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John D. Paterson
Interstate Commerce Comemission
Cleveland
William Ginsburg
France
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Berlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Village of
Hitler
New York Stock Exchange
China
Ist
Latin America
Accion Democratica
International Executive Board
U.N
U Thant
Dominican Republic
Sucre
By John M. Hightower
Merchant
NATO Council
Ottawa
de Gaulle
Iraq
Abdel Salam Aref
Ahmed Hassan al Bakr
Baghdad
Abdel Karim Kassem
George Brown
Tain
Nassau
Macmillan Upi
House of Commons
Hugh Gaitskell
Oxford University
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Board of Trade
Commerce
Frogmen
Tucson, Ariz
Tucson
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