Vermont Proclaims Women’s Clubs Month and anniversaries noted
Gov. Hoff proclaims March as Women’s Clubs Month in honor of the Vermont Federation of Women’s Club’s 70th anniversary next month and marks the General Federation of Women’s Clubs 75th anniversary this March. Parkhurst General Store in Weston fans fund drive with a Dracula coin-accepting bank for the Vermont Heart Fund. Two pre-dawn fires destroy a tenement in Bellows Falls and a Brattleboro home. no injuries reported.
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Weston
UPI
Parkhurst
Vermont Heart Fund
Dracula Bank
Heart Fund
Brattleboro
Howard Mattison
Foley
Chase Manhattan chief warns on inflation and funding
George Champion, chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, told reporters in Montpelier that domestic welfare programs must be slowed and interest rates raised to curb inflation. He called the dollar unsound and said Congress must choose between guns and butter to avoid inflation, arguing the $3.5 billion for domestic programs would strain the economy amid Viet Nam costs.
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Johnson
Catholic Daughters fund aids 23 Brandon students
Mrs Lillian Wetmore presented Brandon Training School with 276 dollars from the state treasurer. Each of 12 courts donated 12 dollars to support 23 students for supervised local shopping trips to learn money handling and buying skills. Ten beneficiaries come from the academic program this year.
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Brandon
Lillian Wetmore
Catholic Daughters of America
Brandon Training School
Bemis buys Ryegate Paper Mill assets in undisclosed deal
East Ryegate Bemis Co of Boston buys the Ryegate Paper Mill assets from Mountain Paper Products Corp. The purchase was announced Monday by H L Willmore Bemis vice president and director of mills and procurement. The mill had net sales over 2 million dollars in 1965.
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East Ryegate
Bemis Co
Boston
Ryegate Paper Mill
Mountain Paper Products Corp
H.L. Willmore
Bemis
Mills
Albany set to act on pay raises for transit workers
A bill to block another NYC transportation crisis by legalizing transit worker pay raises heads to the New York legislature floor with gubernatorial backing. The Condon Wadlin Act bars public employee strikes with penalties from dismissal to suspension of pay increases tied to walkouts.
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Albany
APD
New York City
City Manager cites 1965 Troy surplus of 334146 11
Troy City Manager Robert A Stierer said Troy ended 1965 with a 334146 11 surplus. He credited departmental cooperation in cutting costs and noted increased state aid as part of the gain.
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Troy
Robert A. Stierer
Tri state drink age talks falter over 21 limit
Hopes for a compromise on a tri state uniform drinking age collapsed as Connecticut and New Jersey officials held to a 21 year old limit. They refused to accept a New York backed bill during a conference on the drinking age issue.
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Albany
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York State
Meningitis hit North Adams airman on leave
Airman 2C Paul F Sprague 20 of North Adams contracted meningitis shortly after arriving home on leave from Keesler AFB Mississippi. His condition has improved over the last two days. Nearby outbreaks at several military installations were noted as stateside concern. The report also covers tax office centralization talks in Pittsfield and a sanitation chief proposing disposable bags in metal garbage containers to modernize garbage handling.
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North Adams
Paul F. Sprague
Air Force
Keesler Afb
Miss
Pittsfield
Anthony J. Meledo
City Sanitary Division
Remo del] Gallo
Meledo
Public Works
Williams town selectmen re elected in clear margins
Incumbents Norris A. Phelps and James S. Drummond won reelection to three year terms on the Williams town Board of Selectmen, beating Edward Turgeon and Albert Bachand by clear margins. Phelps will serve a third term and Drummond a second.
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Williamstown
Norris A. Phelps
James S. Drummond
Board of Selectmen
Edward Turgeon
Albert Bachand
Phelps
Drummond
Congress Plans Hearings On Control of Cable TV
Washington UPI Congress moves to regulate the growing Community Television Antenna CATV industry after the FCC extends powers to cover the sector serving about six million viewers. House Commerce Committee Chair Harley Staggers says hearings will begin soon with FCC proposals due in two weeks. Key debate centers on treating CATV as a public utility amid NAB opposition and CATV industry concerns.
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Congress
Washington
UPI
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
Staggers
FCC
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Televi
Viet protestor ousted from American Legion in Connecticut
Robert A. Hollis a 36 year old pacifist was dismissed from the American Legion in absentia after a unanimous vote by his post members. He had appeared at an anti war demonstration at Fort Devens last year triggering a disciplinary committee action. Officials at the state level are reportedly opposed to his retention and appeal chances are slim.
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Jewett City
Conn
UPI
Robert A. Hollis
American Legion
Hollis
New England
South Viet Nam
Legion
Veterans’ Group
Ayer
Mass
Fort Devens
Commission Tackles Southern Desegregation Plans As Perverse
Washington reports the U S Office of Education will not accept southern freedom of choice desegregation plans in districts receiving federal funds. The FCC urged against using such plans, saying they reinforce a dual school system and violate fair access for Negro students. The agency also ordered CATV systems to secure FCC approval before launching in the 100 largest markets.
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Washington
UPS
U.S. Office of Education
Freedom of Choice
Education Office
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Johnson
Office of Education
FCC
CATV
Insurance Bureau seeks to reopen Vermont rate hearings
NBCU spokesmen said they will move to reopen hearings on automobile insurance rate increases in Vermont. State Insurance Commissioner Hunt voided the hikes two weeks earlier, citing insufficient evidence and legality questions. The bureau seeks to show the data center is not an advisory entity and that it had no legal counsel during Rutland hearings. Rates had been raised about 25 percent in Rutland, 4.5 percent in Burlington, and 1.5 percent elsewhere.
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Pittsfield
Springfield
Guy F. Rizzotto
Rutand
UPI
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
NBCU
Vermont
James Hunt
Bureau
Hunt
Rutland
Rutlana
Burlington
Japanese Fishermen Stay On Pacific Island For Weeks
Fourteen Japanese tuna fishermen and their captain from the Koei Maru drifted ashore on Kayangel Island in mid October to trade for bananas. They joined a festive welcome with island dances, then, after heavy drinking and a washed away boat, were detained by U.S. authorities for unlawful landing. Japanese officials later retrieved the crew, who returned to Yaizu last Saturday.
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Tokyo
UPI
South Pacific
Asahi Evening News
Kayangel
Palau
U.S
Japanese Fishery Agency
Yaizu
Grand Jury Indicts Three In Draft Evasion Scheme
A Brooklyn grand jury indicted two Army sergeants and a National Guard civilian on bribery and conspiracy charges tied to Jets football player Bob Schweickert. The defendants face up to 20 years and 30000 dollars in fines. Schweickert reported the bribe attempt to the Jets then to the FBI.
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Grand Jury
NEW York
UPI
National Guard
Bob Schweickert
New York Jets
Winfred N. Lewis
Joseph M. Bizier
Earle A. Jolly
Brooklyn
Schweickert
Schwieckert
Jets
FBI
Asst
U.S
Leonard J. Theberge
Virginia Tech Star
Morse Wins John Dewey Award for Education Contribution
New York based United Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO announced Sen Wayne Morse D Ore won this year’s John Dewey Award for education. The union will present it at a March 19 luncheon in New York. Morse, a former teacher and union member, was dean of the University of Oregon Law School at 30.
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New York
UPI
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
John Dewey
United Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Morse
University of Oregon Law School
FDA Stops Sale of Drug Elip ten
Washington report says the FDA ordered the removal of Elip ten, an anti convulsant for epilepsy, from the market due to undisclosed side effects observed in test animals. The action follows safety concerns raised by federal regulators.
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FDA
Washington
Bennington Banner Company Ads and Delivery Rates
The Bennington Banner provides contact numbers and publication details. It lists home and motor delivery at 10 cents per day and subscription rates for Vermont within 50 miles and nationwide, including 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year plans. It notes United Press International rights for republication of local news and dispatches.
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Business Newsroom
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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