175 Racing Days Seen For Pownal
Gov. Hoff asks Green Mountain Park to run about 125 days of flat racing plus a 49 night season for a total of around 175 racing days at Pownal. Taconic Breeding & Racing Association opposes, seeking about 87 days, with a compromise near 100 days. State hopes for at least $1.5 million of betting handle. Track seeks continued state relief to stay open as a full-time operation. An administration bill to extend relief is coming to the House.
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Montpelier
Hoff
Green Mountain Park
House
Ways & Means Committee
Pownal Track
DeMatteo
Pownal
Baker defies subpoena at Senate Rules hearing
Bobby Baker refused to surrender subpoenaed records, invoking the Fifth Amendment. The Rules Committee debated possible contempt and a public hearing timeline, while Baker’s lawyers warned of a legislative trial and he was not compelled to waive his rights. The inquiry centers on his finances during Senate service.
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Washington (Ap
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Senate
Edward Bennett Williams
Boris Kastelanetz
New York
Williams
Rules Committee
Leasons
Lyndon B. Johnson
L. P. McLendon
Southern Senators Vow Fight on Civil Rights Bill
Southern opponents led by Sen. Richard B. Russell vow to fight the House civil rights bill with 24 hour debate and 19 votes projected. President Johnson aims to pass the measure but faces Republican calls for compromise and potential voluntary desegregation plans from Sen. Everett Dirksen.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Humphrey
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Humphreys
Mike Manfield
Montana
Only One Village Contest in Tomorrow's Caucus
Candidates for Bennington village offices will be nominated Thursday at 8 p m in a cit zen caucus at the State Armory. The only contest so far is Salvatore Santarcangelo challenging James B Gibney for village president. others seek re election or renomination for trustees water commissioners and clerks.
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Bennington
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Ben- Mont Ave
James B. Gibney
Gibney
David Carver
Ormal Pierce
Pierce
Carver
Alfred Ellett
Arthur Rickert
Ellett
Water Board
Rickert
Ruby Trial Jury Deadlock Continues as Prospects Excused
In Dallas two more jurors were excused for refusing to consider the death penalty for Jack Ruby. They joined four others in the pool of 750 plus 150 special jurors, leaving no seated jurors. A new panel of about 650 potential jurors may be convened next week if the current panel yields no result.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Wade
Joe B. Brown
Trustees Raise Village Budget Another Notch
Bennington Village trustees on Tuesday approved a 200 dollar budget increase for the current fiscal year raising the total to 186,550 dollars and boosting the tax rate to 2.23 dollars. The extra funds fund salary increases including a five percent raise for non elected employee Mrs Zola Chaffin and raise elected officials salaries to 10,200 dollars.
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Bennington
Zola Chaffin
Soviets Tells U.N. Hands Off Cyprus Crisis
The Soviet Union plans to urge the United Nations Security Council to guarantee Cyprus's independence and territorial integrity, leaving Greek and Turkish Cypriots to settle their feud. Nikolai Fedorenko indicated Moscow backs a hands off approach, aligning with Makarios on a council guarantee and a reduced need for an international peace force. Thant advances a plan for an impartial mediator and a U.N. backed force supplied by Commonwealth members to prevent renewed fighting. Serious clashes followed Makarios’ move to curb Turkish veto rights in Cyprus governance.
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Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Cyprus
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Makarios
Council
Fedorenko
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N
U Thant
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Thant
Security Council
Inter
Unions Stand Firm Over Soviet Wheat Ban Clash
Labor leaders led by Thomas W. Gleason refuse to end the boycott on U S wheat shipments to the Soviet Union and press for half the grain to move in U S vessels. AFL CIO backing hardens as negotiations resume with James Reynolds. Continental Grain Co waiver sparks further anger on foreign shipping.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
Gleason
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Paul Hall
Maritime Trades Department
John F. Kennedy
Hall
Luther Hodges
Hodges
Maritime Administration
Commerce Department
Continental Grain Co
Continental
Reynolds
Gulf Coast
Inside Education and Politics Mix Lead Editorial
Today’s lead editorial argues education and politics can blend effectively. An expert tells educators that reading retardation can be wiped out, discussed on Atlantic City page 5. Arlington Eagles clinch another win highlighted on page 12.
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Atlantic City
Arlington Eagles
One Man One Vote Efforts Vary Across States
An Associated Press survey shows few states align with the Supreme Court ruling that House districts be equal in population. Only Maryland and Georgia moved to conform, while many others delay action, hoping to stall until next year. Georgia moves on redrawing districts already underway.
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House of Representatives
Supreme Court
House
Associated Press
Maryland
Georgia
High Court
J. Millard Tawes
General Assembly
Bruce Alger
Texas
John B. Bennett
Michigan
Arizona
California
Bomb scare and pistol incident at U.S. Information Agency in Saigon
In Saigon a grenade in the U S Information Agency building turned out to be a dummy after streets were blocked during a noon scare. A U S Army enlisted man dropped a pistol a few blocks away. a Vietnamese street vendor was shot but not seriously wounded. The Viet Cong radio warned of danger near Americans as part of a campaign to lower morale.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Agency
U.S. Army
Information Agency
Dio
U.S
Washington
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