Independent Candidate Calls for Town Zoning and Reassessment
Alfred E. Arnold, independent candidate for selectman in North Branch Street Ext., urges a town zoning ordinance and a complete reappraisal of town property. He backs regional planning, consolidation in principle, and support for Paran Recreations tax exemption and Clarks Woods sewer line. He cites past Republican caucus runs and aims to let voters choose the best candidate.
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North Branch Street
Selectman
Banner
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Paran Recreations, Inc
Clarks Woods
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Paran Recreations
Larry Powers
Regional Planning Commission
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Unions Propose Public Insurance for Pension Plans
Labor leaders call for Congress to create a public insurance system to protect workers’ pension claims when companies fail. Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers promotes the plan, arguing many firms collapse yearly eroding retirement rights and benefits. The proposal would require pension trusts to pay nominal fees to an insurer, similar to bank deposit insurance.
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Fla
Congress
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Afl-Cio Industrial Unions Department
Reuther
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Flint Ink Employees Set to Strike Over Contract Demands
Eight hourly workers at Flint Ink Corp of Vermont will strike Monday alongside BenMont Papers employees. The union votes backed higher wages and changes to a contract expiring December 31. Flint Ink remains standstill with management, who has not commented.
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Flint Ink Corp
Vermont
BenMont Papers Corp
Arthur Cole
BenMont Avenue
Cole
Flint Corp
BenMont Company
Flint Company
BenMont Papers
Ben- Mont
Ink Company
BenMont
Town Selectmen Forecast Lower 1962 Budget and expenses
Town officials completed the annual report data and project a 1962 general fund budget of 276100, reflecting reduced costs from 1961. Revenue to be 358485.91 with a net surplus before debt and sewage adjustments, while major 1962 increases include relief and town officers and cuts offset debt and highway reductions.
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Alma Langlois
Selectmen
BCIC
John Glenn Returns Home After World Orbit Mission
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. lands in Cape Canaveral amid cheers, meeting President Kennedy and receiving a medal. He tells reporters I am glad to be aboard as Lyndon Johnson and his family look on. Dr. William K. Douglas says many could have ridden in the capsule with proper conditioning.
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Kennedy
John H. Glenn Jr
Andrews Base
John H. Glenn Sr
New Concord
Ohio
Lyn Glenn
H. W. Castor
Glenn Sr
John Glenn
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Patrick Air Force Base
Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
Marine Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
William K. Douglas
Weather turns rough as cold wave rages Rockies
A cold wave swept into the northern Rockies with strong winds, snow and near blackout conditions. It drops to 5 below in Casper and causes a 13 car pileup near Hanna, Wyo. Blowing snow and drift reduce visibility across western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Colorado
Hanna
Rawlins
Montana
Virginia
New England
Fat Tax Considered by Village Grange
North Fairfield Ohio AP reports the village Grange adopts a graduated tax based on waistline inches to fund the national Grange debt. Each member must pay cash by the inch of their waist measurement.
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North Fairfield
Ohio
National Grange
Kennedy visit heightens Berlin defense show of U S resolve
American troops staged a dawn drill in West Berlin amid Robert F. Kennedy's visit. About 1500 soldiers formed machine gun posts and anti tank positions to reinforce U S commitment to protect Berlin as if defending New York or Chicago. Kennedy pledged the city will not be attacked and urged unity with the West while Edward Kennedy toured alongside.
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West Berlin
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
New York
Chicago
2Nd Battle Group
6Th Infantry
U.S
Kennedy
Ethel
London
Paris
Edward
Free University
Tariff Cuts Prompts US Plan To Aid Hurt Firms
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the administration will disclose to Congress how it plans to assist textile and other industries harmed by proposed tariff reductions. Details will be shaped in hearings with congressional committees as steps toward mutual tariff cuts with the European Common Market.
Khrushchev pushes for March summit despite U S cautions
U S officials view Premier Khrushchev's 20 page letter as loaded with propaganda urging Kennedy to agree to a March summit. The note raises fears it may be a tactic to block atmospheric nuclear tests and Geneva talks. Washington awaits Kennedy reply while consulting Britain and allies.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
State Department
White House
Florida
McGeorge Bundy
United States
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Geneva
Turk Mutiny Crushed by Authorities
In Ankara a brief mutiny by young army officers aimed at toppling Ismet Inonu ended bloodlessly as authorities, backed by the armed forces chiefs, moved to seize ringleaders. The revolt stemmed from delays in reforms on land, taxes, education and agriculture.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
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