Kosygin Invitation For Talks With Bonn
West Germany invited Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin to Bonn for talks on mutual interests. Chancellor Erhard's secretary said Kosygin was considering the invitation after Bonn envoy Horst Groepper delivered it in Moscow. The invitation echoed Khrushchev's earlier invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
UPI
West Germany
Alexei N. Kosygin
Karl-Guenther von Hase
Ludwig Erhard
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Airport Road Dilemma Faces Bennington Selectmen
Voters may approve a 3600 foot runway extension at the town airport raising plans to reroute or tunnel Airport Road. Town Counsel to confer with state Aeronautics to study master plan while critics call the road a long established public right of way used by residents and school buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Town Planning Commission
Greater Bennington Schools Inc. Prudential Committee
Norton Barber
Montpelier
Edward F. Knapp
Town Planning Board
Airport
Eugene C. Burt
Allen
Selectmen
Albany
Vermont
North
William F.D. Smith
Greater
Prudential Committee
Witchhunt or Protector HUAC Hearing in Montpelier
In Montpelier a Tuesday hearing on a resolution to back funds for the House Committee on Un-American Activities drew sharp clashes. Supporters including the Daughters of the American Revolution and American Legion argued the panel fights communism. opponents from the Vermont Civil Rights Union and Vermont Church Council called it a witchhunt and fear-mongering. Dozens testified over more than two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HCUA
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legion
Young Americans For Freedom
Vermont Farm Bureau
U.S
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Vermont
Civil Rights Union
Social Action Committee
The
Vermont Church Council
Burlington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Darrell Luinetti
Gas Contamination Reported in Bennington Flats Water
The Watson family at 122 North Bennington Rd reports gasoline contaminating their well making water unusable. Three adjacent homes and two near the Dewey Oil Co. plant report similar issues. Edson F. White from Reading and Holyoke Mass is investigating to locate the source, with results expected by week’s end per Health Officer William H. Cox.
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Bennington Flats
Raymond Watson
North
Bennington Rd
Watson
Hicks Corners
Dewey Oil Co
Bennington Road
Edson F. White
Reading
Holyoke
Mass
William H. Ox
Rep Stafford Named to GOP Planning and Research Group
Rep Robert T Stafford R Vermont is named to a new planning and research committee of House Republicans chosen by leader Gerald Ford. The seven member panel includes Charlies Goodell Thomas Curtis William Brock Glen Lipscomb Catherine May and Robert Michel.
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Rep
Stafford
Washington
UPI
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
House
Vermont
GOP
Gerald Ford
Miche Igan
Ford
Charlies Goodell
New York
Thomas Curtis
Missouri
William Brock
Tennessee
Glen Lipscomb
California
Catherine May
Robert Michel
Illinois
Inside Bennington: milk lasts six months plan teased
A dairyman previews an invention to preserve milk for six months while County Agent John C. Page analyzes LBJ farm program effects on Bennington County farmers. A West Arlington diplomat returns to the U.S. in later pages.
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Bennington Dairyman
John C. Page
LBJ
Bennington County
West Arlington
U.S
Illinois Man Slated For UVM Spot
Shannon McCune 51, ex UNESCO administrator, slated to become University of Vermont president, replacing John Fey who left for Wyoming. McCune will attend the annual Kake Walk carnival with plans to be introduced to Burlington as the new leader.
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Burlington
McCune
Vermont University
Johnson opens door to Viet Nam talks through Britain
Washington indicates no change in policy but confirms diplomatic soundings by Britain and others. Prime Minister Wilson told Parliament Britain is exploring a path to a peaceful settlement while Washington cautions no commitment to concessions. U.S. officials say the British effort aims to gauge mutual points for possible talks, a standard initial step in diplomacy.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S
South
Viet Nam
London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
State Department
United States
U S Big Jets Enter Viet War
UPI reports that B57 jet bombers joined F100 Super Sabres in strikes on Viet Cong concentrations north of Saigon. The day saw three American dead and nine wounded with heavy losses for the enemy. Operations targeted large Viet Cong concentrations in Binh Dinh and Pleiku provinces.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Pleiku
Paris and Moscow in accord on Vietnam peace talks
Paris reports say France and the Soviet Union favor resuming negotiations on Vietnam without preconditions as US Britain move toward diplomacy. Vi nogradov urges de Gaulle toward a Geneva settlement. Hanoi signals readiness to talk. Meanwhile South Vietnam sees leadership changes with Nguyen Khanh to be replaced by Tran Van Minh as roving envoy departs for New York. Buddhist leaders urge peace, calling the war fratricidal.
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Viet Nam
London
China
Serge Vinogradov
Charles de Gaulle
North
Vinogradov
Russia
Southeast Asia
Nguyen Khanh
Dalat
South Viet Nam
Tran van Minh
General Staff Headquarters
Hong Kong
U.N
New York
Phuoc Tuy
Saigon
II Corps
Pleiku City
South China Seacoast
Thich
Tam Chau
Tran
National Buddhist Center
Hoff narrows field for Vermont tax commissioner
Gov. Philip H Hoff said two out-of-staters top the list for the Vermont tax commissioner post, with a final decision this week. He plans a $15,000 salary, no guaranteed terms, and may bar legislators from per diem pay on boards during sessions. Hoff weighs reappointing Public Safety Chief Baumann and keeping or replacing other officials as he weighs board appointments and staff retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Mosher
Hoff
Social Welfare
The
Racing Commission
George Bell
Vermont
Bell
Council of State Governments
Chicago
Robert Cummings
Bennington
Youngttorney
Public Safety
William Baumann
Wilsons Alignment Plan Form 30 Election Districts
Freshman Bennington County Senator Robert Wilson and several solons will sponsor a Senate apportionment bill to create 30 districts based on population rather than counties. Each district would hold about 13,000 residents, with sponsors including John Kelly Harold Reynolds Marshall Dunham and Clement Sharrow. The plan aims to avoid election at large and is viewed as superior to a rival blue ribbon panel plan, though lawmakers from Chittenden and Rutland counties may resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
Chittenden
Rutland County
Future Village School Site Purchase Okayed by Voters
About 35 voters in the Bennington Graded School District approved buying a 13.14 acre Stark Street tract for a future elementary school. The district will spend 10,397 over two years with 8 cents added to the tax rate, bringing total land cost to 21,197. Trustees set aside 10,000 from extra state aid. One of two no votes questioned past discussions. Supt Heath noted he had long urged southwest Bennington Village land purchase.
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Arthur
Kid Jack) Lemieux
Stark Street
Allan J. Heath
Bennington
J. Goodall Hutton
Lemieux
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