Vermont House Eyes 2.5 Million State Aid Change
Vermont moved closer to a revised state aid distribution for schools as the House Appropriations Committee favored a 2.5 million plan designed to prevent any town from losing aid in 1964. The measure would shift to equalization based on ability to pay with a three year phase‑in and a 70 percent floor on 1963 aid, risking tax increases to fund the plan.
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House Appropriations Committee
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General Assembly
Appropriations Committee
Bennington County
Arlington
Samuel Parsons
R-Hubbardton
State House
Hoff
Vermont AG says Taconic track must pay police bill
A Vermont attorney general ruling finds Taconic Raving and Breeding Association owes about 9 500 for Vermont State Police protection at Green Mountain Park Pow nal during 1963 racing season. The decision upholds that the licensee bears expenses for designated police protection and notes May 9 directive aligning with that intent.
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Montpelier
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Taconic Raving and Breeding Association Inc
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Gibson
Hoff
Attorney General
Banner
William H. Baumann
House Kills Hoff School Taxing Plan
In Montpelier the Vermont House rejected Gov Hoff’s education tax on gross graduated income by a vote of 188 to 45. Hoff urged lawmakers to raise new education funding, while opponents argued the measure unfairly shifted costs. Hoff defended his plan as better and broader and urged the legislature to find $2.5 million in education aid. He criticized Lt Gov Foote’s leadership amid primary race talk.
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Versmont House
Hoff
House
Taxe
Ope
Mary Miller
West
Rutland
Ralph A. Foote
Foote
Robert S. Babcock
Burlington
Jet crash kills 56 on Eastern Air Lines DC8
An Eastern Air Lines four engine jet with 56 aboard disappeared after takeoff from New Orleans en route to Atlanta. Wreckage sighted in Lake Pontchartrain at dawn, Coast Guard reported no survivors despite a search. Plane had left New Orleans International Airport at 2 01 a m CST and vanished from radar at 2 10. Crew and passengers included 14 employees among 49 passengers and seven crew. The DC8 Flight 304 was captained by William B Zeng with New York grounding and taxiing details provided. Also Vermont Senate approves 25000 for Soldiers Home in Bennington to match a federal grant for facility improvements.
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Mexico City
New York
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Eastern
William B. Zeng
G. Newby
H. Idol
House Rejects Room Meals Tax Repeal
MONTPELIER The House Ways Means Committee rejected Gov. Hoff’s proposal to repeal the rooms and meals tax claiming it would reduce revenue by about 240000 dollars annually. An exemption for meals sold by nonprofit groups at bazaars picnics and church suppers was recommended with limits.
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House
Ways & Means Committee
Hoff
Inside Vermont stream pollution findings on Page 3
Public hearing on Batten Kill pollution set for tomorrow night in Manchester. Missing East Dorset native sought by Burlington police. Village Trustees approve the annual Village Meeting Warning. Bradford Smith discusses the A-Bomb and the B-Bomb on Page 4.
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Bradford Smith
Manchester
East Dorset
Burlington
Cyprus Talks as Makarios Threatens Special UN Session
Cyprus crisis dominates UN Security Council as Makarios warns of a special General Assembly session. Nonpermanent members seek compromise amid Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot tensions and debate over a security guarantee.
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U.N. Security Council
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Makarios
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U Thant
Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
Brazil
Thant
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Turkey
Greece
East Mediterranean
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Czechoslovakia
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Norway
Ahmed Balafre
United States
Soviet Union
France
China
Security Council
Nicosia
Vermont Senate to Consider Revised College Scholarship Bill
The Vermont House sent a revised college scholarship bill to the Senate after the Banking and Corporations Committee rejected Gov Hoff’s original plan. The new measure covers freshmen with a commission able to grant exceptions while funding would back loans via the state contingency fund.
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Hoff
Vermont
Legislature May Adjourn March 14
Montpelier AP House Speaker Franklin S Billings Jr doubts the state aid bill will pass this week and weighs March 14 as a target for final adjournment. A plan to recess Friday for one week without pay is discussed with return the week of March 9 and town meetings on March 3 likely to cover the aid bill.
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Hoff
House
Senate
Vermonter Greene Optimistic On Viet Nam War Outlook
Gen Wallace M. Greene, Burlington native and new Marine commandant, says South Viet Nam battles have intensified as communists press the fight, but he remains optimistic about ultimate victory with strong U.S. aid. He notes capable Vietnamese and American units, adds the effort is a long-term fight.
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South Viet Nam
Wallace M. Greene
Burlington
Associated Press
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Greene
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
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