Senate Advances Realignment Bill in Vermont Senate
In Montpelier the Senate moved a blue ribbon reapportionment plan to third reading with a 22 to 8 vote. Republicans and Democrats signaled plans to delay passage by setting plans for Senate committee of the whole to rank priorities for the federal court’s choice. The House Legislative Council bill faced opposition as Rep. Harold Billings proposed an amendment to emasculate it by ending the interim council.
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Senate
House
Legislative Council
Harold Billings
Springfield
Debate Begins On Salaries For Superior Judges
In Montpelier the Senate opens debate on a bill to raise salaries for superior court judges and supreme court justices, with Gov. Hoff angry at committee cuts. The measure would set chief justice at 18000, associate judges at 16500, and others at 16000, while originally the raises could reach 8000. Hoff worries the pay raise bill affects broader state salary hikes. The realignment plan to redraw Senate district lines faces opposition and mixed votes, with hearings on a reapportionment bill and a dairy-industry streamline measure. The Senate also confirmed Louis Lavin as Industrial Relations Commissioner and Robert Cummings as Bank and Insurance head.
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Hoff
Senate Democrats
Senate
Daniel Ruggles
Washington
Noel Viens
Grand Isle
James Kennedy
Essex
Franklin
Orleans
Viens
Philip H. Hoff
General Assembly
Essex Counties
Vermont
Louis Lavin
Barre
Robert Cume Mings
Bennington
Cop's Son Caught With Beer Barred From Driving
In North Adams Massachusetts an 18 year old son of a police officer was banned from driving for three months after buying beer with a borrowed ID on February 2. Judge Ernest H. Rosasco also placed Theodore J. Thomas on one year of probation and issued a stern warning. State trooper William Garvin identified the source of the beer.
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North Adams
Mass
UPI
Ernest H. Rosasco
Theodore J. Thomas
William Garvin
No Talks Planned by U.S. on Vietnam Policy Now
President Johnson is not contemplating negotiations to end the Vietnam War at this time. Press secretary George Reedy said no meaningful proposals for talks are before the administration, though the U.S. would welcome UN action to promote peace and security. The White House stressed continued military action as needed.
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UPI
White House
Johnson
Viet Nam
George E. Reedy
United States
United Nations
Reedy
Newsemen
Britain
France
Russia
Thant
Bomb blasts kill Viet Cong in six U S strikes
U S B57 bombers dropped thousand pound bombs in six strikes against Viet Cong positions. Vietnamese Brig Gen Ngu yen Huu Co said about 100 Viet Cong bodies were counted in one raid, with 88 more killed in other attacks by light bombers and F100s. Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh headed to Hong Kong as an observer to the U N, seeking support against the Viet Cong.
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Vps
U.S
Nguyen Huu Co
Nguyen Khanh
Hong Kong
United Nations
New York
Khanh
U.N
Viet Nam
Vermont death penalty bill moves after committee action
The Vermont House Judiciary Committee reported the death penalty bill favorably on Wednesday. The measure to end capital punishment for first offenses was amended to allow execution for inmates who escape and commit a second murder. Governor Hoff indicated support, as the House previously passed it but the Senate narrowly rejected it last session.
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Montpelier
UPD
Vermont
House Judiciary Committee
Philip H. Hoff
House
Senate
Vermont opposition to statewide sweeps bill at hearing
Vermont church groups and several legislators urged rejection of a proposed statewide sweepstakes referendum. The bill would create a three member commission, allocate 125000, fund two 100000 races at Green Mountain Park, and aim to ease education costs with an estimated 39 per pupil first year. Opponents warned of crime and moral decline, while supporters claimed it could erase education burdens. 24 spoke against, 10 in favor.
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James Shea
D-Winooski
New Hampshire
Mont
Shea
Vermont
Elmer Haley
Burlington
Albert A. Cree
Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Cree
U S Communist Party Indicted For Failing To Register
A federal grand jury indicted the Communist Party of the United States for failing to register under the Subversive Activities Control Act. The 12 count charges allege failure to register on 11 days in February 1965, plus failure to file a registration statement with member lists, aliases and addresses, controlled presses, and financial records. The party headquarters are in New York City and each day offends as a separate count with up to ten thousand dollars per count.
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Washington
UPI
Communist Party of
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
U.S. Court of Appeals
Katzenbach
New York City
Communist Action Organizations
Justice Department
Federal judge dismisses felony charges in Mississsippi civil rights slayings
Federal Judge Harold Cox dismissed felony charges against 17 men accused of plotting the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia Mississippi last summer. The ruling held the conspiracy count did not cover the killings and did not address misdemeanor indictments. An 18th defendant, James Jordan, plans to plead guilty or no contest and was moved to Atlanta.
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Meridian
Miss
UPI
Harold Cox
Philadelphia
Cox
James Jordan
Atlanta
Jordan
United States
Mississippi
Inside Bennington Armory marks 40th anniversary
Column notes Bur lington city mischief and Armory history as Bennington marks a 40th anniversary. Columnist Ron Raynolds uses local tales to frame a longtime community venue and its civic echoes across Vermont towns.
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Bennington’s
State Armory
Gas tank leak suspected in Bennington Flats area
A consulting engineer isolated suspected gasoline contamination source in private wells serving several families near Bennington Flats. Health Officer Fox said Edson F. White gathered evidence that a Walter L. Barber garage storage tank may be leaking and will be unearthed today to confirm. Four to seven families near North Bennington Road are implicated as tests continue.
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Bennington Flats
William H. Fox
Fox
Edson F. White
Reading
Holyoke
Mass
Walter L. Barber
Barber Garage
R.M. O’connell Inc
Pittsfield
Amoco
White’s
Clarence Wyman
Merrill London
William H. Barber
Raymond Watson
Bennington Road
Dangerous sleet and winds tear through Bennington area
Hazardous sleet and high winds up to 71 mph buffeted Bennington this morning with more expected. Minor damage reported as signs and tree limbs fell. two downtown stores lost windows. Power lines were downed and outages spread across Bennington County including Middle Pownal Road and Silk Road areas. Shaftsbury and Arlington also affected. Weather observer Paul W Bohne notes the gusts.
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Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Drysdale
South Street
Ringheiser
Bennington
Pownal Road
Woodford Road
Silk Road
Convent Avenue
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Paul W. Bohne
U.S
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Cairo
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Madison County
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