Bloomer’s Friends Carry On in Vermont Senate Coalition
Three of late Sen. Asa S. Bloomer’s close allies announce plans to pursue his coalition of liberal Republicans and Democrats in the Vermont Senate. Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote, Sen. John H. Boylan, and Sen. Frederick J. Fayette will seek to preserve the bloc, with Foote pledging impartiality as presiding officer.
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Ernest W. Gibson
George D. Aiken
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Boylan
Fayette
Burlington
Union School Best for Shaftsbury Needs
Union High School District No. 14 officials urged Shaftsbury residents that a union high school offers the best training and job skills. They outlined three expansion plans, noting cost and tax rates for Plan E, HS, and USD, and argued only the union option guarantees adequate high school programs and scalable costs.
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Bennington
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Congress backs RS70 funding boost amid defense clash
Chairman Carl Vinson says Congress will back the Armed Services Committee in adding 363.7 million for RS70 reconnaissance planes despite the Defense Department’s opposition. The panel also approves two more attack submarines, lifting the total military authorization to 15.8 billion for new weapons and ships.
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Carl Vinson
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Mil ler prepared to testify on Berkshire racing season bill
Lawrence K. Miller co owner of The Banner and the Berkshire Eagle stood by to testify if needed at a Massachusetts hearing on a proposed 42 day extension of parimutuel horse racing. The bill coincides with a special House committee probe into racing date awards to a Berkshire track and two Berkshire fairs, with talks of stripping the Berkshire County Fair and the Franklin Fair of their status.
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Lawrence K. Miller
The
Banner
Pittsfield
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Berkshire Eagle
House
Berkshire County
Franklin Fair
O'Brien Denied Race Post Faces Independent Governor Rift
Senator John J. O'Brien of Vermont says he will not seek any governor appointed post and will vote as he sees fit. The dispute centers on a potential chairmanship of the State Racing Commission after Gov Hoff passed him over. The article covers hearings, perjury probes tied to Hancock Raceway, and claims of political maneuvering involving Hancock Raceways Inc and Green Mountain Park.
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Inside State unemployment tops eight percent for third week
The article notes the unemployment rate in the state rising to over eight percent for the third consecutive week and mentions ongoing labor market trends and headlines across the page.
Kennedy steps up tax cut push amid congressional doubt
President Kennedy intensifies a tax reduction campaign after strategists warn that Congress and public opposition complicate passage. The push hinges on making the plan popular with voters and on tracking the economy ahead of April employment figures while Wilbur Mills signals cautious support.
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Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Test Ban Talks Hint at Five Inspections a Year
Nonaligned delegates at the 17 nation disarmament conference foresee a possible compromise on the nuclear test ban allowing five annual on site inspections in the United States and the Soviet Union. US and Soviet positions and Berlin Cuba issues may shape a deal, with seven to three inspections as prior stances. Senator Humphrey warned the Senate would reject a three inspection plan.
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Geneva
United State
Soviet Union
Wiliam C. Foster
George Macovescu
Foster
Macovescu
United States
Kennedy Admin
U.S. Senate
Hubert Humphrey D-Minn
Mansfield On Bay of Pigs Fliers Deaths Revealed
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield acknowledged that during the 1961 Cuban invasion several Americans volunteered to fly combat missions and four were killed. He said experienced U.S. airmen helped train Cuban crews and that some planes were attacked, resulting in four American fatalities.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Reds Claim New Life For Dead Beasts
London reports Russian scientists revived two prehistoric tritons from 5000 year old Siberian permafrost. The four toed tailed amphibians, resembling lizards, woke, hunted berries and insects, behaved normally, but died after weeks.
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London
Siberia
Moscow Radio
Talks Resume In New York News Strike Mediation Effort
Publishers of New York City's nine closed newspapers and striking printers meet in a late day session as Mayor Wagner mediates. If mediation fails he will act as umpire and propose terms to settle the dispute.
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New York City
Robert F. Wagner
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