Vermont 1968 session opens amid costly highway plan
Vermont lawmakers converge on the statehouse for a session likely to be dominated by a massive western and southwestern highway construction program. Gov Hoff seeks a $24 million bond issue and a penny gas tax hike to fund the project plus a $16.5 million bond for a capitol complex over three years. A piecemeal approach may prevail for renovations like the Pavilion Hotel as a budget deficit prompts new revenue measures and a potential tax rise. Governor Hoff urges bipartisan focus on seven legislative priorities and a new budget early next week.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Statehouse
Sclons
Hoff
Capitol Complex
House Institutions Committee
Rep
Edward Conlin
Windsor
Conlin
Pavilion
Philip H. Hoff
McCarthy to Enter New Hampshire Primary Fight
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota will enter New Hampshire’s primary on March 12 challenging President Johnson. He plans a full slate of pledged delegates, campaign in five other states, and argues for Democrats to express their views on Vietnam policy in the Granite State.
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Concord
N.H
Upid
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
New Hampshire
Johnson
David C. Hoeh
McCarthy
Ries
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
California
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington
Vietnam
United States
Bernard Boutin
Nashua
Small Business Administration
Boutin
Hoeh
State House
John W. King
Thomas J. McIntyre
Cambodia Allows U.S. Hot Pursuit Across Border
Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk rejected demands by leftist allies to fight U.S. forces entering Cambodia in pursuit of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops. He affirmed neutrality, warned he would defend Cambodian territory if seized, and noted opposition from North Vietnam and China. He also described U.S. and Soviet moves and alleged CIA plots.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
U.S
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
North
Vietnam
China
Bangkok
Reds Attack Da Nang Base
UPI reports 1968 bombing raids near Hanoi and a heavy Communist assault on Da Nang air base. US jets shot down two MIGs and reported 280 enemy deaths in ground actions, while 25 American troops died and 157 wounded. Damaged planes and ongoing mortar and ground fighting preceded a warning of follow up attacks. See REDS ATTACK Page 20, Col. 5.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
da Nang
1St Air Cavalry Division
Dana Stone
Lefevre Notes Passing of Era at Vermont Assembly Opening
Rep Reid Lefevre humorously marks a changing era as Vermont opens the 1968 session of the 49th General Assembly. Four new measures are introduced including a plan to create a Vermont Public Housing Authority, referred to committees. Lefevre notes the removal of the silver cuspidors as a symbol of shifting times.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont House
General Assembly
Vermont
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
State House
Lefevre
GOP Scrutinize Proposed State Expenditures Drives Session Stance
Republicans signal a watchful wait and reject new general fund taxes as they push for a complete arterial highway system. They back a joint fiscal committee for revenue estimates, oppose a constitutional convention, and call for a 12 week session with March 23 adjournment while supporting housing guarantees, billboard bans, and drug law revision.
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Philip H. Hoff
House Senate
Cil
House
Luther Hackett
South Burlington
Council
Hackett
Republican Party
Hoff
Rockefeller Sounds Like a Candidate
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller warned to hold the line on spending and balance what is doable with what is desirable. He spoke in Albany as he repeatedly denied White House ambitions, delivering the annual address and prompting speculation about a presidential bid.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
White House
Inside News And Editorials Mix Of Snow And State Issues
An editorial notes snow complicates matters at the current New York state legislative session while columnist Elizabeth Dwyer-Page reports on page 4. The piece cites reactions to rising public expectations and a call for federal action to reduce the trade gap, curb the deficit, ease money markets, lower rates, and slow inflation in a national and international context.
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New York State
Rockefeller
Washington
Petition Seeks Parking Ban At Flats Shop
Residents of the flats area near Charlestown Mills sweater store petitioned Vermont officials for relief from a hazardous situation caused by cars parked along the highway north of Willow Road U S 7. Representative Joseph Caracciola says the petition, signed by over 20 residents about 90 percent of nearby residents, was turned over to the Highway Traffic Committee in Montpelier. A meeting with Sgt John Poljacik and district highway engineer Ivory Pelsue followed. The Highway Dept will study the issue and work with Pelsue to find a solution.
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Flats
Charlestown Mills
Vermont Highway
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
Willow Road
U.S. 7
Montpelier
Caracciola
President Okun Named Top Economic Adviser
President Johnson appoints Arthur M. Okun as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, replacing Gardner Ackley who will become ambassador to Italy. Okun, 39, will be the council’s youngest chairman, with Ackley set to push the administration’s inflation fight and tax proposals as Okun assumes leadership.
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Okun
Washington
UPD
Johnson
Arthur M. Okun
Council of Economic Advisers
Texas
Gardner Ackley
Ackley
U.S
Italy
Phony $5 Bills Found in New York City
UPI reports counterfeit five dollar notes circulating in the New York metropolitan area at about two to three thousand dollars weekly. Secret Service official Albert Whitaker said the fake bills began circulating in the region last October and peaked during the Christmas shopping period, with efforts ongoing to halt the spread.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Secret Service
Albert E. Whitaker
Secret Service
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