Bennington Admin Salaries Freeze Proposed
Bennington and Mt. Anthony union boards hear Superintendent Howard F. Kelley urge a 1968 69 salary freeze for administrators and non certified staff. He proposes eliminating the supervisory union business manager role and shifting duties to Kelley Sleeman and Roy with Roy becoming administrative assistant to the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Howard F. Kelley
James Farmer
George A. Sleeman
Raymond C. Roy
Roy
Sleeman
Kelley
John P. Morrissey
Union School Board
Richard A. Sleeman
UCS Program Under Review by Bennington School Board
The Bennington School District board questions continuing an arrangement with United Counseling Service costing $3,500 yearly. Dr James Shea pressed UCS leaders over why taxpayers are taxed twice for UCS services, noting $7,000 earmarked in elementary and high school budgets, with half from the elementary district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Bennington
UCS
James Shea
R. Marshall Witten
Joseph Lo Piccolo Jr
Witten and
LoPiccolo
Witten
Mt. Anthony
Vermont
Department of Health
Richard A. Sleeman
Shea
Louis J. Perrotta
McCarthy Attacks Johnson and U.S. Policy
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy broadened his critique of President Johnson's foreign policy and economic plans as he explains his entry into the New Hampshire presidential primary. He urged halting bombing in North Vietnam to force peace talks and argued the administration’s dollar defense would not meet aims, while noting New Hampshire voters’ hawk views on the war.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Johnson
Administration
New Hampshire
Asia
John Foster Dulles
McCarthy
U.S
North Vietnam
Europe
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Manchester's dump man Casper Pike earns town praise
In Manchester, Casper Pike runs a neat, unique town dump praised by Town Manager James L. Woodard. Pike uses signs and humor to guide visitors, keeps the site tidy with a 300 horsepower Allis Chalmers tractor, and reshapes the yard with seasonal curiosities. He lives in Arlington and moved to the Manchester dump in July, turning it into one of the nicest dumps around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Georgia
Casper Pike
James L. Woodard
Woodard
Pike
Allis Chalmers
Dorset
Dorset Field Club
Arlington
Miller
Rockefeller seeks 500 million in extra New York taxes
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in his State of the State address opened the 191st Legislature session and said New York must raise about 500 million in additional taxes to balance a record budget. He pledged a tight budget while outlining plans to fund education welfare and Medicaid with state aid that could help curb local property tax hikes.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Inside Columnists Details January Page Travel Plans
Catharine Foster writes about North Shire residents planning bus travel to a GOP reunion, covering page four and six notices. The piece outlines logistics and local engagement in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Shire
GOP
Indications Mount Hanoi Ready To Negotiate If Bombing Halts
UPI reports mounting signs that U S bombing of North Vietnam may push Hanoi toward peace talks. Hanoi would negotiate only if bombing stops and war acts end. North Vietnam reportedly sent word via envoy Pham Binh to Indonesia, seeking mediation in Jakarta.
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Hanoi
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
North
Indonesia
Pham Binh
Jakarta
Washington
Paris
London
Dean Rusk
Bennington Area Scions Find U S 7 Timetable Unacceptable
Vermont lawmakers press to speed U S 7 from Rutland to the Massachusetts line. Rep Reid Lefevre and the Bennington delegation questioned department priorities and backed alternatives to delay. Proposals include a toll road around Bennington or a two lane option. timetable and beltline sequencing face skepticism. The group urged starting U S 7 construction earlier than 1981.
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Lefevre
Rutland
Massachusetts
Bennington
New York
Barre
U.S. 4
Vt. 9
U.S. 7
Department
Death Valley
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Ruth A. Cole
Burlington
William E. Dailey Sr
D . Shaftsbury
Wilson Moves Up In VDD Race
Robert M. Wilson of Bennington appears closer to appointment as Vermont development commissioner after rival contender Roland A. Loveless withdraws. Other candidates include Nath an A. Abbott of New York City and Keith C. Swalles of Sarasota Fla with board deliberations to decide next steps. Wilson, a Bennington dealer and Democrat, has long been viewed as strong state office material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Wilson
Bennington
Vermont
Roland A. Loveless
St. Johnsbury
Philip H. Hoff
Alex Drysdale
Banner
Loveless
Drysdale
Hoff
Margaret Hartigan
Burlington
Walter Foeger
North Troy
Richard Waddams
Philip Camp
Killington
Wilson
Wilson Ford
Elbert G. Moulton
Vermont Republican Party
Gov. Hoff
Vermont Highway Board
Development Board
Montpelier
Nathan A. Abbott
New York City
Keith C. Swalles
Sarasota
Fla
Moulton
Development Department
Bennington County
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USC
Rocky
Catharine Foster
Reid Lefevre
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndonville
Vermont General Assembly
Simpson
Highway Board
Bennington Area
National Liberation Front
Rusk
George Gorse
France
Gorse
Charles de Gaulle
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Maurice Couve de Murville
Elizabeth Dwyer
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