Two US Planes Lost Over North Vietnam In 1966 Start
The United States reports two Navy jets shot down over coastal North Vietnam with all three crew saved after ditching near the USS Bennington. The week’s fighting includes guerrilla attacks near Saigon, shelling of waterways, and B52 strikes on suspected troop positions in Da Nang area.
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Saigon
UPD
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Highlands
U. S. List
Gulf of Tonkin
Bennington
Air Force
Panhandle
de Xa
da Nang
Commission Shelves Town Farm Park Idea
The Town Park Commission seeks a new land block for a recreation area, preferring about 100 acres within five miles of Bennington. They delay purchase, advertising for land, while considering using condemnation funds to acquire alternatives as talks on access roads threaten 70 acres of town farm land.
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Town Park Commission
Bennington
Thomas Foster
Town Farm
The
Park Commission
Hunt Street
Molly Stark
Governor Promises No New Taxes and $2 Billion Bonds
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller opened the 1967 session pledging no new taxes for 1967 68 and proposing a highway and mass transportation bond issue totaling at least 2 billion dollars. Democrats derided the plan as back door financing while he described it as meeting urgent transportation needs across rural towns villages suburbs and cities.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hanoi Sets Conditions For Direct Peace Talks
Paris UPI Mai Van Bo, Hanoi’s chief representative in France, says North Vietnam might hold direct talks if the United States orders a definitive and unconditional cessation of bombing. He notes negotiations could follow after such a halt if Washington proposes contact. Hanoi rejects UN intervention and insists peace must distinguish American aggression from Vietnamese victims.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
United States
Washington
North Vietnam
Mai van Bo
France
North Vietnam Democratic Republic
Charles de Gaulle
May Vang Bo
United Nations
U Thant
Legislature Leaders Aim For April 15 Adjournment
In Montpelier a proposed April 15 adjournment for the first session of the reapportioned legislature appears likely. Senators O'Brien Angney and Rep Hancock backed resolutions setting April 15 as the cutoff with reconvening Jan 3 1968, and extending the 1967 session by simple majority if needed.
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Francis Peisch
Burlington
Leo O’brien
Dsouth
House
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Richard Mallary
House of Representatives
Mallary
Harry Cooley
Montpelier
Angney
Rules Committee
O’brien
Hoff Urges End to Petty Partisanship In Vermont Inaugural
Gov. Philip Hoff, sworn in for a third two year term, urged Vermont lawmakers to shed petty partisan conflicts and enact new programs to meet changing times. He noted the state has resources and talent to push beyond minimal standards and to act beyond survival. Special guests included former governors George Aiken and Robert Stafford and Mrs. William Wills.
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Vermont Supreme Court
James S. Holden
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U. S
Robert T. Stafford
William H. Wills
Bennington
Hoff
Vermont
Poetic Tribute at Governor Hoff Inauguration
Barbara Howes, a Brook House poet from North Pownal, read a commissioned poem at Gov Hoff’s third inauguration in the House of Representatives. Hoff outlined constitutional reform, state modernization, and broad plans for education, welfare, industry, and environmental protections as he administered oaths to state officials.
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Barbara Howes
Brook House
North Pownal
Gov. Hoff
House of Representatives
Brandeis University
Miss Howes
Bennington College
Hoff
John J. Daley
Peter J. Hincks
Jay H. Gordon
Harry S. Cooley
James L. Oakes
Republicans Propose 136 Million Budget Plan
Vermont Republicans unveil a 136 million biennial budget package at a GOP caucus. Proposals include 42 million for education aid, 900 thousand for state troopers, 5 million for teacher salary hikes, 200 thousand for retiree benefits, and 500 thousand for VT Student Assistance scholarships. Governor Hoff supports the approach but notes missing welfare items and questions total cost.
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Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Vermont
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
GOP House
Senate
Richard W. Mallary
R-Fairlee
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Runaway U S Missile Crashes Near Cuba
An unarmed Mace drone target missile veered from its test path from Eglin AFB and crossed toward Cuba. Air Force F4 Phantoms pursued it with antiaircraft missiles and cannon but failed to destroy it, ending with a crash in the Caribbean near Cuba. The incident prompted a State Department briefing of the Cuban government via the Swiss ambassador in Havana.
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Eglin Afb
Fla
UPI
Air Force
U.S
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Fidel Castro
State Department
Havana
Inside Handyman Holiday Spirit Shines in Pownal
A brief note highlights the Inside Handyman column on Page 6, praising a holiday spirit display in Pownal. The snippet hints at a feature that brings festive energy to the town and invites readers to turn to the page for details.
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Pownal
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Commission Shelves Town Farm Park
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Canada
New England
Ethan Allen
Allen, Aiken
Greenwood
Supreme Law of the Land
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
University of Vermont
Gulf OF
Mexico
Eglin A.F. G
Miami
Jamaica
Seattle Opera Ballet
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