Fayette Resigns Hoff Names Wilson To Highway Board
Senate floor announcement details Richard Fayette resigning from the state Highway Board after a battle with Gov. Philip Hoff over the post. Hoff then names Wilson to the board, ending the limited-session dispute as Fayette states he can serve better elsewhere.
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Hoff
Wilson
Highway Board
Montpelier
UPI
Richard Fayette
State Highway Board
Philip H. Hoff
Fayette
Senate
Chittenden - Grand Isle
Robert M. Wilson
Bennington
Legislature Weighs March Adjournment In Vermont
Vermont lawmakers consider adjourning by March 12 as Gov Hoff pushes a 31 bill package. Rep Hancock and Rep Lefevre push the deadline amid talk of March 19 or six to eight weeks total, while leaders urge sticking to the governor’s agenda.
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Montpelier
Vermont
John Hancock
R-40
Hardwick
Hancock
Bennington County
Reid Lefevre
R-25
Manchester
Lefevre
Richard Mallary
Fairlee
Salvatore Santarcangelo
R . Bennington
Bennington
Allan B. Angney Jr
R. Bennington
Kashmir Parley Advances Toward Non-Aggression Pact
Soviet mediation by Alexei Kosygin helped India and Pakistan move toward a non-aggression pact with substantial progress reported. Both sides reportedly agreed on a Kashmir agenda for summit talks, though Kashmir remains contentious. Shastri and Pakistani leaders held separate meetings as tensions persisted.
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Tashkent
U.S.S.R
UPI
India
Pakistan
Alexei Kosygin
Kashmir
Kosygin
Shastri
Ayub Khan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Hoff Cites Critical Problems In Message to New Legislature
Governor Hoff addressed Vermont lawmakers urging prompt action on a set of critical issues. He emphasized education, local leadership, constitutional reform, and equal opportunity while calling for four year terms, annual sessions, and a reformed judiciary to align with the U.S. framework. He urged strong cooperation to preserve education and public services for future generations.
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Hoff
Vermont
United States
Inside Page Editor Notes on Local Planning Costs
Inside An editorial critiques Manchester and Bennington share cuts in a regional planning program while another piece on Page 8 surveys a Manchester rector's critical view of Billy Graham's theology.
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Manchester
Bennington
Billy Graham
N Y Traffic Jam Worst in History
New York Mayor John V Lindsey reports slight movement toward ending a six day bus and subway strike but warns that optimism is premature. Both sides have made an additional offer in marathon talks yet the gap remains wide. Lindsey says the city must sweat it out.
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NEW York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Eastwest
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Henry A Barnes
Queens
Ice Storm Strikes Western New England Roads
Freezing rain slicked roads in western New England as a Vermont bus skidded into a snowbank on Route 9 near Brattleboro. Six passengers and the driver escaped injury, while several truck incidents occurred on area highways. Many outlying schools closed, though some bus routes ran. towns in New York and Massachusetts reported additional slick roads and accidents.
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New England
Vermont Transit Lines
Brattleboro
Keene
N.H
Bennington County
Pownal
New York State
Hoosick Falls Central
Hoosic Valley
Saint Mary’s
Hoosick Falls
New York
Arlington
Pownal Center
Oak Hill
Shaftsbury
Dorset
Lee
Mass
Massachusetts Turnpike
Bi-Partisan Redistricting Emerges In Albany Talks
In Albany, lawmakers push a possible bi-partisan reapportionment plan as hearings begin on a non-partisan map drawn by an advisory council. Republicans fear GOP Senate retention and Democratic Assembly control if the court mandated redraws occur, with public input set for Albany, NYC, and Buffalo.
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Albany
N.Y
Joint Legislative Committee On
Assembly
Senate
Supreme Court
Viet Cong intensifies terror acts in Saigon
Viet Cong squads carried out two attacks in Saigon causing multiple injuries. At Tan Son Nhut airport gate a bomb in a cyclo targeted service men and civilians, injuring five Americans and others. A second attack near Gia Dinh police HQ wounded one officer and seven civilians. no Americans hurt there.
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Saigon
VPI
Tan Son Nhut
Gia Dinh
National Police
Via Dinh
Russia Warns U S Over Black Sea Air Activity
Moscow reports the Soviet Union warned the United States to stop dangerous provocations near Soviet frontiers in the Black Sea area. The Red Star cited Kremlin concerns as Ambassador Kohler discussed the Black Sea issue with Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov on December 24.
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UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Black Sea
Russia
Red Star
Kremlin
Foy Kohler
Vasili Kuznetsov
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