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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
1
Dairy farmer Lawrence Franklin of Guilford was named Republican majority leader in the Vermont House. GOP caucus backed a plan to limit the session to about eight weeks with adjournment not later than March 12, signaling smooth passage pending House approval.
Gov. Philip H. Hoff signaled a possible Vermont sales tax but urged care on funding and school district reform. Rep. Mallary predicted a tax could emerge next year, with debate over revenue use, education funding, and education television alongside highway bonds and court reform.
A high powered Soviet delegation led by Leonid Brezhnev left Moscow for the Far East. Foreign Minister Gromyko Defense Minister Malinovsky and Kirill Mazurov traveled by train toward Mongolia, while Alexander Shelepin arrived in Hanoi with rocket and armaments experts.
New York City central labor council chief Harry Van Arsdale met with Gov Nelson Rockefeller amid the seven day subway bus walkout. Mayor Lindsay and Labor Secretary Wirtz also talked, with Lindsay seeking release of jailed TWU leaders and offering to help end the strike to get trains rolling again.
Governor Hoff seeks to beat Consolidated Edison by offering Quebec Hydro power a better deal to Vermont and New England. He notes two governors oppose a joint purchase while most support it, and warns New York cannot promise more power if Canada supplies both states. Hoff cites a Vermont need for new power in the coming decade and discusses legislative mood and a 3.75 percent capital gains tax proposal.
Police stopped two Viet Cong terrorists en route to detonate a 275 pound plastic bomb intended to destroy the Alabama Bachelor Officers Quarters in Saigon. The capture came as another C130 crash killed all aboard amid unclear sabotage. Viet Cong overran Cong Hoa outpost 80 miles south of Da Nang in a five day siege, with government forces attempting to recapture amid heavy cloud cover.
A concise editorial on legislative pay scales appears on Page 4, weighing fairness and fiscal impact while urging scrutiny of compensation in state government. On Page 6 a Manchester engineer and teacher reflects on 17 years in Indonesia, sharing professional insights and cultural observations. Page 5 highlights a boom in ski areas during the holiday period.
UPI reports a military revolt against the provisional government in Santo Domingo. Communist riots erupted downtown as American paratroops used rifle butts and clubs to restore order, with air force units joining the unrest in Santiago and Barahona. About 100 paratroopers broke up the clashes on El Conde Street, while authorities debated the legality of the government’s exile moves and the risk of a communist takeover.
Paris sources report Charles de Gaulle plans to bring former premier Michel Debre back as a super minister for finance and economic affairs while Valery Giscard d Estaing would leave the government. Debre and Giscard reportedly refuse to serve if the other holds a veto, risking De Gaulle’s new term and a hostile parliament.
A Greyhound bus bound for Burlington Vermont from New York City collided with two cars on Route 144 near Selkirk New York killing 35 year old Winifred Hotaling of Coeymans and injuring nine others. Kenneth Mattice 50 of Albany is in critical condition. Bus driver Kenneth Knight 46 reported dizziness but declined treatment. The crash follows another Greyhound collision on the same route a month earlier with one death and multiple injuries.
Rhodesia introduces new severe rationing with drivers allowed only one or two gallons of gasoline per week. Flying clubs banned entirely. Government cites British economic sanctions for the measures. Rhodesia had declared independence on Nov 11, prompting the London oil embargo and other sanctions.
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