Primary School Merger Moves Toward State Assembly
Bennington two-district merger plan aims to consolidate Bennington Graded School District and Greater Bennington Schools Inc into Bennington School District Inc. voters in each district must approve. July 1 1965 target for union high school. If bond issues or union program fail, merger not presented.
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State Assembly
Bennington
General Assembly
R. Marshall Witten
John H. Williams II
Union High School
Bennington District Adopts New 63-64 Salary Scale
A new 1963-64 pay schedule for 68 teachers in the Bennington Graded School District raises base salaries and sets an 8 percent across the board increase with a $500 annual cap. The plan, effective July 1, raises district outlay to about $403,190 and may increase the school tax rate by 32 cents though offsets exist in fees and state aid.
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Bennington
Union School District No. 14
Greater Bennington
Bennington High School
Heath
Warden faces forged release papers in Alcatraz case
Alcatraz warden allegedly received forged release documents for a guest, fueling security and legal questions. The incident prompts review of inmate release handling and guards’ oversight amid ongoing investigations.
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Alcatraz
Action Deferred on Bids For Service for Trailers
Bennington Village trustees tabled two requests for sewer and water connections for mobile home sites. Corcoran’s attorney asked for connections at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue. trustees tabled pending a $119.56 debt. They also billed Corcoran for village labor and equipment used to remove a sign and fill a ditch. Rockwood Co.Inc. seeks immediate connections for a 22 lot site at Main and Rockwood. tabled due to Dec 18 vote banning trailers in residential areas.
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Bennington Village
Hilda Hurley
Joseph D. Corcoran
J. B. Harte
Corcoran
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Highway Department
Village Water Department
Rockwood Co. Inc
Main St
Lafayette Lyons
Rockwood
Main and
Rockwood Rockwood Street
Kennedy win in House Rules fight marks early, cautious gain
The Kennedy administration secured a 235 to 196 vote to retain 15 members on the House Rules Committee, avoiding a drop to 12. Officials caution this is not a decisive victory, as tougher battles lie ahead over the president's $99 billion budget and tax plans.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House Rules Committee
Capitol
GOP
House
Sam Rayburn
Kennedy to urge creation of Cabinet Department of Urban Affairs
President Kennedy will ask the new Congress to form a Department of Urban Affairs with full cabinet status despite a dim 1964 outlook. The administration aims to oil legislative wheels for a major push next year after last year’s defeat.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Department of Urban Affairs
Youth Conservation Corps Bill Aims Local Public Works
A bill to establish a youth conservation corps and authorize local public service works projects is set for House introduction Wednesday and Senate consideration Monday. It would place at least 50,000 youths on the rolls at an annual cost of 3,500 dollars per participant.
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Congress
House
Senate
Youth Conservation Corps
Unemployment Unchanged in December Reports
U S government figures show December payrolls fell by 420000 while unemployment rose 16000. Total employed reached 67561000, with 3817000 jobless and the seasonally adjusted jobless rate at 5.6 percent, near October levels. Nonfarm employment rose to 63.5 million, about 1.5 million above a year earlier.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Labor Statistics
Vermont Legislature Prepares Quick Recount Adjournment
Sen. Graham S. Newell proposes amendments to speed the recount of the Hoff Keyser gubernatorial race as lawmakers consider adjourning until next Wednesday. Hoff set to be inaugurated. House backs a recount procedure, Senate tables it.
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House
Senate
Ecuador Banana Farmers Face Ruin From Dock Strike Losses
The East Coast dock strike cripples shipments, wiping out over 400 million dollars in domestic losses and halting a million tons of U S food aid. Some 50 000 Ecuadorian banana farmers lack insurance and face ruin as 41 Atlantic and Gulf ports stay paralyzed since December 23. Talks continue between the AFL CIO dock workers and the New York Shipping Association.
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New York
West Germany
Ecuador
United States
U.S
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
Alexander P. Chopin
Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Boston
Norfolk
Dock Union
Union Islum On RR Situation
In Montpelier AP report Francis J. Esposito spokesman for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen commented on the ICC decision not to delay abandonment of the Rutland Railway. Gov Keyser urged cooperation to restore service for the state economy and said he would push for restoration. Gov elect Philip Hoff signaled opposition to abandonment if the ICC clears the way.
Tshombe Drives Peace Plea as U.N. Clears House Arrest
In Katanga, President Moise Tshombe leads a peace diversion toward the Northern Rhodesia border urging his scattered Ka tanga troops not to oppose a U.N. armored convoy. U.N. air cover accompanies the mission amid a fragile ceasefire and deteriorating Katanga control.
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Tshombe
Katanga
Mokambo
Moise Tshombe
Rhodesia
U.N
Elisabethville
United Nations
Disarmament Talks Postponed to February 12
Geneva special report says talks will not resume until February 12. They were to continue next Tuesday but Russia agreed to a U.S. proposal to postpone after officials cited concerns that delay could give the Soviets time to craft a new position on disarmament and a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Geneva
Russia
U.S
Bidwell Acquitted in Tax Evasion Case
J Truman Bidwell former NYSE board chairman was acquitted on income tax evasion charges by a federal jury after 342 hours of deliberation. A previous trial ended with a hung jury. The government alleged Bidwell and his wife filed 1956 and 1957 returns to evade about 5000 dollars in taxes.
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NEW York
J. Truman Bidwell
New York Stock Exchange
Thomas F. Crooke
Bidwell
Talks End As NY Newspaper Strike Talks Collapse
In New York City the revived peace talks between striking printers and nine major papers ended after 45 minutes with no progress reported by federal mediator Stephen Schlossberg who adjourned the meetings and gave no resumption date.
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NEW York
New York City
Stephen Schlossberg
Forces kill 56 Viet Cong in Delta drives
Government reports 56 Viet Cong guerrillas killed in new operations across two southern delta provinces. Government losses were listed as three dead.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Subways Collide in Southwest Paris Injuring Dozens
In Paris two subway trains collided on a southwest line. Police reported about 40 injured while a transit spokesman gave 10 to 15. A passenger said one train halted between stations and the second train rammed it with no official cause yet released.
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Paris
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