Federal Housing Project Sought by Bennington Officials
Bennington selectmen plan to appoint a committee to study a federal housing project for low income elderly residents after a report by Guy Harmon of the Southern Vermont Association of Retired Persons. The plan would not require town appropriation. voters would approve a federal contract and rental revenues would fund bonds.
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Bennington
Guy Harmon
Southern Vermont Association of Retired Persons
Harmon
Brattleboro
Alma Langlois
Richard van Santvoord
Langlois
Vermont House Backs March 12 Adjournment Plan
The Vermont House approved by voice a joint resolution to adjourn the special legislative session on March 12, sending the measure to the Senate. If observed, the session would end in about 10 weeks. Gov Hoff had hoped for 6 to 8 weeks. The House vote included both Democrats and Republicans. The piece also mentions a housing subsidy discussion tied to a proposed project in Bennington and the appointment of a special committee to study it.
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Harmon
Philip H. Hoff
Committee On
Bennington
Hareman
van Santvoord
Town Planning Commission
Joseph Higgins
Planning Commission
Brattleboro
Marcoux
House of Correction
Expo 67 Pavilion Proposal for Vermont Shrine
Vermont proposes a 70 foot memorial pavilion for Expo 67 in Montreal to tell the story of vacation attractions to Canadians and Americans. A Champlain statue carved from Vermont stone would overlook Lake Champlain with the display later moved to Woodstock to serve as a ski hall of fame. The plan seeks 400000 dollars, 125000 of which would pre fabricate the pavilion in Vermont.
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Vermont
Champlain
Moulton
Woodstock
Hoff Nominates Shea After Marcoux Resigns Board Chair
Gov. Hoff’s clash with Democratic executive-branch senators ends with Sen Hector T. Marcoux of Burlington resigning as chair of the Board of Social Welfare. Marcoux resisted until Hoff could appoint his successor, named as George E. Shea of Burlington.
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Sen. Marcoux
Kennedy
Hoff
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Hector T. Marcoux
Burlington
Board of Social Welfare
Frederick J. Fayette
South Burlington
Highway Board
Marcoux
Chittenden County
George E. Shea
Shaftsbury
James N. Kennedy
Island Pond
Bennington County Central Labor Council
Kenneth E. Clayton
Arlington
George Shea
Social Welfare Board
Shea
North Bennington
Clayton
Bennington Votes on Regional Planning At Town Meeting
Bennington selectmen set March 1 for town meeting with an article asking voters to join a regional planning effort with Manchester Arlington Shaftsbury and Pownal but only if all four towns participate. The plan aims to protect Bennington’s comprehensive town plan and share costs as determined by an Ad Hoc county committee.
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Bennington
Bennington Commission
Manchester
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Pownal
Selectmen
Little League
Australians Capture Saigon Viet Cong HQ In Underground Labyrinth
Australian troops reported capturing a three story underground Viet Cong complex in Saigon believed to be the citys main political headquar ters. The discovery occurred about 25 miles northwest of Saigon as B52 bombers attacked Viet Cong areas in Peiku and Quang Nam provinces. U S Marines attacked near Da Nang, ambushing a unit four miles south of the airfield with tank support. Five Viet Cong bodies were found and evidence suggested 12 more were dragged away. A U S Air Force B57 jet bomber exploded on takeoff at Da Nang, killing two crewmen. Debris and ongoing shelling followed the blast without injuries to base personnel.
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Saigon
CPS
Guam
Peiku
Quang
da Nang Air Base
Businessmen Protest Sign Relocation in Pownal
A group of Pownal business owners met in Montpelier with Joseph Moore of the Secretary of State's office and lawmakers to seek a stay and amendment to the 1963 state sign removal law. They argue relocation would harm commerce, noting winter conditions and that many relocations would push signs out of sight. Highway Engineer Ivor S. Pelsue has granted an extension to next June 1 for sign removal or relocation.
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U.S. 7
Pownal
Montpelier
Joseph Moore
Secretary of State
Bennington
James W. Lounsbury
Highway Department
Congress
Lounsbury
Moore
State Highway Department
Inside editorial on PTA panel and war phrases noted
Inside page references highlight an editorial on a PTA panel describing a “creative rebel lion” and a senator’s remark that the Vietnam War should “die of old age.” The item also mentions calls for larger water pipelines in Hoosick Falls and business leaders’ comments on the need for improved infrastructure.
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PTA
Creative Rebellion
Sen. Aiken
Hoosick Falls
High Court Denies Rich Writ of Habeas Corpus
The Vermont Supreme Court dismissed Ronald Richs petition for a writ of habeas corpus while ordering his return to Weeks School. The court noted lack of guardian ad litem and counsel at his 1962 hearing, and clarified transfers from Weeks School to a penal institution require criminal prosecution and proper constitutional safeguards.
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Rich
Franklin County
Weeks School
Lower N Y Taxes Possible If Peace Probe Succeeds
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller said tax reductions in New York may follow if President Johnsons peace offensive succeeds in Viet Nam. Speaking at a meeting of the New York State Joint Women's Legislative forum he noted rising war costs have strained federal and state programs and declined to specify areas for potential cuts.
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N.Y
Albany
New York State
Nelson Rockefeller
Johnson
Viet Nam
New York
Rockefeller
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Federal Housing Project
Santo Domingo
U.S
UPI
Cretion
Ivor S. Pelsue
Bennington County
Windham
Rutland
Lalita
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
New Delhi
Tashkent
Soviet Russia
Windsor House of Correction
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