Area Unemployment Drops Yet Stays Above State Avg
Vermont unemployment in the Bennington area fell about 18 percent from 1964 to 1965, but remained above the state average. Total weeks of unemployment reached 17,555, with insured rates averaging 5 percent, while state-wide was 3.5 percent. Benefit outlay totaled 476,318 dollars, and average weekly payments were 31.52 dollars over 14.3 weeks.
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Paper & Allied Products
Printing, Publishing & Allied
Savants Denounce U S Gas Use as Gangster Tactics
Cambridge scientists condemn United States crop destruction in South Viet Nam as gangster like and barbarous. Harvard Medical School figures urge Johnson officials to reject chemical warfare, warning it harms civilians and sets a dangerous precedent for allies and enemies alike.
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New England
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Viet Nam
Johnson
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Davis
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Amherst
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Woods Hole
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Asia
Leontina Calabro Featured In Bach Concert Series
Mezzo soprano Leontina Calabro will sing arias during three Bach Concerts at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Performances on January 19 February 2 and February 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets available at Bennington Book Store and the Parish House Office on Pleasant Street.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Bennington
Pleasant Street
Kennedy Endorsed as New Jersey Senate Candidate
Mrs. John F Kennedy, vacationing in Switzerland, received unexpected backing from Ocean County Democratic leaders to run against Sen Clifford P Case. The endorsement drew mixed reactions with Somerset official praising the idea while Cape May leaders questioned its seriousness and suitability for Jackie Kennedy.
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Toms River
N.J
John F. Kennedy
Switzerland
U. S
Ocean County
Democratic Committee
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Have North Vietnamese Troops Quit War
Yale professor Staughton Lynd, after an unauthorized peace mission to North Viet Nam, speculates Hanoi may have withdrawn troops from South Viet Nam in response to Johnson's peace overtures. He cites a Jan 5 interview with Pham Van Dong and reports of no contact since Christmas truce.
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UPI
Yale
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Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Staughton Lynd
Pham van Dong
Pham
Lynd
South
Viet Nam
Lynch
Committee For A Sane
SANE
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Algiers
Sanford Gottlieb
Wean Them With Wine Plan Urges Early Drinking
New York report notes Dr. Morris Chafetz of Harvard urges parents to start children on weak drinks such as wine diluted with water during grade school to prevent adult alcoholism. He said gradually strengthen the drink as the child grows older.
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UPI
Morris Chafetz
Harvard
Chafetz
Alcohol and Food
Five Day Forecast for New England Below Normal Temps
The UPI report from Boston notes most of New England will see temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below seasonal normals for five days from Tuesday to Saturday. Northern Maine near normal. Temperatures ease Tuesday and Wednesday then fall Friday and Saturday. Precipitation totals under half an inch, with light snow mainly in northern New England on Tuesday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U. S. Weather Bureau
Maine
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