Price Tag Lowered On Highway Bonds
Gov. Philip H. Hoff announced a downward revision of the highway bond program cost to 28.9 million dollars with no tax increase, as financing now hinges on cash needs and potential gas tax changes. The plan covers a four lane West Rutland to New York line segment and U.S. 7 and U.S. 2 improvements, with bond needs rising only if gas taxes are raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
House Highway Committee
John Gray
Reid Lefevre
R-25
Manchester
Lefevre
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndonville
Factory Point Bank Names Schafer To Succeed Storrs
East Arlington resident Christian Schafer was elected president of Factory Point National Bank replacing Earle E. Storrs who resigned at the annual stockholders meeting. Storrs remains on the board. Schafer joined the bank as cashier in 1957 and has served as director and vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Christian Schafer
East Arlington
Factory Point National Bank
Earle E. Storrs
Schafer
Factory Point
Bfore
Vermont
Wilmette State Bank
Wilmette
Ill
University of Illinois
Evaneston
Ind
Arlington Planning Commission
Mrs Gandhi Elected Indian Prime Minister
Indira Nehru Gandhi was chosen prime minister by 526 Congress MPs in New Delhi becoming the world’s only woman premier. She won 355 votes over Morarji Desai and pledged loyalty to Lal Bahadur Shastri’s peace legacy as crowds cheered outside Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Indira Nehru Gandhi
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Ganhi
Britain
Morarji Desai
Desai
Mrs. Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Mohandas K. Ghandi
Court Action Indicated In Bennington Junkyard Hearings
Bennington selectmen Tuesday night tentatively considered licenses for three new auto junkyards and authorized town counsel to begin court action against two existing operators for alleged violations of junkyard laws. Bevins faced opposition from locals while two other applications drew no public objections as hearings proceeded with legal factors cited for future decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Lloyd M. Bevins
North Branch St. Ext
Marvin L. Loveland
Robert A. Johnson
Town Line Road
Bevins
Bevins’ Yard
Fred Baker
William Jepson
Norton Barber
Barber
Viet Cong Massacre At Refugee Village Near Da Nang
Viet Cong struck Tu Hiep a refugee village 36 miles southwest of Da Nang hours before a Lunar New Year cease fire. They massacred 33 civilians and wounded 54 while repelling government troops with mortars. Reports described a mother and infant killed after pleas for the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
VPS
da Nang
Viet Nam
Tu Hiep
U.S
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
South Viet Nam
United States
South Vietnamese
Johnson seeks 12.7 billion for Vietnam war funds
President Johnson asked Congress for 12.7 billion dollars in supplemental war funds as he pushed peace efforts while outlining readiness for continued conflict. He cited unity with Congress and a troop level near 200,000 in South Vietnam, urging quick action and insistence on pursuing peace through all doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Congress
Johnson
John W. McCormack
Vermont GOP lawmakers vow to hold line on spending
In Montpelier Republican legislators in the reapportioned Vermont House pledge an all-out effort to restrain spending during the current special session. They cite avoiding new taxes as the main goal, meeting with House Committee chairmen led by Speaker Richard Mallory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
GOP
Mallary
House
State Development Department
Samuel de Champlain
Montreal
Committee Approves Pay Hike For Vermont Legislature
The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a pay raise plan setting $3,000 for regular sessions paid as ten installments of $300 and $30 per day for special sessions with a $1,200 ceiling. Critics warned of budget limits and potential tax implications while leaders reaffirmed no new tax increase this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R-Harwick
Grafton Park budget item for first facilities
New York budget draft includes 208000 to build first state park facilities at Grafton in Rensselaer County. About 1100 acres acquired with plan for 2000 acres north of New York. Beach bathhouses entrance road and parking to begin spring and be ready by summer 1967. Taconic Park Commission plans golf camping boating fishing and skiing facilities over a three year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory
John Gray
House Appropriations Committee
House
Lyman Hunt
Essex
Grafton
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rensselaer County
State Department of Parks
Taconic Park Commission
Inside Column on Skiing Then and Now
Elizabeth Dwyer reflects on skiing past and present in an Inside column. Also noted are a Wilmington family raising Arabian horses and the Dorset Fire District plus Library holding annual business sessions in upcoming pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dwyer
Dorset Fire District
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gray
Robert C. Weaver
Secr. of Housing and Urban Development
White House
UPI
Factory Point Bank Names
Storrs
Mareion Batchelder
Betty Powers
Louise Hartwell
Phyllis Binkley
Elizabeth Taylor
Louise Squires
David Jannicky
Bank
Brookelyn
Alfred E. Arnold
Brooklyn
25Th Division
Vung Tau
Hawaii
Viet Cong
LBJ
Viet
Grafton Park
Wilmington Family
James Q. du Pont
Rostrum
E. I. du Pont Co
Wilmington
Del
Industrial Management Club
du Pont
Rotary Club
Buckler
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!