Bijur Plans New Bennington Plant Expansion
Bijur Lubricating Corp unveils design plans for a 50 000 square foot one story plant at Kocher Drive near Park Street Bennington. Groundbreaking aimed April 1 with a target completion October 15, 300 jobs capacity. British? No.
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Bijur Lubricating Corp
William Durnan
Durnan
W. Anderson
South Street
Bijur
Kocher Drive
Park Street
Bennington Selectmen
U.S.7
Kocher
Edward Kocher
Thomas A. Edison
Leo Rifenburg
Dwyer
Wilson Faces Rebellion Within Labor Party
LONDON UPI reports a fresh rebellion within Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Labour Party after his 2.4 billion budget cuts won Commons approval 304-9. MP Reginald Paget demanded Wilson resign, amid resignations by two senior Labour leaders and a leftist revolt.
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Wilson
Labor Party
London
UPI
Labor
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Paget
Commons
LBJ Seeks Cuts in Federal Road Fund and Agencies
President Johnson contemplates slicing 600 million from the federal highway construction fund to aid an economy drive and push tax increase approval. States may defer highway projects to trim a 4.2 billion program while overseas staff are cut and other agencies trim allocations.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Federal Highway Construction Fund
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Agriculture Department
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Congress
Japanese Pacifists Fail To Sway American Sailors
Japanese pacifist Makoto Oda urged U S Navy sailors aboard the Enterprise in Sasebo to desert over the Vietnam war but was blocked from distributing leaflets. Police and crowds clashed ashore as about 400 demonstrators pressed near sailor bars, while Capt. Lee expressed confidence sailors would resist desertion efforts.
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Sasebo
Japan
API
Makoto Oda
U.S
Enterprise
Oda
Stockholm
Soviet Union
Sweden
Ina
Kent Liston Lee
Intrepid
MIG Attack on U S Special Forces Camp near Lang Vei
North Vietnamese jets attacked a U S Special Forces camp at Lang Vei near the Laotian border. Thieu and U S officials gave mixed IDs, with Thieu claiming a MIG17 engaged a U S jet, marking possibly North Vietnam’s first air assault on the south. No casualties reported.
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U.S
Thieu
Khe Sanh
Lang Vel
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Miss Corcoran Named Succeeds Bennington Supt Wagner
Miss Catherine Corcoran of North Bennington has been named superintendent of the Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union District to succeed Leon E. Wagner who retires July 1 after 20 years in the post. The unanimous selection was announced by Lawrence Powers after a meeting at Shaftsbury School. Corcoran has long been an educator in Vermont and New England, with extensive leadership in NEA and NEAS, and has served on multiple committees and associations. She will earn 13000 dollars annually.
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Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Southwest
UVM
North Bennington High School
Bennington High School
Mauhs
Corcoran
VEA
Vermont Headmasters’ Association
National Association of
NEA
Union College
General Electric Co
John Hay
Bennington College
Williams and
Middlebury
Columbia
University of Hawaii
University of New Hampshire
Bennington Manpower Training Program
Paran Recreations
Bennington County
American Red Cross
Bennington Mental Health Association
United Counseling Service
Bennington Community Chest
American Association of University Women
Girls State
Strike Truce Sought By Administration
The Johnson administration urged labor and management in key industries to pledge a strike moratorium for one to two years to stabilize the balance of payments. The Treasury warned that work stoppages could undo gains and harm exports, naming steel, copper, mining, and transportation as high risk. The 200 page report ties these cautions to recent strikes and the dollar outflow.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Treasury
United States
Lawmaker proposes fines for loud transistor radios
In Albany New York State Sen Whitney North Seymour Jr. proposed fines of 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for people who annoy others by playing transistor radios phonographs or portable televisions in public places without earphones on buses parks and beaches.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Whitney North Seymour Jr
New York
Hanoi Partially Meets U S Peace Conditions
UPI reports Hanoi shows some willingness to start peace talks if bombing stops but offers no clear commitment to reducir Communist military actions. Officials say private Hanoi hints match public statements that talks occur only with bombing pause and no specific reciprocal pledge.
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Washington
UPI
Hanoi
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Administration
United States
Dean Rusk
San_ Antonio
Rusk
San Antonio
Vermont official testifies bonds were downpayment on arterial plan
Montpelier budget director John Gray tells a joint House Senate committee that the 1966 $28.9 million highway bond issue was only a downpayment. He says post‑ Appropriations rewrites left a need for $57 million more to finish a $142 million arterial program, with completion aimed for 1980. Former Highway Commissioner Holden backed the broader funding view.
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Russell A. Holden
Gray
House Appropriations Committee
Inside Two Highlights at North Bennington Hoosick Falls
Two feature pieces spotlight bright moments in the school day at North Bennington and Hoosick Falls. The pages showcase school life, with praise for student effort and daily achievements, reflecting a local upbeat tone.
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North Bennington
Hoosick Falls
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Elizabeth Dwyer
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BCIC
Hamilton Shields
Wilbur Rice
John P. Morrissey
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington
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Detroit
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Charlotte
N.C
New Jersey
Paris
Drysdale
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Vermont Development Board
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William E. Hoisington
GBA
Buckler
Reginald Paget
Suez
Conservative
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Hong Kong
Roy Jenkins
LBJ
Truxton
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Farmers Home Administration
Leon Wagner
Sam Ogden
Manchester Journal
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