Juggling the School Aid Figures Major Changes Are in the Works
Montpelier reports two major changes are being considered in the state education aid formula. The plan would adjust how aid is calculated for 246 towns, with early indications that Bennington County could see improved aid while most towns face reductions under the initial draft. The formula weighs need based on per pupil costs of 307 for elementary and 443 for secondary, and local resources using equalized grand list values with a 1.25 factor to determine state aid to equalize educational quality across districts.
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Arlington
State Tax Department
Kennedy name surfaces in Hoffa jury trial in Tennessee
In Chattanooga the Hoffa trial and six co defendants entered its third day as defense attorneys pressed juror questions. U S District Judge Frank Wilson urged speed while Kennedy’s name recurred in the questioning amid claims and denials about a 1964 jail remark.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert F. Kennedy
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Kennedy
Jacques Schiffer
New York
James F. Neal
Justice Department
Washington
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Nicholas W. Tweet
Huntington
W. Va
Larry Campbell
Detroit Union
Thomas Ewing Parks
Nashville
Campbell
Ewing King
Nashville Teamsters
1964 Town Meeting Takes Shape with Library Funding
Bennington voters will face articles on a pension plan ballot to authorize later retirement proposal, a library budget increase to 22,700 and total 24,500 including North Bennington and Old Bennington branches, and an airport expansion measure. Exemption for Knights of Columbus and Masonic lodges and three year terms for town officers are also proposed.
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Bennington
Knights of Columbus
Masonic Lodges
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
North Bennington
Town Airport Commission
AIV and Hoff clash over Vermont sales tax merit
Gov Hoff and the Associated Industries of Vermont sparred over the sales tax issue. AIV executive vice president James R. Mereness cited a New Jersey firm and another Vermont firm saying the personal income tax drives away business. Hoff disputed proof of any deterrent effect and invited a detailed review of the brochure.
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Mereness
Vermont
Hoff
AIV
ASV
Goldwater Rips Leftism as He Campaigns in New Hampshire
Sen. Barry Goldwater denounced racism on the left during a New Hampshire bus tour ahead of the March 10 primary. Gov. Scranton of Pennsylvania reportedly plans a West trip while denying presidential bids, and USC honorary degree talks could shift his governor’s stance. Rockefeller plans Boston remarks as rivals to Goldwater mount, with Laird outlining GOP platform contrasts and Young’s Ohio base backing for a May primary showdown with John Glenn.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Granite State
Scranton
University of Southern California
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Boston
Dartmouth College
Rockefeller
Harold E. Stassen
Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Cleveland
John H. Glenn Jr
YMCA Hopes for 1964 Building Amid Financial Warnings
The Bennington YMCA opened its new fiscal year with optimism as President W Philip Giddings spoke of concrete building plans for 1964. He stressed the need for a strong fund drive, aiming to raise about $22 000, or 40 percent of the $38 000 budget, to support operations and resolve space constraints at the building and pool. A campaign kickoff was slated for tonight.
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Thomas P. Brockway
Bennington College
Bennington Area Ymca
Brockway
W. Philip Giddings
The
Rabbi Leopold Kagan
Giddings
Bennington Ymca
Herbert H. Leonard
Clement P
Conference observers weigh Johnson disarmament proposals
Western and neutral delegates at Geneva express confidence that the United States seeks a phased path to disarmament. Johnson proposes a verified freeze on delivery systems and production limits, with two smaller ideas seen as more acceptable to the Soviets. Tsarapkin echoes a seven point program on nonproliferation and verification.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Johnson
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
North Atlantic Alliance
Tsarapkin
U.S
Decision Due On Nike X Antimissile System
The 1964 budget curve keeps Nike X testing and potential production on the table. Officials say a procurement decision could come in 1964 if Johnson and McNamara approve funding. Sprint missile test firings are planned for April with broader testing ahead.
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Washington
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John F. Kennedy
McNamara
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Kennedy
Early spring harness racing approved in Vermont
The state Racing Commission authorized night racing at Green Mountain Park in Pownal from April 4 to May 30 for 49 nights. The schedule permits harness racing under lights during the spring period.
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Montpelier
State Racing Commission
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Holden Defends One Room School in Vermont Lecture
Dr. A John Holden Jr urged that one room schools are not educational atrocities when well equipped and led by skilled teachers. He spoke to over 100 residents in Manchester about education trends, state aid, and regionalization, noting vision as the key ingredient for progress.
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Manchester
A. John Holden Jr
Danby
Dorset
East Dorset
Sunderland
Pawlet
Robert B. Vail
PTA
Holden
Clifford B. Graham
Town
George J. Heaslip
Bennington County
Reid Lefevre
Vermont
Vail
Pope Paul II May Name Cardinals Strengthens Vatican Shuffle
The death of Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo at 82 reduces the College of Cardinals to 78, prompting speculation Pope Paul VI will call a consistory soon. Analysts expect most new cardinals to come from outside Italy to broaden international leadership. The Italian curia member died in Lucca after a seven month illness.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Italy
Carlo Cardinal Chiarlo
Vatican Curia
Lucca
Cardinal Chiarlo
College of Cardinals
Lippmann views France’s overtures to Red China
Inside Pundit Walter Lippmann analyzes France seeking improved relations with Red China. The column weighs diplomatic signals, potential shifts in alliance dynamics, and implications for the Cold War balance.
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Walter Lippmann
France
China
Lawyers Seek Change of Venue for Ruby Trial in Dallas
Jack Ruby's defense plans a February 10 court appearance to seek moving his murder trial out of Dallas amid claimed general hostility. Ruby will undergo a mental examination by a three man psychiatry panel agreed by District Judge Joe B. Brown.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Dist
Joe B. Brown
Melvin Belli
Tight Squeeze For School Aid
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote said the state education aid bill faces a tight passage in the coming special session after a meeting with Gov. Hoff. He noted plans for joint House Senate hearings to speed the session and a strict 15 day rule for committee review.
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Franklin S. Billings Jr
Foote
Hoff
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