Salary Freeze Protests Mount in Vermont Districts
Bennington two school boards move to save 25000 by freezing administrator and non certified salaries and axing the business manager post sparking controversy. Mt Anthony High School secretary JoAnne Bogardus resigns over the action as the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association urges reconsideration and hints at a 5 percent raise for non certified staff if action stalls. Bus drivers circulate a petition amid unionization talk while Supt Kelley defends pay for non certified workers as radios report the measure.
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Bennington
Howard F. Kelley
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Keir
Kelley
Col
Murray
Mt. Anthony School Board
Union School Board
Supt
RTPA
WBTN
Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington School District Board
Vermont Democrats Split On Support of Johnson
A Rutland meeting of Vermont Democrats revealed broad accord on Vietnam policy but a growing rift over backing President Lyndon Johnson. About 150 attended as Gov. Philip Hoff defended Johnson's moderation while dove advocate Dr. Eugene Winslow urged alternatives. One committee member proposed halting bombing and seeking international peacekeepers, with economic aid routed through the U.N. Twelve speakers voiced Johnson opposition, mainly from Bennington and Windham County groups.
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Rutland
UPI
Democratic State Committee
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Mt. St. Joseph’s School
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Eugene Winslow
Putney
Windham County
Vermont
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Windham College
Sen
McCarthy
George Fienberg
Bennington
Fienberg
Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
State Committee
Carol Westing
Westminster
U.S
North Vietnam
Wilson Arrives in Moscow For Talks With Kosygin
In subzero Moscow, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin for two days of talks on Southeast Asia and Vietnam. Diplomatic mood was cordial, but sources warned of little breakthrough as Izvestia blasted British policy and Russia pressed for Hanoi-aligned stances.
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Moscow
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Southeast Asia
Alexei Kosygin
Wilson
Kosygin
Kremlin
Kosy
Izvestia
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Cochairmen
Indochina
International Control Commission
ICC
Cambodia
Apollo 5 Moon Landing Rehearsal Flight Planned
Apollo 5, unmanned rehearsal for a manned moon landing, aims to test the Lunar Module engines in Earth orbit. The 16 ton module atop a Saturn I rocket readies a simulated approach to lunar descent, including a 12 minute landing engine test.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
U.S
Moon
Earth
On the Inside Pownal selectmen locate town highway facilities
Brattleboro wins second MAUHS Winter Carnival. Pine Cobble School names Benningtonian as treasurer. Page references indicate town facility discussions and school financial appointment with local context.
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Pownal
Highway Department
Pine Cobble School
Benningtonian
Brattleboro
High Court rules teachers oath constitutional
The Supreme Court upheld a New York ruling that teachers may be required to take an oath pledging allegiance to the state and federal Constitutions. The decision, appealed by 27 Adelphi University faculty members, marks the first high court ruling on a positive oath versus passive disclaimers.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York
Adelphia University
Garden City
Long Island
Adelphi
South Koreans Foil Assassination Plot
North Korean forces infiltrated Seoul with 31 officers intent on killing President Park Chung Hee and top aides. The raid failed after police interception. one police official and five civilians died as infiltrators were killed or captured. The operation, the boldest since the war, aimed to blow up the Blue House and flee north via Munsan.
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Seoul
UPD
Park Chung Hee
Kim Shim-jo
Blue House
Park
South
Kim
Demilitarized Zone
Bibong Mountain
Yoon Pil-yong
Army Counter-Intelligence Corps
Munsan
Imjin
Dmz
Koreas
United States
Civilian Evacuation Near DMZ Escalates
U S forces airlifted over 1000 villagers from Khe Sanh near the DMZ amid heavy North Vietnamese bombardment seen as a prelude to a major offensive. Col Lownds, commander at Khe Sanh, called it the kickoff of a new offensive. Additional evacuees planned for Tuesday as three NVA divisions mass near the DMZ. Casualty figures: 17 U S dead, 82 wounded. Civilians earlier moved southward. B 52s bombarded the border area surrounding the rugged peaks.
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Saigon
UPID
U.S
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mile High
Laos
David Edward Lownds
Plantation
Fla
McNamara Line
Snow Forces Plane to Land in North Petersburg N Y
A CAP Piper Cub plane piloted by M Andrew Dwyer, a former ... forced to land due to heavy snowfall near North Petersburg New York. The incident prompted emergency crews to assist and assess minor damage to the aircraft and no serious injuries were reported.
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North Petersburg
N.Y
M. Andrew Dwyer
Rensselaer
James
Dunigan
Dwyer
Glens Falls
Poestenkill
Dunigan Place
Robert Bovie
Celler Urges Powell Sent Be Vacated
Rep. Em manuel Celler calls for Powell seat vacancy if Powell does not seek re election to allow Harlem to elect a new representative. He cites unrepresented constituents and unsolved problems as concerns amid ongoing debate in New York.
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Celler
Powell
New York
UPI
Emmanuel Celler
D-N.y
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Harlem
House Judiciary Committee
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Shaftsbury
William A. Hunter
Leonard Rowe
APS
High Court
South Koreans
Kim Song-un
Morse
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Williams College
Krawczyk
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