Johnson May Cancel Planned Europe and Latin America Trips
Washington sources report President Johnson may cancel his anticipated spring travel to Europe and Latin America. Shifts in German leadership and a late April hemispheric summit in Punta del Este, Uruguay, are cited as reasons for reconsideration, with no firm dates set and officials promising to announce decisions if they occur.
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UPI
Johnson
Europe
Latin America
Far East
Old World
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Punta del Este
Uruguay
White House
Bill D. Mo
YMCA Plans New Facility at Memorial Park
After 50 years in their brick Main Street building the Bennington Area YMCA announced a plan to build a new facility on YMCA land at Memorial Park. At the annual dinner at Paradise Restaurant the group indicated a cost could reach up to $1 million and noted they had not chosen a location previously. Herbert H. Leonard heads the organization.
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Herbert H. Leonard
Bennington Area
YMCA
Memorial Park
Association
Paradise Restaurant
Leonard
FE Norman van Gulden
New England Council
James W
Merunowicz
Bennington Y
Philip C. Rose
New Cannaan
Main Street
Paradise
James F. Davis
Davis
New England
Rony Associates
Darien, Conn
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Museum
St. Joseph College
Mt. Anthony High School
New Canaan
Rose
Leonard J. Black
Blackie
Black
Richard Fabricius
Fabricius
John Godek
Thomas
T.J.’’ Carmody
Gray Club
Norman van Gulden
New England Ymca Council
Bennington Association
Lady Gosford Dies In California at 75
Dowager Countess of Gosford, 75, owner of the Shaftsbury house later bequeathed to Bennington Museum, died Tuesday in Tiburon, California. Born Feb 7, 1891, she and her late husband bought the historic Mattison-Gosford House in 1923 and used it as a summer residence. The house and 7.8 acres are to be donated to the Bennington Museum, with trust income for upkeep. Survivors include daughter Beatrice Breese and cousins E. E. Bennett and C. Tiffany Richardson.
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Shaftsbury
East Road
Beatrice Breese
Tiburon
Calif
Gosford
Countess of
Arthur and
Minnetta (Anderson) Claflin
Earl of Gosford
Shaftsbury House
Natalie Mattison Nash
Mattison - Gosford
Bennington
Vermont
Ated
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Washington, D.C
Bennington Museum
E.E. Bennett
Manchester
C. Tiffany Richardson
Romney to Speak at Vermont GOP Fundraiser
Michigan Governor George Romney plans a speaking engagement at a Burlington Vermont Republican fund raising dinner this year with possible dates May 27 or November 4 at the University of Vermont's Patrick Gymnasium. The exact date awaits final arrangements through Vermont GOP National Committeeman Edward Janeway.
New York Senate Approves First Offense Amnesty Bill
The New York Senate approved a first offense amnesty bill by 30 to 21 after a debate free vote. The measure would allow first time offenders to apply to erase convictions after sentences and a probation period, with opponents calling the scope vague and urging secrecy for granted cases.
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New York Senate
Albany
N.Y
Senate
Assembly
Pay Raise for Fox Okayed and Charter Changes Proposed
Village trustees at a board meeting approved a retroactive pay raise for Acting Police Chief William Fox to the full chief’s salary of 110 per week until a permanent chief is named. The meeting also featured a plan to study charter amendments for the police department, including a written application system, medical exams, and a list of certified applicants for future hires, with interviews and further screenings to be conducted.
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Bennington Village
William Fox
Fox
Edward L. Sil
Joseph Pello
Pello
Pelle
Rutland
Brattleboro
Police Department
Inside Letter on Moon Illusion Sparks Debate
The Letter to the Editor disputes prevailing moon illusion theory on page 4 while governing notes show Manchester facing a $20,000 budget blow on page 6 and Dorset celebrates a $10,000 gift on page 6.
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Manchester
Dorset
Army Crushes Revolt In Shansi Province
Hong Kong reports the Peking People's Daily says the Chinese army moved to crush an attempted coup against Mao in Shansi province. Across China and nearby regions anti-Mao elements reportedly rose in two other provinces, with clashes and claims of military intervention by Mao’s forces.
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Hong Kong
API
Peking People’s Daily
Mao Tse-tung
Shansi
Mao
Moscow Radio
Nanchang
Kiangsi
China
Radio
Sofia
Huhehot
Inner Mongolia
Manchuria
Peking Radio
People’s Daily
Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
NHK
Peking Wall
Liu Ching-chin
China Watchers
Israel and Syria Hold Border Talks to Halt Clashes
In Jerusalem and across the Jordan Bridge area, Israeli and Syrian representatives met for the first time since 1958 to negotiate limits on border violence. Talks focus on farming near demilitarized zones, with Israel insisting the agenda exclude status of the zones.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPD
Syria
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Damascus
Abba Eban
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A.J. Muste
New York
Abraham L. Feinberg
Toronto
Ambrose Reeves
Great Britain
London
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