Vermont Scenic Byways Proposal for Country Roads and Trails
A Vermont advocate urges a new scenic byways program featuring country roads and country trails. The plan promotes 40 mph all weather roads with scenic spurs, nonstraight routes, and spurs to overlooks in Grand Isle County, Addison County, and the Champlain Valley aimed at preserving rural charm while boosting recreation and tax base.
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Vermont
Pelier
Winooski River
U.S. 2
Huntington River
Huntington Gorge
Grand Isle County
New York Northway
U.S. 7
Allen Brothers
Lake Champlain
Adirondacks
Connecticut River Valley
White Mountains
Addison County
Snake Mountain
Lake Champlain Valley
GM and Chrysler Plan To Lay Off 17 000 Workers
DETROIT three auto makers trim February production amid weak demand. Chrysler will produce 94 800 cars down from 111 000 last year, closing three plants for a week and another for two weeks affecting 14 900 workers. GM reduces output at three plants and cuts 1 900 jobs. Ford plans about 18 percent lower February output with some plants on short work weeks.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
Chevrolet
Ford Motor Co
American Motors Corp
Senate pressure grows on Johnson on Eastern ties
President Johnson faces renewed Senate pressure in a bid to expand peaceful links with Iron Curtain nations while pressing Vietnam anti communism. Senate leader Mansfield urges vigil for detente, warning against Vietnam resentment blocking gains. FBI Director Hoover weighs in via letters, saying no policy but warning of espionage risk with Soviet diplomatic expansion.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Europe
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Hoover
McNamara says Viet Cong buildup halted by allied effort
Defense Secretary McNamara testifies to Congress that the Viet Cong buildup in South Vietnam has been limited by allied military action. He cites a net 25 000 gain in VC strength over the past year, with total enemy forces around 275 000 and forecasts troop levels near 470 000 by late 1967. Pacification progress deemed unsatisfactory. South Vietnamese troops judged more effective at rooting out Viet Cong.
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Vietnam
Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
South
Congress
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Capitol Hill
U.S
Richard B. Russell
Armed Services Committee
Russell
Gerous
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Pride of
Sturbridge
Charlestown Mill
Orlon
Charlestown
Bennington Rd
Bennington
Middlebury
Dorset Real Estate Co
Dorset
Noveck - Shultz, Inc
Main St
Blue Hill
the Young At Heart
King Arrow Pine
Northfield Collection
King’s Arrow Pine
England
Shopper’s
Route
Monument Avenue
Bennington, Vermont
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