Bennington Voters Ok Sale of Town Farm for High School Site
In a near unanimous vote at a special town meeting, Bennington voters authorized selectmen to sell all or part of the Town Farm land to the Mt. Anthony Union School District as a site for the proposed union high school. The decision does not bind the district directors, who will compare Town Farm with the Vermont Soldiers Home site by Feb. 6.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Union High School
Union District School Board
Union District
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
John H. Williams II
Banner
Union Board
Williams
State Armory
Town Farm
Reds Admit Downing U.S. Plane in East Germany
Soviet sources say a U.S. Air Force plane missing in East Germany was shot down by a Communist fighter near Vogelsberg village 20 kilometers north east of Erfurt. All three crew members were killed and the incident is blamed on American authorities.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
Fay Kohler
Weimar
Vogelsberg
Erfurt
Tass
Europe
United States
Cypriots Favor U.N. Peacekeepers Over NATO Force
Greek Cypriots demand UN peacekeepers to guard the island amid riots while Britain and the United States weigh sending troops. Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and NATO members seek a solution as U Thant and Lemnitzer engage in high level talks. The Turkish Cypriot veto and potential partition shape the crisis.
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London
United Nations
Mediterranean
NATO
Britain
Zenon Kossides
Cyprus
U Thant
New York
U.N
Athens
Ankara
Nicosia
U.S
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Paris
U.S. Rejects Soviet Call to Destroy All Bombers
At Geneva the United States dismissed a Soviet proposal to destroy all bomber fleets as neither acceptable nor practical. Officials indicated they favored further discussion of an informal idea by Dean Rusk to eliminate nuclear bombers on a one for one basis but limited to aging models.
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Geneva
U.S
Tsarapkin
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Rusk
Sausville Seeks One Year Selectman Nomination
Bennington resident Lous F. Sausville announces candidacy for a one year selectman post as a Republican. Sausville served as town treasurer from 1946 to 1960 and as town auditor, now works in fire protection sales in Albany. Nominations will be at February caucuses ahead of March town elections. two selectmen posts open, one year and three years.
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Lousis F. Sausville
Dewey St
Sausville
Albany
N.Y
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Bennington High School
Winooski
Bliss Business Colege
North Adams
Mass
Alexander Hamilton Institute
New York City
Olga M. Murphy
Bennington
Russians Win Olympic Hockey in Austria Victory
INNSBRUCK Austria AP Russians crush United States defending champions 5 to 1 to open the ninth Winter Olympic Games in hockey.
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Innsbruck
Austria
United States
Chiang's Men Elated as Taiwan Waits for France China Rift
In Taipei officials praised Chiang Kai-shek as France and Communist China clashed over the two Chinas issue. France recognized Communist China, sparking elation in Nationalist China while Red China's Foreign Ministry urged Paris to sever ties. Paris said it would keep recognizing Taipei.
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Taipei
Formosa
France
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tze-tung
Chiang
Paris
Peking
Charles de Gaulle
Red China
Foreign Ministry
Paris-Peking
Mao
Communist Party
de Gaulle
South Viet Nam
Vermont House Sets Feb 29 Adjournment Target
The Vermont House adopted a resolution setting February 29 as the adjournment target but amended it to allow an indefinite extension if a majority in both houses approves. A two week extension was proposed by Rep. Kelly, while Rep. Hutchinson won approval for an indefinite extension. Hoff officials and leaders favored a six week session, with Hoff noting a longer term if it aids major bills.
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John E. Kelly
Hoff
Kelty
W. Clark Hutchinson
Rochester
Kelty Readiely
Hutchinson
Edward J. Conlin
R. Windsor
Ralph A. Foote
Franklin S. Billings Jr
House
Senate
VEA Urges Withdrawal Of Hoff Bill In Vermont
The Vermont Education Association urged lawmakers to withdraw Gov Hoff’s proposal for 12 school districts labeling it politically unrealizable. It proposes a new bill to reduce districts and use state aid to encourage consolidation for road construction and transport funding. The group favors creating supervisory unions as legal entities to hold property hire staff and provide district services.
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Montpelier
Vermont Education Association
Hoff
VEA
Saturn 1 Lifts Heaviest Satellite in Historic Cape Kennedy Flight
The Saturn 1 rocket, 164 feet tall and 562 tons, blasted off at 11 25 a m EST from Cape Kennedy. It injected a massive 84 foot long satellite weighing 37 700 pounds into orbit, demonstrating U S capability for future moon missions and rocket power.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Russia
U.S
Moon
Hoff Not Sure Track Needs Tax Relief
In Montpelier two Green Mountain Park officials met with the Ways and Means Committee after a meeting with Gov Hoff to discuss a possible plan sharing betting handle proceeds with the state. Hoff questioned the need for relief and suggested not extending last year’s liberal sharing formula beyond its Dec 31 expiration.
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Hoff
Montpelier
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Ways & Means Committee
Martin de Matteo
Taconic Racing & Breeding Association
Vincent J. Bartimo
Gov. Hoff
On the Inside Elizabeth Dwyer on a woman president
On the Inside Elizabeth Dwyer discusses the potential of a woman becoming president. The piece examines public perception, barriers, and evolving attitudes toward female leadership.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
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Turkey
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
State Department
William Foster
Switzerland
Clayton Daigneault
Leon R. Eldred
Elm St
Joseph Higgins
Lyons St
Daigneault
Higgins
Louis F. Sausville
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Vermont
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Manchester
John Page
Page
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Atlanta
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