Foote urges GOP not to block Hoff at Vermont session
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote appealed to about 180 lawmakers to seek harmony with Gov. Hoff and avoid partisan moves. He urged a fusion of Republican thought with the governor’s plans, warning that obstruction would harm the state. House Speaker Billings backed Foote as party workgroups formed a 15 member steering committee led by Rep. Edward Conlin.
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Foote
Hoff
Vermont
House
Franklin S. Billings Jr
GOP
Republican House
Edward Conlin
R Windsor
Foote and
Billings
Fire chief cites hot rubber bras in three fires
Fire Chief Leo Fox said three fires in the past week were caused by rubber padded brassieres. He claimed the rubber based garments retained heat from automatic dryers and lit other clothes in laundry baskets, blaming spontaneous combustion.
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Jackson, Mich
Leo Fox
Fox
State Senate Debates Six Municipal Judgeships in Vermont
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate resumed executive session to review six remaining nominations for municipal judgeships from Gov Hoff. Ten nominations were confirmed yesterday, including judges in Addison, Essex, Barre and Chittenden counties.
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State Senate
Hoff
Montpelier
Brattleboro
Rutland
Hartford
Windsor
Bellows Falls
Addison
William Barrage
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Essex
Harold Kennedy
Barre
Arthur N. McLeod
D. Caledonia
Lawrence F. Kimball
R. Chittenden
Edward J. Costello
R. Franklin
Grand Isle
Carl S. Gregg
R. Lamoille
Dale W. Brooks
R. Orange
Philip A. Angell Sr
R. Orleans
Andrew G. Pepin
U S Mission Arrives in Congo to Tackle Economy
A six man U S delegation led by Harlan Cleveland arrives in Leopoldville to map a plan to stop Congo's economic bleed. They will review runaway inflation, shortages, idle industry, Katanga finances, and smuggling as part of a ten day mission amid rising unrest and a heavy UN presence.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.S
Congo
Harlan Cleveland
U.N
Katanga
The
World Organization
United States
Second Negro at Ole Miss may attempt enrollment
James H Meredith is expected back at the University of Mississippi as reports say another Black student will try to enroll. Chancellor John D Williams warned that troublemakers will face swift disciplinary action as security measures remain tight after last fall's disturbances. Dewey Roosevelt Greene, 22, a Greenwood native and former Mississippi Vocational College student, was said to arrive mid morning to attempt registration.
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Oxford
Miss
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
John D. Williams
Dewey Roosevelt Greene
Greenwood
Mississippi Vocational College
Britain Aims to Strengthen Outer Seven Trade Group
In London, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plans to bolster Britain’s trade network after losing full access to the European Community. Talks with Denmark’s Premier Jens Otto Krag focus on expanding EFTA as a British-led alternative to the Common Market and probing de Gaulle’s offer to Denmark.
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Britain
Harold Macmillan
London
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Heath
Brussels
Commons
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
European Free Trade Association
EFTA
Krag
Common Market
Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Bill to Ban Ladies Short Dress Leg Exposure Debated
Concord New Hampshire legislators held a public hearing on H R 82 a bill banning shorts and dresses exposing limbs more than one inch above the knee Rep Peter Charland framed the measure as a serious proposal and prompting opposition from Barry Mines of the New Hampshire Taxpayers Association who offered a poetic rebuttal about aging and personal freedoms.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Peter Charland
D - Franklin
House
Judiciary Committee
Barry T. Mines
The
New Hampshire Taxpayers Association
Secret Bay of Pigs testimony eyed by State Dept
On the Inside State Department may release heretofore secret testimony at the 1961 Senate hearings on the Bay of Pigs invasion. Also noted are conflicts in horse racing dates between Green Mountain Park in Pownal and Berkshire Downs in Hancock Massachusetts and plans by Manchester and Dorset schools to have physical education teachers.
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State Department
Senate
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
Manchester
Dorset
Kennedy Tells Canadians To Get Nuclear Weapons
U.S. criticism of Canada’s delay on arming Bomarc missiles and bombers prompts speculation of a general election. Opposition leaders urge debates on defense policy as Canada’s minority government faces pressure from both sides.
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Kennedy
Ottawa
U.S
Canada
U.S. State Department
John Diefenbaker
House of Commons
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Kennedy shifts to voluntary farm controls in new plan
President Kennedy proposed voluntary farm production controls to curb surpluses, replacing earlier compulsory quotas. He projected annual federal farm costs cut by 300 to 500 million, while maintaining 1938 mandatory cotton and other crop laws.
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Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy urges voluntary dairy production program reform
President Kennedy called for a voluntary production control plan for milk to aid dairymen and taxpayers. He noted the current system costs the government over $500 million yearly and proposed applying the feed grain program’s voluntary reduction principles to dairy, with details to Congress. An admin spokesman said direct payments to farmers could better raise dairy income than buying surplus products, suggesting a 5 percent output cut from 1962 levels.
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Kennedy
Congress
Rutland Railroad Officially Abandoned But Unions Move to Fight
The Rutland Railway has been officially abandoned as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday after ICC order. Unions, via the Railway Labor Executives Association, filed a federal suit Monday to block the line from implementing the decision.
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Rutland Railroad
Lloyd G. Bucklin
Rutland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Railway Labor Executives Association
Vermont
Hoff to outline Vermont stance in Rutland Railway case
Gov Philip Hoff will outline Vermont's position at a news conference this afternoon in a federal suit to block Rutland Railway from acting on an Interstate Commerce Commission order to abandon. A spokesman said the governor has consulted several, including Public Service Commissioner John D Paterson, and Vermont will definitely intervene as an interested party.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Rutland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service Cmsr
John D. Paterson
Paterson
Rutland Railway Sparks Grain Shipments Stunt
Rutland Railway efforts to move grain from Ogdensburg storage facilities using its own equipment were thwarted. Spokesman Francis Esposito said supervisors moved two locomotives a snowplow and a caboose to Norwood Junction New York where they loaded 35 empty boxcars and headed to a grain warehouse.
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Rutland
Rutland Railway
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Francis Esposito
Four Brotherhoods
Norwood Junction
Delaware and Hudson
New York Central
Funds to Fight Reapportioning Demanded From Towns
Vermont set for reapportionment battle with towns urged to donate 100 dollars each. Selectmen to place warning item at March meetings seeking funds to back the defense in the suit filed in U S District Court at Burlington by attorney A Luke Crispe of Brattleboro.
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U.S. District Court
Burlington
Brattleboro
A. Luke Crispe
U S Stand Criticizes Ottawa On Nuclear Defense Policy
Washington declares that Canada must equip its forces with nuclear weapons to deter Soviet bomber threats. The U S State Department says Ottawa has no practical plan and notes NORAD and NATO rely on nuclear capable systems. The unusual statement targets Prime Minister Diefenbaker's defense debate and sparks domestic political reaction.
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Washington
United States
John G. Diefenbaker
Canada
Soviet Union
State Department
Ottawa
U.S
NORAD
Diefenbaker
Marathon mediation talks proceed during New York newspaper blackout
In New York City City Hall hosted ongoing mediation between publishers and unions as the 55 day old newspaper blackout continues. Mayor Wagner met separately with publishers and union officers seeking a resolve.
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NEW York
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Explosion Kills Two On Bomber Over New Mexico
A predawn explosion ripped through a B52 bomber high over northern New Mexico killing two of six crew members on a routine training mission from Walker Air Force Base. The eight-jet aircraft, valued at $8 million, disintegrated while a survivor noted no prior plane trouble.
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Mora
N.M
New Mexico
Walker Air Force Base
U.N. Force in Congo Reports 127 Dead and 133 Wounded
The United Nations disclosed that the UN force in the Congo endured 127 deaths and 133 injuries from July 1960 to the present. The figures detail casualties in the ongoing Congo operation as of Wednesday.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Congo
United Nations
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