Vermont Assembly Hopes to Adjourn Today
The Vermont Legislature returns to work this afternoon to act on a few bills and hear Gov. Hoff’s address as the first half of the 47th biennial session weighs toward final adjournment. After a lengthy Saturday session marked by conflict a filibuster and behind the scenes politicking, timing remains uncertain. The $72.5 million omnibus appropriations bill to fund state government for the two year period began today, with the House passage and governor’s signature completed.
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Cornelius O. Granai
R-Barre
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Granai
Vermont
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Gov. Hoff
Senate OKs Track Relief Bill in Vermont
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to aid Green Mountain Park with a year long relief reducing the state's pari mutuel share until attendance and handle rise at the Pownal oval. Attendance and handle figures for Friday and Saturday at Green Mountain Park are listed. The House also passed an education funding measure and a highways appropriation near adjournment as Rep. Cornelius Granai launches an unprecedented filibuster.
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New Break Seen Possible In the Communist World
Soviet satellite leaders returned from a Khrushchev weekend meeting amid signs of strain in the communist bloc. Hungary's Janos Kadar and Poland's Wladyslaw Gomulka headed home while Romania and Albania stood apart, fueling speculation of a new split with Beijing and lingering tensions with Moscow. Khrushchev praised Ulbricht at his 70th birthday gathering in East Berlin as Western nuclear tensions shadowed a unity show. The absence of Gheorghiu-Dej and other leaders underscored the crisis within the movement.
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Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
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Bulgaria
Kennedy Lands in Rome Calls for Stronger EastWest Unity
President Kennedy arrived in Rome amid a sparse welcome and planned talks with Italian leaders to strengthen the United States Western Europe alliance. He was to meet Pope Paul VI and discuss keeping the 15 year partnership robust while civic crowds cheered along his route.
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Post Office Takes Option On Local Land
A Bennington property owner Leon R. Eldred confirms the Post Office Department has a four month option on his 112 Elm St site for a new post office. Neighbor George H. Plumb of 108 Elm St also reportedly signed an option. The post office plans a privately built building leased long term to the department and is considering several sites.
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Leon RR
Eldred
Post Office Department
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George H. Plumb
Post Office
Dayton J. Wakefield
Montpelier
Wakefield
Boston
Bennington Wins Three Year Town Manager Bill Approval
The Vermont House passed a bill authorizing Bennington to hire a town manager for a three year term and sent it to the governor. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Eugene V. Clark, enables voters to establish three year terms for town offices and to rescind action via a subsequent vote. The longer term takes effect after the town meeting following the vote.
Congress Ends Six Months With Little Legislation
Washington reports Congress closed six months of what may be a year long session with a long independence holiday break. Only four public laws enacted, one draft extension, one weapons procurement authorization, and two appropriation bills. House whip Hale Boggs says they have done enough and will work more, while planning for a possible Labor Day recess.
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Sears toy catalog features colonial doll house with fallout shelter
Sears Roebuck and Co advertises a colonial doll house with an attached fallout shelter as a conversation piece design. It is described as one of the most up to date toys for little girls.
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Bennington Selectmen Seek New Interim Appointee
The Bennington town board searches for an interim selectman after Robert Condon is ruled ineligible due to liquor license conflict. Democratic committee chair Lawrence Powers may delay naming a successor until a new nominee is presented, as two selectmen consult the party for guidance.
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Scottie) Picucci
Rutland
Lawrence Powers
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Richard
Inside A Wandering French Stowaway In RI
A wandering French stowaway turns up in Rhode Island as a news item on page 2.
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Paul VI vows peace and unity in coronation address
Pope Paul VI dedicates his reign to world peace and Christian unity speaking in Latin and eight languages. A record crowd at St. Peter's Square witnessed the coronation as Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani placed the beehive tiara on his head. He opens a path toward dialogue with President Kennedy and possibly the Soviet Union as his papacy begins.
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Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
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Kennedy
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Vatican
Khrushchev
Kennedy urges end to bias in public accommodations
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asks Congress to outlaw segregation in private businesses that serve the public. He argues it is a form of racial discrimination and urges federal action, despite opposition from Southern lawmakers and Republican alternatives.
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Everett M. Dirksen
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AEC Reports Inconclusive Evidence Of Soviet Test
The Atomic Energy Commission says evidence of a possible Soviet low yield nuclear test is inconclusive and requires further analysis. An informed source suggested a June 12 test around one kiloton, likely underground rather than atmospheric, while Kennedy’s halt on atmospheric tests remains the standard. In Havana, American students who flew to Cuba report their invitation and funding by the Cuban Student Federation, despite possible prosecution and U S authorities warning.
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NAACP Opens 54th Convention in Chicago
The NAACP 54th annual convention begins in Chicago with more than 2,000 delegates from 1,649 chapters. Leaders call the event the most important in history as they plan a July 4 parade and a large Grant Park rally to kick off a summer of discontent.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Britain Halts Laos Peace Talks with Soviet Union
London reports the government failed to advance an international Laos peace plan with the Soviet Union. It delegates the Laos settlement issue to the 14 signatory nations from the Geneva agreement last year.
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