Alexander Becomes Vermont Public Safety Commissioner
State Police Lt. Erwin Alexander, known for chasing Canadian bootleggers on a motorcycle, was sworn in as Vermont's new commissioner of public safety.
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Burlington
UPI
Erwin Alexander
Vermont
Alexander
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
William Baumann
Motor Vehicles Department
Canada
Lake
Champlain
Department of Public Safety
Old Fort
Ethan Allen
Baumann
Washington
Billings May or May Not Seek Reelection as Speaker
UPI reports Vermont House Speaker Franklin Billings Jr. of Woodstock says he may not run this fall for the re apportioned House. He indicated he could seek a third term if he runs and wins but has not decided. He cited family and a busy law practice as factors.
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Billings
Appropriations Committee
Richard Mallary
Fairlee
House
Fire destroys Vermont home near North Pownal line
Fire of undetermined origin razed the frame house of Mr and Mrs John Sarkis on Vermont 346 between North Pownal village and the New York state line. Two motorists spotted the blaze and alerted the alarm. volunteers from all three town departments responded, but the home and many new furnishings were ruined.
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Pownal
John Sarkis
New York
Hagerman
Vermont
Fox Is 24th Rabid Animal In Vermont This Year
Vermont health department laboratories in Burlington report the 24th rabid animal of the year, a fox that bit a Wolcott puppy. It marks the second rabid fox shot on Maurice Marble’s Wolcott farm.
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Fox
Burlington
State Health Department
Vermont
Wolcott
Maurice Marble
Legislature Ends Era as Vermont Reapportions
The 48th Vermont Legislature adjourned two and a half hours before the deadline, ending rural dominance as a one man one vote reapportionment shrank the House from 246 to 150. Gov Hoff voices a desire for a November election and vows a January return to build on six months of reform. A $95 million budget, abolition of capital punishment, and new programs in education, food stamps, and a legislative council mark the session.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Philip H. Hoff
High Court
Gov. Hoff
Hoff
Legislative Council
Federal Panel Sets Ball Election Hearing
A three judge federal panel in Vermont will meet in Brattleboro around mid July to set dates for special legislative elections tied to a reapportioned legislature. The panel previously approved Senate and House realignment plans, with primary slated October 19 and general November 28 as possible dates. A special session is mandated to begin January 5.
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ST. Johnsbury
UPD
U.S
Sterry Waterman
Vermont
Waterman
House
Senate
Ky vows to clean up Saigon as new South Viet Nam premier
South Viet Nam's new strongman Nguyen Cao Ky told UPIs Ray F Herndon he would root out corrupt officials and war profiteers even at personal risk. He said he would expel politicians, govern like a military command, and focus on ending corruption while not wanting to be a rigid dictator. Ky outlined plans to drive revolutions with youth and to avoid entanglements with religious and political factions. He also disclosed measures such as closing 48 Saigon newspapers and threatening exile for quarreling politicians.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ray F. Herndon
Saigon
UPD
Kontum
Quang Ngai
Jesus
South
Viet Nam
Hue
Arlington Planners Leaning Toward Regional Approach
Arlington planning officials debate regional solutions to growth while weighing local needs. Bernard Johnson outlines zoning steps as the nine member committee considers regionalism, with immediate action on land use controls urged by Her bet Douglas. A July meeting set to address roads water recreation and industry issues.
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Arlington
Bernard D. Johnson
Vermont Central Planning Office
Ernest W. Mattison Sr
James
Bud) Edgerton
Edgerton
Johnson
Herbert Douglas
Herman Benjamin
Aiken Warns GOP Against War Party Label in Viet Nam Debate
In a Senate speech Senator George D. Aiken liberal Republican criticizes Republicans who urge harsher Viet Nam actions. He cautions against the party being seen as a war party while praising some critiques of administration policy. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield rebukes Republicans for pressuring Johnson and warns against political influence over war strategy.
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Aiken
Gop
War Party
Washington
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Viet Nam
Asia
Sen. Aiken
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
House Republican Conference
Sen. Mansfield
Mansfield
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Republican Party
Sen. Dirksen
U. S
Inside Column Scribes Reapportionment Hearing Scene
On the Inside columnist Ron Raynolds describes the federal court scene during the reapportionment hearing. The piece surveys courtroom dynamics and the politics shaping the outcome.
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Ron Raynolds
It Was a Secret Legislature Had Longer Life
In Montpelier Reuters report the state house faced a secret interpretation of a court ruling by Judge Sterry Waterman that allowed the Vermont legislature to continue past July 1. Gov Hoff and aides welcomed the reasoning while House Speaker Billings warned of potential disclosure if adjournment pressures rose.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Hoff
Sterry Waterman
Franklin Billings
Woodstock
Waterman
Bennington Watershed Deal Advances for Village Water
A watershed agreement allowing Bennington Town and Village to use Bolles Brook and Bickford Hollow for 50 years moves closer after 10 months of talks with Glastenbury and Woodford landowners. The Scotts of New York City signed, waiving payment, with bonds required within two years to trigger construction plans and voter approval for funds.
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Bennington
Glastonbury
Woodford
John H. Williams II
Elizabeth K. Dollard
Bolles Brook - Bickford Hollow
Richard van Santvoord
Alfred W. Ellett
Bennington Water Board
Ethel McCullough Scott
William R. Scott
New York City
Scotts
Dollard
Williams
Glastenbury
Water Board
Bolles
Bickford
Boston, Mass
Whitman and Howard Inc
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