Listers Deny Most Appeals Paradise Assessment Lowered
Bennington's Board of Listers denied most Grievance Day appeals and lowered Paradise Restaurant and Motel values by 91 886 in a 3 to 2 split vote. New listers Sleeman Vail and Ralph voted to reduce values, while holdovers Hogan and Betit maintained prior figures. The Paradise case capped the day’s proceedings after hearings on 75 other appeals.
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Bennington
Board of
Listers
Paradise Restaurant
Fair Mar
Paradise
Richard A. Sleeman
Charles Vail
Richard Ralph
Francis
J. Hogan
Raymond C. Betit
Paradise Properties
Sisters
Peter Pappas
Elm St
Paradise Motor Inn
West Main St
Paradise Restaurant, Inc
Paradise Restaurant Inc
Main St
Evans News
Despo Playotes
Harrison Ave
Hogan
Betit
Charles A. Toomey
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Sleeman and
Vail
BTPA
Lister
Pappas
Bennington Board of Listers
Bennington panel agrees to review Prospect School finances
The Bennington School District Inc. board approved a motion by Richard Sleeman to review the Prospect School's finances and its agency relationship. The district will invite Prospect trustees to explain staff selection and salary arrangements, while Miss Catherine Corcoran may serve as legal liaison. The meeting also discussed insurance on district glass and ongoing property tax listing disputes tied to Paradise properties.
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Prospect School
North Bennington
Bennington
Raymond Roy
Kelley
Roy
BSD Inc
Anthony Pello
Pello
Prospect
Raymond Murray
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Stewart Allen
Sleeman
Vermont
Marian Taylor
Taylor
Mt. Anthony Union
State Board of Education
Robert Wilson
Rush Welter
Robert Cummings Jr
William Worthington
Hamilton Shields
Robert Cummings
Catherine Corcoran
Southwest Supervisory Union
Corcoran
Ray Lawyer Considers Plea of Insanity
London reports Arthur J. Hanes, James Earl Ray's American attorney, has officially taken the case and may push a plea of insanity if Ray is extradited to Memphis for the King assassination trial. Hanes, former mayor of Birmingham, met Ray in Wandsworth Prison and indicated other defenses could be explored.
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London
UPD
Arthur J. Hanes
James Earl Ray
Ray
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Wandsworth
Alabama
Frank Milton
Bow Street
United States
Milton
Britain
Home Office
Viola Liuzzo
Missouri
London Heathrow
Toronto
Ramon George Sneyd
Bennington Man Escapes From Windsor Prison
A Windsor State Prison escape leaves five trusties missing after the 11:30 p.m. bed check. Escapees include Richard Reginbald 22 of Bennington Albion Brown 22 of Northfield Danny Crichton 20 of Wilder Gale Thompson 21 of Ferrisburg and George Novak 19 of St. Albans. None were armed and three face release in 45 days.
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Windsor
UPI
Windsor State Prison
Robert G. Smith
Richard Reginbald
Bennington
Albion Brown
Northfield
Danny Crichton
Wilder
Gale Thompson
Ferrisburg
George Novak
St. Albans
Smith
Reginbald
Novak
Brown
Inside View on North Bennington Road Traffic Chaos
An editorial criticizes traffic chaos on North Bennington Road and calls for prompt action. The piece reflects local concerns about surface streets and transportation planning affecting residents and commuters.
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North Bennington Road
B52s Hit Southern Panhandle in Fifth Day of Bombardment
UPI reports U S B52 strategic bombers struck North Vietnam's Southern Panhandle for the fifth day running in a major operation. Military spokesmen said the North attempted to stop the Stratofortresses with surface to air missiles, two of which reportedly fired but missed. Sixteen lines of fire indicate heavy aerial combat, with no B52s lost in combat so far.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S. Marines
Khe Sanh
Leatherneck
Nasser in Moscow For Diplomatic Talks
Moscow reports say Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser met with Soviet leaders in frank friendly talks on the Middle East crisis. Tass described the session with Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny. potential territorial adjustments were discussed as a path to peace while fighting continues nearby.
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Moscow
UPI
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Middle East
Tass
Israel
Jordan
Kremlin
Nasser
Soviet Union
Troika
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
North Vietnam To Free Three U.S. Pilots
Three National Mobilization Committee members travel to Hanoi to arrange release of three American pilots held by North Vietnam. Rennie Davis says pilots could be home in two weeks. Davis names travelers Stuart Meacham Vernon Grizzard and Ann Scheer and notes a $5,000 budget for expenses. Davis cites a Radio Hanoi broadcast and Hayden coordinating from Paris.
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Chicago
UPI
National Mobilization Committee
Hanoi
Rennie Davis
NMC
United States
Tokyo
North Vietnam
Davis
Tom Hayden
Paris
LBJ Plans Central American Summit Visit and Latin America Tour
President Johnson invited Bolivia's Rene Barrientos to lunch as a prelude to the El Salvador summit with Central American leaders. He planned to depart Saturday and hints suggest more Latin American travel this summer, with possible Colombia and a return to Vietnam talks. Johnson also addressed Fourth of July heckler confrontations and toured the HemisFair, expressing pride in America's open discourse.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Rene Barrientos
Bolivia
el Salvador
Latin America
Colombia
Pacific
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Barrientos
Texas
HemisFair
LBJ
George Wallace
Minneapolis
Lady Bird
Mystery in Central Park Slaying Baffles Police
In New York City police struggle to identify a Balkan‑seasoned gunman linked to the Central Park murder of Lilah Kistler 24 and a wild gun battle that wounded three others. The suspect died on the restroom roof after a lengthy standoff. the gun remains traced to Jackson, New Jersey.
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U.S
New York
UPI
Central Park
Lilah Kistler
Miss Kistler
Kirl Dimitrov
Jackson
N.J
Angel Angelof
Angelof
Charles Bach
Bach
Lenox Hill Hospital
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