Mt Anthony Union High School Name Reverts to MAUHS
Mt Anthony Union High School regains MAUHS initials after a unanimous board vote reversing June 24 action to drop union from the name. Board members cited student well being and district pressure for retaining the union concept as part of the high school's identity amid resident input and alumni letters.
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Mt. Anthony
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Arthur E. Wickenden
Stephen Gilman
Bennington
Egypt and Israel clash in long Suez Canal artillery duel
Cairo reports the longest cross canal exchange in nine months as Israel opened fire on Suez wounding civilians. Egypt claimed heavy Israeli casualties, five tanks destroyed, plus two observation posts and an ammo dump. Israeli sources cited no casualties in Beisan Valley firefight.
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Cairo
API
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Jerusalem
Beisan
Hill 689 toll climbs as Marine defenders report losses
UPI reports Marines at Hill 689 west of Khe Sanh say they killed about 300 Communist attackers in heavy fighting, with North Vietnamese claims of victory. The overall Communist toll near the area reportedly rose to 530.
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Saigon
UPI
Khe Sanh
Raymond Davis
3Rd Marine Division
Raymond Wilkinson
North Vietnam
Larry Perry
Dallas
Tex
Wilkinson
Hill 689
Pompidou Set To Quit As Premier
Paris report says Premier Georges Pompidou likely to resign midweek with President de Gaulle ready to appoint Maurice Couve de Murville as premier. Pompidou would become a national assembly deputy and majority leader, while de Gaulle’s choice for a possible future presidency remains as his dauphin. In a parallel note, Marines report heavy fighting on Hill 689 near Khe Sanh as U S air and ground operations intensify against North Vietnamese forces.
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UPD
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
France
Pompidou
National Assembly
Cantal
Gaulle
Johnson Plans for Meeting with Thieu in Pacific Summit
President Johnson is willing to meet South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, with exact date to be decided after advisement. Thieu seeks a two nation summit around July 20, with possible sites Honolulu American Samoa or Manila. The talks follow Thieu's consultations with Ambassador Bunker and Johnson’s broader peace efforts.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Johnson
Glad
Nguyen van Thieu
Texas White House
George Christian
Thieu
Honolulu
Christian
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Targent
American Samoa
Manila
Washington
Pacific
Paris
Vietnam
Fairdale Appraisal Hiked and Appeal Decisions Published
Bennington's Board of Listers raised Fairdale Farms Inc personal property value from 49 260 to 193 000 after Grievance Day hearings revealed exempt items. The 1967 figure was 553 520 for Cushman Corporation with 1 082 960 this year after adding new plant. Garrison Printing warehouse valuation dropped to 300 000, net increase 270 500. Most personal property listings saw increases and appeals were largely denied. nine days to appeal to the Board of Civil Authority.
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Bennington
Listers
Fairdale Farms, Inc
Cushman Corporation
North Bennington
Garrison Printing
Polygraphic Corp
Board of Civil Authority
Wackerman pushes funding over law to fight poverty
Vermont Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman told the Legislative Council that current law already supports an income maintenance program for low income families if funds are appropriated. He said no changes to the 1967 welfare reform law are needed and highlighted about 400 to 1,000 eligible families in northern Vermont under existing food stamp levels as a potential measure for coverage.
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First National Bank of
North Bennington
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Howard F. Kelley
Faris
State Board of Nursing
Board of Nursing
Nursing Board
Union Board
Wackerman
Legislative Council
Vermont
Inside Columnist on back road nature studies
Carlo Wolter reflects on back road nature studies highlighting simple observation and local texture. The piece probes curiosity and quiet discovery in everyday landscapes, suggesting a tactile link between readers and surrounding environments.
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Carlo Wolter
Boy Running From Trestle Killed by Train
Crown Point, N Y UPI reports 13 year old Robert Williams died after being struck by a Delaware and Hudson passenger train while fleeing a trestle where he and another boy were fishing. Harley Landry, 13, sustained minor injuries as the boys ran from the trestle. Williams tripped over a dog before the fatal drag occurred aboard the Laurian express.
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Crown Point
N.Y
UPI
Robert Williams
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Here
John Landry
Williams
Laurentian
Montreal
New York
Date Set For Ray To Appeal Extradition
London court said it will hear James Earl Ray's appeal against extradition to the United States for the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The decision followed Ray's appearance at Bow Street Magistrate's Court on gun and immigration charges, with a further hearing set for July 16.
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London
UPD
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Bow Street Magistrate’s Court
Britain
Bow Street Court
Frank Milton
Queen’s Bench
High Court of Justice
Ramon George Sneyd
Scotland Yard
Heathrow
Milton
Home
James Callaghan
Eugene
Patman seeks antitrust probe of banks
Representative Wright Patman urged Attorney General Ramsey Clark to open an antitrust inquiry into the nations largest banks. He cited a House Banking Committee study showing concentration of assets and cross holdings among big banks and their control of trillions in institutional funds. The findings singled out Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. and major cities, noting banks hold vast trust assets and voting rights.
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House Banking Committee
Domestic Finance
Atty
Ramsey Clark
U.S
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Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Hartford
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
California
Patman
Clark
Morgan Bank
American Airlines
American
United Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Morgan Guaranty
Police Seek Fugitive Burglars After Car Crash
Manchester police and state officers weigh evidence from a trip to Waltham Mass to identify suspects still at large after a July 3 break at Orvis Company and a stolen car chase that ended in a Dorset crash. The car contained $1,400 in merchandise and seven 145 caliber army pistols.
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Manchester
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
George F. Hoag
Dana L. Thompson
Waltham
Mass
Hoag
Holiday Inn
Kansas
New Jersey
Orvis Com
Pany
Dorset
Orvis
State Armory
Osage City
Kan
Manchester Police Dept
Manchester - Dorset- Rupert
Thompson
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