Reapportionment Plan Outlined by Federal Judges in Vermont
A three judge panel described a federal order mandating a full reapportionment of Vermont's House and Senate by April 15 1965. Judge Waterman explained the decree will prohibit legislative action outside the reapportionment and may trigger a special session or constitutional convention if needed. The draft decree due July 30 will be refined before becoming law, with possible injunctions extending until the spring of 1965.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
House
Senate
Sterry R. Waterman
St. Johnsbury
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Waterman
Federal Tribunal
A. Luke Crispe
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington
Janette N. Berry
Crispe
Atty. Gen. Gibson
Atty. Hilton A. Wick
Burlington
CDVC
U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Gibson
Population based power shift reshapes Vermont legislature
A federal order bars Vermont's 1965 legislature from acting on reapportionment, signaling a liberalizing effect and boosting Democratic strength. Urban areas Burlington Rutland and Bennington stand to gain most, while many small towns face combined districts and reduced rural influence. Regionalization of services and broader state aid could follow.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
General Assembly
Burlington
Rutland
Bennington
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Weather update forecasts fair, cooler nights ahead
The forecast calls for fair skies and cooler temperatures with highs around 80 to 86 and lows in the upper 50s. Yesterday reached 87 with a 63 low. at 7 am today it was 68. Mercury may appear very low in the western sky early for the next few clear evenings.
Rioters Clash With Police In Brooklyn Deluge Of Looting
About 1,000 youths clashed with riot police in Brooklyn as looters ransacked more than 500 stores and 90 people were arrested as disorder spread from Harlem protests. Police used mounted patrols for the first time in Brooklyn to disperse crowds amid a rain shower that cleared streets by dawn.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Harlem
Robert F. Wagner
Tene
Goldwater plans unity meeting to avert GOP rebellion
Intra party strife among Republicans risks reshaping Barry Goldwater's bid as he contemplates a unity conference. Potential participants include Nelson Rockefeller William Scranton Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon as Keating Javits defections spur urgency. Goldwater aims to announce plans after staff meetings with an August opening in Prescott Arizona possible.
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Goldwater
Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Arizona
Phoenix
Goldewater
Prescott
Ariz
Hoff Considers Special Session on Reapportionment
Gov. Philip H. Hoff said he is seriously considering a special session of Vermont’s 1963 Legislature to draft a reapportionment plan. He will seek modifications to the three judge federal panel’s deadline ruling and may convene in September if needed. A constitutional convention remains doubtful in Vermont.
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Vermont
Hoff
De Gaulle urges conference for Viet Nam peace
Paris a news conference saw President Charles de Gaulle call for an international conference to end the Viet Nam war and seek neutralization of Southeast Asia. He urged Europe to act independently from the United States while remaining allied, and questioned the feasibility of a military action against the Viet Cong in South Viet Nam.
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UPD
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Europe
United States
de Gaulle
South
Viet Nam
Degaulle
UN force in Cyprus abandons positions amid inter-communal strain
Finnish troops with the UN peacekeeping mission leave positions between Greek and Turkish Cypriots near Hamid Manderes village. Turkish Cypriots seize a gun position north of Nicosia threatening Greek villages. Greek Cypriots demand withdrawal and warn of attack if eight gun crew do not retreat. UN flags reduced control of the crisis for the first time since March 27.
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U.N
Cyprus
Nicosia
United Nations
Hamid Manderes
Pano Thikomo
Kato Khikomo
Kyrenia
Field narrows for state's top development post
The Vermont Development Board chair Alexander B. R. Drysdale said the field for development commissioner has been narrowed to two or three candidates. Former commissioner Roland R. Vautour will resign Aug. 1 to run a Jeffers onville ski area, earning $9,500 annually. Final choice expected within 10 days. names not disclosed.
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Drysdale
Mancherster candidate protests firing over political run
Allen J. Christie a Democratic candidate for Manchester town representative protested his dismissal from a Vermont state liquor store in Manchester Center. He says board rules allow local politics until elected, while Robert Magnant of the Department of Administration views the rules differently.
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Manchester
Allen J. Christie
State
Manchester Center
Didacy
Civil Service
Vermont Liquor Control Board
Christie
Ethan Geraw
Robert Magnant
Department of Administration
Inside Samplings on Goldwater Editorial Page
Vermont press opinion on Goldwater appears in Inside Samplings with an editorial comment. Nearby pages preview summer theater and arts events, plus a feature on insect life by County Agent John Page. North Bennington youths will attend school in a converted garage next fall as planning continues.
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Vermont
Goldwater
North Bennington
Rights Bill Wins 1st Test in Court
A three judge federal court in Atlanta upheld the public accommodations section of the civil rights law, ordering the Heart of Atlanta Motel and the Pickrick Restaurant to admit Negroes within 20 days. The ruling confirms Congress can regulate discrimination affecting interstate commerce.
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Atlanta
UPI
Elbert Tuttle
U.S. Suh Circuit Court of Appeals
Heart of Atlanta
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Frank A. Hooper
Lewis F. Morgan
Pickrick Restaurant
Newsman Attacks Secret Meetings by Officials in Vermont
Gerald McLaughlin of the Springfield Reporter told a public hearing before the State Right-to-Know Commission that school boards abuse executive sessions and bar newsmen from meetings on a whim. John Donaghue urged strict laws and said boards should use sessions only for character assess ment or contract talks.
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