Hoff Blasts Governors Over Dreading Crucial Issues
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff criticized fellow Democrats at the National Governors Conference for avoiding core problems such as justice firearms registration and city decline. Hoff urged liberal vice presidential possibilities for Hubert Humphrey while not seeking the post himself.
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Rensselaer County Okays Sales Tax
Rensselaer County approves a 2 percent sales tax to start December 1, passed by a 26 to 8 vote after a two hour hearing. Citizens and merchants react with mixed hopes while critics urge austerity and doubt tax impact. officials pledge review in two years. Local residents report crowded hearings and restricted access.
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Mayor's Gamble Pays Off In Cleveland Riots
Ten people died as clashes and looting rocked Cleveland east side before Mayor Carl B. Stokes ordered the National Guard withdrawn and replaced by 500 Black community leaders across seven square miles. Police praised the move as calming the area with 10 dead, 45 wounded and 50 arrested.
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Congress moves to bar interstate gun sales only
Congress approved a measure prohibiting interstate shipment of guns except between licensed dealers and to certain groups, while maintaining the fight over federal gun registration. The Senate Judiciary Committee took no action on licensing or registration and Congress slated floor action after September.
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Israelis Release Refused Israelis Release Refused
Algerian authorities refused to free an Israeli Boeing 707 and 24 aboard after a hijack to Algiers by Arab commandos. The Palestine resistance group insisted hostages stay until all guerrillas in prison are freed, while Israel pressed France Britain and others and warned of possible reprisals.
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U S Bombers Pound Viet Cong Hideouts
U S B52 Stratofortresses dropped hundreds of high explosive bombs on Viet Cong hideouts along a key infiltration route from Cambodia toward Saigon. Reports said US battle deaths fell to a 10 month low with 157 killed and 2,104 wounded in the week. Viet Cong fatalities reached 1,248 with 156 government soldiers killed. Civilian casualties from Viet Cong terrorism topped earlier periods, with thousands killed or wounded in the first five months. Viet Cong attacked two villages on South Vietnam’s northern coast, killing 20 and wounding 41, as guerrillas burned Phu Dau village after locals refused to grow rice.
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Inside Jon Storm on a dog that works for a living
Columnist Hazel Wills recalls Vermont cheese as she reflects on simpler flavors. Dorset Playhouse hosts a barefoot romp this week in a lively review across pages three through six.
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Sweden Refuses Asylum For Two US Army Deserters
Stockholm AP Swedish Aliens Commission refused asylum for two runaway U S servicemen and ordered their expulsion from Sweden. A third applicant was granted asylum. This marked the first such action by the commission in recent months.
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Czech Soviet summit seen extremely difficult
Prague reports the Czech press predicts extremely difficult negotiations when Czech and Soviet party presidia meet likely next week. Czechs will stand firm on reform. Soviets may demand censorship and threaten intervention. Yugoslavist Komunist backs Dubcek reform, while the Soviet troop moves near the border raise tensions.
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Pavilion Hotel Stalled as Montpelier Feasibility Sought
The Legislative Council accepted a study committee report with a vote to explore preserving part of the historic Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier to house the Vermont Historical Society and the State Museum. The plan to demolish for a new state office building was debated, with Sen. Ellery Purdy urging partial preservation. The full report was ordered transmitted to the 1968 legislature. Attorney General James L. Oakes urged a gun owner identification registration bill. The council will also study welfare needs and possible income maintenance proposals, with Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman advocating aid for low income families not covered by current programs.
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