Udall backs move to save Frost property in Shaftsbury
Stewart Udall, Interior secretary, urges Vermont Highway Dept to find an alternative U S 7 route to protect Robert Frosts Shaftsbury home The Gulley and surrounding land valued for poetic inspiration faces possible destruction if a four lane relocation proceeds The governor and Nevada artist Kenneth Noland own the site with attorney Harvey Carter promoting preservation efforts
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Interior
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Robert Frost
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Peleg Cole
South Shaftsbury
Elinor
Kenneth Noland
Harvey Carter
Bennington
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Carter
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Johnson urges quick airline strike settlement at White House
President Johnson summoned airline strike negotiators to the White House for about 30 minutes in the Cabinet room to seek a prompt settlement. He urged a fair agreement where no side wins or loses greatly as deadlock persisted.
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James J. Reynolds
House
GOP
Gerald Ford
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Vermont 66 death toll rises to 51
The Vermont death toll reached 51 as a 69 year old Brattleboro man and a 17 year old Williston youth died from crash injuries. Stephen Phelps of Williston died in Burlington’s Mary Fletcher Hospital after a car tractor trailer crash on U.S. Route 2. Bradford Whitten of Brattleboro died from injuries in a two car crash on U.S. Route 5 near the Westminster Marlboro line. Merl S Blake Jr. of Windham was listed in good condition in Bellows Falls.
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Warner Phelps
Mary Fletcher
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Montreal
Bradford Whitten
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Westminster-Marlboro
Whitten
Merl S Blake Jr
Windham
Blake
Rockingham Hospital
Bellows Falls
Mrs Davis Seeks House Nomination in Bennington-Woodford
Harriet M. Davis of Birchwood Knoll joins incumbent H James Wallace in seeking the Republican nomination for one of Subdistrict 33 South two House seats. Democratic incumbent George Van Santvoord has announced re election. With party nominations assured, three candidates compete for two seats.
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Harriet M. Davis
Birchwood Knoll
H. James Wallace
George van Santvoord
Carmel Babcock
Bennington - Woodford
Mary Hodeck
British Wage Freeze Details Published by Government
The Labour government released a six month wage and price freeze plan to steady the faltering pound and buy time to revive the economy. A 28 day deadline for enactment was set, covering basic pay overtime and piece rates, with retroactive effect to July 20. Prime Minister Wilson met with President Johnson as unions weigh their response to the plan.
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Trades Union Congress
TUC
Moscow
U2 Plane Vanishes Over Central America
U.S. search planes hunted for a missing U2 spy plane south of Panama after it failed to turn toward Florida. Pilot Capt. Robert D. Hickman, 32, of Alexandria Louisiana, apparently lost consciousness at high altitude, plane guided by automatic pilot. Plane took off from Barksdale AFB on a routine SAC mission.
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Shreveport
Strategic Air Command
Demonstration School Planned At Plattsburgh State
Governor Rockefeller announced a $2.4 million demonstration school at Plattsburgh State University will open at the start of September. The program will let education majors observe teaching from nursery through ninth grade and participate in teaching under faculty guidance.
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Rockefeller
Aiken Doubts Dead Flood Plan For Roaring Branch
Senator George D. Aiken refutes Army engineers’ claim that funding for the Roaring Branch flood control project in Bennington is dead. He notes Congress can appropriate funds for preconstruction planning and has requested initial planning money be included in the current appropriations bill.
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Frosts Gulley Farm in Shaftsbury Inspires Many Poems
Bennington heritage piece quotes Wade Van Dore Frosts biographer on The Gulley farm 1928 to 1938. He recalls remodeling with Frost and Elinor, shared work and walks, and hopes Vermont protect the sequestered site from highway development, possibly a Frost memorial if the Nolands relinquish it.
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Shaftsbury
Robert Frost
Frost
Bennington
Harvey Carter
Wade van Dore
the Gulley
Peleg Cole
Micheal
Elinor
Vermont
Lee van Dore
Camper Driver Abandons Two Passengers in Connecticut
The Rutland state police sought a one time bread truck converted camper after a driver left two women at a service station while fueling late last night. Bennington Village Police received the alert and tracked the vehicle as authorities pursued possible actions.
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Bennington Village
Rutland
the Rutland
Inside Editorial Praises Ben ningtonian Grant For Water System
On the Inside An editorial lauds Ben ningtonian’s federal grant aimed at expanding the town water system. The piece highlights financial support and community impact, urging timely implementation and oversight.
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Benningtonian
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