Polluted Hoosic River Kill May Reach Vermont Water
Vermont biologist James MacMartin links a mass die off of hundreds of fish in the Hoosic River to a toxic slug believed dumped from Massachusetts. Dead fish were mostly trash species with no game fish found. Samples will be analyzed in Montpelier with the Water Resources Board for a formal report to Massachusetts authorities.
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Neutralists Beat Back Red Attack At Route 13 Junction
In Laos neutralist and right wing forces repelled a three stage assault by Pathet Lao guerrillas aimed at recapturing Route 13 near Ban Thereng south of the Route 13 7 junction. The defense preserved control of Route 13 and kept the line open from Vientiane to western battle fronts.
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James M Landis Former Harvard Law Dean Dies
James M. Landis 64 a Harvard Law School former dean and adviser to Presidents Roosevelt Truman and Kennedy was found dead Thursday in a private pool at a Westchester Country Club home. A neighbor discovered the body and police said the medical examiner’s office was investigating with no signs of foul play. Landis had earlier faced tax charges and a one year law practice suspension in New York.
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Reapportionment Group Sets Inaugural Meetings
In Montpelier the Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and a blue ribbon advisory panel plan initial work sessions at the state capitol Tuesday. Gov Hoff’s appointed panel met Thursday and faces a potential decree modification next week as three lawmakers disqualified themselves from the revamping group.
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Johnson cuts Kennedy from VP list amid convention hints
President Johnson eliminated Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from his list of vice presidential eligibles. Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy appear strongest for the Democratic nomination, with the convention setting in Atlantic City on August 24. Officials say other names remain possible beyond Humphrey and McCarthy.
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Negro Leaders Reject Moratorium Call on Demonstrations
New York leaders report civil rights groups including NAACP NAACP National Urban League SCLC and the Negro American Labor Council urged a postponement of mass demonstrations until after the 1964 elections. Critics accuse the plan of ignoring street violence and voter impact while Bayard Rustin and Roy Wilkins defend leadership decisions.
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Five Year Old Boy Hit by Car on Covered Bridge
A five year old Oklahoma boy, William Allen of Sapulpa, was struck by a car on the Chiselville covered bridge in Sunderland. He suffered concussion and cuts to the legs, stomach and face but was reported in good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The driver, Ellen Jennings of East Arlington, said the child darted in front of the southbound vehicle Thursday at 3 p.m.
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Soviet push for 26 party summit aims to split world communists
Moscow says the 26 leading Communist parties will discuss the Sino Soviet rift and prepare for a broader world party congress. Khrushchev reportedly seeks to expel China from the Moscow led movement, while Peking rejects any meeting intended to fracture the international Communist bloc. The 26 party gathering is expected in three weeks with a world congress before spring.
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Hoff labeled old time huckster by rival in Vermont race
Snelling Hoff an Old-Time Huckster Shelburne industrialist Richard A. Snelling a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor denounced Governor Hoff as an old-time huckster. In a television broadcast he accused Hoff of reciting 1962 campaign pledges with two years in office and urged clear program proposals before the election.
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Inside Backlash Editorial Backdrop in Election
Editorial on the backlash as a central election issue. Kathleen Dermody covers a sister visit in Peru. A review on My Fair Lady features a jeweled performance.
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Vandals damage signs in Guiford Putney shows Goldwater quote
Police in Guilford Vermont say billboard vandals damaged a sign for the world's largest basket store in Putney and cleared up reports of extremism tied to the incident. A note cited a Goldwater acceptance speech line followed by a vandal written third phrase about ugliness.
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