Bennington Trustees Seek Local Junkyard Cleanup Ordinance
Bennington Village President Salvatore Santarcangelo vowed to push a local ordinance to curb junked cars and garbage around Putnam Square and Depot Street. Trustee Joseph Pelle praised the dire condition as the attorney works on draft language to empower cleanup action.
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Bennington
Salvatore Santarcangelo
John H. Williams
Santarcangelo
Joseph A. Pelle Jr
Williams
Gread
Putnam Square
Depot Street
Joseph A. Pello
Vermont Governor Candidate Sees State as Second Rate New Jersey
UPI reports Vermont Republican Robert S. Babcock, a University of Vermont professor, warned that blight and neglect threaten Vermont’s charm. He urged stricter billboard and conservation laws and local zoning to prevent decline while stressing preservation supports industrial and recreational growth.
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Woodstock
UPI
Vermont
New Jersey
Rotary Club
Robert S. Babcock
University of Vermont
New Jeresey
Babcock
Norshaft Group Probes School Building Alternatives
The Norshaft School Study Committee met to decide how to proceed with district options for North Bennington and Shaftsbury. It seeks funds for an architect and outlined four main paths including independent districts, a two-district high school, a union district for K 12, or a fully integrated union district with shared administration.
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North Bennington
Norshaft School Study Committee
Sixememeer Board
Shaftsbury
Norshaft
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Pownal
Woodford
Lawrence F. Powers
Powers
Robert McWaters
Wesley Green
J. F. Daniels
Harrington
Paul E
Warfield
Daniels
Bennington - Shaftsbury
Goldwater Leads California Primary in Narrow Contest
Barry Goldwater defeats Nelson Rockefeller in the California Republican presidential primary, grabbing a surge of Los Angeles votes to edge ahead in early tallies. Pierre Salinger wins the Democratic Senate nomination over Alan Cranston, with George Murphy securing the Republican Senate nod. Johnson-backed candidates lead in the Democratic presidential race.
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California
Salinger Victor
Cranston
San Francisco
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Arizona
Rockefeller
Los Angeles
Washington
CBS
ABC
NBC
Caliifornia
San Joaquin Valley
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Clair Engle
Alan Cranston
Salinger
George Murphy
Leland Kaiser
Fred Hall
Kansas
Brown
Samuel W. Yorty
President Johnson
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Southeast Asia
Edmund G. Brown
California Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
California Democratic Council
Vermont Republican William Franke praises Goldwater win in California
Rutland based Goldwater committee chairman William Franke says Goldwater appears set to clinch the nomination on the first or second ballot after California victory over Rockefeller. He calls the result a welcome delegate gain and notes potential shifts of undecided delegates to Goldwater at the San Francisco convention.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont
California
Arizona
William Franke
Navy
Eisenhower
Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Franke
San Francisco
Vermonters Die In Two Fatal Auto Crashes
Three Vermonters died in highway crashes on Tuesday. Rachael Miller 45 Vergennes lost control on Route 7 and wrecked her car, trapping her for over an hour. In Swanton Dean Palmer 38 Winooski and Joseph Morits 37 South Burlington died when Morits’ car hit a bridge over the Missisquoi River. Morits died shortly after hospital admission. Palmer was killed instantly.
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Morits
Missisquoi River
St. Albans
Palmer
Vermont
Mystery Wind Lifts Laundry On East Road
A sudden unexplained miniature tornado tore clothes from a laundry line at Mrs. Kenneth Betit on East Road near Willow Road. Eyewitnesses saw dust churn as the wind lifted garments to about 1000 feet, then carried them toward Glastonbury and a trailer camp before dissipating.
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Kenneth Betit
East Road
Willow Road
Glastonbury
Tax Break to Track Cost Vermont $400,000
Relief granted by the legislature to Green Mountain Park track cut the state's share of harness meet receipts to $271,072 on a $7,634,814 handle for 49 nights. The track would have earned more under prior percentages, but actual losses prompt ongoing questions as Gov Hoff reviews full season results. About 178,900 spectators attended the meets, averaging 3,650 per night.
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Montpelier
Green Mountain Park
Mosher
Pownal Oval
Philip H. Hoff
Senate
Johnson Says U.S. Power Keeps Peace
President Johnson told Coast Guard Academy graduates that American strength exceeds any past power and aids peace. He warned against using nuclear arms as bravado, urged continued gradual progress toward peace, and tied force to peaceful aims in Groton submarine keel laying remarks.
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New London
Conn
UPD
Johnson
United States
Coast Guard Academy
Groton
Inside Elizabeth Dwyer on the cigarette industry
On the Inside Elizabeth Dwyer writes about the cigarette industry. The Prep Club a success in participants’ view. Children from Sunderland's four schools meet for a modern school evening of music.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Sunderland
Miss Henry Cites Brutality In Dog Hit And Run Cases
Miss Jean Henry of the Bennington County Humane Society reports two hit and run cases in Pownal involving injured dogs left to suffer. One German shepherd died after two days on a steep embankment on U S 7 without water. another puppy was destroyed after prolonged suffering. Henry condemns drivers who stop reporting incidents and urges motorists to fulfill legal duties to stop and report.
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Shaftsbury
Jean Henry
Bennington County Humane Society
Pownal
U.S. 7
Humane Society
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Shields
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Eagle
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Kaiser
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