Bennington plans special meeting on Town Farm park use
Five member board moves to honor a petition for a special meeting to let voters decide whether the Park Street Extension site becomes a public recreation area. The panel will limit further spending until the issue is settled and seeks input from the Park Commission and citizens amid debate over expansion of the board and park alternatives including lands near the Vermont Soldiers Home.
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Bennington
Gerald A. Cornell
Board of Selectmen
Cornell
Park Street
Winston Lother
Luther
The
Banner
Vermont
Deer Park
Selectman
Joseph Higgins
Bennington Park
John Cross
Town Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Norton Barber
Barber
Park Commission
France moves to ban demonstrations amid rising violence
Paris reports a government order banning meetings and dissolving leftist groups while police clash with protesters. A one hour French work stoppage fuels unrest, with tear gas, Molotovs, and hundreds jailed or injured as five people are reported dead in a second crisis within a month. President de Gaulle convenes cabinet as ministers weigh new emergency steps.
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Paris
UPI
France
Confederation of Labor
Charles de Gaulle
Yves Guena
Gaena
Guena
Deane Davis Defends Civil Rights Record in Vermont Race
Republican candidate Deane C. Davis defends his civil rights work and criticizes the Vermont New York Cooperative Youth Program. He cites his role in the Brotherhood Movement, NAACP ties, and a $7 million National Life loan pledge, while voicing concerns about program planning and calling for long term preparation. Davis says Hoff’s $300,000 youth plan merits honest testing and that Vermont must try.
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Davis
American Bar Association
NAACP
Walter White
United Negro College Fund
National Life Insurance Co
Hoff
New York
John Lindsay
Herald Tribune
Vermont
Hostages Freed As Convicts Surrender in Atlanta Penitentiary
In a 27 hour standoff, four convicts held 21 hostages at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary released them after publication of their grievances by the Atlanta Journal. No injuries were reported as hostages were returned to families and the convicts dropped weapons through a window. The prison released the eight to nine demands from the inmates, with limited assurances against prosecutions but no guarantee of transfers or retaliatory action.
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Atlanta
UPS
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta Journal
King
FBI
Journal
William B. Willams
David Norden
Olin Blackwell
Williams
Bradley
Welch
Blackwell
Bedlam
U S Steps Up Air Attacks In Vietnam War News
UPI reports intensified air raids after a Ta Son Nhut base shelling killed four Vietnamese children and a U S airman. Hariman warned Hanoi at Paris talks as U S fighter-bombers launched 137 missions. Rockets hit military bases, housing, and the Tan Son Nhut line, wounding civilians and servicemen. Marines fought near Khe Sanh, with 14 Leathernecks killed and 115 wounded as Vietnamese units suffered heavy casualties.
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Saigon
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
United States
Panhandle
Paris
J.C. William Walters
Dover
N.J
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Communist Party
MAUHS Honors Paul Fairfield and Diane Haddad at Senior Awards
Mt Anthony seniors honored assistant principal Paul A Fairfield with the Yearbook dedication after a moving presentation by student editors Jenny Rounds Russell Barber and Joanne Marcoux. Haddad won the Senior Patriot Award for inspiring peers to live the Mt Anthony ideal.
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Paul A. Fairfield
MAUHS
Fairfield
Jenny Rounds
Russell Barber
Joanne Marcoux
Boston University
Columbia University
Auburn
Maine
New Rochelle
Rye
N.Y
Mt. Anthony
Wolfeboro
N.H
Fairfieldly
Diane Haddad
National Thespian Society
John Carton
Clifford Senior
Leon Martell
Margaret Pierce
Laura Pratt
Tansitor
Elizabeth Jones
Deborah Allen
Bausch and Lomb
Jayne Brissette
Sterling Silver
Dorothy Douglas
Betty Crocker
Patti Fair
Girls’ Athletic Association
Teddy Bitensky
Butch Miles
Ruth Adier
David Wright
Franklin Harrington
Marion E. Tifft
Gloria Salter
Eric Burgess
Inside Town of Hoosick backs garage bond vote
Hoosick residents are set for a special vote on financing a town garage expansion while Hoosac School prepares its 79th commencement, and in Shaftsbury an Eagle Square union agreement and a new sister are noted on page 22.
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Town of
Hoosac School
Shaftsbury
Eagle Square
Rockefeller Signs New York Wiretap Bill
Gov Rockefeller signed a new New York wiretap bill restoring some law enforcement powers after the 1938 ruling. He said bugging is essential for protecting society amid rising crime and organized crime. Warrants limited to specified officials and must name participants, crime, and location. Warrant validity 15 days and recordings served to those involved.
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Albany
N.Y
U.S. Supreme Court
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York State
State Police
Police Commissioner
New York City
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
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Selectmen
Leon Boutin
Boutin
Deane Davis
Federal Prison
Navy
William L. McGonagle
Liberty
Washington
Mediterranean
Robert Gorman
Liberty Skipper
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Paul Fairfield
William Holland
Henry Coley
Amy E. Cutler
Elliot S. Gilman
Mary Shultz
Susan Pineau
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