Park Proposal Sparks Selectmen Meeting in Bennington
Bennington Park Commission defended Willow Park status at a selectmen meeting. Petition with over 500 names urged a townwide vote on reserving 70 acres of Town Farm land for recreation. The commission urged park development and opposed using land for a landfill site, while town counsel noted a revote may be due.
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Bennington
Willow Park
Bennington Park
Lother
Selectmen
Park Commission
Norton Barber
Barber
Walter Noyes
Luther
The
Kocher Drive
Town Employees Seek Review of Pay Scales in Bennington
A delegation of 10 town employees urged selectmen to reassess pay scales. Road workers earn $2.25 hourly with overtime, while sewage plant staff receive $99 weekly with no overtime pay. Tensions rose after Guy Ottaviano was hired at $2.50 hourly plus overtime, and veteran sewer operator Mickey Fraher remains at $2.29 while training a new hire at $2.50.
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Bennington
Gerald A. Cornell
Selectmen
Michael Fraher
John Cross
William Sausville
Ed Coyne
Guy Ottaviano
Michael
Mickey
Fraher
Rene LaFlamme
James Cross
Paul Kelley
Cornell
J. Duncan Campbell
Ottaviano
Highway Department
Jim Cross
Campbell
Cross
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Bijur
Extreme Caution Urged On Pavilion Hotel Decision
Architectural historian James Fitch of Columbia University urged Vermont's Legislative Council to pursue a policy of extreme caution in deciding whether to restore or demolish the Pavilion Hotel. He warned that subjective judgments cannot guide decisions on historic buildings and stressed the hotel's uniqueness and irreplacable value. The Building Board favors tearing the five story red brick landmark for a new state office building as part of capital complex plans. The Study Committee meets June 28 to review testimonies and possible options, while Gov Hoff previously tied a Pavilion recommendation to a broader special session.
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James Fitch
Council
Historic American Building
U.S
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Irving Bates
Vermont Historical Society
Bates
King's Widow Leads March in Washington
Thousands join Coretta Scott King in the Poor People's Campaign march on Washington. Organizers aimed for up to 100000 participants with buses from across the region. police reserves and National Guard were on alert as marchers gathered near the Washington Monument for the march to the Lincoln Memorial.
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King
March
Washington
UPI
Martin Luther King
Resurrection City
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Bennington County
Vermont
Manchester
St. Peter’s Church
Bennington
Coretta
America
Memphis
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Detroit
Danbury
District of Columbia
Pentagon
Thuy Rejects Plea For Secret Talks In Paris
The United States said no permanent bases in South Vietnam and urged secret talks to speed peace. North Vietnam rejected the plea and pressed three demands including immediate ceasefire and no reciprocal restraint. Thuy said Washington’s war actions continue while Hanoi insists on its terms. McCarthy may visit Paris in July for talks if invited.
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Paris
UPS
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Thuy
Harriman
Vietnam
Johnson
Washington
Given Foundation gifts Burr and Burton $100000
Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester received a $100000 grant from the Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation. The funds will mostly finance renovations and equipment for the practical arts building, amid a broader campus expansion including housing and a joint alumni trust drive.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Irene Heinz Given
John LaPorte Given
Sarah Given Larson
BBS
Robert C. Brewster
Brewster
Larson
O'Dwyer Upset Wins New York Democratic Senate Primary
O'Dwyer, a peace candidate backing Eugene McCarthy, upset Kennedy ally Nickerson to win New York Democratic Senate nomination. Resnick finished distant third as incomplete results showed McCarthy strong with at least 53 delegates. Javits to face O'Dwyer in November, Rockefeller leads GOP slate, Humphrey wins at least one delegate.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York State
McCarthy
New York
Democratic State Committee
Paul O’dwyer
William
Eugene Nickerson
Nassau County
Kennedy
Joseph Y. Resnick
Ellenville
Johnson
Humphrey
O’dwyer
Chicago
O’dyer
New York City
Jacob K. Javits
Senate
Javits
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Inside Mt Equinox landowner protests tax appraisal
Rod and Gun columnist Roy Marsden raps vandalism at the fish hatchery. Manchester's Old English Inn changes hands as new owners take over. John Wilkinson shows a low amateur score in the Vermont Open golf championship. Coverage spans pages 8 and 14 with local interest pieces.
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John Wilkinson
Roy Marsden
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Vinh
Pavilion Hotel
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edward Janeway
Windham
Biser
London
Bow Street Magistrates Court
James Earl Ray
Ray
Given Foundation
Burr and
Burton
St. Paul Church On Seminary
Mt. Equinox
Old English Inn
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