Village Voters to Decide on Union District Withdrawal
Bennington Grade School District voters head to polls tomorrow at Bennington Elementary from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to decide whether to withdraw from the Mt. Anthony Union High School District No. 14. The ballot also includes races for two board of trustees seats and two district representatives, with tax rate details set to be discussed at the 8 p.m. meeting. The district seeks a $7.40 total tax rate, $6.83 for current expenses, plus 48 cents for Union High School assessments and a small levy to finish a fire detection system.
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Bennington Graded School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Board of Trustees
Mt. Anthony Union
John P. Morrissey
Union St
Union High
Vermont faces showdown over Towne ouster as Hoff seeks new Agriculture head
Vermont politics centers on Agriculture Commissioner Elmer Towne with Gov. Hoff pushing cattle dealer George Hayes for the post amid opposition from Senate Republicans and farmers. Towne, a popular Republican with farmer backing, faces a tough confirmation fight tied to dairy policy and diversification ideas for small farmers. Hoff argues for future farming support while opponents favor production controls to raise milk prices.
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Senate
Hoff
Towne
George D. Aiken
R - Vt
Vermont Farm Bureau
Vermont
Woodford Man Drowns in Roaring Branch River
Richard M. Smith Jr., 22, of Long Trail Road Woodford, apparently drowned last night in the Roaring Branch River near the cement highway bridge on Bennington's northern boundary. John LaFountain Jr. of LeBlanc Avenue and his family swam to shore with Smith after LaFountain missed him with a small boat. The body was found in about 15 feet of water and revived attempts were made before Dr. Julius H. Manes pronounced him dead around 9 p.m. Autopsy was planned per county medical examiner Dr. Donald Shea and State's Atty. R. Marshall.
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Richard M. Smith Jr
Long Trail Road
Woodford
Roaring Branch
Cement Highway
Bennington
Smith
John LaFountain Jr
LeBlanc Avenue
LaFountain
Donald Shea
R. Marshall Witten
Richard Davis
M.W. Ramey
Hanson
Track relief bill set for House action Tuesday
Vermont House Ways and Means Committee will introduce a temporary relief bill for the Green Mountain racetrack at Pownal. It proposes a sliding revenue split, reducing state share from 8 percent to as low as 4 percent and increasing track share up to 14 percent for certain betting ranges, with an expiration next April. The measure also authorizes a $200 daily operating-fee reduction by Pownal officials to aid the track’s prospects.
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Pownal Selectmen
Pownal
Ward Faces Eight New Morals Charges In Profumo Fallout
London AP reports the British government leveled eight new morals charges against Dr. Stephen Ward, including procuring a woman known as Miss X. Ward, 50, remains in custody awaiting a full hearing Friday after bail denial. Prosecution says charges expand the June 8 living-off-profits charge, with two involving abortion procedures.
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London
Stephen Ward
Ward
Miss X
James Burge
Burge
George Wigg
Labor Party
New York
Wigg
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
House of Commons
Profumo
Christine
Britain
Washington
Charles Lee Wright
Mount Vernon
Ill
George Hopkins
Bellaire
Ohio
3Rd Air Force
Ruislip
Kennedy and Adenauer discuss multinational NATO fleet
President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer held a two hour talk on creating a multinational NATO nuclear fleet and strengthening Atlantic ties. They also discussed Moscow talks on a nuclear test ban and U S Europe trade relations as interpreters sat in on the sessions.
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BOMN
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
United States
Europe
Moscow
European Common Market
Salinger
U.S
Cologne
Bad Godesberg
Adenauer
U.S. Senate
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Dean Rusk
Gerhard Schroeder
Villa Hammerschmidt
Henrich Luebke
New Pope Pledges To Promote Peace
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI pledging to promote international peace based on truth justice love and freedom. He urged cordial Vatican relations with all nations and addressed diplomats with a call for mutual respect of each nation’s dignity and mission.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Church
Holy See
Pope Paul
United States
Democrats Likely To Convene In Chicago In 1964
Democrats pick a hosting city for their 1964 nominating convention with Chicago seen as a slight favorite among six bids. The full national committee will decide, while Republicans choose San Francisco and secure guarantees to stage their gathering.
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Chicago
Washington
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Kennedy
Middle West
Atlantic City
N.J
Baltimore
Detroit
Miami Beach
Miami
Philadephia
Cow Palace
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jaycee Circus Sells and Gray on Morse Lot
The Jaycee sponsored Sells and Gray Circus performs on the Morse Lot off Route 67A with clowns elephants and animal sideshow. Shows at 2 PM and 8 PM today gates open at 7 PM for all ages and proceeds will offset the Jaycee deficit.
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Jaycee
Sells and Gray Circus
Morse Lot
Philip O’neill Jr
The
Jaycees
Mississippi salesman linked to Medgar Evers murder
Byron de La Beckwith, a 42 year old former tobacco salesman, was held in Jackson jail charged with the murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers. FBI said Beckwith and others unknown conspired to oppress Evers under the Civil Rights Act. Evers was shot in his driveway in Jackson Mississippi on June 12.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar W. Evers
Evers
Beckwith
FBI
Greenwood
Hardy Lott
Stanny Sanders
M.B. Pierce
Yerger Moorehead
Medgar Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Ralph Hargrove
Jackson Police Identification Bureau
Beck
Hargrove
Diehard
Segregationist Citizens Council
J.P. Shipp
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Kennesdy
Bonn
Germany
J. Goodall Hutton
Elm St
Ronald R. Knapp
Burgess Rd
Marie Bergquist
Pleasant St
Anthony J. Pello
Spring St
John H. Williams
Main St
Brattleboro
North Bennington
Stutz Plaisted
Mt. Equinox
U.K
Dr. Ward
White House
Pierre Salinger
Palais Schaumburg
Berlin
East Germany
Circus
Mississippi
NAACP
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