Bennington School District approves 5.18 tax rate and election results
About 100 residents vote to adopt a 5.18 tax rate for the 1968-69 budget amid discussion on school board spending. Attorney Clark notes spending discretion rests with the board. Burgess and Gilman win seats on Mt Anthony High and Bennington School boards respectively, with other district offices filled by election.
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Bennington
Eugene Clark
Clark
Stephen Gilman
John P. Morrissey
Marian Cummings
Richard Sleeman
Raymond Roy
Louis Perrotta
Michael Hogan
Clyde Burgess Jr
Stephen H. Gilman
Mt. Anthony
Burgess
William C. Hassenpflug Sr
Gilman
Joanne Bogardus
William F. D. Smith
John Riddle
Anthony Pello
Bernard Winslow
Virginia
Max’’ Perrotta
Smith
Pello
Winslow
Reuben Levin
John Malone
Frances Snow
Alma Langlois
Robert Connell
Raymond Betit
Myron Woodward
Richard Long
Long
David Allen
Robert E. Cummings Jr
William Hurley
Auditor’s
Robert Hayes
Jessie Mallory
Thomas Mills
Stanley Pike
Robert Dimke
George van Santvoord
Robert Pollack
Morris Hughes
BSD
Johnson taps Abe Fortas for Chief Justice post
President Johnson nominates Justice Abe Fortas to be chief justice succeeding Earl Warren who retires due to age. Fortas would take the seat after Senate approval. Homer Thornberry is chosen to fill Fortas's vacancy on the Fifth Circuit. Warren cites age as sole reason for retirement after 15 years as chief.
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Rockefeller urges firmer U S stance in Europe during Vermont visit
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller argues the Berlin crisis shows Communist leverage tied to Vietnam policy. He calls for a stronger U S position in Europe, criticizes the handling of Resurrection City, and advocates lowering the voting age to 18 and drafting 19-year-olds first. Rockefeller meets Vermont delegates amid a three-state GOP tour.
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Vermont
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Massachusetts
Maine
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Albany
N.Y
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Paris
Eugene J. McCarthy
Screaming Hippies Invade N Y C Television Studio
A score of loud hippies invaded WNDT TV in New York near the UN during an underground press interview. They took over the basement studio for about 20 minutes, knocked down guards, and were arrested along with several others while the program continued on air. Former astronaut John Glenn observed the disruption with disbelief.
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First Avenue
U.N
John Glenn
Lee Hayes
Greg Spring
Marvin Fishman
Newsreel
Allan Katzman
East Village
Jeff Shero
Rat
New York Times
Steven V. Roberts
Columbia University
Inside Letters from a GI in Viet Nam War Description
A brief note outlines On the Inside letters from a GI in Viet Nam on page 4 describing the war. Another item notes Rain making as the improbable subject of a Manchester speech on page 8. Also listed is Manchester BCA turning down motel owners appeals on page 8.
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Liberals Win Canadian Majority in 1960s-Style Victory
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau swept Canada to a majority government by capturing 155 of 264 seats, boosting Liberals 23 seats past a majority threshold. Robert Stanfield’s Progressive Conservatives secured 71 seats, while Trudeau vowed immediate Parliament convening in September to push reforms in laws, foreign policy, and national unity.
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Lester B. Pearson
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House of Commons
Canada
John Turner
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservatives
Stafford aide says Agriculture Dept misled on food stamp expansion
Neal J. Houston, aide to Rep. Stafford, says the Agriculture Department misled Vermont about a food stamp expansion bill. He expects House passage soon and notes July 1 as an implied start date. An official said Bennington grocers may be authorized to participate by reporting to the Armory today or Thursday to avoid stalls.
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Robert T. Stafford
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Vermont
Senate
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Neal J. Houston
Stafford
Banner
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John Wackerman
Agriculture Dept
Congress
Huston
House Agriculture Committee
Wackerman
Bennington
Bennington Armory
Federal Order Reversed in Vermont Food Stamp Plan
The Agriculture Department reversed a decision canceling Vermont's food stamp expansion allowing statewide rollout starting July 1 in designated areas. Social Welfare commissioner John Wackerman said funding concerns earlier blocked Chittenden and southern Vermont, but a reversal was announced at Gov. Hoff's news briefing.
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