House Pulls Switch On Hoff's Power Bill
Vermont House crushed Gov. Hoff's bid for low-cost Canadian power by 77 to 67 after an amendment sent the bill to a Legislative council study and created a five member panel to report by December 31, 1966 with a full report to the 1967 session. Hoff vowed to seek alternatives despite defeat and blamed powerful interests for blocking the plan to import Quebec hydroelectric power. The bill had cleared the Senate but was killed by a parliamentary move, likely ending any revival this session as adjournment looms March 12.
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Legislative Council
House
Hoff
Central Vermont Public Service
Cvps) Corp
Rutland
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Vermont
New England
United States
Albert A. Cree
CVPS
Cree
Hackett
Senate
Quebec
Daulton Mann
Peru
United States Prepares to Boost Viet Nam Troop Strength
Washington reports the United States is prepared to raise its Viet Nam troop levels to 305000 by July 1. The increase would involve sending more than two additional combat divisions and 90000 support personnel into the war. No reserve callup would be requested at this time.
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Washington
VPS
United States
Viet Nam
Two House Democrats Endorse Kennedy Viet Peace Stand
Two New York Democrats Rep. Jonathan Bingham and Rep. William Fitts Ryan endorsed Senator Kennedy s stand on Viet Nam peace criticizing administration thinking as sterile The text notes a shift from Senate debates to possible House activity and calls for change in policy discussions
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House
Kennedy
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
New York
Jonathan B. Bingham
William Fitts Ryan
Viet Nam
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N
United States
Bingham
Ryan
House Gop
Fire destroys plant at Saratoga Springs
A Saratoga Springs fire destroyed the Saratoga Quevic Spring Corp. bottling plant causing about 250000 in damage. The blaze began when a gasoline truck driver heard a pop and saw a large flame. Firefighters fought flames until 1015 p.m. with several explosions as tanks blew, endangering nearby homes and a printing plant. The 106 year old building housed offices stock equipment and rtruck storage. The firm dates to 1827 and has long been part of the town.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Quevic Spring Corp
Saratoga Hospital
Quevic
Manchester Woman of the Year Judge Margaret Dougherty
Judge Margaret Dougherty, probate judge in Manchester, was named Woman of the Year at a BPW dinner at the Colburn House. The award cited her outstanding community work. She received an engraved desk set and other gifts, with flowers sent from Staten Island, N.Y.
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Manchester
Margaret Dougherty
Sarah Given Larson
Mary Rogers Warren
William A. Griffith
G. Stewart Bennett
Clifford B. Graham
Dougherty
St. Albans
Vermont Association of Probate Judges
Bennington County
Johnson
George F. Lawrence
Republican Town Committee
BPW
Mt. Equinox Grange
Court St. Rita
CDA
Dorset Players
Mount Laurel School, Inc
House OKs 45 new federal judgeships with gaps
The House approved a bill creating 45 new federal judgeships, including one in Rhode Island and one in Vermont, bringing each state to two. Massachusetts still lacks a vacancy filled since 1961, amid prior controversy over Francis Morrissey’s nomination. Defense Secretary McNamara defended readiness, citing nine divisions ready within 90 days and a force capable to Vietnam without general mobilization. He called for combat readiness and rejected misinterpretation of the program.
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Washington
UPI
House
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
F. Bradford Morse
Rmass
Johnson
Kennedy
Francis X. Morrissey
Boston
Senate
Viet Cong Attack Quiet Saigon Bar Wounds Americans
Viet Cong terrorists exploded a grenade at the My Phung Bar in Saigon injuring one American and three Vietnamese hostesses while a separate strike against an oil barge aimed to block the harbor. US planes were lost and five crew presumed dead in attacks on North Viet Nam.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North
Viet Nam
International Control Commission
My Phung
Demilitarized Zone
Hieen Luong Bridge
ICC
Indochina
Vermont House approves three year relief for Green Mountain Park
The Vermont House passed on a 97 to 43 vote a bill extending financial relief for Green Mountain Park at Pownal to January 1969. The track, which had faced a $900,000 loss in 1963, had previously benefited from two seasons of relief and was amended to extend aid from the original January 1967 cutoff.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Inside Editorial and Local News Notes
An Inside column discusses escalating the war on pollution as a civic issue. Manchester news highlights and Hoosick Falls People’s Party candidate announcements are noted. A Banner camera crew covers the Winhall town meeting with reporter presence on page 11.
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Winhall Town Meeting
Vermont House approves one cent gas tax hike
The Vermont House passed a bill by 106 to 3 to raise the gasoline tax from 6.5 to 7.5 cents per gallon. An earlier adopted amendment grants a four cent per gallon rebate to farmers for off highway use of machinery. The measure links to a $28.9 million highway bond plan, with an estimated $21 million raised over 14 years, lowering bonding to $12.2 million.
It's Official Bomb Lost in Spain News
Washington finally confirms a U S hydrogen bomb is missing after the January 17 Spain crash near Palomares. State Department cites long history of nuclear mishaps but says no harmful radiation was released in the Spain incident while Spain blocks more atomic flights.
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Washington
UPI
Spain
United States
State Department
Palomares
U.S
Madrid
Defense Department
Pentagon
McNamara Sees Viet Victory And Limited War
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told Congress the United States can win in South Vietnam and will avoid an open ended major land war. He cited limits on North Vietnam’s ability to reinforce and said air power could keep supplies to about 150 tons daily. He spoke while urging a 415 million supplemental aid package for Viet Nam.
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John J. Rhodes
Ariz
House
GOP
Johnson
Rhodes
House Gop
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Administration
Pentagon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
UPI
Robert §&. McNamara
Congress
United States
South Viet Nam
Asia
China
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
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4503Rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
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Ferdinand Bongartz
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Manchester Area Development Corporation
Willaim J. Mallin
Greater Manchester
U.S. Forces
Bill Brooks
Bellows Falls
Sabers
Burlington
Buckler
Manchester News
People’s Party
Hoosick Falls
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