Bennington Vermont Town Meeting Sets 11 Articles Tonight
Voters will attend a Town Meeting tonight at the State Armory to consider 11 articles including tax changes, land sales on Roaring Branch River and Cutler street, and leasing the Town Farm land. Special funds include a $19,700 library appropriation and a $15,000 sewer interceptor line for Clark's Woods, with polls open tomorrow 10 am to 7 pm at North Bennington Firehouse and the Armory.
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Cutler Street
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State Auditor of Accounts
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Clark’s Woods
Gov Keyser to join Ben Mont wage talks in Vermont
Gov. F. Ray Keyser Jr. will attend the opening session of talks between Ben Mont and Local 534. The governor’s presence follows mediation arrangements through the attorney general’s office as the 216 Ben Mont and 8 Flint Ink workers enter the second week of a strike over contract terms.
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Ben-Mont
Local 534
John Burgess
Vermont
Burgess
Keyser
Flint Ink Corp
Union and Company
State Commissioner of Industrial Relations
Raymond V. Daniels
Peter Tufo
Flint Inks
Flint Company
Ben- Mont, Dobeckman
Dow Chemical Company
Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America
Afl-Cio
Vermont Governor Sees Progress in Rutland Railway Talks
Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr of Vermont met with Rutland Railway president William S Ginsburg in Hollywood Florida to discuss preventing abandonment of the line hit by a strike last Sept 22 He plans further talks with mediators and labor and management reps in Bennington Vt and New York City later this week as Vermont prepares its position for Interstate Commerce Commission hearings set for March 22 Rutland and March 26 in Malone New York.
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Vermont
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Ginsburg
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Rutland
Malone
Absentee Ballots Cast in Town as Deadline Passes
Town Clerk Miss Mary Hodeck reports more than 109 residents will vote by absentee ballot and 24 ballots already cast at the clerk’s office. Two party representatives will collect ballots tomorrow. In person voting ended at noon today and more absentee ballots may arrive by mail.
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Mary Hodeck
Miss Hodeck
African airliner crash near Douala kills 111 aboard
Rescue teams reached the charred wreckage near Douala and found all 111 aboard dead. The DC7C charter from Trans-African Air Coach Ltd. exploded on impact in a swamp, making Africa's worst aviation disaster, with 101 passengers and 10 crew from Britain South Africa Rhodesia and other nations.
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Rhodesia
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Sahara
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Britain
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Caledonian Airways
Prestwick
Scotland
Sabena
Northern Vermont Grapples With Fresh Snow Totals
The U S Weather Bureau reports 4 inches in Burlington overnight with 3 to 4 inches in Montpelier 2 inches in Newport and 1 inch in St Johnsbury. One to two more inches are expected before flurries taper off as southern areas see light activity and moderating temperatures.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Montpelier
Newport
St. Johnsbury
Record-Breaking Plastic Bomb Blasts Hit Algiers
In Algiers a 90 minute wave of 135 plastic bomb blasts by the European Secret Army Organization injured 12 people and damaged Moslem shops and cars. Police arrested 13 men, while crowds watched from windows as the attacks targeted Moslem properties and ended at dawn.
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European Secret Army Organization
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West demands cross inspection in future Soviet test ban
Washington AP report quotes William C. Foster, chief U.S. disarmament negotiator, stating the West will push for a system of inspectors in the Soviet Union to guard against secret tests. He warns a failure to secure verification could trigger a spiraling arms race and calls for 12 to 20 inspections or more, with possible bilateral adjustments.
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Soviet Union
William C. Foster
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London
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United States
Britain
U.S.S.R
McCormack Enters Massachusetts Senate Race Against Kennedy Faction
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr. announced his bid for the U.S. Senate setting up a head on contest with Edward M. Kennedy. The 38 year old official cited state needs and his experience as reasons for candidacy while Ted Kennedy weighs a run. McCormack projected a June Democratic state convention bid and released a 6500 word policy statement.
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Edward J. McCormack Jr
U.S. Senate
Kennedys
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
McCormack
Massachusetts
Fire Destroys Boston Block in Scollay Square
A four alarm blaze in Scollay Square left a five story vacant building a smoking ruin. The structure had housed lunchrooms and bars including Theatrical Bar popular with students and sailors. Firefighters withdrew to streets after vlagent efforts when no other property was at risk.
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Scollay Square
Crawford House
New Hampshire
New England
Canada
Congress Considers Two Kennedy Pension Welfare Bills
Democratic leaders seek final action this week on two Kennedy administration proposals. Both bills have cleared the Senate and House and a joint committee from both chambers will meet on Tuesday to work out a compromise retraining program.
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Washington
Senate
House
Board Finds Gary Powers Followed Orders in Flight
A special board of inquiry found U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers generally complied with orders during the 1960 flight. The report notes ongoing questions about how the plane was forced down in the Soviet Union and Powers his handling after capture. Senate and committee leaders plan further testimony on the inquiry results.
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Gary Powers
Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
McCone
Full Armed Services Committee
Russell
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Lay Groundwork for International Waterway Study
Washington AP reports an international commission will meet next month to plan a preliminary study of the Richelieu Champlain Waterway. U.S. Sen. George D. Aiken and a congressional delegation praised the unanimous decision as an encouraging step toward evaluating Lake Champlain as a link between the St. Lawrence Seaway and New York Harbor. The survey could cut the Quebec New York Atlantic route by about 1,400 miles. the proposal gained Canadian interest last December after U.S. advocacy.
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Richelieu-Champlain
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Cochairman
U.S
Ottawa
Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence Seaway
New York Harbor
Quebecc
New York Atlantic Ocean
Aiken
United States
Lawman Horace A. Ketcham Sr. Sheriff in Orange County
Albany report identifies Horace A. Ketcham Sr. as the sheriff of Orange County, noting his leadership role in the county law enforcement.
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Albany, N. Y
Horace A. Ketcham Sr
Orange County
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