Ain't Nobody Going To Turn Us Round Confrontation in Selma
About 200 Negro and white civil rights demonstrators massed at the Berlin Rope to resume a march halted by police. Green-helmet state conservation corps officers stood by with billy clubs and cattle prods as Public Safety Director Baker warned of mass arrests if a breakthrough occurred. Clergymen and others from 30 states had joined a prayer vigil march in sympathy with a white Boston clergyman near death from a beating in Selma.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Berlin
Wilson Baker
State Conservation Corps
Baker
Boston
James Reeb
Reeb
Birmingham
Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Vermont Deplore Acts In Selma Alabama
Vermont lawmakers condemn violence in Selma Alabama over voting rights and urge federal action if needed. The House calls for protection of minority rights and notes Vermont’s universal suffrage history while observers describe tense demonstrations and prayers near Birmingham.
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Vermont
Selma
Ala
Montpelier
House
Senate
Alabama
Union
Village Schools urged to add classrooms in Bennington plan
Assistant superintendent Paul E. Kirsch warned trustees that Bennington Graded School District must expand elementary facilities to avoid overcrowding. He cited 18 current rooms, 34 needed by 1970, and a proposed 35,000 square foot elementary school to raise capacity from 550 today to 950 by 1970 and beyond.
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Benington
Bennington
Paul E. Kirsch
Kirsch
Montpelier Education Chief A John Holden Jr to resign
Commissioner of Education A John Holden Jr announced to the state Board of Education that he will resign this fall. Holden, commissioner since 1949, said he will be 65 in September when his resignation takes effect.
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Montpelier
A. John Holden Jr
State Board of Education
Holden
House Advances Permanent Adjustment for Racetrack
Vermont House approves a permanent adjustment for Green Mountain Park in Pownal by 186 to 46 after two hours of debate. Proponents seek a sliding scale, opposed by critics who call racing demeaning and point to funding needs for other causes. An amendment to make the adjustment temporary failed 127 to 107 as lawmakers argued the bill would keep the track in business and generate over $4 million in the next biennium.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont House
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Pownal Oval
Zilpah Ranney
R- Pittsfield
Cancer Fund
Heart Fund
Crippled Children’s Fund
C.O. Granai
Barre
House Ways and Means Committee
Byron Hawthorn
Hartford
Senate and House Narrow Gaps on Cutts Reapportionment
In Montpelier the Senate version of the Cutts Resolution moves for a federal constitutional convention to realign one chamber by adding to population. A conference committee is likely to iron out the House and Senate wording differences over besides versus in addition to population and the method of amending the Constitution.
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Senate
Congress
U.S
House
Gilman Studies Economics of Vermont Plant
Gilman Paper Co in Gilman Vermont faces a delayed feasibility study to decide if it stays open. manager Charles Claypool reports only about one third of 300 workers have returned since a lengthy July strike that ended February 10. Full production may take months, depending on the study results.
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Gilman, Vt
UPI
Gilman Paper Co
Charles Claypool
Gilman
Claypool
New York
Inside column links war to deer hunting by Sgt Colvin
On the Inside Sergeant Gerald Colvin draws a parallel between the Viet Nam conflict and deer hunting. Columnist Ron Raynolds reviews Vermont driver license examinations. A single woman attempts to train Bennington dogs to obey. Hoosick Falls Village and town agree to share urban renewal costs.
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Gerald Colvin
Viet Nam
Hoosick Falls
Heavy Bombing Attacks By U S Hit Viet Cong
U S Air Force jet bombers and fighter bombers carried out secret missions against the Communists with a B57 loss during a napalm strike 390 miles northeast of Saigon. Da Nang sorties hit suspected Laos supply lines while Vietnamese Skyraiders attacked two guerrilla battalions in South Viet Nam. In Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, B57s pounded positions north of Kannack camp and along the shoreline. Rioting in Saigon near a police station followed a civilian’s accusation against an army sergeant.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Air Force
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Laos
North Viet Nam
U.S
Stafford Backs Intent of Education Bill
Rep. Robert T. Stafford of Vermont voiced strong endorsement for the administrations federal aid plan for elementary and secondary schools. He said the measure, though imperfect, is the only proposal likely to pass the House and urged a fair bill covering book and library grants for both public and private schools. He warned debates will be lengthy and emotions stirred but hopes the core aim remains focused on children's educational needs.
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Washington
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Stafford
More U S Troops Seen for Viet Nam
Washington reports the United States will likely deploy more ground units to South Viet Nam alongside two Marine battalions in Da Nang. Defense Secretary McNamara cited a 50 million dollar rise in aid and noted air reconnaissance showed over 70 percent damage from a recent raid on North Vietnamese bases.
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Washington
UPI
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
U. S
U.S
da Nang Air Base
West Bennington bypass favored by merchants
A group of ten Bennington merchants met at the Greater Bennington Association office and endorsed a west of Bennington Village bypass on U.S. 7, with some misgivings. Some business owners argued for traffic management instead, while planners noted bypasses can aid urban shopping, and trustees will forward the preference to the Regional Planning Commission.
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Bennington
Greater Bennington Association
U.S
Proud
Adams Clothes Shop
Eugene Burt
Burt Brothers Store
Bennington Village
Village Planning Board
Lawrence F. Powers
Henry Gratton
Lionel Nowak
Carl Jolivette
Arthur E. Wickenden
Regional Planning Commission
North Bennington
Regional Commission
Powers
Wickenden
Mt. Anthony Union
Nowak
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George C. Wallace
George) Wallace
John Doar
Justice Department
Dallas County
Bulletin
Hathorn
Economics’ of Vermont Plant
Ron Raynolds
Joe Smitherman
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Drysdale
South Street
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