Hollister Pledges Action On Codes And Unification
Richard C. Hollister pledged as village president to appoint a committee to study building, safety, and fire codes, and to actively participate. He urged unifying Bennington into a single government, critiqued parking meters, and opposed paid fire departments, stressing efficiency and value. See HOLLISTER Page 12, Col. 3.
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Richard C. Hollister
Bennington
Hollister
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Hoff
Mallory Backs Village Unification and Bypass Plan
Henry H. Mallory, Ward 5 trustee and Citizens' Candidate for village president, urges unification to create a town-wide government and a bypass around Benn ington. He warns trustees will need other expansion ideas if unification fails. Traffic congestion downtown is cited as a key urgent issue. See MALLORY Page 12, Col. 5
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Henry H. Mallory
Bennington
Mallory
Clarks Woods
Rescue Operations Continue in A Shan Area
SAIGON US Marine search and rescue helicopters rescued five Americans and 54 Vietnamese as operations persisted to locate survivors.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Con Edison Denies Power Agreement Implication
Con Ed officials deny signing any deal to buy Canadian hydro power for the Cornwall New York plant. A Hydro-Quebec president said Con Ed sent a letter of intent, but Con Ed awaits appeals court action and has placed the project in abeyance after a federal ruling against the plant.
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New York
UPI
Consolidated Edison Power Co
Cornwall
N.Y
Hydro-Quebec
John Claude Lessard
Hydro-Quebec Co
Con Ed
Con-Ed
Court of Appeals
Federal District
Con Edictson
Canada
Quebec Hydro
Legislature Votes Extension For Track's Present Formula
The Vermont General Assembly approved a one year extension to the current sliding scale tax on pari mutuel handle at Green Mountain Park in Pownal. The bill includes a study by the Legislative Council and Racing Commission, with Senate support despite opposition. The tax charges up to 18 percent of the daily take, with the state receiving eight percent and the track ten, a scheme debated as conditions vary seasonally.
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Montpelier
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
General Assembly
House
Senate
Legislative Council
John J. O’brien
Burlington
Senate Finance Committee
Racing Commission
O’brien
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bennington
New York State Employees Vote to Appeal Blizzard Ruling
Delegates at the Civil Service Employees Association convention in Albany unanimously vote to appeal the ruling that state workers penalized for missing work during the January blizzard while transit strike absences in New York City were excused. They oppose the act of God versus act of man distinction and plan to appeal to the Grievance Appeals Board.
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Albany
N.Y
Civil Service Employes Association
New York City
Civil Service Commission
Nelson Rockefeller
Derailed Chlorine Car Righted Evacuation Ends
Chemical experts pumped 3000 gallons of liquid chlorine from a derailed tanker near Charlemont Massachusetts as nearly 4000 residents from Charlemont Shelburne Buckland and Hawley evacuated. The car was righted and secured with timbers and most residents were allowed home. Three nursing home patients remained in Greenfield hospital as salvage operations continued with Monsanto involved in transferring the chlorine to another car.
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Charlemont
Mass
UPI
Monsanto Chemical Co
Springfield
Shelburne
Buckeland
Hawley
Greenfield
Massachusetts
House Appropriations Committee backs $13.1B Viet War funds
The House Appropriations Committee voted to grant President Johnson the full $13.1 billion emergency fund for Vietnam. It urged expedited passage even before authorizing legislation is signed, and asked the Rules Committee to waive normal procedures. Funds cover aircraft, missiles, ammunition, manpower costs, and base expansion in Vietnam and Pacific posts.
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Washington
Vpi
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Viet Nam
House
Rules Committee
De Gaulle Seeks Immediate NATO Troop Withdrawals
Paris unreliable sources report President Charles de Gaulle demands the removal of all American and Canadian troops planes and bases from France by year end as he outlines a phased withdrawal from NATO. He refuses to negotiate on the main timetable only housekeeping details while NATO partners call an emergency meeting amid the push.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
NATO
Supreme Allied Headquarters
SHAPE
Fontainebleau
Andre de Starke
Editorial urges voters against metered parking plan
Inside an editorial urges Hoosick Falls voters to reject a proposed metered parking scheme. A village trustee is described as a rubber stamp for government actions, signaling local resistance and concern over public policy.
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Hoosick Falls
Gov Hoff Spanks Rep Collins in Good Fun at State House
In Montpelier Gov Philip Hoff spanked Rep Kenaline Collins in a public joke at the State House after a banquet plea from her brother C Wayne Jenkins of Suffield Conn The gag came as Collins had voted against several administration bills during the 10 week special session ending Saturday.
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Collins
Tax increases blocked by Dirksen and Ford
Washington leaders accuse the Johnson administration of financial chicanery and failing to curb inflation. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen and House Leader Ford demand budget cuts precede any general tax rise, criticizing $13 billion in supplemental requests as bad estimates of national needs. Also, Smith and Devine seek civil service postmasters and a nonpolitical FBI director.
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Washington
FBI
H. Allen Smith
California
Samuel L. Devine
Ohio
Congress Finalizes LBJ's Six Billion Tax Plan for War
Washington UPI reports President Johnson's six billion war tax package heads to final congressional approval with an election year Social Security bonus for 300,000 elderly Americans. A House Senate panel kept the full six billion price tag and extended benefits to seniors over 72, reducing coverage to 300,000 at a cost of 120 million.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Senate
Mea
White House
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Prouty
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