Vermont House Considers $1 Million Sewage Bond Bill
In Montpelier AP dispatch, the Vermont House introduces a $1 million bond measure to fund municipal sewage treatment plant construction. The package also includes highway, flood control, and public utility bills with shifts in gasoline tax allocation. Governor Hoff urges swift adjournment as legislature faces wide slate of measures.
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R-Poultney
Austin T. Foster
Derby
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Goshen
Ellery Purdy
Mendon
Frederick J. Fayette
Dchittenden
Public Service Board
Fayette
PSB
McNamara Faces Tougher Congress Over Defense Spending
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara confronts growing congressional disillusion as fights over the six point five billion TFX fighter contract and defense budgets spill into public dispute. He defends decisions while lawmakers accuse him of dictatorship awaiting battles ahead.
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Ford) Motor Company
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Indiana
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Illinois
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U S Denies Shooting At Soviet Ship
The State Department rejected Moscow’s charge that three American warships fired on a Soviet trawler last Friday. Six Navy destroyers conducted gunfire exercises about 70 miles east of Norfolk, while the nearest surface ship was 12 miles away beyond the destroyers’ anti aircraft range. A Soviet vessel was not identified and the protest called the act dangerous. Lincoln White said officials did not know if the shells were live or dummy and a formal reply will follow.
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Bennington District backs union high school plan needs votes
Graded School District trustees reaffirm support for proposed union high school while regretting voters rejection. The board delays commitments on merging village and town elementary schools and on Alumni Field plans as the Union School proposal awaits Vermont Senate action and a built high school.
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Peabody seeks revocation of Berkshire Fair racing license
Gov. Endicott Peabody demanded revocation of the Berkshire Fair racing license issued to the Hancock Track and announced a draft of legislation to remove tax advantages for rural fairs. He compared fair and commercial racing taxes and urged action based on a progress report from his counsel.
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Endicott Peabody
Berkshire
Legisla
George P. Ponte
House approves record arms budget and RS70 debate
The House passed a 15.8 billion military buying bill for aircraft missiles and ships, surpassing defense and party aims. An extra 363.7 million to build two RS70 reconnaissance strike planes sparked the main controversy, with 374 voting yes and 33 no.
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Robert S. McNamara
China and Russia Seek Truce Amid Ideological Rifts
In Tokyo the Chinese Communist Party invited Khrushchev to visit Peking or send a Soviet delegation to Moscow to ease tensions. China maintains a hard line against the West and rejects peaceful coexistence, insisting on struggle to overthrow capitalism while wary of renewed Soviet attacks in the press.
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Sino Soviet Accord Doubtful Despite Mao Khrushchev Talks
AP analysis notes skeptics doubt a real Sino Soviet accord as Mao invites Khrushchev to Peking or proposes lower level talks. U.S. experts say fundamental differences over national interests make resolution unlikely. unity would require concessions from both leaders, risking face and power balance shifts.
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Trade negotiator Herter faces market rift
Inside the Inside Christian Herter, a U.S. trade negotiator, says the Common Market division has not shattered his role. The note appears among Page 3 items in a broader discussion of economic diplomacy.
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Christian Herter
U.S
Europe and Soviet image rise in US policy poll
The USIA survey of four major European nations shows record high favorable views of U.S. foreign policy among West Europeans, with growing Soviet gains due to perceived restraint over Cuba. Confidence in U.S. leadership surges in Britain and West Germany but falls in France where de Gaulle opposes Kennedy.
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Venezuelan Bomb Attacks Target Coast and Valencia Plant
In Venezuela, terrorists exploded transformers cutting power to coastal communities southwest of Caracas and bombed a Valencia oil factory, disabling about 40 percent of its machinery. No injuries were reported. A university student was arrested as troops secured the 24,727 ton tanker Esso Maracaibo after threats from the National Liberation Front following a prior hijacking.
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