Sabers Cap Vermont Title Beating Spaulding 60 to 48
Bennington Catholic High School the Sabers win the 1965 Vermont State Basketball Championship at Patrick Gymnasium UVM defeating Spaulding High School Barre 60 48. Led by Pete Lemieux Tom Caron and Pete Tocci under coach Frank Bizarro the Sabers claim the state title and Southern Vermont sweep before about 1 000 cheering fans in Burlington. The Crimson Tide of Spaulding had held the trophy 10 times but could not regain the early lead as Bennington built a 29 18 halftime edge and a 47 32 margin heading into the final period. Caron fouled out as Fitts opened the scoring for Spaulding with a key early basket. Continued on Page 9.
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Clear and Colder with Winter Weather Tidbit
Clearer and colder tonight with teens’ lows. Tuesday brings fair skies and little temperature change amid variable clouds. Yesterday’s high 41 and low 26, today at 7 a.m. 28 degrees. A trace of snow observed. Sunset at 5 58, sunrise at 6 04. Mars may appear near the moon tonight and tomorrow night.
U S Strikes Deep In North Vietnam Near Hanoi
U S fighter bombers hit a vast Communist ammo complex in North Viet Nam about 100 miles from Hanoi. The Phu Qui dump, 180 miles north of the border, was targeted with bombs and rockets by Navy and Air Force planes. A Navy plane is missing, others reported crashed at sea. The raid is described as highly productive and a response to sabotage in South Viet Nam.
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Green Mt Harness Meet Postponed Over Vermont Split Plan
Green Mountain Park officials postpone the spring harness meet amid House amendments on pari mutuel split. Track GM Vincent J. Bartimo said no racing likely in 1965 unless Senate removes two amendments including a 170 day requirement. If a bill passes, racing could resume by April 3.
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LBJ Plans Strong Voting Rights Outline to Congress
President Johnson will present to Congress and the nation a strong new voting rights bill Tonight the plan seeks to outlaw discrimination against voter registrants in any state and impose penalties on state and local officials who block registration Johnson accepted an invitation from congressional leaders to deliver an extraordinary address.
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William I Ginsburg dies at 66 of heart attack
William I. Ginsburg, 66, president of Rutland Railway Corp., died of a heart attack Saturday night in New York while dining at a hotel. He had earlier halted the line four years ago after a bitter labor dispute and was a Democratic former national committeeman from Vermont. Governor Hoff issued a statement praising his public service despite controversy and noting Vermont’s future gain from his contributions.
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Rutland
Florida
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
William Ginsburg
Selma Wall downed as Clark halts march for voter registration
In Selma Alabama police and deputies stopped a march by about 550 ministers near the Dallas County courthouse after the wooden Selma Wall barricade was removed at 7 am. Public Safety Director Wilson Baker urged marchers to go register. About 75 Negroes lined up to register. federal court ordered accelerated voter registration. Demonstrators had kept vigil since the beating of Rev. James Reed, a 38 year old white minister, last Tuesday. The 109 hour vigil continued with participants changing shifts and singing overnight.
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Selma
Ala
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Dallas County
James Clark
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Sylvan Street
James Reed
Inside Village Meeting Urges Unity and Water Plans
An editorial calls for unity and endorses the water sinking fund and Flats water extension as issues from Tuesday's Village Meeting. Manchester three-year-old lost for two hours on Mt Equinox. BCHS State Championship game featured in pictures and stories on pages 8 and 9.
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Manchester
Hoff Raps Shelving of Selma Resolution
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff condemned the House for tabling a harsh resolution backing federal troops in Selma Alabama after the killing of Rev James Reeb. He urged reconsideration to express moral outrage and Vermont’s civil rights commitment.
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House of Representatives
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House
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Tion
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Blaze Sweeps Novitiate Barn Injuring Fireman
A Bennington Rural Fire Department volunteer, Gerald Cornell, 38, was hospitalized in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a ladder broke during a barn blaze at the Holy Cross Novitiate. He suffered a compound fracture of the right elbow and chest and back bruises after he and another firefighter tumbled when the ladder failed. Norman L. LaCroix of West Road remained uninjured. The fire, likely started by an overheated wood stove and faulty chimney, spread from a single story wing to a multi story section. The Novitiate steward said the barn is a total loss, with only 200 young chicks in a brooder as major value lost. The building sits on the former Everett estate. insurance was not believed to be substantial. Page 12.
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West Road
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Everett
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