Hoax bomb scare shuts Bennington schools
A mysterious voice claimed a bomb at Mt Anthony Union School sparking evacuations across Bennington area schools. By 12:30 p.m. police and fire crews found no evidence of a device, with officials deciding to close classes for the day while a full search continued.
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Mt. Anthony
Charles Keir
George Sleeman
Bendi
Main Street
North Bennington
Molly Stark School
Montpelier
Sleeman
Lice
Mt. Anthony High
PSB Grants Vermont Yankee Stock Issue for Nuclear Plant
The Public Service Board approved Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp to issue 10 million dollars in common stock to finance preliminary work on a 540000 kilowatt nuclear plant to be built at Vernon along the Connecticut River. A future ruling requires stock be offered to municipal light companies and utilities seeking an interest in the project as part of the New England Big 11 Power Loop.
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Connecticut River
PSB
Ernest Gibson
New England
Vermont Yankee
Albert Cree
Gibson
Atomic Energy Commission
Vermont teachers get 600 dollar wage boost proposed
Two Vermont senators sponsor a bill to raise starting pay for teachers with a bachelor’s degree from 4800 to 5400 and to grant a 600 dollar across the board increase for other teachers. If enacted, the changes take effect July 1968 with limits for districts in 1968 69. Governor Hoff and Education Commissioner Gibboney back the measure.
House Committee Kills Ski Lift Tax Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 9 1 to kill a bill that would have levied a tax on ski lift tickets. The decision came late Tuesday in a move affecting ski industry revenue and state tax policy.
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Welfare Bill Opposition Testifies Today
Vigorous opposition was expected at a Vermont House Health and Welfare Committee hearing on a sweeping social welfare reform bill. The Vermont Town Officers Association formed Sunday to fight the legislation, and its hired counsel planned to testify. Several Republicans supported the bill, while Westphal and Simpson opposed it. A St. Albans mother of seven urged fairness for welfare recipients, noting her husband has been ill and that she was not always on welfare. Opponents argued ski lift taxes would harm Vermont’s developing ski industry, while supporters cited potential revenue and fairness concerns.
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James Shea
Winooski
Robert Kearns
Bennington
Shea
Howard Osborne
R-Brattleboro
Vermont
Sepp Ruschp
Mt. Mansfield Co
Stowe
Ruschp
Elbert G. Moulton
New York
New Hampshire
Johnson vows no bombing halt until Hanoi seeks peace
President Johnson told Tennessee lawmakers there will be no reduction in U S bombing of North Vietnam until Hanoi shows willingness to negotiate. He framed peace as two way, criticized critics, and defended civilian harm as unlikely deliberate policy while stressing military targets only and readiness to move toward talks if North Vietnam signals readiness. Johnson also dedicated a stamp for Andrew Jackson and linked his vision to citizen involvement while noting ongoing domestic social aims. See JOHNSON Page 10, Col. 6
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tennessee
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
America
South Vietnam
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Old Hickory
Da Nang Base Bombarded With Russian-Made Rockets
Viet Cong rockets hit Da Nang air base wounding 16 Americans and damaging three planes. Immediate U.S. retaliation drove attackers into the hills. Saigon saw a separate blast near a Korean billet with one woman dead and four others injured. Viet Cong defectors rose to 1,198 in the week ending March 11.
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UPS
U.S
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Dan Nang
North Vietnam
Sfc
Raymond Miller
Utica
South Vietnam
Confidential Informer Testimony in JFK Conspiracy Hearing
Perry A. Russo, 25, of Baton Rouge, testifying in New Orleans, linked business executive Clay Shaw with a plot to kill President Kennedy. The insurance salesman said he heard Shaw, Oswald, and pilot David Ferrie conspire, as defense cross examines on whether Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison has enough evidence to try Shaw.
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UPI
Kennedy
Perry A. Russo
Baton Rouge
Clay L. Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Russo
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
Shaw
Ferrie
Mexico
Brazil
Cuba
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Cohoes Receives National All-American City Honor
Cohoes New York earned the All-American City designation as one of 11 nationwide winners after competing with 350 entries. The award cited reforms over three years under the Citizens Party, noting a shift from machine politics to active citizen participation and urban renewal efforts.
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Cohoes
N.Y
United States
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Citizens Party
Cohoesters
Reform
New York State
Inside editorial backs parking lot plan shines on Page 4
Hoosick Falls phone service rhubarb continues with updates and community notes on Page 6. Dr James Toolan states teenagers face problems too highlighting a health and youth issues discussion on Page 6.
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Hoosick Falls
James Toolan
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Firemen Search Classroom
Haddad
Atomic Power Corp
Yen River
Garrison Said
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Kenner
F. Irvin Dymond
Tulane
Loyola
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Clem Bertrand
Beretrand
Perry Russo
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