Sinking Fund Approved Villagers Reject Flats Water Request
Bennington Flats residents lost a ballot vote at the annual meeting as villagers refused to authorize connections to the village water main. The 307 to 255 result drew 562 voters, the largest turnout on any issue. seven families cited gasoline contamination in wells.
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Bennington Flats
Water Board
Fire Department
Alfred A
Malvina M. Allen
Stark Street
John J. DeVito
County Extension Office
Waer
Glebee Union
George Kerbs
John Stone
Water Fund
Voting rights bill near final House action in Washington
Senate leaders and Atty Gen Katzenbach reach final agreement on a voting rights bill with a trigger to ensure Negro registration and protection of voting rights, Johnson to open hearings with Katzenbach as first witness. Also village votes approve water fund, tax rate, and land exchange for playground expansion amid local fiscal debates.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nicholas Katzenbach
Congress
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
House
John McCormack
D-Mass
Carl Hayden
Katzenbach
John H. Williams II
Water Department
DeVito
Village Meeting Box Scare President Scandal Names
Village meeting box scare involves Salvatore Santarcangelo as president and a slate of officials including Hilda Hurley as clerk, Michael J Hogan Jr as treasurer, John H Williams II as attorney, Julia K Nash as tax collector, Joseph Higgins as auditor, Joseph F Carroll as Ward 1 trustee, George Ryan as Ward 4 trustee, Henry Mallory as Ward 5 trustee, Charles Bodine as Ward 6 trustee, Herbert Horst as Water Board Ward 5, and Floyd Harmon as Water Board Ward 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Hilda Hurley
Michael J. Hogan Jr
John H. Williams II
Julia K. Nash
Joseph Higgins
Joseph F. Carroll
George Ryan
Henry Mallory
Charles Bodine
Water Board
Herbert Horst
Floyd Harmon
Senate May Yield To Track s Wishes
In Montpelier the Senate Finance Committee voted to amend the House racing bill by dropping the 170 day stipulation and applying a 1971 cutoff. Gov Hoff seeks removal of the clause and possible 1969 extension, while several Democrats voice reservations. Track officials had pressed for changes, warning of a spring harness meeting impact. Senator William Burke chairs the committee.
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House
William Burke
Rutland County
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Pownal
Hoff
Jack O’brien
Chittenden County
Senate Tackles Alignment Plans in Weighted Voting Bill
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval to a measure calling for weighted voting in the upper chamber as part of alignment plans. The proposal would adjust voting weights among members, shaping legislative influence and committee outcomes.
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Senate
Montpelier
UPD
Vermont
Inside North Shire leaders warn of long road ahead
The article notes a regional call for civil rights progress and voting rights protections, highlighting a state legislative debate on reapportionment and weighted Senate voting. It details a 28 to 0 Senate vote approving a bill guiding county population splits, with Chittenden Rutland Windsor and Washington counties forming a coalition that could control the majority under the plan. Proponents see census-based revisions as adaptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
James Kennedy
Essex County
Essex
Grand Isle
Sheriff reports stolen 60 gallon Cooper still
Blountville Tennessee UPI sheriff Kyle Weaver said a confiscated 60 gallon liquor still was stolen from the porch of his office. He noted the Cooper still would be of little use since it was punched full of holes as required by law.
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Blountview
Tenn
UPI
Kyle Weaver
Viet Cong Peace Marchers Jailed in Binh Minh Province
Seventeen hundred demonstrators in Binh Minh Province north of Saigon backed the Viet Cong, attacked by government troops who fired on leaders, killing one agitator and arresting about a hundred. In Saigon, Cao Dai leaders called a peace plan, prompting authorities to halt a press conference. Military actions and air raid plans dominated news from the region as U S forces warned of intensified strikes, while peace efforts continued to unfold across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
Binh Minh
Phu My
Qui Nhon
Viet Nam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Hanoi
Cao Dai
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Australia
Sydney Mirror
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
North Viet Nam
Paul PP
Blackburn
Ranger
South China Sea
Mekong River
U.S. Navy
Hoa Hong
Mekong
Adms
Henry L. Miller
E.C. Outlaw
Montgomery Chief Promises Safe Marching Demonstration
Asst. Police Chief Lackey vows to “do anything to relieve tension” and will escort demonstrators to the courthouse or capitol, block streets, and sing with them. About 500 people gather in front of a church to hear John Lewis plan a march, while Martin Luther King Jr demands an official apology for police attacks on demonstrators. A Selma march is delayed but planned for later.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Asst
D. H. Lackey
Lackey
Capitol
Court House
John
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
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Bennington
Buckler
Green Mountain Park Racetrack
Ireland
Dunloe
Killarney
Emerald Isle
Warren Buckler
North Shire
North Bennington
Hoosick Falls
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