A Day for Optimists World Plants New Seeds
The first day of spring inspires hopeful plans across the globe. London cockney Harry Mervus vows to garden despite threats of war while Chotilde Dorantes in Mexico City repurposes cans for flowers. In Tokyo, Suzue Tanaka enjoys cherry trees, and Moscow farmer Isaev shifts to more feed crops. Italian grape-growers face losses but stay hopeful, while Australia looks ahead to May bulb Planting and August blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Feodorovich Isaev
Moscow
Isaev
Giuliana Fallini
Australia
Hugh McLeod
Frank Dunin
Spring Weather Brings Rain Across U S
Spring's arrival at 9 30 p m EST ushers a damp transition across the nation. Light rain extends from the Pacific Coast to the northern mountains while eastern regions from Ohio to New Mexico encounter showers. Snow flurries appear in the Great Lakes north, with freezing conditions mainly north of Lake Superior to New England. Early temps range from near zero in Anchorage to 70 in Key West and Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Ohio
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic Coast
New Mexico
Great Lakes
Kansas
Lake Superior
New England
Anchorage
Alaska
Old Town
Maine
Key West
Fla
Laredo
Tex
Vaccination Becomes compulsory for pupils in district
The Prudential Committee of Greater Bennington Schools votes to require smallpox vaccination for all students in grades 1 through 9, new and returning, by the start of the next school year. Vaccinations may be done by family physicians or at school clinics. The plan follows a report that 58 pupils in grades 1 and 2 lack vaccination and includes a possible compulsory health exam for all students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Bennington
Prudential Committee
Molly Stark
D. Dexter Davis
Bennington Southwest School District
Sarra Ferman Community Theater
Leon Wagner
Supt. Wagner
Bennington Village Election Opens In Armory
Polls open at 1 p m in the state Armory as villagers vote on 11 unopposed candidates and eight special articles. Voting ends at 8 p m followed by a floor meeting covering budget, salaries, exemptions, borrowing, and tax rates for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Bennington Village
Windham College Hikers Begin Joint Walk to Washington
Four Windham College students begin a 250 mile walk from Times Square to the White House to support Kennedy's youth fitness program. They are joined by two classmates in a car carrying supplies and plan 30 to 35 miles daily with overnight stops in New Brunswick Trenton Philadelphia Havre de Grace Baltimore and College Park.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Kennedy
Times Square
Port of New York Authority
Holland Tunnel
Hudson River
New Jersey
Windham College
Putney
White House
Bruce Blasius
Ramsey
N.J
Frank Catapano
Huntington
N.Y
John Hamill Jr
Rye
Everett Flagg
Stonington
Longmeadow
Mass
Keyser Moves to Block Rutland Railway Abandonment
Gov. Keyser leads Vermont efforts to prevent abandonment of the Rutland Railway as ICC hearings on its abandonment certificate begin. State cites failed negotiations with management and vows vigorous opposition. Meanwhile Fred Richmond sues Rutland executives over alleged dereliction of duty for seeking abandonment without stockholder authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier, Vt
Rutland
Keyser
Rutland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fred Richmond
Richmond
Chittenden
Poeter Resigns as Vermont Highway Commissioner
Bulletin Poeter resigns as Highway Commissioner William Poeter steps down in Montpelier with confirmation from Vermont Highway Board chair Cheen Perkins. Details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
William Poeter
Poeter
Cheen Perkins
Vermont Highway Board
Ben Mont Strike Talks Set for Thursday Again
A second session of FMCS mediated talks between Ben Mont and Local 534 is scheduled for 9 30 a m Thursday in Bennington. Village officials say settlement could aid welfare and water main projects. Union and company continue to differ on wage steps and proposed limits for new female employees. Franklin P Jones for the company says no new proposals expected and reports a clean strike with ongoing communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. O'Reilly
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ben- Mont
Village Atty
Reuben Levin
Levin
Ben-Mont
O'Reilly
Federal Service
Concord, N. H
Rutland
Bennington
Franklin P. Jones
Jones
O’reilly
Lloyd Fleming
Daley Considers Lieutenant Governor Run With Hoff
Rutland Mayor John J. Daley said he will decide within a couple of weeks whether to seek the Democratic nomination as lieutenant governor to join Rep. Philip Hoff of Burlington. He pitched a strong slate and urged towns to recruit top candidates to back Hoff in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
John J. Daley
Rutland
Norshaft Democratic Club
Philip H. Hoff
Burlington
Daley
GOP
Phil Hoff
Hoff
John Masterton
Goshen
Powell Considers Acting Governor as His Health Worsens
Gov Wesley Powell met with his administrative assistant Robert W Rhodes at Exeter Hospital to sign proclamations and review budget transfers. They discussed the possibility of an acting governor if Powell remains hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
Wesley Powell
Exeter Hospital
Robert W. Rhodes
Powell
Rhodes
Britain seeks absolute minimum verification for test ban
Geneva reports Britain ready to accept an absolute minimum verification system for a nuclear test ban if the Soviet Union agrees to a treaty. Lord Home urged East West compromise at the 17 nation disarmament conference while noting Britain would concede the Soviet advantage from past tests. American insistence on international inspectors is challenged by Britain, with talks focused on Berlin and broader disarmament questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerian Zorin
Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Lord Home
Home
Gromyko
Khrushchev
Berlin
Secret Talks Begin Over West New Guinea Crisis
Five men gather near Washington for secret talks aimed at averting a Dutch Indonesian clash over West New Guinea. Participants include Carl Schurmann, J. H. Van Roijen, Adam Malik, Soedgarno Tijondro_nagoro, Ellsworth Bunker, with discussions set at an undisclosed site and continuing for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Netherlands
West New Guinea
United States
State Department
Carl Schurmann
United Nations
J. H. van Roijen
New York
Adam Malik
Moscow
Soedgarno Tijondronagoro
Austria
Foreign Ministry
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
India
Italy
Brazil
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Susan
Mark
Willard
Hagenguth
The
Associated Press
Hemisphere
Harry Mervus
Itler
Harry
Ahm Gonner
Chotilde Dorantes
Mexico City
Russia
Suzue Tanaka
Tokyo
Aoyama Cemetery
Molly Stark Junior High School
Philip Walker
Fire Department
Bulletin
House
Vermont
Lee Daley
Harold Macmillan
Rusk
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