Advisory Group Urges Crackdown on Taxes
In Montpelier the Hoff planning council urged immediate action to enforce the income tax and close holes in the law. Prof. Andrew Nuquist of the University of Vermont warned that current rules let towns of 300 report minimal income tax. A tax department survey by county was urged. A subcommittee including Sen John Boylan Rep Willis Curtis and William Kearns Jr. will draft reorganizing plans for state government.
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Nuquist
Hoff
Tax Department
Planning Council
California Young Republicans clash with Birch Society allies
In California a power struggle pits Young Republicans leader Harry Keaton against Birch Society influence. Former Kansas Gov. Fred Hall, now head of the California Republican Assembly, warns the Birch sway risks GOP control as moderates and conservatives contest the 1963 Fresno convention presidency amid a national Goldwater vs Rockefeller divide.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPNJD
Harry Keaton
Young Republicans Organization of California
California
GOP
Young Republicans of
John Birch Society
Keaton
Kansas
Fred Hall
California Republican Assembly
The
Birch Society
America
Birchers
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Fresno
Kenneth Davis
Pasadena
Ronald Garveer
Los Angeles
Science Fair At BCHS Gym Friday Night
Bennington Catholic High School hosts its annual Science Fair Friday at 7 30 p m in the BCHS gym with seventh and eighth grade students from nearby Catholic schools. About 70 projects will span plastics rubber preserved animal and embryo specimens. The event serves as a precursor to the Regional Fair at BCHS April 5 6, with top winners advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Catholic High School
BCHS
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Sacred Heart School
Bennington Catholic High
German view on arms ban tied to Nazi aims
The text argues that certain arms banned by international law serve only destruction of life and that Jewish hatred motivates the offenders. It notes the Israeli charge creates a delicate issue for Adenauer's government which avoids anti Semitic interpretations and maintains that private German citizens abroad may take jobs, complicating any government retreat.
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Adenauer
Miss Hurley Leads Village Officer Slate
Bennington voters backed the Citizens Caucus in Village Meeting balloting with Miss Hilda Hurley, town clerk, leading the ticket with 732 votes. Incumbents ran unopposed. other top vote getters included Michael J. Hogan Jr. and Julia K. Nash as tax collector.
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Bennington
Hilda Hurley
Citizens Caucus
Miss Hurley
Mary Hodeck
Bennington County
Margaret Lillie
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Julia K. Nash
James B. Gibney
John H. Williams I
John C. Malone
Leo T. Nash
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Robert K. Smith
George A. Allard Jr
Seymour G. Shultz
Beelow
Snowy Readsboro Crash Damages Two Cars
Readboro police report a collision on North Hill Road when Mary Raymon 21 of East Dover tried a left turn into South Hill Road and hit Henry Gordon 47 of Readsboro. Damages were about 75 dollars for Raymon and 150 dollars for Gordon. Road conditions were slippery and snow covered.
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Readsboro
Mary Raymon
East Dover
North Hill Road
South Hill Road
Henry Gordon
Raymo
Gordon
Bennington Village Tax Fears Rise as Meeting Debates Salaries
Economy-minded taxpayers cut two cents from the General Fund tax rate during Bennington Village Annual Meeting deliberations. Officials defended 4 officer salary increases while residents remained watchdogs over municipal coffers amid 1963 tax context.
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Bennington Village
John H. Williams II
Reuben Levin
Levin
Bennington
Richard Hollister
Hollis Armstrong
Charles J. Sawyer
Sol Sleeman
Masonic 50 Year Pin Highlighted At Vermont Lodge
E W Williams of Mt Anthony Lodge F and A M received a 50 year Masonic button from Vermont Grand Lodge with grand master Neal L Cobb presiding. Other honorees included 25 year recipients and 15 past masters as part of a lodge room ceremony, followed by a village budget discussion and pay raises for village officials.
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Earl W. Williams
Mt. Anthony Lodge F & AM
Vermont Grand Lodge
Neal L. Cobb
Springfield
Rollin D. Jenney
Robert Whyte
Bennington
Kenosha
Wis
George M. Fienberg
James Maclay
Henry Manney
Kenneth R. Clayton
Harry K. Damon
Henry W. Bassen
Arthur R. Rickert
Joseph Maclay
Burlington
Franklin R. Spicer
Leon W. Eldred
Howard C. Estes
Howard Harwood
Manchester
Cecil R. Brown
James H. Bagley
Pownal
Pittstown
N.Y
Clyde Dunlap
Arlington
Cobb
Archie J. Camp J
Dean F. Hanson
Lombardo Orchestra Debuts Green Jackets in St. Petersburg
In a historic first for the Guy Lombardo orchestra the sidemen wear green jackets while performing at Port O Call Tierra Verde near St. Petersburg. Lombardo says the change aligns with the island’s name and greenery and marks a break from the band’s black or red jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPD
Guy Lombardo
Lombardo
Port-O-Call
Motor Inn
Tierra Verde
Berlin Talks Preserve Allied Hold on City Amid Berlin Crisis Threat
Officials say Berlin access rights remain secure and Khrushchev does not show signs of new pressure moves to force a crisis. No evidence Moscow is softening its stance and past hints of new Russian pressure on Berlin are not corroborated. Some officials linked Khrushchev’s Cuba missile gambit to press Kennedy on Berlin concessions.
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Khrushchev
East Germany
Berlin
Cuba
Kennedy
Vermont House rejects Fish and Game control of deer herd
The Vermont House voted 9-5 against a bill to let the Fish and Game Department set deer hunting dates and season lengths. Critics cited past department issues and warned of slow decision making. supporters urged flexible management to match conditions. Senate meanwhile tabled unemployment bills, one tying benefits to a 20 week earnings average.
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House
Montpelier
Vermont House
Fish & Game Department
Senate
Employment Security Department
Frederick J. Fayette
Dchittenden
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Events and Notices
Lincoln visitors hosted at the Edmunds home on Harwood Hill as Bennington communities discuss dog license deadlines. Mary Hodeck reminds residents to register all dogs over four months by April 1 with fees 6 for females and 2 for males or spayed females. Spay certificates required for first time registrations. Licenses available at the town clerk's office. The Ladies of the Cootie meet at 6 30 p.m. at Neva LaCroix 122 Scott St. Rabbi Kaufman speeches on We All Live in Glass Houses air Friday 8 45 a.m. on WBTN. Darrow School student Paul Leake earns honor roll for winter term. Iron Kettle offers chowder halibut steak dinner 1 50 and baked macaroni 85 on March 21 ad. Taconic Grange Hall social set for March 23 8 p.m. Free Coffee.
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Mary Hodeck
Sigmund I. Kaufman
Temple Beth el
WBTN
Obituary notices for Jolivette Jr. and Doyle families in upstate New York
Carl Jolivette Jr. of North Bennington died suddenly in Syracuse after a family visit, prompting his parents to travel to the city. Hoosick Falls widow Mary C. Doyle, mother of Rita Doyle the village clerk, dies at 3 Waldron Ave with multiple survivors and a funeral planned at the residence and Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial follows at St. Mary's Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Calls for viewing extend through Friday.
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Carl Jolivette
North Bennington
Syracuse
N.Y
Carl Jr
Jolivettes
Hoolick Falls
Mary C. Doyle
William W. Doyle
Rita E. Doyle
Waldron Ave
Cambridge
Malachi and
Ellen (Brodie) Shaughnessy
Hoosick Falls
Rita
Esther Hulihan
Alice
Anne Doyle
Walter W. Doyle
James Doyle
Walter
Niagara Falls
St. Mary’s
Hospital Notes Admissions List Varied Cities
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Germaine Waite Mrs Anne Greenwood and Mrs Patricia Battis in Hoosick Falls North Adams and Bennington along with Master Paul Burdick Master Mark Okerman Miss Marie O Malley Master Mark Parizo Roger Livingston Miss Sally Mears Mrs Ivah Squires Mrs Margaret Sirois Mrs Janet Nido and daughter Wilmington Mrs Ruth Pocock Dorset Mrs Florence Strait Hoosick and Mrs Grace Barber Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germaine Waite
Anne Greenwood
Hoosick Falls
Patricia Battis
North Adams
George Small
Bennington
Paul Burdick
North Bennington
Mark Okerman
Marie O’malley
Mark Parizo
Roger Livingston
Sally Mears
Ivah Squires
Margaret Sirois
Janet Nido
Wilmington
Ruth Pocock
Dorset
Florence Strait
Hoosick
Grace Barber
Shaftsbury
Mental Health Funds Given New Review
Gov Hoff reconsiders budget proposal for community mental health programs. He asked health commissioner Dr. Robert B Aiken to review and submit a revised Division of Mental Health budget after meeting United Boards and Community Mental Health Agencies. Original request was 97184 dollars, about 50000 less than the maintenance budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Hoff
United Boards
Seymour Lambert
Rutland
Robert B. Aiken
Burglary Reported at Vermont Container Corp Plant
State police are investigating a weekend burglary at the Vermont Container Corp plant. A Shafts bury Barracks sergeant said the break was found Monday at 6 a.m. by plant worker Benny Ranzona. About $100 in petty cash and cigarette machine funds were stolen, and desks and files were ransacked after burglars forced a factory window.
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Vermont Container Corp
John A. Pollacik
Shaftsbury
Benny Ranzona
Colombian TV Misses Its Mark
In Bogota an AP report notes Colombia's government owned TV is seen as status symbol rather than entertainment. Programs are weak with half foreign films and half local live shows, US films dominate and educational fare is minimal. Advertising is limited by law to a minute per break.
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Bogota
Colombia
United States
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