Vermont panel urges no House rep changes while weighing Senate reforms
A Vermont legislative commission calls for keeping House representation as is due to constitutional time locks until 1971 and opposes voluntary town mergers. For the Senate, it proposes a weighted vote plan and redrawing county lines, with a two year extension of current apportionment while awaiting a federal court ruling. The report notes Gov Hoff may push town consolidation ideas.
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Ernest W. Gibson III
Brattleboro
House
Vermont House
Stratton
Burlington
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
U.S. Supreme Court
Bali Volcano Eruption Kills Over a Thousand Shocking toll rises
Bali Governor reports at least 1,100 dead as Agung volcano eruption devastates Bali's northeast, with 75,000 homeless and 200,000 possibly jobless. Thousands flee, ash and lava blanketed rice land while authorities warn of further eruptions.
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Bali
Jakarta
Indonesia
Indonesian Civil Defense Organization
Denpasar
Gunung
Mount) Agung
Court-ordered Minnesota governor recount confirms Rolvaag win
Three judges ruled Karl Rolvaag duly elected governor after a recount of 1.25 million ballots shows Rolvaag 619,842 to Elmer Andersen 619,751. Andersen may appeal. if not, Rolvaag could receive election certificate April 1 and take office April 2.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
Elmer L. Andersen
Minnesota Supreme Court
Rolvaag
Andersen
Kennedy Says 3 000 Reds Have Left Cuba
President Kennedy reports the Soviets have withdrawn about 3,000 troops from Cuba in recent weeks and he hopes more will depart. He notes March end as a clearer marker and cites total Cuban personnel around 17,000. He spoke after a San Jose summit with Central American leaders and stressed Latin American unity and independence. He also addressed domestic issues, tax cuts, economic outlook, defense contracts, and a waning hope for a quick nuclear test ban agreement.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Soviet Union
United States
President Kennedy cools tensions at news conference
In Washington the president used a calm, cautious approach to defuse heat at a news conference. He avoided sparking fights and limited controversy, with Fidel Castro noted as a possible irritant amid a restrained, steady briefing.
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Kennedy
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Bennington to Get New Post Office By 1965
Post master Stanley J. Pekalski announced a new post office is planned for Bennington. The building would be privately built and leased to the Post Office Department, not federally owned, with a federal site still under study. Officials say overcrowding drives the lease approach and a completion within about two years is hoped, depending on site negotiations.
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Stanley J. Pekalski
Pekalski
Post Office Department
U.S
Dayton J. Wakefield
Korea
United States
Synghman Rhee
Kennedy
Miami
Castro
Cuba
State Department
Costa Rica
Latin America
Mt Anthony Union District to reballot on high school project
Directors said the plan for a new regional high school will be resubmitted to voters soon after an executive session. In March 12 balloting voters rejected the $1.65 million bond proposal by 192 votes, with about 600000 in state aid expected. The board stated the negative vote does not solve the area's educational problem.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Union District
Union High School
Printers Vote Again On Ending New York News Strike
Eight closed newspapers reach tentative contract with Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union. Printers union set to vote Sunday on Mayor Wagner's two year settlement offering wage hikes of 4 dollars weekly in each year and total weekly pay increases. If approved, newspapers could return to streets early next week. President Kennedy hopes for settlements across cities including Cleveland.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Kennedy
Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
The
Press & News
Conservatives Lose Ground in Yorkshire By-Election
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's Conservatives narrow prospects after a Yorkshire by-election loss. Vote tallies show Labor's Dr Patrick Duffy 18,033, Liberal Richard Wainwright 15,994, Independent Andrew Alexander 6,238, and Arthur Fox 226.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Yorkshire
House of Commons
Patrick Duffy
Richard Wainwright
Andrew Alexander
Arthur Fox
French Strikes Shut Paris Transit and Power Lines
Four hour gas and electricity cuts added to strike woes in Paris as thousands rushed to work before subways and electric trains halted from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Paris
Hungary's Kadar Proclaims Wide Amnesty for Political Crimes
Budapest AP reports Premier Janos Kadar and Communist party head announces sweeping amnesty for political crimes including the 1956 revolt. Espionage and high treason are excluded and it remains unclear if Cardinal Mindszenty is covered by the edict.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
School bans steady dating at New Jersey high school
Rev James A Carey of St Michael's High School in Jersey City says 30 students faced expulsion for continuing steady dating after he announced a ban. After a school assembly he noted most students volunteered to end their relationships, with the ban taking effect March 1.
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Jersey City
N.J
James A. Carey
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic High School
New Rail Bill Faces Rewrite in Vermont House
Chairman Daulton Mann says Gov Hoff's 3.5 million Rutland Railway purchase bill must be rewritten to have any chance. The plan creates a State transportation authority and may lease the line to others or repurpose it for gas or highway use. Ginsburg argues the state should not operate the line.
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Mann
William
Hoff
Transportation Authority
Inside columns skim Bidavit future in politics
On the Inside former French Premier Georges Bidavit has little future in politics Walter Lippmann says the TFX dispute shows military over specialization and that McNamara is right Navy Band to stage Hoosick Falls concert Davey Moore near death after knockout in lightweight title bout Kennedy defends Defense Department while easing TFX tensions and oiling waters page seven
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Walter Lippmann
TFX
McNamara
U.S. Navy
Hoosick Falls
Kennedy
Defense Department
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