Hoff Urges May Session After Vermont Legislature Adjourns
Vermont Governor Hoff announced a special May session to tackle four rejected measures. He cited a constitutional convention, a $6 million capital complex, tax relief for farmers and seniors as priorities. Republican leaders called the move a political tactic while praising the session’s overall productivity.
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Mallory
Hackett
Mallary
Fairlee
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House
Chamber
Senate
Tanks Halt U.S. Column West of Hue Amid Ambush
North Vietnamese tanks deepened their foray into South Vietnam ambushing a U.S. air cavalry column 20 miles west of Hue. The unit endured moderate losses after fighting through a tank platoon in a ravine while US forces and gunships battled Viet Cong forces near Saigon and around Khe Sanh.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Hue
UU. S
A Shau
Charles Eggleston
U.S
Lang Vei
Khe Sanh
Laos
Junk Car Cleanup Readied in Bennington
Spring cleaning fever hits Bennington as selectmen launch an April junked car removal campaign using Hodgson Bros. car crusher. Cars will be crushed near Beech Street then hauled to Boston at no cost to owners or town, with the crusher moved to the Bennington Landfill for April. Local police will sanction towing during the period, and officials appeal to clubs and garages to donate equipment.
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Hodgson Bros
Boston
Beech Street
Little League
Selectmen
Kocher Drive
Vermont
General Assembly
Woodstock
Randolph
Manchester
J. Theodore Cacioppi
Vermont Highway Department
Two Die as Dam Breaks at Lee Massachusetts Flood
Floodwaters from Lake Lee swept through Lee Massachusetts when a two year old earth dam failed. One body recovered, a second drowned victim identified as Olive Cordenier. Dam break damaged homes, cars, and the Clark Aiken plant. authorities recalled a 1886 dam burst that killed seven.
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Royce
Lee
Lake Lee
Massachusetts Turnpike
James C. Hart
Clark-Aiken Co
Edward C. Gage
U.S
Gage
Laura
Stephen
Walter Cromwell
New Canaan
Panama in turmoil as two presidents clash after coup claim
National Guard loyal to impeached President Marco A. Robles raided Arnulfo Arias headquarters arresting 181 as the National Assembly ousted Robles and installed Max Delvalle. Arias called it civil resistance while guardsmen battled policelike incidents and a guard death occurred in the capital.
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UPI
Marco A. Robles
Candiate Arnulfo Arias
National Assembly
Robles
Max Delvalle
Panama
Arias
National Union Party
National Guard
Ramiro Silvera
National Union
Canal Zone
Assembly
Delvalle
Supreme Court
Arnulfo Arias
Colon
Inside the Newsroom Columns and Debates Highlight Gaps
On the Inside column by Gerald Rafferty in Page 4 notes a communications gap in the era’s media. Raferty critiques the legislature’s work in the Page 4 editorial, while Page 6 reports on a Hoosick Falls youth center defense at a public hearing.
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Hoosick Falls
Gold Prices Rise Again In France
In Paris speculators, spurred by President de Gaulle's bid to replace the dollar based system, pushed gold prices higher for a third straight week. Prices moved from 88.95 to 39.40 per ounce, with ingots and bars in demand, the ingot closing at 1,247 amid talk of a shift toward a gold standard and IMF plans.
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International Monetary Fund
IMF
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