Hoff Asks Adult Class on Marxism
Gov Hoff asked the Education Commissioner to explore adult education courses on communism versus the American way of life after a dispute over removing anti communism material from a civil defense course. He defended Raynolds of Pomfret and said the issue would not affect the Raynolds appointment to the state board of education.
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Raynolds
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Edward H. Romney
Hoff
Eisenhower backs cuts to Kennedy spending plan
Former President Eisenhower called for deep reductions in Kennedy's request of 108 billion dollars in new spending. He urged saving at least 10 billion, insisting defense and space programs must not be spared, and labeled the space program as deficient.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
Pownal Track Pledges to Seek Vermont Staffing Relief
Vermont Governor Hoff criticized Pownal's Green Mountain Park for seeking a relaxation of the 85 percent Vermont resident hiring rule. Track officials said they may hire more out of state workers initially, with training of locals to meet the requirement later, and a meeting with the Parimutuel Racing Commission was planned for April 8.
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Vincent J. Bartimo
Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Bartimo
State Parimutuel Racing Commission
Louis Smith
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association
Smith
Hoff
Greater Bennington Association
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Drysdale
T. Garry Buckley
Fred P. Davis
Parimutuel Commission
Commission
Gov. Hoff
Disappeared Over Cuba Fliers Were on Private Mission
Washington sources say fliers Robert Thompson and Robert Swanner vanished over Cuba in December 1961 on a private leafleting mission not an official one. Families seek Social Security and private insurance benefits, with agencies unable to confirm eligibility, unlike Bay of Pigs widows who receive a trust fund payout.
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Washington
Robert Thompson
Robert Swanner
Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency
George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Congress
Bay of Pigs
Double Chekk Corp
Miami
Fla
Pompano Beach
Sun- Sentinel
Matanzas
Thompson
Swanner
Robert C, Byrd
D-W
Clifford McIntire
R-Maine
McIntire
Religious Proviso Threatens Participation in Girls State
Vermont high schools face jeopardy in the American Legion Auxiliary Green Mountain Girls State program after a brochure cites eligibility restrictions based on religious affiliation. Principals debate public school involvement and the method of determining student beliefs, with reactions spanning support for the rite and concerns about constitutional rights and privacy.
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Vermont
American Legion Auxiliary
Green Mountain Girls
Clifford Bardosi
Barre
Green Mountain Girls State
Girls State
Paul Kirsch
Bennington High School
Bernard J. Keefe Jr
Bellows Free Academy
Fairfax
Princ Pals
The
Legion Auxiliary
Kirsch
Bendi
Rockefeller Center Closed In California Signal
Ex Governor Knight shut the Californians for Rockefeller HQ in Los Angeles after a call with Nelson Rockefeller. Knight said Rockefeller urged cancellation of the early promotional effort. Rockefeller called Knight’s move a significant contribution to GOP unity.
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Los Angeles
Goodwin J. Knight
Rockefeller
Knight
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
California
Albany
N.Y
Des Moines Man Discovers Car’s Rear-Engine Layout
On a frigid night Louis Galensky of Des Moines covered the front of a car described as a foreign compact with its engine in the rear. The next morning the owner realized the unusual layout and congratulated himself before understanding the design.
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Des Moines
Louis Galensky
Castro Concedes Error in MIG Incident Cooling Cuba Tension
The Cuban government said Soviet built MIGs probably fired in error at the U S cargo ship Floridian off Cuba prompting a tense exchange with the Kennedy administration. President Kennedy met with a National Security Council panel as U S officials considered responses to anti Castro raids and damages claimed over a Soviet freighter attack.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Cuba
Kennedy
National Security Council
Hoff Foote Present Brotherhood Week Tone in Vermont
Vermont governor Hoff and lieutenant governor Foote spoke at the Vermont Press Association meeting in Montpelier outlining themes of cooperation. They cited tax equalization in the Simpson bill, state financing, study versus action, and possible consolidation of road, school, and welfare services.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
Vermont Press Association
Montpelier Tavern
Hoff
Foote
Simpson
Ralph
Republican Party
Lee Hoff
U S conducts underground low yield nuclear test in Nevada
Washington reports a low yield underground nuclear test at the Nevada test site conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission. The blast was under 20 000 tons of TNT and followed a test on February 21.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Soviet demands U S pay damages for Baku raid
Moscow demanded Washington cover damages from an exile raid that crippled the Soviet freighter Baku and hinted at armed escort for vessels in Cuban waters. The protest noted the attack was directed from U S territory and questioned U S responsibility for prior Soviet accusations.
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Moscow
Washington
Baku
Cuban
Caibarien
U.S
State Department
Cusban
Havana
U.S.A
Soviet Blames West Germany For Nuclear Threat at Conference
Geneva dispatch reports Soviet delegate Senyon K. Tsarapkin warned the 17 nation conference that West German leaders seeking arms could trigger thermonuclear war. He accused NATO planners of courting disaster and rejected a U.S. proposal for a direct US-Soviet communications link to avert accidental war.
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Geneva
U.S
Soviet Union
Senyon K. Tsarapkin
West Germany
Hitler
Tsarapkin
Charles C. Stelle
United States
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