Bennington talk advocates Viet Nam withdrawal and talks
Dr Helen Lamb former Bennington College faculty member urged U S withdrawal from Viet Nam and a negotiated settlement at a packed Carriage Barn. A five faculty signed a night letter to President Johnson calling for cease fire and immediate negotiations. The talk highlighted Asian perspectives and the Geneva 1954 division complicating peace aims.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Bennington College
Helen Lamb
Bennington
Johnson
Signa
Barton J. Bernstein
Leonard Rowe
Norman Klein
R. Arnold Ricks
Wallace P. Scott
White House
Bernstein
Lamb
Asia
Dr. Lamb
White House Denies Taylor Is Resigning
UPI reports that General Maxwell D. Taylor will resign as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, but the White House and State Department deny the claim as completely untrue. Taylor, who returned to Washington for consultations, is expected to leave for Saigon late this week or next.
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Taylor
White House
George E. Reedy
Van Santvoord Triggers Table on Water Bill Debate
In Montpelier Bennington Rep George Van Santvoord forced the House to table a water bond bill raising repayment time from 20 to 40 years and loosening bonding limits amid questions over the Putnam deed gift to Bennington Village water supply. The bill also shifts approval from a two thirds vote to a simple majority. The Senate approved a separate auto accident report limit increase to 75 dollars amid testimony from insurers and the Motor Vehicle Department. The Senate also backed seven member Fish and Game Board and a rotating county representation plan and sent a 1 million dollar biennial bond measure to the House.
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Henry W. Putnam
Bennington
Senate
Highway Traffic Committee
Motor Vehicle Department
Vermont
Daniel Ruggles
Washington County
Fish and Game Board
House
Inside columnist John Chamberlain on Dean Burch exit
Inside Page 4 column reports Dean Burch bows out gracefully. Red Cross aids homeless families in North Pownal on Page 5. County Agent John Page guides readers through Bennington County on Page 10. Carl T. Ramsey returns to Swampacres on Page 10.
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New
John Chamberlain
Dean Burch
Red Cross
North Pownal
John Page
Bennington County
Carl T. Ramsey
Swampacres
Bennington
Bennington Rural
North Bennington
South Pownal
Pownal Center
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Buckler
Bijur Explores Expansion in Bennington Plant
Bijur Lubricating Corp explores expansion of its Bennington facilities as demand peaks the Bennington operation with a new night shift started last week and equipment on order. Plant manager Thomas F. Rogers says no firm plans yet but expansion may be feasible while keeping the work in Bennington where 140 workers are employed. Corporate HQ is Rochelle Park New Jersey.
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Bijur Lubricating Corp
Bennington
Thomas F. Rogers
Bane Ner
Rogers
Rochelle Park
N.J
South Street
Union
Hillside
Two Marines Killed Near Da Nang in Helicopter Operation
In the Da Nang sector, two U S Marines were killed and 16 Americans injured as Viet Cong guerrillas shot down three helicopters ferrying Vietnamese troops into a major battle about 30 miles from the Da Nang base. The Pentagon reported the U S combat death toll in Viet Nam at 316.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
China
Peking Radio
U. S
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Joseph Moore
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
Washington
State Department
Wilson Unveils Senate Reapportionment Plan
Freshman Sen. Robert Wilson presents Phase One of a reapportionment plan to Vermont legislature, keeping county lines but pairing Chittenden with Grand Isle and Essex with Orleans for senate seats. Each county would send two to six senators, with minor boundary shifts. Phase Two depends on House action.
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Bennington
Windham
Addison
Caledonia
Orleans
Essex
Franklin
Windsor
Washington
Grand Isle
Chittenden
Rutland County
Lamoille
Orange
House of Representatives
House
Wilson
Senate
Vermont Racing Czar Proposed to Oversee Pari Mutuel
Rep James W Lounsbury proposes a Vermont racing czar with a 20000 annual salary to oversee Green Mountain Park pari mutuel wagering Pownal and end annual sharing disputes The plan would add an advisor to the governor and legislature require track officials to apply for dates by December and publish dates by January 1 each year under a new Pari mutuel Racing Commission framework.
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Vermont
Lounsbury
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Racing
Pownal Oval
Pari - Mutuel Racing Commission
Ford Steering Group College Teachers Predict Classroom of the Future
Bennington College teachers Lionel Nowak and Kent Lawson described a classroom of the future to local school officials. They urged discovery based learning in music and science, with students forming ideas, composing early, and avoiding rote memorization. They criticized virtuosic music training and called for removing mystery to foster understanding and value judgments.
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Bennington College
Lionel Nowak
Kent Lawson
Bennington Area
Ford Foundation
Nowak
Lawson
Montpelier teachers back school board on Seaver
The Montpelier School Board won teacher backing in not renewing high school English teacher Edward Seaver. The teachers association passed a 73 to 13 resolution supporting the board’s action citing his restless attitudes and clashes with staff. Seaver plans to pursue state and federal court review.
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Montpelier
UPD
Teachers Association
Edward Seaver
Seaver
Legislators Get Passes For Race Track
Vermont lawmakers receive two free tickets each to Green Mountain Park harness season running Friday night through May 31. After a six week dispute the legislature granted the track a larger share of the total handle for two years despite some legislators’ testimony against the track.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
China Blocks Soviet Arms to North Vietnam in Tug of War
Moscow reports claim China is blocking arms from the Soviet Union to North Vietnam while accusing Moscow of failing to honor commitments. Diplomats say Beijing soils the relations as talks on transit rights continue, potentially forcing future shipments to travel by sea to avoid overland routes.
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Moscow
UPI
China
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Gulf of Tonkin
Freight Service Begins Friday To Bellows Falls
Freight service returns to the Rutland Railway line between Rutland and Bellows Falls after ICC approval. Green Mountain Railway Corp owner F Nelson Blount will lease the 52 miles from the state, with steam powered excursion trains planned May between Rutland and Bellows Falls and regular Bellows Falls to Ludlow runs starting in June.
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Rutland
Bellows Falls
Ludlow
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Reedy
van Santvoord
Table Water
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Orange County
Charlotte
Hinesburg
Huntington
Chittenden County
Addison County
Vt. ‘Racing Czar
Ford Steering Group
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