Action Pledged on Junkyards Near Hutchinson Home
Fred Hutchinson urged Bennington Selectmen to curb unfenced and unlicensed junkyards near his North Branch Street Extension home. The board planned legal action and a review of the state junkyard law with Town Agent Norton Barber, to enforce rules and address property value decline.
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Fred
Fred Hutchinson
Bennington
North Branch
Hutchinson
Selectmen
Norton Barber
North Branch Street
Sullivan
Aiken calls for GOP 'new look' on Vietnam policy
Vermont senator George D. Aiken urged Republicans to present a new look and careful appraisal of U S policy in Asia ahead of the 1968 elections. He argued the current administration cannot achieve an honorable peace and criticized its vagueness and commitments while noting half a million Americans remain in Vietnam and costs rise.
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Washington
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Asia
United States
GOP
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Vietnam
Senate Republicans
U.S
Aiken
Republican Party
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Britain Seeks Entry to European Market by 1970
Prime Minister Harold Wilson outlined plans to bring Britain into the European Common Market by 1970. French President Charles de Gaulle was expected to oppose the bid, with Paris cabinet sources predicting moves to block entry and keep Britain's application off the Rome summit agenda May 29. Wilson argued enlargement would create a vast single market and boost Europe’s role in world affairs and aid poorer nations.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
de Gaulle
Rome
Gaulle
Wilson
Europe
European Free Trade Association
EFTA
Western Alliance
United Nations
Chief Fox Eyes Two Lieutenants Over Assistant Chief
Police committee chairman Charles Bodine said last night that Chief William H. Fox has recommended two lieutenants be appointed for day and night duty instead of an assistant chief. They would receive a weekly $10 pay increase over patrolman wages. The choice of lieutenants will be made at the department’s regular meeting. Fox’s proposal was referred to Bodine’s committee.
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Police Committee
Charles Bodine
William H. Fox
Fox
Bodine
Department
Trustees Award Contract For New Fire Truck
Village trustees awarded bids for a new Maxim fire truck, a Wilson Ford dump truck, and a Bobcat front end loader. Maxim won the fire truck bid at 23941, beating Mack Trucks. the dump truck went to Wilson Ford at 5165 and the loader at 5975. Budget details tied to sinking funds and timing for delivery were discussed amid junkyard concerns on Gage Street.
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Highway Department
Seagrave Corporation
Middleboro
Mass
Maxim
Wilson Ford
Bennington
Robbin
Burlington
Putnam
Charles Sawyer
Bennington Fire Department
Mack
Albany
Ward la France
Joseph Pello Jr
Reds Strike Hill 881 Battle Near DMZ Ends In Incomplete Victory
Elite North Vietnamese troops attacked U S Marines on Hill 881 near the DMZ but were repelled after heavy close quarters fighting. The Marines had captured the peaks earlier after three days of savage combat that left 97 Marines dead and 277 wounded, while claiming 735 enemy killed. Frontline reports said the battle continued with renewed VN assaults within grenade range as the rugged slopes remained contested.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Palm Beach
Mekong Delta
Hue
Water Project Bids Are Opened In Boston
Kidder Peabody & Co of Boston won $310000 in bonds for the Bolles Brook water project at 11 this morning with a 4.1 percent low interest bid and a $1621.30 premium customer funds used for printing and advertising bonds. Other bids included New England Merchants National Bank 4.2 and White Weld & Co 4.5. County officials expect bids for pipeline laying settling reservoir construction and an intake and chlorine building at the courthouse Saturday at 2 p.m. The project is split into three parts with bids being accepted on each.
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Kidder Peabody & Co
Boston
Bolles Brook
First National Bank
New England Merchants National Bank
National Shawmut Bank
White Weld & Co
Hartford National Bank
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Alma Lee
Cross Resigns From BBS Board
Neil E. Cross superintendent of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union resigns from Burr and Burton Seminary Board of Trustees. He cites obligations to all district children over a private college focus and criticizes the seminary's inability to offer a comprehensive public high school. Directors in four towns discuss forming a regional high school district.
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Manchester
Neil _ E. Cross
Bennington-Rutland
Burr and Burton Seminary
Burr and Burton Board of Trustees
Cross
Burr and Burton
BBS
Philadelphia
Dorset
Peru
Sunderland
Burr
Burton
BBS Board of Trustees
Inside Top Students Named at Manchester Page 6
A report highlights top students named at Manchester with details on achievements and future plans. The feature profiles standout scholars and their home institutions, emphasizing academic excellence and community roles.
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Manchester
Pope to Pray at Fatima Shrine for End of Vietnam War
Pope Paul VI announced a pilgrimage to Fatima in Portugal next week to pray for peace in Vietnam. He urged governments to renew efforts, saying current attempts are sterile, and called for impartial mediation and guarantees for civilians in both North and South Vietnam. The trip, May 13, marks the 50th anniversary of the Fatima visions and will be his fourth foreign journey.
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Fatima Shrine
Vietnam
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Our Lady of Fatima
Portugal
Rome
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
Russia
Mary
North
South
Budget Defeated By Berlin Central School Voters
Berlin N Y voters rejected the district’s first budget over one million dollars noting a near 20 percent tax rise due to lack of state aid. The $1 102 479 98 plan included temporary classrooms and higher K through 6 salaries amid annexation of Petersburg 4 and administrative raises. A special meeting is likely to reconsider a revised budget or another taxpayer vote.
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Berlin
N.Y
Berlin Central
Stanley Bunce
Grafton
Bunce
Petersburg District 4
State Department of Education
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Richard van Santvoord
Scne
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Gage Street
George Jepson
Jepson
Ormal Pierce
Reds
Pleiku
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red River
China
Charles C. Vasiliadis
Huntington, N.Y
Vasiliadis
North Bennington
Wilmington House
Colonial Museum
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Hill 681
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