World Journal Tribune ceases publication after merger era
NEW YORK The World Journal Tribune, formed in 1966 by merging the World Telegram, Journal American and Herald Tribune, will stop publication with today’s issue. About 2,500 workers will be helped to find new jobs as offices set up an employment unit on Barclay Street.
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New York Post
New York Times
Daily News
World Journal Tribune Co
Hearst Corp
E.W. Scripps Co
Scripps-Howard
Whitney Communications Corp
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Jack R. Howard
John Hay Whitney
Britain
Herald Tribune
Hanoi Radio Claims U S Jets Strafe City
UPI reports Hanoi radio claiming U S jets bombed and strafed central Hanoi and surrounding suburbs as Marines seize Hill 881 North. The station said seven planes were shot down and pilots captured while Washington counted one plane downed by ground fire and a second confirmed by Col. Robin Olds.
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Hanoi
United States
Robin Olds
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North
William C. Westmoreland
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Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Laos
Dmz
Demilitarized Zone
861
Lewis Walt
Arlington Under the Wire On Minimum Standards
Arlington faces a potential one year waiver to meet state minimum standards for secondary schools as the state board considers approval. Arlington seeks approved status on a one year waiver tied to local construction plans and funding. Final decisions hinge on the May 23 bond vote for school additions and May 17 waiver request filing.
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Daniel O’connor
Peking accuses U S of invasion plans and scorn for European leaders
Peking denounces the United States as plotting to invade Communist China and warns of being wiped out if attacked. The Liberation Army Daily cites alleged U S bombing of Kwangsi as proof while calling American defeats in Korea and China decisive. It also blasts European Communist leaders as scabs after the Karlovy Vary summit.
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Hoff Optimistic Special Session May Be Avoided
Governor Hoff says a special session may not be needed to free 600000 from surplus for airport construction after meeting FAA official Bernard Tague. He noted no decision yet on federal position, with deadline June 30 for a call. If unresolved, funds could be raised via 1968 bond issue or surplus used for school debt reduction.
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Inside Columnists Promote Red Sox and Uglifiers
Sam Ogden highlights the Red Sox in an Inside column and an editorial argues uglifiers are winning. A Dorset landowners group proposes a wildlife sanctuary seeking only moral support and public backing.
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Red Sox
Dorset
Bennington BCHS rental fight drives bond plan for Mt Anthony
After a heated dispute over BCHS rental terms, Mt Anthony Union High Board shifted to seeking a June 5 bond vote for a 20 classroom addition. The board rejected a $54,000 one year lease as too high, offered $25,000, and listed double sessions or delaying vocational plans as dire fallbacks for next year.
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Statement From BCHS Board On Bennington High Rent Negotiations
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Franis B. Flanagan explains parochial school authorities stance on Bennington Catholic High School rental talks with Mt. Anthony School Board. He outlines a rental formula of 10 percent of property value plus taxes and maintenance, notes higher rates elsewhere, and states BCHS proposed $47,000 yearly rent to reflect gym and cafeteria use and Mount Anthony's finances.
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Bennington Catholic High School
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Post Office Department
Bennington
Mount Anthony
Teamsters and Truckers Reach Agreement Avert Strike
CHICAGO UPI The Teamsters Union reached a coast to coast contract with the trucking industry delivering pay increases totaling just over 70 cents an hour over three years. Led by acting president Frank Fitzsimmons the union moved to end a Chicago dispute that idled about 50 000 drivers and over 100 000 other workers as independents pressed for higher gains. Local ratification was expected nationwide with the contract described as the largest money package negotiated by the union.
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Moulton Blasts Boston Paper For Expo Route
Vermont development commissioner Elbert G. Moulton criticized a Boston newspaper for publishing maps urging Hartford Springfield and Holyoke travelers to reach Expo 67 via the Massachusetts Turnpike and New York Thruway. He called the maps treacherous and said they undercut regional travel campaigns and state investment.
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