Union School Bond Proposal Defeated in Six District Vote
Voters in Union School District No. 14 reject a $2.3 million regional high school plan by 2,493 to 2,023 for a second time. Four of six districts vote against the proposal, Woodford and Pownal approve. Total ballots 4,530, up from March 12.
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Union School District No. 14
Vermont
Union
Woodford
Pownal
Tion
School Plan
Bennington Village
Greater Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Union High School
State Troopers Reinforce Birmingham Police Amid Turmoil
State troopers reinforced Birmingham as riot police faced seven days of Negro demonstrations led by King and NAACP figures. Wallace ordered 250 then 575 troopers armed with tear gas grenades riot guns and carbines to support local officers. Authorities reported injuries to at least 10 officers with few Negro injuries.
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Ala
George Wallace
al Lingo
Lingo
Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Rabbinical Assembly
Greenfield Park
N.Y
16Th Street Baptist Church
Williams Pair Flies South To Aid Negroes
Williams College chaplain Rev. John D. Eusden and J. H. K. Davis II flew from North Adams to Birmingham in response to a Yale figure's call for help in civil rights demonstrations. More Williams students planned to join or assist later, with Coffin’s support seen as a response to MLK's nonviolent philosophy crisis.
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Mass
John D. Eusden
Williams College
J.H.K. Davis II
Hartford
Yale
New Haven, Conn
Birmingham
Eusden
New Haven
Coffin
Eva
Martin Luther King
Kine
Court Orders Halt To Zoning Plan Here
Bennington Village faces a chancery court injunction halting enactment of a new zoning ordinance amid controversy over a proposed 18 unit trailer park at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue. Trustees weigh public hearing as Corcoran remains linked to water service disputes and prior trailer bans.
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John H. Williams II
Chancery
Bennington
County Court House
Williams
Chancery Court
Dale Brooks
Brandon
James B. Gibney
Bennington County
John H. Maloney
Corcorans
Brandon Court
Gibney and
Water Commissioners
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Corcoran
Hanford Davis
State suspends Manchester belt-line for Route 7 upgrades
MONTPELIER The State Department of Highways announced the Manchester belt-line project is postponed to favor improving U.S. Route 7 between Bennington and Shaftsbury. Commissioner Russell A. Holden said funding for Route 7 upgrades will closely match the Manchester belt-line budget and that two years are needed for preliminary engineering and design before work begins. This plan fits within current statewide priorities and aims to ease rising traffic on the affected segments.
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State Department of Highways
Manchester
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Russell A. Holden
Tension Remains High Threat of a War In Haiti Recedes
The Caribbean crisis between the Dominican Republic and Haiti eased but alarm persisted. The OAS and UN Security Council met to discuss actions while Dominican President Bosch labeled Duvalier a madman and urged vigilance. An airlift evac plans and possible sanctions loomed as US and regional bodies weighed steps.
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Dominican Republic
Haiti
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U.N. Security Council
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Cuba
Security Council
OAS
Juan Bosch
Francois Duvalier
Bosch
United States
U.S
Port Au Prince
New York Times
Washington
Rene Chalmers
Major Spy Role Laid to Briton at Trial in Moscow
The Soviet co defendant of confessed British spy Wynne disputed his claim as only a courier. Penkovsky told the military court Wynne coached him in spotting British and American diplomats and discussed espionage acts. Wynne admitted delivering packages for Penkovsky to Roderick Chisholm and his wife, admitting a broader role.
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Moscow
Greville Wynne
Britain
United States
Wynne
Oleg Penkovsky
Penkovsky
Constanly
London
Roderick Chisholm
Chisholm
U.S
Nikolai Borovik
Constantin Aprazin
Tass
Civil Rights Hearings Open in Washington on Kennedy Plan
In Washington hearings begin on the Kennedy civil rights program as racial unrest surges in Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee will hear administration proposals including quick voting referees, literacy presumptions, and a four year extension of the Civil Rights Commission, while Republicans push broader desegregation and anti discrimination measures in government contracts.
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Alabama
Birmingham
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
House
Senate
Civil Rights Commission
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Vermont House Ed Bill Moves to Third Reading
The Vermont House was set to pass the equalization provision of the Simpson education aid bill, revamping state school aid distribution. The bill advanced to third reading 144 to 86 after a full debate, with Speaker Billings endorsing it and Rep Daulton Mann presiding. Gov. Hoff hailed the action as a major victory and strides forward.
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Daulton Mann
Rperu
Philip H. Hoff
Inside Truman Turns 79 On This Birthday
The inside page notes Harry S. Truman is 79 today. Other items on the page include references to Indonesia's Communist Party drifting toward Peking, Walter Lippman on hemispheric policy, and various brief items across pages.
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Harry Truman
Indonesia
Communist Party
Peking
Moscow
Walter Lippman
U.S
Billings Leaves Ros...' Equalization Bill Speech
Montpelier Vermont AP Franklin S Billings Jr quit the rostrum to speak for the equalization bill amid debate. The measure advanced to third reading on a 144 86 vote after a sharp attack by Rep Samuel A Parsons. Billings said he spoke to show his stance as head of the committee that drafted the state GOP platform backing equalization.
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Samuel A. Parsons
Hubbardton
Sam
Billings
Vermont
Republican Party
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