Centaur Rocket Burst Douses U S Space Flight Hopes
An in flight Centaur rocket explosion halted a May 17 space flight plan for astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. Officials probed Atlas stages, with data analysis expected in two to three days as NASA weighs next steps for Centaur and future high energy launches.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Old Bennington Sees Zoning Ordinance Questioned At Village Meeting
Trustees reported the 1932 zoning law may be invalid due to improper adoption and wording. Atty. George H. Plumb warned of similar flaws. a special meeting may be called to decide actions. Voters kept the 1.92 tax rate, approved 3,000 borrowing for emergencies, and backed state road repairs with 5,000 extra authority. Regional planning cooperation was approved 37 to 8.
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Bennington
William H. Morse Construction Co
Ture
Plumb
Hamilton L. Shields
Joseph Young
Donald Hemenway
Hemenway
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Ivor S. Pelsue
Shields
North Bennington
Loyal B. Nash
Capt
Wells L. Field
T. Garry Buckley
M.H. Honey
George D. Hughey
M. H. Hon
Pepper and Taft Triumph in Florida and Ohio Primaries
Former Florida senator Claude Pepper and Robert Taft Jr. won decisive Democratic primary victories as Kennedy supporters. In Ohio, Sen. Lausche and Gov. DiSalle secured renomination amid split opposition, while Florida's Smathers and Fascell also won renomination with Pepper staging a comeback in the 3rd District.
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Dante Fascell
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Richard D. Kennedy
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Indiana
West Virginia
New Mexico
Edwin Mechem
Smathers
John A. Marcello
D. R. Matthews
L. B. Vocelle
John A. Sutton
Lausche
DiSalle
Mark McElroy
County School Directors Hear Proposed Aid Plan
Vermont educators heard a proposed state aid formula to raise education funding from 5.4 million to about 8 million for a biennium based on town grand lists and a per pupil base of 250 for elementary and 400 for high school. J Goodall Hutton outlined the plan at a Vermont State School Directors Association meeting, stressing it would not impose new local lister regulations but would equalize fair market values within towns.
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Bennington
Vermont State School Directors Association
Hutton
W. Arthur Simpson
Lyndonville
Vermont
Charles B. Nichols Jr
Vermont State School Directors Asociation
Roads Highball Big Merger Faces ICC Review
The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads seek federal approval for a merger to form the Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co. after overwhelming stockholder votes. ICC hearings are expected mid summer with final approval possible by end of next year. the Transport Workers Union warns of safety risks and job losses.
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Selectmen Study Junkyard Laws Leniency Urged
Selectmen discussed enforcing new state junkyard laws after Town Counsel Norton Barber explained provisions. They plan to inspect yards outside town and will be lenient first year to encourage compliance, tightening enforcement at license renewal time next year.
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Lover’s Lane
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Vermont Diocesan drive exceeds goal fuels evangelism plan
The 172nd Vermont diocesan convention in St. Peter's Church heard Bishop Harvey D Butterfield report the Diocesan Development Fund reach 635000 with 200 priests and laypeople sharing in the drive. He announced a fall evangelistic campaign and a rural outreach plan for Vermont.
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Vermont
Diocese of
St. Peter’s Church
Butterfield
Burlington
University of Vermont
Auto Workers Endorse Liberals for House Seats
At the Atlantic City convention the United Auto Workers backed a drive to add 20 to 30 liberal House members in the fall elections. President Kennedy urged UAW support for Democrats and Roy Reuther announced a $1 million voter registration push to mobilize workers. Nelson Edwards of Detroit was named to the UAW Executive Board slate.
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Jack) Edwards
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Hong Kong Returns Starving Chinese To Red Mainland
Hong Kong police and British troops have rounded up thousands of refugees from hunger ridden Red China and sent them back to the Communist homeland. Overcrowding and lack of asylum push the action as desperate flight victims faced perilous journeys.
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Hong Kong
Red Mainland
Red China
Minimal Building Standards Urged For Vt Code
Burlington deputy inspector Joseph L. Allard urged the Vermont Homebuilders Association to draft minimum construction standards for 1963 legislature. He said the code would be advisory unless adopted by town meeting and could ease builder licensing prospects statewide.
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Essex Junction
Burlington
State of
Vermont
Joseph L. Allard
Vermont Homebuilders Association
Allard
Hard Says Magazine Needs More Subsidies
Walter Hard Jr., editor of Vermont Life, says the promotional quarterly needs increased subsidies to cope with mounting costs. He warns the magazine may cut quality and lose out-of-state distribution as deficits mount despite a $60,000 legislative appropriation.
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Montpelier
Walter Hard Jr
Vermont Life
Hard
Kennedy urged literacy test bill faces antifilibuster vote
After two weeks of debate the Senate will decide on invoking the antifilibuster rule to limit discussion on a Kennedy administration civil rights package. The measure prohibits denial of voting rights for failing literacy tests if a voter has at least a sixth grade education. Proponents say it protects Black citizens in approximately 100 Southern counties from discrimination in test administration.
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Senate
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Dirksen
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