Manchester Mayors Exchange Slows Traffic In Vermont Visit
The Lord Mayor of Manchester England visits Manchester Vermont during Expo 67 season. Mayor Langton and Sir Edward Bacon meet Town Manager James Woodard, Police Chief Thompson, and town officials to discuss local governance, taxation, and fingerprints modernization.
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Manchester
England
Carleton G. Howe
Howe
James L. Woodard
B.S. Langton
Edward Bacon
Bacon
Sir Edward Bacon
Dana L. Thompson
Woodard
Langton
Vermont
Thompson
C.B.E
Montpelier
Sir Edward
Clara May Hemenway
Miss Hemenway
Mayor Langton
George III
P B.S. Langton
Eng
What Haveland
Federal Court Orders New York Reapportionment
A three judge Federal Court ruled unanimously that New York State 1961 congressional districting violated the U S Constitution and must be scrapped for a legislature drawn plan usable in the November 1968 elections The court cited the one man one vote standard and adjusted districts including Albany Schenectady Troy and Rensselaer County with Republicans Button and King as current representatives No proof supported charges of Republican gerrymandering.
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New York
New York State
United States
United States Supreme Court
Troy
Rensselaer County
Albany
Schenectady
Vermont Pavilion At Expo 67 Sets Attendance Record
The Vermont Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montpelier surpassed 250000 visitors in ten days, with an average of 25000 daily. Officials reported 61 percent from Canada, 34 percent from the United States, and five percent from other countries, with Montreal and Quebec contributing more than half of registrants.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Canada
United States
Montreal
Quebec
Britain makes formal bid to join European Market
Prime Minister Harold Wilson sends formal applications to Brussels seeking Britain’s entry to the European Common Market under the 1957 Treaty of Rome. Ireland Denmark and Norway follow. de Gaulle veto risk noted. Commons backs entry 488 to 62.
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London
UPI
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Common Market Council of Ministers
Brussels
Harold Wilson
Rome
European Communities
James Marjoribanks
Renant Avan Elslande
de Gaulle
George Brown
House of Commons
Wilson
Special Town Meeting Tonight at Bennington Elementary
A special town meeting to act on two proposals begins at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Bennington Elementary School. Voters will consider financing a water supply increase for the Bennington flats area and approve an appropriation not more than $1,000 to start a senior citizens program.
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Bennington
Bennington Flats
Two Incidents at Sea Involving U S And Soviet Ships
The U S destroyer Walker collided with a Soviet Krupnyy class destroyer 300 nautical miles west southwest of Hokkai do Island Japan marking the second such incident in two days. Casualties were minimal with light damage and officials blamed no intent, noting the Soviet ship closed despite warnings during anti submarine group maneuvers.
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Washington
UPD
U.S
Japan
Pentagon
Walker
Hokkaido Island
United States
John M. Leddy
Yuri N. Tcherniakov
Westmoreland Takes Pacification Duty in Vietnam
Gen. William C. Westmoreland will lead the pacification program in South Vietnam as UPI reports a shift of control from civilian agencies to MACV. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker said civil and military efforts will be unified under Westmoreland to win hearts and minds and bolster local security.
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William Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Lewis Walt
Hill 881
Khe Sanh
UPI
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
State Department
Johnson
Westmoreland
Bunker
Republic of Vietnam
U.S. Military Assistance Command In
Macv
Henry Cabot Lodge
America General
R Cal
Baltimore Teachers Strike Ends Picketing After City Plea
The American Federation of Teachers in Baltimore calls off picketing after the city agrees not to press charges against more than 100 arrested teachers. Negotiations resume at 3 p.m. EDT as the strike continues though most elementary classes operate normally. Sheriff arrests occurred at 214 city schools, with many in four high schools and one elementary school.
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Baltimore
APD
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Joseph Allen
Jim Mundy
Allen
Public School Teachers Association
City
Edmundson
Southern
Western
Inside Columnist Kit Foster Reviews a Negro in Vermont
The Inside column by Kit Foster discusses a book centered on a Negro in Vermont, reflecting era attitudes and the author’s perspective on regional race issues.
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Kit Foster
Vermont
Serious Fighting Reported In Peking And Shanghai
UPI reports in Peking Daily that street clashes between Mao supporters and opponents erupted in Peking and Shanghai. Wall posters claim about 10,000 killed or injured in Szechuan. Peking Radio urges an end to anarchy amid Mao purge tensions.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking Daily Today
Peking
Shanghai
Mao Tsetung
Szechuan
Peking Radio
China
Mao
Peking Daily
Communist Party
Peking People’s Daily
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By Michael Miller
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Carelton J. King
Saratoga
Upstate
Donald S. Harrington
Liberal Party
Republican Party
Pavilion
Development Department
European Coal and Steel Community
Euratom Community
Ireland
Denmark
Norway
Austria
Sweden
Donn F
Eisele
Walter M. Schirra JR
Apollo
Downey
Calif
Walter Cunningham
Donn F. Eisele
Hoosick Falls
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