Bennington Kelley Sees School Tax Dip Next Year
Superintendent Howard E. Kelley reports a likely sharp fall in Bennington School District taxes for next year driven by higher state aid and a proposed Mt Anthony Union High School budget. He says a $180,000 tax reduction is plausible if budgets pass. Local leaders expect no tax hike for North Bennington and defend the union budget as prudent and honest.
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Bennington
Howard E. Kelley
Kelley
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
Lawrence F. Powers
North Bennington Graded
Supt. Kelley
Rotary Club
Battle for Saigon: U S Forces Hit Trapped Viet Cong
In bitter street fighting south of Saigon hundreds of Viet Cong are trapped as American jets and helicopters bomb their positions. Civilian casualties rise with a mortar shell near Saigon's central marketplace killing at least four and wounding seven as Marines and infantrymen report heavy losses on both sides.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Y Bridge
Anthony P. Deluca
Jersey City
N.J
9Th Division
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
Leatherneck
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri City
9Th Infantry Division
Reuther Seeks New Labor Federation If Break With AFL CIO
United Auto Workers leader Walter P. Reuther said he would form a new labor federation if the UAW and other defectors leave the AFL-CIO by December. He urged reform to match modern industry and noted plans to withhold $1.2 million in dues, held in escrow, until a convention considers demands. He also announced a pay raise to $31,340 for June 1.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cio
Reuther
UAW
Aflcio
Organized Labor Movement
United States
Labor Federation
Rescuers Inch Closer To Trapped Miners
In Hominy Falls West Virginia rescuers advanced to within 250 feet of fifteen coal miners trapped by water in a flooded shaft. A six inch pump edged 1200 feet in as mist limited visibility and the plan to reach the group with a conveyor belt gathered pace.
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Hominy Falls
W. Va
UPID
C. E. Richardson
Richardson
Elmer C. Workman
Edward Rudd
Frank Davis
Rudd
Davis
Negotiators to Start Formal Talks Monday in Paris
In Paris UPI reports United States and North Vietnam agreed to open formal talks with full delegations Monday morning marking beginnings of real preliminary talks toward Vietnam peace. Procedural meeting to set ground rules followed brief technical discussions.
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Paris
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Foreign Ministry
Arc de Triomphe
Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Saigon
East German release frees American jailed as spy
Peter Feinauer, 27, of West Berlin, freed by East Germany after a 15 year sentence for espionage. An American statement said he was handed to U.S. officials at the wall crossing at 5 p.m. Feinauer, a Providence Rhode Island native, had been arrested Oct 7 1966 and sentenced Sept 29 1967. His mother described him tired and memory impaired but in good health. An American spokesman said the case would be pursued for his early release alongside another American, Ronald Wiedehoeft, 30, a Columbia University art instructor held since Sept 5 for alleged espionage.
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Berlin
UPI
Peter Feinauer
West Berlin
Providence
R.I
Wall
Feinauer
Central Intelligence Agency
East Berlin
United States
Classical
Germany
C.I.A
U.S
Ronald Wiedehoeft
Columbia University
Milwaukee
Inside Pages Highlight Trout Smarts and Local Arts
On the Inside features George Gordon arguing trout are smarter than people with a wry note on cross cultural skill. A picture page spotlights a regional YMCA showcasing community programs and facilities. In Manchester a quirky sandwich claim grabs attention for featuring everything but peanut butter, a playful regional oddity.
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George Gordon
Manchester
Czech Leader Seeks Steady Reform Amid Soviet Moves
Prague radio dismissed Western reports of Warsaw Pact troop maneuvers as a political provocation. Dubcek pledged to continue reform, while Svoboda hailed a momentous period of hope and democratic regeneration amid tension with the Soviet bloc during a four day Czech Soviet Friendship Day observance.
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Prague
UPI
Prague Radio
Poland
Radio
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Russia
Soviet Union
Ludvik Svoboda
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Anthony
Powers
Union School
Rotarians
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Otis
New Labor Federation
Xuan Thuy
Vance
Philip Habib
Col
Ha van Lau
Vietnam International Control Commission
Nguyen Minh Vy
North Vietnamese
River
Seine
William Jorden
Czech
Moscow
Matic
East Germany
Grandma Moses
Bennington Museum
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Moses
Grandmas Moses
Galerie St. Etienne
New York City
Otto Kallir
New York Art Gallery
Hugh Moses
Dwyer
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