Bennington Selectmen Approve Bolles Brook Water Contracts
Bennington boards huddled to award three low bids for the Bolles Brook water expansion at a total of 413000 dollars. Petricca Construction Co will lay 16 inch pipe for 280000 dollars, Preload Co 84895 for a concrete reservoir, William H Morse Construction 38205.84 for intake and chlorine building. Federal approval and a HUD grant fund part of the project with money from a municipal bond sale expected by month end.
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Bennington
Village Water Board
Bolles Brook
Petricca Construction Co
Pittsfield
Mass
Woodford
Burgess Road
Preload Co
Garden City
N.J
William H. Morse Construction Co
Water Board Atty
John H. Williams
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Williams
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Matty
Water Board
Elite Red Forces Ring Vital American Position
Elite Communist regiments surround Con Thien on the DMZ north of Saigon, repelling Marine tank and infantry attempts to break through. 9,600 enemy troops surround the fortress as SAM sites go up nearby, while U.S. air strikes target the new threats. Casualties mount on both sides amid heavy fighting.
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Saigon
UPS
Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
3Rd Marine Division
Bruno Hochmuth
UPI
Hockmuth
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
24 Hour General Strike Staged By 10 Million French Workers
Paris faced a 24 hour general strike as 10 million workers stayed home to protest President Charles de Gaulle seek for six months of decree power. Many offices and services closed. trains halted, lights out, and schools canceled with citywide disruption across France.
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Paris
UPI
aAd
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Tennessee Repeals Anti Evolution Law
The Tennessee Senate quickly repealed the anti evolution statute in public schools and sent the bill to Gov. Buford Ellington for signature. The move ends a long dispute tied to the Scopes era and potential federal challenges surrounding teaching Darwinian theory.
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Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Senate
Ellington
Gary Scott
Jacksboro
Scott
Dayton
Tenn
Darrow
American Civil Liberties Union
John Thomas Scopes
Charles Darwin
Scopes
Vermont superintendents fault soft enforcement of new standards
SOUTH BURLINGTON Vermont education leaders told the Vermont Superintendents Association that the Board of Education is softening in enforcing the July 1 minimum standards. Chairman Harold Raynolds of Springfield admitted enforcement will be soft due to complexities while stressing local schools must meet standards without state pressure. Hilton Holland of Rockingham was elected the association’s new president, succeeding Robert D. Lull Jr. of South Burlington.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Vladimir Komarov
Yuri Gagarin
Komarov
Gagarin
South Burlington
Vermont
State Board of Education
Vermont Superintendents Association
Burlington
William Keough Jr
Harold Raynolds
Springfield
Raynolds
Hilton Holland
Rockingham
Robert D. Lull
Rookie Killed by Sniper Campus Besieged Under Shootout
Houston police stormed the dorms of Texas Southern University after students fired from darkened buildings injuring several, with rookie patrolman Louis Kuba fatally shot. Officers recovered four guns and two Molotov cocktails as 60 to 70 riflemen moved in infantry style to arrest nearly 500 students.
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Houston
UPI
Texas Southern University
Lanier
Bruce Halls
Louis Kuba
Ben Taub
Raymond G. Blaylock
Allen Dale Dugger
Morris English
Red mobs clash with police on Hong Kong jade mile
Communist led mobs clash with more than 1,000 police along Nathan Road Hong Kong amid the worst violence in the citys struggle with Beijing. Rioters burn banks including Bank of America a tourist hotel and a restaurant injuring dozens of officers. The mob uses bottles stones and fire, defies tear gas, and demands Britain bow to Beijing while Hong Kong authorities struggle to estimate casualties.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Golden Mile
Peking
Bank of America
Mao Tse-tung
Britain
Kowloon
Nathan Road
Joseph Ma
Saign Street
Eighty-eight Senators Urge Hanoi To Enter Negotiations
Sixteen doves led by Sen Robert Kennedy and Sen J William Fulbright warn North Vietnam not to refuse talks with the United States over the Vietnam War. The group includes Republicans John Sherman Cooper and Mark Hatfield, with most signers Democrats. Church organized the statement as a warning that Hanoi would miscalculate if it halts negotiations hoping Washington quits the war.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Hanoi
America
North Vietnam
Johnson
Kennedy
Fulbright
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Sens
Frank Church
Idaho
Wayne Morse
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Jseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
Frank E. Moss
Utah
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Quentin N. Burdick
North Dakota
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Church
Senate
Fas
United States
Gale McGhee
D-Wye
Alleged Forger Accused of Defrauding Art Experts
David Stein a 31 year old art dealer faces 97 counts of counterfeiting and fraud in New York City. He allegedly sold 41 forged works to Manhattan galleries collectors and a department store chain defrauding 12 victims of about 165000 dollars. Stein remanded in jail pending hearing.
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New York
API
David Stein
Paris
Palm Beach
Park Avenue
Picasso
Chagall
Henri Matisse
Manhattan
Stein
State Supreme Court
George Carney
Victor J. Hammer
Hammer Gallery of
Edgar W. Garbisch
National Gallery
Washington, D.C
E. J. Korvette
Alger H. Meadows
Texas
Art Dealers Association of America
Modigliani
Degas
Canada
Galerie Trianon
Charles Boyer
Inside Manchester minister adds to ecumenical happiness
A woman minister helps broaden ecumenical harmony in Manchester, reflecting ongoing interfaith outreach. The feature highlights her role in fostering cooperation among congregations and communities, with emphasis on inclusive leadership and community cohesion.
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Manchester
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