MAUSD Calls Revote On June 10 For MAUHS Meeting
Mt Anthony Union High School district plans a June 10 revote to reconsider all items from the May 13 MAUHS annual meeting. The petition sponsored by the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association, signed by about 800 voters, seeks an immediate meeting for all MAUHS District No 14 residents in a venue capable of 2,000. The board weighs gym capacity, plywood floor protection at an estimated 580, and possible video recording to reach the larger crowd. Total costs for the two meetings, including legal and administrative expenses, run between 2,500 and 3,000 dollars.
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Mt. Anthony Union High
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Board of Directors
MAUHS
Mt. Anthony
BTPA
Paul Fairfield
Fairfield
Howard F. Kelley
Industrial Trades Dept
Kelley
Board Atty
Eugene Clark
Clark
Cross
Park Commission
Selectmen
Gore
Coleville
Harold Damon
Coleville Road
Damon
Eugene Damon
Damons
Selectman
Joseph Higgins
Speculation Mounts De Gaulle May Resign
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle flew to his country home to ponder a mounting crisis pushing France toward bankruptcy amid a 10 million worker strike. Rumors of resignation swirled as demonstrations spread and the nation faced possible postponement of the June 16 referendum.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
General Confederation of Labor
de Gaulle
Place de la Bastille
Sorbonne University
Daniel Cohn- Bendit
Finance Ministry
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Popular Front
Fourth Republic
Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises
Elysee Palace
Colombey
Radio Luxembourg
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Senate
Gaston Monnerville
French Guiana
Monnerville
McCarthy Wins Oregon Primary Against Kennedy
In Portland Oregon Senator Eugene J McCarthy defeated Senator Robert F Kennedy in the Oregon Democratic primary securing 33 of 35 delegates as Nixon dominates the Republican side with 72 percent overall Kennedy faced rejection that complicates his bid while Humphrey looms as delegate front runner and potential beneficiary of the Kennedy setback.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Oregon
Kennedy
California
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Humphrey
Chicago
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Village Okays Master Plan
Bennington Village and its three incorporated villages accepted their Master Plan after a brief special meeting at the Armory. Village President Henry Mallory moderated as Albert D. Ray moved adoption. it passed without discussion or dissent. adjournment followed quickly.
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Bennington
Henry Mallory
Albert D. Ray
Armory
Cornell Chaplain Refuses Army Induction at Center
In Buffalo New York Roman Catholic priest Rev David W Connor, Cornell University chaplain, walked into an Army induction center and refused to enter service as ordered by his draft board. Connor, 31, had been reclassified to 1A delinquent after turning in his draft card, and he left after refusing tests. About 150 protesters accompanied him including 80 to 90 Cornell students and faculty. He was one of two Cornell chaplains to refuse induction.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Cornell University
Dennis W. Johnson
David W. Connor
Connor
Johnson
Ithaca
Father Connor
Cornell
Plymouth Methodist Church
Paul Gobbons
United Ministry
No Banner Thursday Memorial Day
A brief bulletin notes No Banner Thursday event tied to Memorial Day observed with a quiet, local community emphasis. The item highlights a day off and possible closures or commemorative activities by local organizations and residents.
Navy Probes Fate of Missing Sub Scorpion
A large air sea search for the missing USS Scorpion enters its third day with 55 U S warships and three Canadian vessels scanning a 2100 mile track from the Azores to Norfolk. No concrete clues exist beyond an oil slick an orange object and a suspected distress call as fear grows for the 99 crew.
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Navy
Washington
UPI
U.S
Azores
Norfolk
U.S.S
Hyades
John Grayson
Barnoioswick
Yorkshire
England
Scorpion
London
Defense Department
Monrovia
Navy Base
Mediterranean Sea
Rain Delays Vermont Class II Semifinal Baseball Game
Rain postpones Mt. Anthony Union High School versus BFA St. Albans semifinal at Middlebury College. If weather clears, the game shifts to tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., with Friday as a contingency. State Class L finals moved to Burlington's University of Vermont on Saturday.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
BFA of
St. Albans
Middlebury College
MAUHS
Middlebury
Burlington
University of Vermont
Bennington Park to be opened despite resident protests
Bennington officials approved a 2 p.m. June 1 dedication and tree planting for Willow Park off Park Street Extension. They authorized $280 for picnic tables $225 for a park sign and $18 for six trash cans, expecting setup this Saturday. The town Farm land park plan faces opposition from some residents and may trigger a special town meeting.
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Bennington
New Willow Park
Bennington Park Commission
Park Street
Herbert E. Post
Charles E. Dewey III
Park Commission
March
Farwell seeks Dist 32 seat in Assembly
Wilmington leader Farwell, long time resident and former town official, announces bid for Vermont House District 32. A university engineering graduate, he has chaired the town selectmen and led the zoning board, with prior roles as town auditor and power company executive.
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Farwell
Wilmington
Porter Farwell
Zoning Board of Adjustment
University of Wisconsin
New England Power Company
Inside Columnist Ponders Rhymes for Hubert Page 4
Inside feature by Elizabeth Dwyer questions what rhymes with Hubert. Parade notes for Hoosick Falls Memorial Day on page 8. Manchester veterans install officers noted on page 8.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Hubert Page 4
Hoosick Falls Memorial Day
Manchester
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