Pownal votes down million bond for school addition
Pownal voters defeated a $1 million bond proposal to add 15 rooms to Pownal Center School by 46 votes, 320 to 274, amid only 595 of 1,125 eligible voters casting ballots. A $5,500 repairs article passed 372 to 215, and the district scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 13 at the Pownal Center Firehouse to discuss alternatives and address overcrowding and state deadlines.
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Pownal
Pownal Center
Vincent Pizzano
Pizzano
State Board of Education
Bennington Levee Dream Dims as Budget Hurdles Stop Project
Bennington selectmen reported to the town that the Roaring Branch flood control levee appears dead due to budget constraints. A 1968 funding plan would need an extra 250000 to complete after redesign, with President Nixon’s budget guidelines guiding any Army action. Senator Aiken remains active, but federal anti inflation policy poses hard choices for the project’s fate.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Federal Bureau of the Budget
J. Duncan Campbell
Nixon
Carl H. Schwartz Jr
Natural Resources Programs Division
Bureau of
Campbell
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
George D. Aiken
Aiken
Senate
Howard C. Brown
Atomic Energy Commission
Mt. Anthony
Brown
Norton Barber
Rotary Club
AEC
Oil Men Back Interstate Logos Stir Vermont Hearings
Public opposition to Interstate Highway logos naming nearby businesses dominated a TIC hearing in Montpelier with 100 attendees. Motels hotels ski resorts and restaurant owners joined the Vermont League of Women Voters and planners in decrying the plan while oil industry representatives led by C Douglas Cairns urged retention citing a state survey showing 88 percent traveler approval of the logos.
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Montpelier
Travel Information Council
TIC
House
Vermont League of Women Voters
Central Planning Office
Vermont House
C. Douglas Cairns
Burlington
Cairns
Vermont Highway Department
Vermont
Windsor
Windham
Richard Bartholomae
Manchester
Steven Spanos
South Burlington
Steve Riley
Bolton Valley
Eugene Cenci
Walt Elliot
Fayston
Riley
Mitch’? McLaughlin
Newfane
District 2
Peter Zilliacus
West Dover
Judge Gibson Dies in Brattleboro at 68
U.S. District Judge and former Vermont governor Ernest William Gibson died after a stroke at his Brattleboro home. A Brattleboro native, he served in World War II and later became governor from 1947 to 1949 before his 1949 appointment to the federal bench. He held multiple honorary degrees and led a long Vermont public service career.
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Brattleboro
U.S. District Court
Vermont
Ernest William Gibson
Gibson
United States
Judge Gibson
Brattleboro High School
Norwich University
George Washington University
Preston F. Gibson
George D. Aiken
Senate
Ernest
Preston Gibson
War Department
Aiken
Ernest Gibson
Old Guard
Harry S Truman
Vermont State Police
St. Michael’s College
New College
Bernard J. Boutin
Norwich
University of Vermont
Suffolk Law School
Boston
Lindsay Wins In New York Mayor Re election Victory
Mayor John V. Lindsay defeated Democrat Mario Procaccino and Republican John Marchi to win re election in New York City. Lindsay led with 981,900 votes as independent and Liberal party candidate, while Procaccino had 821,924 and Marchi 545,088. Beame became city controller and Garelik was elected City Council president.
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New York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Mario A. Procaccino
John J. Marchi
Procaccino
Marchi
Staten Island
Abraham D. Beame
Sanford D. Garelik
Democratic Sweep in Rensselaer County reshapes government
Democrats captured all county-wide offices and won a 10-5 majority in the new 15-member county legislature to replace the Board of Supervisors. Troy voters also backed three city council seats, with Republican Robert Reeves the lone survivor. Multiple incumbents including County Clerk Stack and County Judge Bizzarro fell, while Troy attorney Frank McDonald won a seat on the legislature. A city-wide council election plan was approved, reshaping future terms.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer
Lawrence D. Meyer
Frank A. Popp
Martin B. Stack
Adrian C. Gonyea
Lawrence J. Bizzarro
John E. Mirch
James M. Brahan
E. Harriman
Robert P. Reeves
Board of Supervisors
Stack
Meyer
W. Brian Sullivan
Popp
Francis Flynn
Fogarty
Bizzarro
Dunne
Mirch
Pattison
Brahan
William Harkness
Cornell
Ned Harkness
Harriman
George F. Nuttall
Daniel Ashley
Frank P. McDonald
McDonald
Gonyea
John F. Eisner
New U S Peace Plan Reported for Mideast
United Press International reports the United States has offered Egypt a new Middle East peace plan. Al Ahram claims details were outlined to ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal by Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sisco. The plan contents were not disclosed and will be discussed when the Big Four resume talks in New York later this month.
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United Press International
Cairo
al Ahram
United States
Egypt
Middle East
U.S
Washington
Ashraf Ghorbal
Joseph Sisco
New York
Israel
Sisco
Anatoloy Dobrynin
United Nations
Nixon's plan to end the war gets public pushback
President Nixon marks his first elected year with optimism that his Vietnam war endgame and inflation relief will succeed. He cites victories in Virginia and New Jersey and praises bipartisan cooperation while criticizing congressional inaction on crime and tax reform. He warns lawmakers to act and notes limited shifts from polls.
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UPI
Nixon
U.S
Colorado
Washington
Virginia
New Jersey
NBC
House
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Inside Paintings of Norman Rockwell on NBC TV
On the Inside Paintings of Norman Rockwell will be featured on an NBC television program. A final word about Up With People is noted. Republicans retain control in Hoosick Falls while the county goes Democratic. Ed Bowmaker tallies statistics on the Patriots' football season.
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Norman Rockwell
Page 3
Hoosick Falls
Ed Bowmaker
Patriots
Bennington Sees Mobile Home Zoning Debate Ahead
Selectmen and Planning Commission members weigh how a proposed permanent zoning ordinance will affect mobile homes and trailer parks in Bennington. A public hearing is set for November 19 at 7 30 p m at Bennington Elementary School with Legal Aid noting potential protests over park based financing rules and restrictions on placement in residential zones.
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Bennington
Planning Commission
Charles Tilgner
David Potter
Legal Aid
Potter
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Gome
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Southwest Supervisory Union
Corcoran
Roaring Branch
Harold A. Mayforth
Vermont Federation of Garden Clubs
Switzer
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Vermont Public Service
Gibson Page
Rensselaer County
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