Conservative Disaster Averted Home Wins Commons Seat
Sir Alec Douglas-Home won Kinross and West Perthshire by 9 328 votes to bolster a flagging Tory party. In Luton Labour candidate Will Howie seized the seat, defeating Sir John Fletcher-Cooke by 3 749 votes as Conservatives faced a surprising setback ahead of Parliament's new session.
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Richard Wort
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Anthony Chater
Labor
Senate Slaps Ban on Aid to Yugoslavia and Indonesia
The Senate voted to bar aid to Yugoslavia and the United Arab Republic, while also restricting assistance to Indonesia and nations claiming extended fishing rights. The $3.74 billion foreign aid bill faces 47 amendments as lawmakers clash with the administration over discretion and policy aims.
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Governor ready to unveil major plans
Governor Hoff plans a winter special session agenda featuring creation of large school districts, district units for highway funding, consolidation of health and welfare departments, water resource statute overhaul, and possible court reorganizations. The package also includes education funding increases and potential tax changes, with taxation decisions reserved for Hoff.
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Philip H. Hoff
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Vermont Farm Bureau endorses sales to Communist nations
The Vermont Farm Bureau adopted resolutions supporting selling American food to Communist countries, a constitutional amendment to restore school prayer, and designating unused town roads as trails at a Barre Auditorium meeting.
Rickover Urges National Education Standards and Accreditation
Vice Adm. Hyman G. Rickover urged a national scholastic standard and a two‑task national standards committee to watch education and issue exams at various levels. He argued diplomas lack intrinsic meaning without national accreditation and highlighted the need for clear employer indicators of skill and achievement.
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Rockefeller Opens Campaign Pace in New Hampshire Primary
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller pressed an energetic campaign start in New Hampshire despite rain. He visited steel and kitchen cabinet plant workers, opened Rockefeller for president headquarters in Concord, and began his official GOP nomination bid.
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Small Towns Real Problem In Educational Setup
John G. Kristensen of Guilford heads Gov Hoff’s educational task force and says Vermont’s small towns would benefit most from the plan to create 12 regional districts replacing about 50. He cites heavy workloads for small-town superintendents and antiquated systems, urging state funds to prioritize education.
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U S Recognizes New Viet Nam Government
The United States moved to recognize South Viet Nam's new government amid a coup aftermath. President Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime faced pressure after a military takeover, with foreign aid under review and allies like Britain Australia Japan Thailand and Malaysia recognizing the provisional cabinet inclusive of civilians.
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Progress Hinting In Wheat Deal Talks Between U S and Soviet Union
Washington and Moscow report cautious progress on a 250 million dollar plan to sell about 4 million tons of American wheat to the Soviet bloc. Talks over ship rates and US flag vessels continue as Khrushchev notes developments but says no agreement is reached yet.
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Romney letter from Michigan student letters received
Gov George Romney gets dozens of weekly letters from Michigan schoolchildren including one that says I liked your speech but I did not understand it It was good anyway and asks how you talk so much showing the lighthearted tone of the correspondence received by the governor.
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Gas Company May Buy Rail Section in Vermont
Readstown AP reports Cambrian Corp of Rutland aims to buy the Burlington to Albury segment of the abandoned Rutland Railway. The line runs 38 miles with a net salvage value estimated at 475000 dollars. Cambrian is led by James Abatiell of Rutland and several associates. The state deadline to designate operators passed Monday.
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Canada
Mobsters Barred From Pownal Track Sunday School Comment
Public Safety Commissioner William H. Baumann says a top New England Cosa Nostra member was among 65 people expelled from Green Mountain Park in Pownal since May 24. Others labeled undesirables include bookmakers touts and cheats. Baumann says the track is orderly, likening it to a Sunday school.
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Inside Bennington Village zoning panel sets public hearing
Town officials meet Gov Hoff highway task force in Manchester to air views. Dorset conducts a holiday veterans roll call.
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Dorset
United States and Soviet Union OK Space Principles Pact
The United States and the Soviet Union reportedly reached an agreement on legal principles to govern outer space exploration. The draft would be submitted to the UN General Assembly committee as a declaration and resolution backed by all 28 member nations. The pact covers astronaut and space vehicle rescue, emergency landings on foreign soil, and liability for space accidents.
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