Voters Turnout Brisk in Bennington County Election
Voters at several Bennington County polls reported brisk turnout as residents weighed state and local races and a $310000 bond proposal to enlarge the water supply. Absentees totaled 253 in Bennington and 295 voted by noon in Manchester amid mild, cloudy weather. Subdistrict races include incumbents and challengers in District III and District II with candidates from both parties vying for Vermont House seats in Manchester and Shaftsbury areas.
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Bennington County
Bennington
Mary Hodeck
Hodeck
David J. Allen
Montpelier
Subdistrict I
Subdistrict II
Daisy L. Myers
Everett S. Lillie
Robert F. Kearns
Hugh E. Clark
H. James Wallace
George van Santvoord
Harriet Davis
GOP
Manchester
Vermont Missionary Arrested in Rhodesia
In Rhodesia Rev. Charles Blakney a 38 year old Vermont Congregational missionary faced charges for saying a police torture claim in a Salisbury sermon. He is scheduled for trial November 21 with potential jail or expulsion as penalties.
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Vermont
Rhodesia
London
VPI
Salisbury
Charles Blakney
Saxton’s River
Blakney
United Churches Board of World Ministers
New York
Boston
Noel Saltar
British Council of Church
International
Saltar
Salar
Congregational Church
LBJ Predicts Record Voting at Pedernales Polls
President Johnson voted early in Texas forecasting a record turnout in an off year. He and Mrs. Johnson cast ballots in a Pedernales Electric Cooperative building after a 15 mile drive from the ranch. He urged Texans to vote for what is best for the country and noted no major party shift in Congress.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Texas
Lawrence F. O’brien
Democratic Party
House
Senate
O’brien
Johnsons
Army Hospital
Naval Hospital
Maryland
Larry O’brien
Bruso Injured in Rt 1130 Tractor-Trailer Crash
Edmond J. Bruso of Bennington was critically injured when a tractor trailer struck him on Rt 1130 near here around 3 p.m. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries. Bruso, a Morse Construction Co. worker, was taken from the scene by Brewster Ambulance to Putnam Memorial Hospital and then to Albany Medical Center. The truck was operated by Charles A. Tatro of Taunton, Massachusetts. State police and a Manchester trooper investigated. further details pending.
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Winhall
Edmond J. Bruso
Beech St
Bennington
Albany Medical Center
Here
Brewster Ambulance Service
Putnam Memorial Hospital
120000 Vermonters Vote in Today’s Election
In Montpelier UPI Gov Hoff seeks a third two year term against Richard Snelling as about 120000 voters go to the polls amid heavy turnout and overcast skies. Hoff and Snelling both cast ballots in Burlington and Shelburne with long lines and parking problems noted. Incumbent Rep Robert Stafford favored to win a fourth term over William Ryan in Vermont’s lone House race.
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Brattleboro
Burlington
Hoff
Shelburne
Snelling
Bennington
Rutland
Montpelier
St. Albans
South End
InsideSomerset Editorial by Carla Walter on City Idea
On the Inside an editorial by Carla Walter debates the concept of a city in Somerset. A Pownal booklet author explains the motivation behind her writing. Arlingtonians prepare questions for the School Board about proposed additions.
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Carla Walter
Somerset
Arlingtonians
Troops guard New Delhi after bloody religious riot
Indian army ringed key installations in the capital to prevent a recurrence of Monday’s violence led by Hindu monks. Police and troops arrested several Hindus including a member of parliament after a 25 minute shotgun barrage left eight dead and up to 200 wounded.
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New Delhi
UPI
G. L. Nanda
Indira Ghandi
Congress Party
Swamy Rameshwaranda
All India Radio
Viet Assembly Demands End to Army Veto Power
In Saigon a rebelled constituent assembly demanded stripping the military government of power to veto and alter the constitution they are drafting. Over 20 speakers condemned Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu's decree allowing a veto, while noting a two thirds assembly majority could overrule. The body, elected Sept 11, aims to finish a constitution by February to guide a transition to civilian rule.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Minor Parties Hold Key In New York Gubernatorial Race
New York voters face a tight gubernatorial contest between incumbent Republican Nelson A. Rockefeller and Democratic rival Frank D. O Connor. The outcome hinges on minor party candidates Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Paul Adams, with national implications for Kennedy Nixon and Humphrey.
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Landgrove
Dorset
Winhall
Peru
Reid Lefevre
William T. Burns
Norman Fair
Shaftsbury
Tracy Kenyon Jr
William E. Dailey
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Paul Adams
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Nixon
O’connor
Hubert Humphrey
Erhard Faces Showdown as Vote of Confidence Sought
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard faced a parliamentary setback as the Bundestag passed a motion demanding a vote of confidence on his tax policies. The 255 to 246 decision, backed by Social Democrats and Free Democrats after they left his coalition, increases pressure on his three year old government and may influence U.S. policy in Western Europe.
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Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Erhard
History of New England hunting in Vermont faces looming limits
A feature by George B. Gordon traces hunting from precolonial Vermont to modern times, noting how wilderness gave way to farms and towns. It describes early abundance of trout, deer, moose, and beaver, then outlines European settlement driving forest clearing and resource use, with evolving land management needed to sustain public hunting.
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Mason- Divvie Line
Mississippi
Vermont
George B. Gordon
Jamaica
Southern Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
Connecticut River Watershed Council
New England
Connecticut
Connecticut River
Lake Champlain
Europe
British Isles
England
Green Mountains
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Clara May Hemenway
Woodford
Joseph Caracciola
Putnam Hose
River Street
Genevieve Statin
Joseph Carroll
Subdistrict III
James E. Hogan
Earl Newman
Bernard Winslow
Hamilton
LBJ
E.J. Bruso
Robert T. Stafford
National Democratic
William J. Ryan
Stafford
Vermonters
Pownal
India
Viet Assembly
Saigon
UPS
Constituent Assembly
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albany
Empire State
New York City
Frank D. O’connor
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