Bias Hearing in Bennington County Real Estate Case
A Vermont human rights hearing concluded in Bennington County Court over alleged racial discrimination by Kenneth and Mary Skidmore who refused to sell 20 acres to Dr. Robert F. Goldsboro. The commission plans to issue a ruling within 30 days, with a possible court-ordered sale if discrimination is found.
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Bennington
Roger L. Albright
Vermont Human Rights Commission
Kenneth
Mary T. Skidmore
Shaftsbury Hollow
Robert F. Goldsboro
Sterling
N.J
Southern Vermont Real Estate Agency
Skidmores
County Court of Chancery
William C. Sennett
New Jersey
U.S
E. Francis
Dorothy Jones
Vermont
Sennett
Skidmore
Goldsboro
Mary Skidmore
Jones
Vietnam
Washington and Saigon Clash Over Paris Peace Talks
UPI reports tensions over the Paris talks with Washington and Saigon at odds. Harriman met Saigon’s Pham Dang Lam, while Viet Cong and Hanoi push for talks or immediate talks if Saigon stays away. Thieu warns binding fate of South Vietnam hinges on U.S. role.
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Washington
Saigon
Paris
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Harriman
Lam
Front
North Vietnam
United States
Clifford
Thieu
Daniel Southerland
Hanoi
Northeast storm abates after two feet snow and floods
New England endures the third major Nor'easter in five days with winds from 50 to 100 mph, near two feet of snow in the north and coastal flooding in the south. Five deaths attributed to the storm as warnings remain in force from Maine to New Jersey. Coast guard post at Gay Head reports 8 to 10 foot seas as power outages affect thousands and towns brace for continued high winds and heavy precipitation.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Eastport
Maine
New Jersey
Gay Head
Mass
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Atlantic
Mt. Washington
N.H
Weather Observatory
Fox Point
Providence
R.I
Connecticut
Old Saybrook
East Norwalk
New Haven
Vermont
Mt. Snow
Green Mountains
Czech government approves crackdown on press
Prague reports say the Communist leadership approved a crackdown on Czechoslovak media with mass dismissals of journalists and expulsion of Western correspondents. Evzen Erban announced the plan to editors, signaling tighter controls in a Soviet occupied state.
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Prague
UPID
Czechoslovakia
Evzen Erban
Erban
Foreign Ministry
Manchester Reappraisal Risks Cut State Aid to Education
Manchester faces a potential drop from $78,000 to $36,000 in state aid for education next year after Tax Department assessor Wilfred H. Boudreau recalculated 1967 grand list values. He found town net worth should be $29 million rather than $23 million, using adjusted 1967 values from 40 recent property sales.
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Manchester
State Tax Department
Wilfred H. Boudreau
Boudreau
Lion
Tax Department
Department of Education
Neil E. Cross
Cross
Resignations Submit by Three Department Heads
Three Hoff administration officials announce resignations to Gov elect Deane Davis including Social Welfare Commissioner John Wackerman Local Affairs Director James Finneran and Central Planning Director Leonard Wilson. Wackerman cites poor health and steps down effective January 9 or as convenient. Finneran seeks review of local affairs and state relations over federal contracts. Wilson notes he resigns at the governor elects convenience and hopes to remain in Vermont. Administration Commissioner William Kearns and Deputy Paul Guare also resigning, effective January 9.
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Wackerman
Robert Stafford
Wilson
Bennington
Davis
Central Planning Office
Vermont
Finneran
Office of Local Affairs
William Kearns
Paul Guare
Inside The Irasburg Incident plot outlines novel
An editorial previews a forthcoming novel about passion and prejudice titled The Irasburg Incident. The piece notes themes of conflict and reaction, hinting at a provocative narrative shaping public discourse.
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Irasburg
Burgess Expected To Enter Race For House Speaker
Montpelier Vermont UPI reported House Commerce Committee Chairman Peter Giuliani will not seek the House speaker post. He backs John Burgess of Brattleboro, who is expected to announce Friday his candidacy for the leadership seat once held by Richard Mallary. Mallary won the Orange County Senate seat last Tuesday. Royal B. Cutts has also declared interest in the speaker post.
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Townshend
Francis Peisch
Burlington
Mallory
Giuliani
Deane C. Davis
House Ways and Means
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Nixon
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Richard Helms
Walt W. Rostow
State Rusk
Defense
Southerland
Johnson
Scituate Hull
Massachusetts South Shore
Randolph
Holyoke
Plum Island
Boston Edison Co
Logan International Airport
Block Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Harbor
Stamford
Conn
New Bedford
Buskirk
N.Y
Paul Dreher
Dreher
Salem
Arthur R. Gates
Cambridge
Franklin J. Ruggles
Ballston Spa
Frank Loszynki
Johnsonville
Rensselaer County
Mount Snow
Hoosick, N.Y
Roy Marsden
John Page
Burgess
House
Ures
General Assembly
John S. Burgess
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