Debate by Legislative Candidates Creates Few Political Sparks
About 70 voters watched as 12 House hopefuls and four Senate contenders spoke at Bennington High School in a quiet meeting sponsored by the Bennington League of Women Voters. Candidates debated the need for a January special session, U S 7 improvements, one person one vote reapportionment, and regional school district reorganization, with Angney and Wilson offering contrasting views on the session and state finances.
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Bennington Area
Bennington High School
Bennington
Senate
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Benmington
Allan B. Rngney Jr
Arlington
Robert M. Wilson
Mildred Jannicky
Pennington-Woodford
Joseph J. Caracciola
David J. Allen
Jane Hanks
Robert B. Condon
Daisy L. Myers
Everett S. Lillie
Ethel Bruso
Hugh E. Clark
Lucia B. Howard
H. James Wallace
George van Santvoord
Virginia N
Max) Perrotta
Allen
House
U.S. 7
Vermont
U.S. Supreme Court
Atty
John H. Williams II
Angney
Hoff
Wilson
Taxes Loom as Campaign Issue For Subdistrict 1 Candidates
Candidates for Subdistrict 1 debated fiscal policy with taxes as the core dispute. Robert B. Condon backed income or minor taxes, opposing a sales tax. Joseph J. Caracciola urged pay-as-you-go funding, exploring recreation industry revenue and federal funds, while cautioning against new “splinter” taxes. Jane Hanks emphasized broad economic sources, regional industry growth, recreation, and higher education accreditation, with limited focus on agriculture. A question on Waloomsac River pollution touched state anti-pollution action. Condon discussed tax reforms to preserve family farms with capped recreation-area reassessment.
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House
Robert B. Condon
Vermont
Condon
Joseph J. Caracciola
Caracciola
U.S
Jane Hanks
Walloomsac
Subdistrict 2 Hopefuls Debate in Sparse Audience
Subdistrict 2 candidates presented brief views to a three person audience. Daisy L Myers urged education focus including special education and state revenue, while Bruso pressed reform and no poll tax penalty concerns. Clark backed four year terms and a legislative path for changes, Lillie spoke on rural welfare and highway beautification. Victor Bovee moderated the League of Women Voters event.
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Gilman
Daisy L. Myers
Clark
Bruso
Myers
Lillie
Victor Bovee
League of Women Voters
Democrat Says He's No Carpetbagger
At a Meet the Candidates session for Bennington Woodford Subdistrict 1 Vermont House race, Democrat Robert B. Condon faced a carpetbagger question. He stated his official residence is the New Englander Motel on the North Bennington Road, where he and his family have lived while he operates the motel.
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Bennington High School
Subdistrict 1
Robert B. Condon
Condon
New Englander
North
Bennington Road
Inside An Editorial on Small Colleges Future
Marquis Childs argues that administrations tell less than the truth about small colleges and their futures. Regionalization gains support with a booster shot in North Shore, shaping ongoing education policy debates.
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Marquis Childs
North Shore
Subdistrict 3 Hopefuls Speak Out
In a special meeting Subdistrict 3 voters heard candidates brief on qualifications and interests. Democrat Van Santvoord said he would not promise to back all of Gov Hoff’s program but noted several appealing items including a proposed medium security institution.
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Subdistrict 3
van Santvoord
Wallace Dies in Danbury at 177 Years Old
Former U S vice president Henry A. Wallace died in Danbury Hospital age 177. He served under Franklin D Roosevelt and this report notes his death in Danbury Connecticut.
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Danbury, Conn
UPI
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Danbury Hospital
Chu Pong Battle Rages On Slopes of Mountain
In Saigon the U S Cavalry clashed with North Vietnamese forces on Chu Pong Mountain for a fifth straight day as the fierce fighting continued on the Viet War front.
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Chu Pong
Hiep Duc
da Nang
Strategic Air Force
Guam
Saigon
Red
U.S
Viet Nam
Chu Pont
1St Air Cavalry Division
State Enters Probe of Theft at Whipple's Pharmacy
Local police and pharmacist Eugene V. Kayatta awaited Vermont State Police Det. Lloyd Tucker to aid investigations into a theft of narcotics from Whipple's Pharmacy. The missing drugs are valued at $140.60, prompting contact with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
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Manchester
Eugene V. Kayatta
Lloyd Tucker
Vermont State Police Criminal Investigation Division
Rutland
Whipple
Kayatta
Dana L. Thompson
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Boston
Vermont
Thompson
McNamara Targets Copper Price Hike Tactics
Washington reports Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara unveiled a four point plan to curb rising copper prices amid inflation fears affecting defense needs in Vietnam. The move includes releasing 200000 tons from the strategic stockpile, tariff and import adjustments, higher NYMEX margin requirements, and stricter export controls, with Kennecott Copper Corp. as the only major producer not yet raised.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Defense
New York Commodities Exchange
Kennecott Copper Corp
U.S
TeenAged student terrorizes 91 aboard jetliner over Gulf coast
A 16 year old honor student aboard a National Airlines DC 8 frightened 91 passengers during a 20 minute outburst. He brandished two pistols and spoke against Castroism while threatening Gemini space program officials including mission director Christopher Kraft. The teen was subdued by Houston businessman Edward Haake and another passenger Thomas Robinson. The plane landed safely in New Orleans and the youth was jailed on federal aircraft charges with bond set at 50000 dollars.
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New Orleans
UPI
Gulf Coast
Space Agency
Christopher Kraft
National Airlines
Houston
Thomas Robinson
Brownsville
Tex
Robinson
Highway Projects Include New Hudson River Bridges
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced six capital area highway and bridge projects totaling about 19 million dollars to span the Hudson River and link Rensselaer and Albany counties. The plan covers Patroon Island and South Mall Expressway bridge work, plus rehabilitation of the Troy Menands bridge, with bids expected by April as plans proceed. The effort adds to roughly 50 million dollars in ongoing state highway contracts in the Albany area.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson River
Rensselaer
Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
Capital Area
Patroon Island
South Mall
Troy-Menands
Schenectady
Department of Public Works
Troy - Menands
Windsor Prison Quiet After 41Hour Riot
Windsor State Prison reports a quiet scene after 100 inmates in a single cell block conducted a 41 hour rampage breaking windows and tossing belongings. Investigators led by Waldo Holden and four penal experts from outside Peru, New Hampshire, studied conditions while Gov. Hoff’s inquiry followed Blachly’s accusations. Yard privileges will be cut as authorities seek root causes.
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Windsor
Windsor State Prison
Walpole
Mass
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
William Blachly
Bennington
Waldo C. Holden
Robert Smith
Smith
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Bendi
Allan B. Angney Jr
Hagerman
Subdistrict 2
Bennington - Woodford
House of Representatives
Wallace
Edward T. Haake
FBI
Kraft
Ascutney Hunter
Herbert Kidder
New Eng
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