Post Office Job Area Firms Have Trouble Getting Paid
Bennington area businesses complain of unpaid debts by Hutchison Realty Trust of Boston, builder for the new Bennington Post Office at 108 112 Elm St. Work began fall 1964 with occupancy October 1965. At least 13100 remains unpaid, with some promised payments not kept. Some firms report satisfactory relations and full payments, while others note nonpayment of 1965 taxes and potential union action against Hutchison. Legal actions have or will seek judgments, while the bonding company reports no formal complaints. Samuel A. Valenti identified as trustee. he is reportedly hospitalized.
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Bennington
New Bennington
Hutchison Realty Trust of
Boston
Elm St
Hutchison Trust
Leonard Coufill
Boston Trust
Carry
Post Office
Putnam Street
Lect
Samuel A. Valenti
Valenti
William E. Dailey Inc
Shaftsbury
Hamilton
Cushing Eulogizes JFK At Anniversary Memorial
In Boston and across New England Cardinal Richard Cushing delivered the invocation at a memorial service for John F Kennedy on the second anniversary of his assassination. In the Hall of Flags at the Massachusetts State House he praised Kennedy as a man of vision and integrity. Memorial Masses and services followed in Hyannis and Brookline, with Edward Kennedy and other relatives offering remarks via tape.
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Boston
UPI
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Kennedy
Cardinal Cushing
New England
Massachusetts State House
St. Francis Xavier Church
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Robert P. Fitzgerald
Brookline
Fitzgerald
Beals St
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Joseph P. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Rose
New York
Washington
Boston College
Baptist Library
Brandeis University
Waltham
Nixon Sees Viet Nam Policy As 1968 Issue
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon warned on CBS Face the Nation that Johnson if unwise could make Vietnam policy a major 1968 election issue He urged intensified air strikes on North Vietnam and sea blockades with authority for targeting all military sites China would remain unlikely to enter the war He proposed mining Hai Phong harbor and warning leaflets before Hanoi strike zones.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
CBS
Johnson
Viet Nam
Nixon
North Viet Nam
United States
China
Hanoi
Hai- Phong
Inside column on Hoff versus press over Viet Nam issue
Columnist Alan Sophrin assesses conflict between Gov Hoff and the press on Viet Nam coverage. Also notes student musicians invading Hoosick Falls and a town and gown discussion on Viet Nam planned in Williamstown.
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Alan Sophrin
Gov. Hoff
Viet Nam
Williamstown
Vietnamese Rangers Fight Off 2000 Guerrillas Near Saigon
In Quang Ngai Province an outnumbered Vietnamese ranger battalion repelled waves from 2,000 Communist guerrillas 320 miles northwest of Saigon. The commander radioed seeing over 400 guerrilla casualties piled beyond the camp’s barbed wire as the battle continued with American air support.
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Saigon
APS
Quang Ngai
Romania Possible Mediator in Viet Nam Talks
Romania emerged as a potential mediator in Viet Nam talks as the United States sought Bucharest's help. Premier Ion Gheorghe Maurer discussed mediation privately with Austrian officials during a six day visit to Vienna, stating his government would study the proposal and may act when timing is right. In the field, U.S. spokesmen reported heavy Viet Cong assaults on a ranger camp southeast of Quang Ngai and a major attack 40 miles northwest of Saigon, with 100 guerrillas killed and Allied casualties light.
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Vienna
UPI
Romania
United States
Viet Nam
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Maurer
Austria
U.S
Quang Ngai City
Ranger
Saigon
One Dog One Vote Canine Campaign Headlines
A humorous sidelight to the election unfolds as a candidate's dog forms an unlikely alliance with the opposing camp, turning a routine campaign moment into comic relief amid the race.
Holden Refutes Sabotage Charge Over Parochial Schools
In Montpelier former Education Commissioner A John Holden rejects claims by Thomas Hayes that Governor Hoff sabotaged parochial schools. Holden says he supported Title Two allowing nonpublic schools to use public textbooks funded federally, while opposing direct grants to private schools. He says he testified as an educator, not for Hoff, and denies Gov Hoff’s involvement. The piece also notes a Bennington district political jaunt involving candidate David J. Allen and a dachshund named Klaus as a potential political twist.
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Hoff
Holden
Historic Elections Set Tomorrow For Reapportioned Vt. Legislature
Bennington County voters join statewide balloting Tuesday for the historic election of a newly apportioned Vermont legislature. Two state senators will be chosen from the county, Democratic candidates Robert M. Wilson and Mildred Jannicky oppose Republicans Allan B. Rngney Jr. and Salvatore Santarcangelo. Districts across 16 towns form six House districts with multiple subdistricts, including Bennington Woodford in District 3 with subdistricts selecting two representatives each.
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Bennington County
State
Senate
General Assembly
Robert M. Wilson
Bennington
Mildred Jannicky
Arlington
Allan B. Rngney Jr
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Santarcangelo
House of Representatives
Woodford
Daley Claims GOP Lacks Platform At Vermont Democratic Rally
Lt Gov John J Daley addressed about 50 supporters at Democratic headquarters asserting Republicans campaign on personalities not issues He accused GOP of no clear platform and said Democrats have a plan for Vermont urging unity to pass new legislation for the people and a state move forward
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H. James Wallace
Center
House of Representatives
Bennington - Woodford
Democratic Party
Main Street
John J. Daley
Wallace
Virginio
Max) Perrotta
Hamilton
Democratic
Daley
Vermont
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JFK
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Hoosick Falls
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
State House
Hayes
North Bennington
David J. Allen
Jane Hanks
Mrs. Hanks
Allen
Klaus
Lt. Gov. Daley
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