Governor Hoff urges Bennington students to value education
Gov. Philip H. Hoff told Bennington high school assemblies that individual responsibility for education is crucial in a complex world. He warned about 20 percent of youths not finishing high school and urged all students to strive for their best during the Fall Foliage Festival events.
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Bennington Catholic
Bennington
Hoff
Bennington High School
Main Street
Bennington Catholic High
Benhi
Hagerman
Bennington Village
Mt. Anthony Union
Union High School
Franklin Riley
Possible Space Weapon Ban Seen In US Soviet Talks
Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko signaled a possible agreement to ban nuclear weapons from orbiting satellites, though no binding accord emerged. They met three hours at the Soviet UN mission with plans for further talks and a Washington meeting with President Kennedy.
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N.Y
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Gromyko
U.S
Washington
Kennedy
NATO
United States
West Germany
Cuba
Dirksen views conditional support for Soviet wheat sale
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said he is inclined to back a gold on the barrelhead sale of wheat to the Soviet Union if fringe benefits are included and President Kennedy can rally GOP backing. He indicated support would depend on concessions from Russia, amid questions over a U S wheat deal.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Russia
Kennedy
White House
Kremlin
Winnipeg
Leonid Matveev
Soviet Grain Board
U.S
Matveev
Ottawa
Dirksen
Military Coup Overturns Honduras Report
The State Department reports a military coup in Honduras with the chief of armed forces ordering a takeover and the presidential palace surrounded by troops. President Ramon Villeda Morales reportedly spoke with the U S ambassador and the situation remained quiet with no U S military involvement expected. An emergency session of the OAS was convened to address the crisis ahead of Dominican Republic events.
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Ramon Villeda Morales
State Department
U.S
Charles R. Burrows
Villeda Morales
United States
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Bosch
Organization of American States
US advisers say Viet Nam war going well may allow two year troop drawdown
Kennedy aides quote McNamara and Taylor predicting possible withdrawal of most U S forces in two years as South Viet Nam training reaches a level to permit 1 000 personnel to be withdrawn by year end The White House stresses South Viet Nam security remains vital and Viet Cong suppression is the main goal despite a serious political situation
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Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert McNamara
Defense Department
U.S
Washington
South Viet Nam
White House
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Maxwell D. Taylor
McNamara
Taylor
United States
Free Nations
Ronald R. Knapp
Knapp
John H. Williams II
Mt. Anthony
John P. Riddle
Williams
Riley
Anthony Pello
St Johnsbury Prepares Development Loan Appeal to Preserve Plant
St Johnsbury moves to secure a 3.25 million dollar Area Redevelopment Administration loan to fund a new Fairbanks Morse plant. The aim is to replace an outmoded facility and save about 550 jobs as officials coordinate with federal authorities and local groups over the next two weeks.
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ST. Johnsbury
Washington
Fairbanks - Morse & Co
Fairbanks - Morse
Albert A. Cree
Hoff
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Montpelier
State Development Department
James Welch
Development Department
Kennedy At Arkansas Dedication
President Kennedy dedicated Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River near Heber Springs Arkansas and vowed that power and flood control projects will keep serving the nation long after critics. He spoke in Arkansas en route to Little Rock where school integration had sparked a major confrontation between state and federal authorities.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Kennedy
America
Greers Ferry
Little Red River
Arkansas
Little Rock
White House
Astronaut Cooper Describes Space Sights in Final Mercury Report
Houston AP The Mercury program final report summarizes Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr 22 orbit mission with vivid space scenes. He notes sunsets over space with orange blue bands and a bright horizon as the sun sets, describing color transitions during daylight.
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Houston
Tex
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Air Force
America
Inside Ray Bowen's Curious Collection
A page feature on Ray Bowen explores an unusual collection trend seen among enthusiasts. The piece highlights personal oddities and curio assemblages that attract collectors and curious readers alike.
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Ray Bowen
Ben Bella Assumes Full Powers in Kabylie Crisis
President Ahmed Ben Bella announced he has taken full powers under Article 59 to handle the Berber mutiny in the Kabylie Mountains. He pledged to avoid bloodshed and said regular troops will not be used against insurgents, as the Assembly voted support. Civilians answered rebel calls, gathering at Michelet and Fort National to join guerrilla units, numbers unclear.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kabylie
Algeria
Ben Bella
People’s Army
Michelet
Fort National
Bennington Trustees Weigh New Grade School Need
Bennington Graded School District weighs building a southern elementary school to ease overcrowding at Bennington High and to address rising enrollments. Heath notes two churches housing kindergarten classes and high school overcrowding as part of a plan to acquire land and build for under 300000 dollars.
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Bennington
Allan J. Heath
Bennington High School
Heath
Mt. Anthony Union High School
John P.morrissey
John H. Williams II
Kristensen Seeks Board Support on Vermont School Concerns
John G. Kristensen of Guilford, a Vermont Board of Education member, will again ask the board to officially express concern over public school quality. His resolution cites inadequacies in teacher qualifications and library facilities and faces earlier rejections. The agenda also includes proposed legislation for a special session and union district changes for Castleton and West Haven.
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Kristensen
A. John Holden
Castleton
West Haven
Union
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