Special Meeting Tonight on Taxes in Bennington
Bennington voters are reminded of a special town meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the elementary school to act on issues related to delays and reforms in the 1966 Grand List. The meeting will consider rescinding dates for tax bill issuance and payment deadlines, with the town treasurer authorized to set new schedules after final assessments. The discussion includes potential tax prepayments and a proposed comparison tax booklet to reveal assessment differences.
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Bennington
Listers
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Banner
Old Bennington
Hogan
Bennington Village
Norton Barber
Vermont
Stratton
Londonderry
Magic Mountain
President Johnson Eyes Asia Trip to Manila Summit
President Johnson may visit six to seven Asian nations on a trip to the Manila conference on the Viet Nam war. Saigon speculation centers on a possible stop at a major U.S. base in South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Philippines
Saigon
Asia
South Viet Nam
Manila
Thailand
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Korea
Viet Nam
Bly
United States
Bennington School District Sets February Target Date
The Bennington School District board and its Citizens Committee agreed to present a bond issue for a proposed new elementary school on Stark Street with early February as the target date for voter presentation. The plan outlines the overall timing and promotional effort for the facility.
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Bennington
Citizens Committee
Stark Street
Ing
Howard F. Kelley
Alfred T. Granger
Hanover
N.H. Granger
Kelley
Granger
Communists Rebuff Efforts To Inspect Demilitarized Zone
Washington reports a pause in U S bombing of the Vietnam demilitarized zone to allow international inspection. North Vietnam continues to deny access to ICC personnel for crossing the boundary to monitor the northern part. The ICC, with India Canada and Poland members, has patrolled the southeastern zone from Gio Linh in South Vietnam.
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Demilitarized Zone
Washington
UPI
U.S
South
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Viet Nams
India
Canada
Poland
Gio Linh
Rockefeller says New York tax take exceeds forecasts
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced higher than expected state revenue from income and sales taxes, enabling a reduction in bond borrowing planned to balance New York's $4 billion budget. He projected a $70 million boost, with corporate tax gains around $10 million, allowing cuts to the $210 million bond plan and delaying highway and mental hospital construction.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Changing Vermont towns react to ski boom and tax shifts
The third in a series examines oldtime Vermonters in Windham and Bennington counties reacting to Stratton Bromley and Magic Mountain growth. Residents express mixed views on zoning, representation, and how lower taxes from new arrivals affect funding for roads and schools.
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Bennington
Windham
Vermont
Triangle
Stratton
Bromley
Magic Mountain
Landgrove
New Jersey
Winhall
Londonderry
Farm Bureau Elects New Officers in Manchester
Clyde H. Bryant Sr. of Manchester was elected president of the Bennington County Farm Bureau at the annual meeting held at Grange Hall. Bernard Whitman of North Bennington was elected vice president, with Mrs. Olive Williamson secretary and Everett Lillie treasurer. The group approved tax and education funding resolutions and backed billboards control, stricter firearms enforcement, and rejected a state capital gains tax proposal.
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Manchester
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Bennington
Farm Bureau
Col. Fairfax Ayres
Arlington
Farmer’s Organization
Britain backs UN Viet Nam peace parley at rally
British Foreign Secretary George Brown urged the United Nations General Assembly to convene a Viet Nam peace conference with the Communist National Liberation Front possible, tying it to a halt to U S bombing in North Viet Nam and a cap on troop increases. The Labor Party conference debated U S policy with strong antiwar sentiment and calls to disassociate from Washington.
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Brighton
England
UPI
George Brown
United Nations General Assembly
Brown
Communist National Liberation Front
U.S
Viet Nam
Britain
National Executive Committee
North
Philip Noel-Baker
Nobel
Guernica
Noel-Baker
Noel Baker
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Lord Brockway
Hiroshima
United States
Inside: Arlington’s beloved senior physician pay tribute
Betty Trachie pens a feature on Arlington’s renowned senior physician praised in letters and reminiscences. The page notes a letter to the editor praising the John Birch Society and highlights Trachie’s Arlington profile.
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John Birch Society
Betty Trachie
Arlington
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Thomas R. Dawson
Iran
Soviet Union
Glen Fischacch
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Hanoi
Dmz
By Tyler Resch
Stratton’s
Landgrove and
Weston
Carroll W. Ford
Cornell
Pennsylvania State
City College of New York
Babson Institute
Wellesley
Mass
Selectman
Ford
Robert Slade
Stratton Mountain
Slade
Lauren Capen
Stratton Ski Area
Edward G. Janeway
Stratton Corp. Board of Directors
U.N
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