Reforms urged for Vermont Natural Resources Council
Burlington conference notes three reforms to strengthen VNRC. Include major interest groups on the board, survey members before policy positions, and separate from state departments. Proposes model by Ontario council with broad representation and pre vote studies.
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Denver Housewives Plan Mass Boycott To Cut Prices
Denver area housewives organize a mass boycott of five major supermarket chains to curb rising food prices. They say the action is non partisan and expect 80 000 to 200 000 signatures on petitions while urging support from farmers and using independent merchants for fair deals.
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Frank F. Mateyka
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Percys Testify at Coroner Inquest In Valerie Percy Slaying
Charles Percy and wife Loraine testified at a coroner's inquest in Chicago regarding the night Valerie Percy was stabbed and beaten to death at their Windward North Shore estate. Loraine described hearing moans, catching a glimpse of a shadowy, bushy haired intruder, as police details and a six-member jury prepared to hear testimony.
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UPI
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Cook County
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Sharon
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Senate approves 4.1 billion public works bill in voice vote
The Senate signed off on a 4.1 billion public works package including nearly 1 billion for pork barrel projects, sending the measure to the White House. The vote was by voice, with 2.2 billion for atomic energy and 967 million for flood control and irrigation. Senate approved 71 to 0 a 406.7 million DC appropriation and then opened debate on a foreign investors tax bill.
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Stokely Carmichael Explains Black Power Aims of SNCC
Stokely Carmichael, 25, explains SNCC goals as black power and black self rule. He says whites have no place in his revolutionary group, and predicts major social upheaval needed for true racial equality, with ongoing militant stance and calls for black control.
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UPI
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Trinidad
United States
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Mississippi
Howard University
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Bank Run Hits Chinatown Branch Over Rumors in San Francisco
In San Francisco Chinatown hundreds of customers stormed the Chinatown branch of the San Francisco Federal Savings and Loan Association amid rumors the bank was folding. Nearly a thousand depositors withdrew over $1 million, lines reached the sidewalk, and officials urged customers to keep funds deposited as the bank remained open past 3 p.m. for operations. The run followed accusations against J. K. Choy over war on poverty policies, with officials denying any financial instability. The bank, founded 1935, touts assets of about $180 million. Chinatown deposits exceed $40 million.
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UPI
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J. K. Choy
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Donald W. Mitchell
Mexico
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GOP Urges Tax Link to Social Security Changes
GOP tax expert asks President Johnson to remove Social Security from politics and back a 3 percent CPI-based rise. Rep Byrnes doubts passage. Johnson seeks 10 percent boost in 1968 with funding unclear. Ford blasts inflation urgency while noting deer fatalities in Logan County.
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