Russian Novelist Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm UPI reports 1965 Nobel Prize for literature awarded to Soviet novelist Mikhail Sholokhov, 60, famed for And Quiet Flows the Don. The prize underscores his prominent portrayal of Don Cossacks around the revolution era and marks a milestone in Soviet literary achievement.
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Soviet Union
Ivan Bunin
Paris
Pasteur Institute
New England River Basins Commission Proposed by Federal Council
The Water Resources Council unanimously backed a plan to form the New England River Basins Commission to coordinate drought relief water efforts across six states Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts and Vermont. Interior Secretary Udall said the move marks the first regional river basins commission under the Water Resources Planning Act. Johnson will set up the commission after four or more governors concur.
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Bayonet Drafting Boosts Viet Cong Strength Plans
Viet Cong leaders have reportedly drafted 30 000 to 40 000 men at bayonet point in the past month to match U S forces in Viet Nam. The program raises Viet Cong strength to about 220 000 full and part time soldiers as U S planners outline manpower growth toward 200 000 troops and a large regional water commission forms across six states.
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Family Splits Need U S Action Says Boston Priest
In Montpelier UPI Boston priest Rev. Joseph T. Alves warns that U S family disintegration risks social death without government action. He urges tighter marriage license and divorce controls and frames marriage as a three way contract among man wife and state. He cites rising rural to urban family changes as a cause. The piece notes recent eight jet B 52 bombers from Guam.
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Anti-War Protests Set by New England Students
UPI reports college students in Massachusetts Connecticut and Vermont planned weekend antiwar demonstrations including rallies peace marches and teach-ins. Events sprang after the Defense Department draft call. speakers included Dr Hildegard Goss Mayr Rev Vernon Carter and Dr Howard Zinn.
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Howard Zinn
Banks McDowell
Vermont draftsmen dispute governor on staff numbers
Legislative draftsman Lewis E. Springer Jr. contradicted Gov. Philip Hoff, saying four experienced draftsmen plus two with partial experience and an older attorney are available. Hoff claimed the main issue is the lack of draftsmen and aims to have measures drafted by a November 1 deadline. Springer noted only one new bill came from the administration. older measures require minor retyping. If bills aren’t drafted in time, next year’s six week session could stretch into months.
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Fish and Game to Ponder Use of Recreation Funds
In Montpelier the Vermont Fish and Game Board weighs entering the general recreation area as hundreds of thousands of dollars in outdoor recreation project funds become available over the next five years. Director Richard H Macometer says the department must strengthen its organization to use the funds well. The department has filed three projects seeking 43000 in federal support and plans to expand stream bank acquisition and development to protect waterways for public recreation. The board plans to discuss the issue at today’s meeting.
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Inside Falls Firemen and Dorset Ski Plan Debate
A letter to the editor laments the proposed Dorset ski and recreation area. Columnist Sam Ogden comments on the new Vermonters, reflecting regional concerns and opinions.
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Sam Ogden
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New Vermonters
Veterans Plan Confrontation With Protesting Student Marchers
Veterans in Bennington plan a Thursday evening meeting at BCHS to draft a statement and arrange a demonstration in response to Williams College students marching Saturday to protest U.S. policy in Viet Nam. Spokesman Thomas R. Haley said the group will greet the student marchers, read the statement, and stress broad local support for U.S. policy.
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St John Power Project Approved in Conference
Washington reports House and Senate conferees approved the Dickey-Lincoln school hydroelectric project on the upper St John River in Maine as part of a public works authorization compromise. Rep Jim Wright warned of possible difficulty keeping the Maine project in the final bill amid intense lobbying by private public power and coal interests and prior House opposition.
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GOP Town Chairman Opposes Crossing Over in Primary
Bennington Town GOP chief rejects any cross over campaign in the upcoming Bennington Woodford district primary. A county meeting debated the tactic, with some backing and others opposing it and Vermont open primaries. Campbell pledged to oppose cross over efforts and would actively work against them if found.
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