Democrats Rally Mixes Politics and Song in Vermont
Democratic candidates for Bennington County and state offices mocked their Republican rivals at a Paradise Restaurant rally drawing about 150 party members. Sen. Frederick J. Fayette urged Johnson Hoff wins as his own campaign spotlighted by his daughters singing pro Fayette and anti Goldwater songs. Fayette alleged GOP Sen. Winston L. Prouty opposed Medicare and rural electrification votes. State Sen. Bernard G. O Shea, running for the U.S. House, spoke of humane and practical policy, including mass transit and poverty programs, while criticizing Stafford on redevelopment and foreign aid. State Sen. Earl J. Harris joked about Yankee Stadium as a venue for Assembly debates and hinted at beer bottle and porcupine topics from the last session.
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Robert T. Stafford
Earl J. Harris
North Bennington
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State Halts Payments To Fairview Nursing Home
Vermont officials will stop approving welfare payments for nursing home care at Fairview Nursing Home in Bennington after November 1. Commissioner John J. Wackerman said operator David J. Alexander violated fee regulations by charging welfare patients for room and care. Eleven welfare patients were affected. those seeking continued state support must move by Nov. 1. The $205 monthly cap applies to skilled care, with other rates based on need and home quality. The ruling does not apply to Alexander's Crescent Manor Nursing Home, which has not requested state approval.
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Soviet Marshal Biryuzov Dies In Yugoslav Air Crash
Belgrade Russia's top military officer Marshal Sergey Biryuzov and 28 others die when an Ilyushin 18 crashes into Mount Avala during landing approach. The 60 year old chief of staff led a Soviet delegation marking Belgrade’s Nazi liberation anniversary. All 29 aboard perished, rescue teams find no survivors. The crash prompts a special investigation and mentions Biryuzov's wartime service from Stalingrad to campaigns across Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
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Japan Awaits Fallout From China Atomic Test
Tokyo stays alert for radioactivity clues after China’s Friday atomic explosion. Weather Bureau reports no fallout from a rainy Sunday, while Niigata professor Seitaro Koyama notes dust particles above normal, likely from the Chinese test but far smaller than U S or Soviet blasts. Eight weather stations continue air sampling.
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Hoff and Foote Clash Over Centralization in Vermont Debates
Vermont Governor Hoff and Lt. Governor Foote clashed on centralization of government during a campaign debate in Burlington. They agreed politics should be kept out of reapportionment while praising efforts to revive the Rutland Railway and attract industry. Foote rejected sales tax and right to work. Hoff avoided that issue. Senator Prouty warned on national manpower shifts.
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U.S
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R-Vt
United Sates
Inside Norwich names new president
Norwich University appoints a new president in a page 3 report, signaling leadership change. Columnist Marquis Childs argues the two party system is pivotal in the current election, framing national stakes. The Banner reports Manchester gains a new correspondent on page 7. Bennington College elevates Harry Pearson to acting president on page 8.
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Bennington College
Harry Pearson
Mystery Deepens Over Ex State Psychologist
Mystery deepens as Dr. Robert F. Mines former Vermont state psychologist released on $1,000 bail faces fraud charges and questions over his claimed University of London degrees. He previously led Vermont mental health and worked in Alaska while alleged alma mater records conflict with state documents. A Burlington Free Press inquiry cites no London degree and potential additional charges loom.
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Bennington County
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Grave outlook for Hoover after massive hemorrhage
Former President Herbert Hoover, aged 90, clung to life as doctors called the outlook grave. A 10:30 a.m. bulletin reported a stable blood pressure and heart rate, a restful night, and cessation of GI bleeding, but noted toxic products from the previous hemorrhage in his bloodstream.
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UPI
Herbert Clark Hoover
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Brezhnev Signals Peace Policy at Kremlin Ascendancy
Moscow dispatch says Leonid Brezhnev, newly atop the Kremlin, pledges peaceful coexistence with the West and unity in the Communist world. He avoids Western threats, calls for improving Soviet Chinese relations, hails cosmonauts, and rejects rivalry in space while stressing tireless pursuit of peace.
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