Board Backs $5,600 Vermont Teacher Minimum
The Vermont state board of education unanimously approved a $5,600 minimum salary for teachers after a lengthy discussion. Advocates for $5,400 argued the political realities, noting the need to help local boards offer competitive pay while some educators commute from nearby New York and Vermont towns.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Board of Education
Vermont
House Education Commission
Senate
Marian Taylor
Bennington
Massachusetts
Hilton Holland
Bellows Falls
Vermont Superintendents Association
O’brien
Charles Nichols
Vermont State School Directors Association
Henry Fairbanks
Winooski
Mindszenty Remains in U S Embassy as Talks Fail
Cardinal Mindszenty will stay in Budapest's American embassy despite the first U S ambassador back since 1956. Negotiations to exit his self-imposed asylum failed. he will remain unless Hungary clears his 1949 treason conviction.
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Mindszenty
U.S
Rome
UPI
Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty
Toc
Budapest
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Oil Refineries Burn Out of Control at Suez
The Suez oil storage tanks at Suez City burned uncontrollably after an Israeli air strike. Fire crews from Cairo and Ismailia fought the blaze as smoke spread along the canal, threatening 80 percent of Egypt production capacity. Authorities warned of fuel shortages in Cairo while Israeli and Egyptian sources debated responsibility and aid.
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Suez
Egypt
Suez City
Suez Canal
Hamid Mahmoud
Elath
Cairo
London
Russia
Israel
Soviet Union
Mideast
Jerusalem
Ismailia
Mahmoud
U.A.R
U S Jets Hit Hanoi Bases in Second Day of Attacks
U S fighter bombers struck Phuc Yen air base in North Vietnam and then pounded the Paul Doumer Bridge in Hanoi in the war's most intensive air attack to date. Hanoi radio claimed 10 American planes shot down and reported pilots captured as battles raged over the city.
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Saigon
UPD
North Vietnam
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Paul Doumer
Ho Chi Minh
Doumer
Red River
Red China
China
U.S
Phuc Ben
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Haiphong
Two U S Planes Collide Near Saigon Airport
In heavy rain at Tan Son Nhut near Saigon an Air Force C123 transport and a Thunderchief fighter collided in flight. A large fireball rose from the scene as details remained scarce. The Thunderchief was inbound for landing. the C123 carries four crew and up to 40 passengers, while the Thunderchief can carry a bomb load and fuel tanks.
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Saigon
UPS
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Pushes UN to Condemn Mideast Cease-fire Violations
United States urges the U N Security Council to condemn many cease-fire violations after a new Suez Canal fighting outbreak. Soviet Union demands Israel be condemned for a major Port Suez artillery attack, Egypt losses oil facilities, and a call for damages.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Suez Canal
Soviet Union
Israel
Suez
Egypt
Security Council
U.A.R
Mohamed Awad El-Kony
Suez Complex
El-Kony
Gideon Rafael
Elath
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Goldberg
Shaftsbury Proposes Zoning Plan For Town Residents
Shaftsbury residents heard a first look at a seven member zoning commission draft that could go to voters soon. The plan is tentative and flexible, avoiding rigid land use rules and deferring many decisions to a board of adjustment. Dorset was cited as a model, with Bennington and North Bennington already zoned and Arlington moving to zoning.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Thomas Hall Jr
Commission
Arthur Faris
Faris
Board of Adjustment
Dorset’s
Bennington
North Bennington
Arlington
Zoning Board
Rep Hebard Opposes Ending Vermont Panel in Tax Debate
Vermont lawmaker Emory Hebard clashes with a legislative Council Tax Study Committee over ending the panel. He accuses the group of duplicating work by the Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees while urging action on rural taxation. The exchange followed by a zoning proposal outlining village and rural area rules and variances.
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Legislative Council Tax Study Committee
Hebard
Taxwriting House
Ways and Means
Council
Senate Finance Committee
Alan Chalmers
D-Weston
Arthur Gibb
R - Weybridge
Vermont
Council of War urged to plan Vietnam victory
Rep. Bob Wilson proposed a council of war composed of the Joint Chiefs and retired flag officers to craft a victory plan for Vietnam. He urged President Johnson to grant the military unfettered authority, arguing civilians and diplomats had spoken enough and that public opinion was turning against the war in 1968.
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Council of War
Vietnam
Washington
UPI
House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bob’ Wilson
Calif
Republican Campaign Committee
Johnson
U.S. Vietnam
Wilson
California
Congress
George E. Brown Jr
Dove
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
U.S
Mail Destroyed In Truck Fire On Thruway
A tractor trailer carrying mail from Albany to Utica caught fire on the New York Thruway two miles east of Herkimer. Several bags of third and fourth class mail were destroyed while a large quantity of first class mail was salvaged. Driver Allan Stein, 26, of Sauquoit, said the fire began after a rear tire blew.
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Herkimer
N.Y
Albany
Utica
Here
Allan Stein
Saquoit
L. F. Hicks Trucking Co
Cortland
Inside Columnist Appreciates Tony Smith Page Four
Columnist Elizabeth Dwyer expresses appreciation for Tony Smith on page four. An editorial cites STPA as a valuable communication tool on page four. Extension Agent John Page notes Bessie’s discomfort in the warm days on page fourteen.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Tony Smith
John Page Sage
Bessie
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Imperial Hotel
Japan
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