Vermont school directors back prayer amendment
Delegates at the Vermont State School Directors Association meeting approved a resolution urging a constitutional amendment to allow voluntary recitation of the Lord s Prayer and related observances in public schools. They reaffirmed local control while opposing mandatory prayers and Bible readings and cited the Supreme Court ruling as not applying to Vermont.
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Montpelier
Vermont State School Directors Association
VSSDA
U.S. Supreme Court
State Board of Education
USSDA
Congress of the United States
Supreme Court of the Land
Roger Mann
Waterville
Supreme Court
Vermont
Hoff Works With GOP on Two Day November Session
Gov Hoff meets Republican leaders at noon in Montpelier to seek endorsement of a two day mid November session plan. Lt Gov Foote and House Speaker Billings voiced reservations while Hoff aims to present major bills for committee study before a winter session to shorten its length.
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Montpelier
Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
Franklin S. Billings Jr
Congress set to clash over foreign aid civil rights and Baker case
Congress faces a busy week with Senate action on the foreign aid bill after a House cut. A major civil rights bill faces House Judiciary action amid debate over broader rights measures. The Baker case returns to the Senate rules committee for a closed session led by Senator Williams after Baker resigned as Senate Democratic secretary.
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Washington
Robert G. Baker
Congress
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Rules Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Baker
A Sure Sign Cold Weather's On the Way
Leonard J. Black of the Bennington Area YMCA reports a flock of wild geese seen at 3 a.m. and still flying at 6 a.m. indicating colder weather is coming and ending the warm spell and drought.
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Leonard J. Black
Bennington Area
YMCA
Black
Bennington
Compromise Sought On Rights Measure
Washington AP Kennedy seeks bipartisan accord on a civil rights bill. The House Judiciary Committee votes Tuesday on a 10 part omnibus measure Kennedy opposes as too controversial. Admin aims to rally support and align the bill with its seven part package.
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Washington
Kennedy
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Robert F. Kennedy
Rockefeller Signals Support If Goldwater Nominates
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller said he would back Barry Goldwater if he ran on a Republican platform like 1960s. Rockefeller, involved in drafting that platform, indicated he would decide his own GOP stance early next month. He noted Nixon ran on that liberal plank lineup but suggested Nixon now talks as if he will be the nominee.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
ABC
Nixon
Hay Barn Fire in North Bennington Destroys 100 Tons of Hay
A large hay storage barn owned by Hall P. McCullough burned Sunday night near North Bennington. About 40 by 120 feet, the structure held 100 tons of hay and loss neared 20000 dollars. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the blaze as rain briefly helped curb spread. Cause undetermined though smoking in the barn was tentatively considered. a night watchman saw nothing amiss moments before.
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Hall Farm
North Bennington
Hall Park McCullough
Bennington
Hall P. McCullough
Bennington Rural
Shaftsbury
Martin Percey Jr
Bennington Village
Arlington
No Break Due In Dry Spell
In Montpelier Vermont AP report a dry spell continues with no solid relief. Albert W Gottlieb director of forests notes calm winds over the weekend reduced forest fire threat with only one new woods fire in Shaftsbury and a Bethel dump fire scorched trees. Fire danger classification lowered from extreme to high due to the calm.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Albert W. Gottlieb
Shaftsbury
Gottlieb
Bethel
New England
Gary
Karen Jorgensen
U.N. Team in Viet Nam Changes Tour Plans
In Saigon the U.N. mission defied the government schedule and will choose whom to meet during its Buddhist persecution inquiry. The move followed a monk’s self immolation outside a Catholic cathedral as violence against reporters erupted amid protests and police clashes.
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U.N
Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
U.S. Moon Program Faces Mixed Reactions in 1960s Debate
Washington officials urged full speed ahead on a manned moon mission this decade despite critics fearing spending. Khrushchev's Moscow remarks sparked debate, with NASA leaders and Sen. Anderson urging continued effort and Congress weighing funding levels amid calls from diverse figures questioning the cost.
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Washington
Amercan
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Space Committee
New Mexico Democrat
Associated Press
Moon
Earth
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Russia
Kennedy
Congress
Reapportionment to be debated before judge in Vermont
The Vermont reapportionment suit seeks a new representation system for the House and Senate before a three-judge federal court. A. Luke Crispe argues the current plan unfairly weights small towns like Stratton against Burlington, with the Senate also overrepresenting rural counties. Judge Sterry R. Waterman foresees a brief hearing and cautions against political speeches.
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Burlington
Vermont
A. Luke Crispe
Newfane
Vermont Independent Party
House
Senate
Crispe
Stratton
Grand Isle
Essex
Sterry R. Waterman
St. Johnsbury
Waterman
Miners Trapped as Shaft Cages Crash at Deep South African Mine
Seventy five workers including ten whites were trapped in two cages after an overwind caused a crash at Western Deep Levels Mine near Carletonville. One cage carried 50 Africans and 5 whites at 1000 feet depth, the other 15 Africans and 5 whites at 5000 feet. Emergency brakes held the cages, and four 6000 foot ropes failed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Carletonville
Western Deep Levels
Inside Ghanaian Attache and Wife at Bennington U.N. Dinner
Bennington hosts a U.N. Day dinner attended by the Ghanaian attaché and his wife. The event highlights diplomatic ties and local reception in a page 3 report.
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Bennington U.N
Harness Racing Promised Next Year at Pownal
Green Mountain Park in Pownal plans harness racing in spring 1964 for 49 nights once Vermont Racing Commission approves. Board of directors announced after autumn meeting. commission notification and tentative dates await official release.
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Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Vincent J. Bartimo
Vermont Racing Commission
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Indiana
R. H. Robinson
Howard K. Smith
U.S. Moon
James Robinson
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
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Robinson
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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