Oakes Campaign Stops at Ben-Mont Plant on Tour
Republican lieutenant governor candidate James L. Oakes mingled with workers at the Ben-Mont plant on Tuesday. He shook hands with a diverse crowd including an elderly grey-haired woman and a packing department worker amid rolling tubes of Christmas wrap while acknowledging the plant’s Democratic stronghold.
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John H. Boylan
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Bennington
Brattleboro Reformer backs Johnson and Hoff for Vermont
The Brattleboro Reformer endorses President Johnson for the Democratic ticket, and Governor Hoff for reelection, a first for the paper. Rutland Herald and Barre Montpelier Times Argus also back Johnson. The paper criticizes Goldwater Miller and praises Hoff's constructive program in education, industry, government efficiency, and resource use.
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UPI
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Philip Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
Instigators Blamed For 3 Day Riot In Philadelphia
Police say a small group of conspirators instigated a three day riot by over 2,000 in North Philadelphia June gle section. The unrest damaged about 200 stores. millions in losses were reported as 350 people were injured and over 600 arrested. Mayor Tate said identities of principal instigators are known and police will present admissible evidence.
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Philadelphia
UPI
James H. J. Tate
Howard R. Leary
Inside Editorial and Local School Updates Preview
Elizabeth Dwyer comments on the start of a new school year in the Inside Editorial. Rural districts will share a reading teacher with Arlington, details on Page 5. County Agent John Page writes about soil testing on Page 7. A view from the bridge offers an eye opener in Hoosick Falls on Page 8. Dorset celebrates naturalists from age 8 to 80 across features.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Arlington
John Page
Hoosick Falls
Russia and China clash over border territory claims
Pravda accuses Communist China of waging a kind of war by claiming hundreds of thousands of square miles along the Soviet border. It denounces Mao Zedong and Chinese leaders for studying Moscow as an ally in a struggle deemed an open expansionist program with far reaching pretensions.
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UPID
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China
Communist Party
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Russia
Mao Tze-Tung
Schools Open Across Bennington District Amid Enrollments
Beech Street School faced 100 first graders on opening day, 20 over expectations, as enrollment rolled out in Bennington and surrounding districts. Bennington High School reported 666 students, up from 637 last year, with new scheduling easing. Whitney and Bennington Elementary also rose slightly. North Bennington and Arlington showed mixed shifts, while Molly Stark noted drops in grades 3-6 but gains in junior high.
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Ralf S. Kates
Cora B. Whitney
Arlington
Shaftsbury
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Molly Stark
Johnson orders FBI probe of GOP kickback charge
President Johnson ordered the FBI to investigate Republican accusations that former Senate aide Robert G. Baker was involved in a 25 000 dollar campaign contribution kickback case. Senator Williams and Matthew McCloskey are cited in the charges, with funds allegedly routed to the Kennedy Johnson campaign in 1960.
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Keneneth B. Keating
U.S
White Backlash In Detroit Voters Back Ordinance
Detroit voters approved a city measure allowing housing discrimination, while Thomas Poindexter advanced to the Detroit Common Council on homeowners rights. Romney led GOP gubernatorial race 7 to 1 over Higgins, and Elly Peterson became the first woman major party Senate candidate in Michigan. Hart and Staebler ran unopposed for Democrats. Wayne County Democrats renominated Olsen but rejected Lesinski for Washington. Final home owners rights ordinance vote: 137671 to 114743.
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UPI
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Thomas Poindexter
Municipal Workers Pension Plan Okayed in Bennington
Town selectmen and village trustees vote unanimously to award Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. the pension plan carrier for 17 town and 23 village employees. First year cost is 12,412 dollars, with all costs funded by tax money and no employee contributions. Special town and village meetings will be set to obtain voter approval, with selectmen aiming for September 15 and trustees planning a similar week meeting to consider the plan and other matters.
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Vermont seeks six million for education in 1966 67
Vermont lawmakers are urged to approve three million dollars in state aid for 1966 and three million for 1967, a total six million, beyond the existing 1.6 million annual commitment. Budget officials cite potential funds from current tax revenue to cover part of the increase. The board plans a September 16 meeting to finalize district enlargement recommendations and proposes raising the dropout age to 17 or completion of 10th grade to curb early leaving.
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Montpelier
UPS
State Board of Education
Philip H. Hoff
George Bell
Hoff
York Dies
Sgt. Alvin Cullum York, famed World War I hero and conscientious objector, died at 76 after 15 years of ill health. He had been hospitalized since Saturday and slipped into a coma Sunday, never regaining consciousness.
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America
Khanh faces growing opposition as Khanh returns
In Saigon UPI reports opposition to Premier Nguyen Khanh’s return to power amid continued U.S. support. First Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Ton Hoan resigned, saying he and Khanh clash from the start of the government on January 30. Hoan leads the Dia Viet party, a major non Catholic group. U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor met Khanh at his Dalat retreat and said Khanh would return to work in a few days.
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UPI
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U S Flyer Klusmann Escapes Laos Reds
U S Navy Lt Charles F Klusmann an RF8A pilot shot down in Laos escaped captivity and is reported no longer in Thailand He is en route to the United States and presumed evacuated from the region The escape is described as a major Cold War feat and details remain undisclosed
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Kennedy Makes Big Hit At New York Fish Market
Robert F. Kennedy campaigned for the U S Senate in New York greeting 200 300 fish market workers at Fulton Market and Battery Park with pledges to move the country forward He hoped to resign as attorney general and run to extend his family’s Senate legacy amid a lopsided Democratic nomination vote 968 to 153 over Stratton
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Ted) Kennedy
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Samuel S. Stratton
Town Meeting Deadline Court Rejects Foote Reapportionment Plea
A three judge federal panel rejected Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote appeal to modify the 1965 reapportionment deadline. The court urged action by Feb 5 and hinted Gov. Hoff could call a special session to start the process. The CDVC and Halifax Rep Roger MacBride filed Supreme Court appeals amid ongoing Vernon reapportionment disputes.
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Philip H. Hoff
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Roger MacBride
William J.D. Boyd
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