Bennington GOP Rejects Webb Pre-Primary Convention Plan
Bennington Republicans unanimously disapproved Republican State Chairman Derick V. Webb's letter pushing a pre primary convention read to 35 town caucuses. Critics argued the move would curb local participation and concentrate candidate selection in a few delegates, with opponents noting a 1966 defeat of a similar proposal.
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Derick V. Webb
Webb
Vermont
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Joseph Caracciola
Caracciola
John R. Perry
Barre
Republican Town
Perry
T. Garry Buckley
Buckley
Proposal Draws Mixed Reaction In Vermont Caucuses
In sparsely attended Republican town caucuses across Vermont, a proposal by GOP Chair Derick Webb for a pre primary leadership convention drew mixed reactions. Six communities including Shelburne endorsed the plan, while ten towns such as Montpelier Rutland City Springfield and Brattleboro rejected it. Burlington split and Barre Republicans will reconvene to decide.
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Montpelier
Vermont
GOP
Derick Webb
Webb
Shelburne
Rutland City
Springfield
Brattleboro
Burlington
Barre
Milwaukee on Verge of Civil War Sparks Race Demonstrations
Mayor Henry Maler warned Milwaukee the city stood on the verge of civil war as whites and Black demonstrators held rival marches. About 1,500 white youths crossed the 16th Street bridge toward the inner city, meeting Archbishop Cousins to present demands against Priest James Groppi. Police urged restraint as whites and counter-demonstrators split paths across the bridge, while Negro marchers chose not to cross into the south side. Governor Knowles urged Groppi to stop the protests and take a constructive route.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Henry Maler
16Th Street
William E. Cousning
Cousins
James E. Groppi
Senate of Priests
Joe Carroll
Baltimore
National States Rights Party
South Side
Carroll
Groppl
St. Boniface Church
Maior
Mater
Commission On Community Relations
Warren P. Knowles
Father Groppi
Hopes Dim for Early Settlement of NYC Teachers Walkout
New York teachers enter a third day of a citywide walkout as Harlem IS 201 pickets briefly form and vanish while police monitor. UFT leaders face contempt citations and potential fines under the Taylor Law as students across Manhattan pressure for schools to reopen.
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N.Y.C
New York
UPI
Harlem
United Federation of Teachers
John Marsh
UFT
Midtown Manhattan
Central Commercial High School
Pope May Face Surgery For Urinary Infection At 69
Vatican with three top specialists announced Pope Paul VI may require surgery to cure a urinary tract infection that has caused fever and pain. He has received antibiotics and rested, but remains under medical care at the Vatican.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Paul VI
Castel Gandolfo
St. Peter’s Square
Mario Fontana
Pietro Valdoni
Mario Arduini
Valdoni
Arduini
Agostino Casaroli
Congregation For
Congregation For Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
Inside Columnist Wildflowers on the Moon
Elizabeth Dwyer notes whimsy about lunar wildflowers in her Inside column on page four. The piece blends whimsy with columnist voice to spark imagination.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Armistice Fights Resume Near Nathula Pass in Sikkim
The maharajah of Sikkim ordered civilian evacuation as Chinese and Indian artillery clashed for a third day near Nathula Pass. About 135 killed or wounded as shells pounded the border area amid ongoing hostilities.
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Gangtok
Sikkim
UPID
Nathula Pass
Himalayan
Tibet
Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal
UPI
Communists Attack Marines Along DMZ in Vietnam Clash
In a DMZ battle, Communist mortar teams and assault troops attacked U.S. Marine and allied forts along the North-South Vietnam border. The Leathernecks repelled the assault as B52 bombers struck bases, with six Marines killed and 99 wounded in 24 hours. Civilian casualties included three adults and one child at a bombarded crossroads behind the line.
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Saigon
UPD
Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
British Mission Seized By Chinese in Shanghai
UPI reports Shanghai Radio says the Shanghai Revolutionary Committee confiscated the British diplomatic mission at No 33 Chung Shang Tung Yi Road on Sept 9 and seized it in a Sept 12 public ceremony. The building, used by the British consul before the summer closure, was called a base for aggression and returned to China.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Shanghai Radio Tonight
Shanghai
Shanghai Revolutionary Committee
Chung Shang Tung Yi Road
China
Peter Hewett
Peking
Communist New China News Agency
Model Day Care Home Spotlight in Bennington
The second of three Working Mother articles features Mrs. Leonora Longtin whose Grove Street home in Bennington is the county's only licensed day care. Her long-running facility, praised by the Vermont Social Welfare Department, keeps children well fed and cared for with a grandmotherly touch, while she hopes to inspire others to open similar homes and ease state concerns about regulation.
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Leonora Longtin
Grove Street
Bennington
Social Welfare Dept
Cassandra Mundell
Vermont
Longtin
State Welfare Department
Social Welfare Department
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Union Street
Springfield
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Youngstown
Ohio
Albert Shanker
David Wittes
George Altomare
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Carlo Walter
Nathula
Radio
All India Radio
India
Himalaya
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
North Vietnam
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