Champlain Waterway Plan Backed For Improved Barge Canal
The Vermont Champlain Waterway Commission urged the International Joint Commission to back an improved barge canal over a deep draft route citing pollution fears and ocean ships. Seven of nine members approved proposals at Burlington, with two dissenters. The decision advances Vermont’s transport aims as IJC hearings resume in fall.
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Vermont Champlain Waterway Commission
International Joint Commission
Vermont
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Viens
Grand Isle County
John Dinse
Dinse
Home
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Philip Hoff
Joseph J. Caracciola
Bennington
Commission
James L. Oakes
Windham County
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Banner
Champlain
New York
Montreal
IJC
U.S
Canada
Quints Do Well In Fourth Day In Aberdeen
The Fischer quintuplets entered their fourth day breathing easily with good color. Dr James Berbos warned there are no fixed danger days for premature quints and noted ongoing care. The four girls Mary Ann Mary Catherine Mary Margaret and Mary Magdalene and boy James Andrew received gifts valued over 35000 dollars and chosen names Monday night.
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Fischer
James Berbos
Mary Ann Fischer
Fischers
Elroy Harrington
Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy appeals industry aid to restore foreign aid funds
President Kennedy told about 400 White House Conference on Export Expansion executives that House cuts to foreign aid would hurt export trade and national security. He urged industry backing to restore aid in Senate and argued aid supports private initiative and offsets balance of payments concerns.
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Kennedy
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White House
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Town Republicans Delay Chairmanship Vote in Bennington
Bennington Republicans, after electing a 44 member town committee with 60 voters present, plan a meeting next Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the courthouse to select officers and county delegates. J Duncan Campbell John Morrissey and Thomas Haley are named as potential chair candidates.
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John H. Williams II
Main St
Court House
J. Duncan Campbell
North Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Union St
Thomas R. Haley
Gage St
Hazel Wills
James B. Gibney
John Kennedy Jr
Norton Barber
Thomas D. Cook Jr
Winston W. Luther
Carol Miller
John W. Miller
Catherine Dermody
Leon R. Eldred
Flora Gerken
Mary Hodek
Kennedy Blames Wallace As Birmingham Riots Prompt Outcry
President Kennedy issued a statement blaming violence in Birmingham on public disparagement of law and order and urged peaceful progress. He commended restraint by Birmingham Negro leaders and noted FBI bomb specialists aiding investigations, calling all Americans to unite for domestic justice.
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Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Birmingham
Wallace
Ala
Burke Marshall
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Mass march planned over Birmingham church bombing deaths
About 1,200 African Americans vote to march on Montgomery to blame Gov. George Wallace for racial tensions linked to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. Funeral services are set for victims Carol Robertson and two others, while federal troops remain on alert and two white teens are arrested in related slayings.
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Ala
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
State House
Wallace
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Carol Robertson
St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Shuttlesworth
Sixth Avenue South Baptist Church
Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Washington
Melvin Bailey
Union Board Puts Off Decision on Architect Hire
The Mt. Anthony Union School District board met Monday night and postponed a decision on hiring the same architectural firm that prepared the prior plans. Officials weighed whether to retain the firm for ongoing district projects and discussed timeline and budget implications.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Hurricane Cindy Hits Texas and Louisiana coasts
Cindy slams ashore between Galveston and Port Arthur with 80 mph winds and high tides. About 12 010 people flee ahead of the storm as flooding increases, while Galveston and Port Arthur expect significant tidal surges and heavy rain. Continued union school board discussions address TAC proposal and a new public survey plan.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Cindy
Texas
Louisiana
Cameron Parish
Bennington Votes Tonight on Planning Expenditure
Bennington voters meet at 8 p.m. at the State Armory to decide approving up to 8500 dollars as the local share of a 25500 dollar comprehensive planning program for the town and three villages. If approved, federal funds at a two to one match would follow. local funds would not be spent without federal approval.
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Bennington
State Armory
Planning Commission
Commission
Joint Planning Commission
Navy Reforms Submarine Parts Testing After Thresher Loss
The Navy says it has improved safety testing for submarine parts prior to installation following the Thresher disaster. It moves from x ray checks to ultrasonic inspection with bonding increased from forty to sixty percent in piping joints.
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Washington
Navy
Inside The Harvest Governor Wallce Editorial
An editorial critiques Governor Wallce on inciting riot in Birmingham. The piece argues the rhetoric risks public unrest and frames the issue within the broader political climate of the era.
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Wallce
Birmingham
Health notices posted on three migrant houses in Vermont
Pownal health officials posted notices on three buildings at Southern Vermont Orchards slated for migrant housing after noon Monday. Each building, two barns and an old farmhouse on Arnold Road, was found to have unhealthful conditions and sickness risks. Improvements must be completed within 48 hours to meet migrant housing standards.
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Roderick J. Humphreys
Southern
Vermont
Richard Davis
Hagerman
Arnold Road
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