VIP Swings to Foote Over Reapportionment
The Vermont Independent Party endorses Republican Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote of Middlebury for governor and co founder A Luke Crispe for lieutenant governor, signaling a shift after backing Hoff in 1962. Hoff accuses the VIP of disloyalty amid disputes over reapportionment and legislative funding.
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Independent Party
Hoff
Vermont
Crispe
T. Garry Buckley
Benenington
Buckeley
Foote
Viet Cong Renew Offensive in Saigon Countryside
Viet Cong guerrillas renew a major offensive in the countryside around Saigon with seven full scale attacks in the lower Mekong Delta, surpassing the prior four night average. Casualties for the week reach 965 among Vietnamese forces, while rebels suffer heavy losses. Commodore Nguyen Cao Ky reports two Mekong Delta outposts overrun, a rare double victory for the Communists in six months.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
Mekong River
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong
Foote Endorses Goldwater At Windsor Rally
Lt. Gov. Ralph A. Foote told a Windsor crowd he would vote for Barry Goldwater in November. The Republican gubernatorial candidate publicly endorsed Goldwater at the rally.
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Windsor
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Ralph A. Foote
Goldwater
Vermont Citizens Party Disqualified Over Ballot Signatures
The Vermont Citizens Party failed to file enough valid signatures for a third party slate. Secretary of State Howard Armstrong disqualified the party after 1,214 needed signatures were not met. Gov. Philip Hoff said he would run only on the Democratic ticket, leaving President Johnson as the only Citizens Party name on the ballot.
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Montpelier
UPD
Vermont Citizens Party
Howard Armstrong
Armstrong
Philip H. Hoff
Citizens Complete
Johnson
Hoff
Citizens Party
Citizens
Margaret Farmer
Burlington
Peter Hincks
Middlebury
Harld Raynolds Jr
Springfield
Barry Goldwater Appeals for Southern Democratic Votes
Senator Barry Goldwater campaigns in Raleigh on a third day of Southern stumping, attacking the Agriculture Department and urging collaboration with farmers. He praises Thurmond’s defection to the GOP, says he would not rush abolition of farm programs, and favors crop by crop study with careful consideration of tobacco, cotton, and peanuts.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Department of Agriculture
South
Goldwater
Tennessee Valley Authorty
TVA
Phony Harvard-Holder Fired as Imposter at Lyndon State College
Denys J. Du Pont, who claimed a Harvard PhD and taught psychology and education at Lyndon State College for two years, was dismissed after records showed only his New England College credential was true. College President Robert Long said Du Pont admitted the hoax and would not contest charges of lack of professional competence.
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Lyndonville, VI
UPI
Harvard
Lyndon State College
Robert Long
Denys J. du Pont
Long
DuPont
New England College
Henniker
N.H
University of New Hampshire
du Pont
Thurmond Introduces Goldwater as Courageous Leader at Greenville
Sen Strom Thurmond former Democrat turned Republican praised Barry Goldwater as one of America's most courageous men at a Greenville Spartanburg Airport event Goldwater is seen boosting GOP chances to win South Carolina in November Thurmond cited Goldwaters stand against centralized government and internationalism and recalled a 1960 speech presenting him with the George Washington Award.
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Sen. J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Columbia
Democratic Party
Goldwater
UPI
Greer
S.C
Deep South
Barry M. Goldwater
America
Thurmond
Greenville- Spartanburg
George Washington
American Good Government Society
South
Fall arts and sports previews at regional colleges and schools
Inside Lead weighs prospects for a special legislative session. Fall art shows at Bennington College and Manchester reviewed. Burr and Burton Seminary previews fall grid prospects for the season.
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Bennington College
Manchester
Burr & Burton Seminary
LBJ Promises Safeguards Against Nuclear War
President Johnson outlined antiwar pledges and stringent safeguards to prevent accidental nuclear war during a civic dinner in Seattle. He described a two man rule, checks and counter checks, permissive action links, and secret combinations to ensure no madman or malfunction can trigger nuclear conflict as he campaigns through the Northwest.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia
Portland
Ore
Northwest
Southwest
Restaurant Wins In Rights Fight
A three judge federal panel ruled the public accommodations section of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to Ollie’s Bar Be Que in Birmingham Alabama. The ruling limits the decision to this single restaurant as it was not a class action. The decision hinges on the restaurant’s location away from interstate traffic and its clientele of white patrons with takeout orders.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPID
Atlanta
Ollie
Walter T. Gewin
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Seybourn H. Lynne
H. H. Grooms
Labor delegates gather for Vermont AFL-CIO convention
Nearly 200 delegates alternates and guests of the Vermont Labor Council converge in Burlington for the ninth annual AFL-CIO convention. Governor Philip H Hoff addresses Friday at 11 15 a m at the State Armory meeting hall as Democrats seek a second term while Republican Ralph Foote may attend.
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Vermont Labor Council
Afl-Cio
State Armory
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
State Council
Ralph E. Williams
Rutland
John J. Daley
Frederick Fayette
U.S. Senate
GOP
Richard A. Snelling
Shelburne
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Williams
Hoff Promotes Little Wagner Act and Labor Panel in Vermont
Gov Philip Hoff promotes a "Little Wagner Act" to empower state intervention in strikes and proposes redesignating the Industrial Relations agency as a state labor department. He outlines a voluntary labor panel of seasoned experts to aid dispute resolution and signals broader labor policy ideas amid Vermont political conventions.
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Foote
Hoff
Senate
Industrial Development Department
House
Congress
Supreme Court
Montpelier
UPD
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Executive Department
Plun
Department of Industrial Relations
Labor Department
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Denmark
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Viet Cong
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Knoxville, Tenn
LBJ
State Labor Convention
Burgess Brothers
Elm St
George H. Plumb
Bennington
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