Hoff says federal veto on poverty plans not a concern
Vermont Governor Philip Hoffdownplayed the national director of the Office of Economic Opportunity having final say on poverty programs. He stressed coordination and avoided noting Vermont as a problem while addressing a related firing of John Canavelis for lack of administrative experience and state plans to curb motorcycle deaths with possible licensing and insurance changes. The Otter Valley High School remark was noted as part of Hoffman’s broader stance on education and school construction oversight.
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Hoff
John Canavelis
Burlington
Stella Hackle
Canavelis
James Malloy
Otter Valley Union High School
Brandon
Hoff State School Board
George O’brien
Tunbridge
Ballot colors debated in Vermont senatorial design
Deputy Attorney General Chester Ketcham ruled that buff ballots would elect county officers and grey ballots would elect state senators. A House bill proposed separate senatorial district ballots, while amending statutes to keep county officers on buff paper and state senators on grey. The ruling referenced six months to reapportion the House and five sheets of paper used to argue the color design.
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UPD
Chester Ketcham
House
Freedom Party Loses Delegation Fight
The House voted 228 to 143 to dismiss the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenge to white Mississippi congressmen, ruling that negroes were denied voting rights in last November’s elections. The vote ended the eight month battle as party leaders urged future efforts at the ballot box.
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UPI
House
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Freeedom Democrats
Capitol Plaza
Lawrence Guyot
Fannie Lou Hamer
Freedom Party
Vermont Promotes Vacation Land at Eastern States Exposition
The Vermont Development Department spends $1,000 daily for nine days to advertise Vermont as a vacation destination at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts. The pavilion includes an exhibit on maple syrup from tree to can.
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Montpelier
State Development Department
Vermont
Springfield
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China accuses U S and Russia as India invades border
Tokyo dispatch reports China accusing the United States and the Soviet Union of backing India in its war with Pakistan. Beijing says Indian troops entered Chinese territory on Sept 11 and 16 near the Sikkim Tibet boundary, prompting protests and a three day withdrawal ultimatum. The Communist agency details four troops on Sept 11 and three on Sept 16 conducting reconnaissance and harassing actions along the Changluh River.
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Peking
Sikkim- Tibet
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China News Dispatch
Birchers Open Washington Office Amid Treason Talk
The John Birch Society opened a Washington headquarters on Connecticut Avenue near the White House with Reed Benson alleging that President Johnson aided the enemy. He linked wheat sales to the Soviet Union and Iron Curtain plants to U.S. aid, refraining from calling Johnson a traitor while arguing treasonous acts may exist. Benson registered as a congressional lobbyist and said the office would handle public relations and speaking events. The new office number ends with 1984, a George Orwell novel reference.
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Reed Benson
Society
White House
Ezra Taft Benson
U.S
Soviet Union
Benson
Congress
Connecticut Avenue
George Orwell
Jetliner Crashes on Montserrat Peak Killing 36
Pan American Airways jetliner with 36 aboard crashed into the 3000 foot Chances Peak near Plymouth Montserrat in bad weather. All aboard died including 12 Americans. Pilot Captain Hugh Henderson 20 year veteran. Wreckage burned. rescue teams hindered by rain. Investigation underway. weather believed operational.
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Antigua
B.W
New York
PAA
Hugh Henderson
Miami
Fla
Teran
Plymouth
Montserrat
Janice Chrisman
St. Johnsville
N.Y
Carol Roadhouse
Bergen
Rochester
Institute
Labor Leaders To Talk Progress In Montpelier
Vermont labor leaders meet in Barre for the state Labor Council annual convention to consider a 13 point Program for Progress. President Ralph Williams cites tying the state minimum wage to the federal standard and creating a Vermont Labor Department. Expecting over 200 delegates. state union membership around 10,000.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Barre
State Labor Council
Council
Ralph Williams
Rutland
Vermont Labor Department
Lightning Strikes Twice In Bennington Area Accidents
Two highway crashes within an hour involved William E. Dailey contracting firm and Bohne family members on Hunt Street near the Vermont Railway tracks. A Dailey dump truck and Bohne Jr. station wagon collided after the vehicle’s gas pedal stuck, sending both cars off the road. Bohne and Lancour suffered only minor injuries.
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Alma
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Town Selectmen's
Bennington Village
Town Road
James Cross
Selectmen’s
Selectmen
Alma Langlois
William E. Dailey Cone
Bohne
Harwood Hill
Dailey
Hunt Street
Vermont
Charles M. Lancour
Shaftsbury
Paul W. Bohne Jr
Lancour
Lanecour
William E. Dailey Inc
Nehru Warns China May Attack India Over Kashmir
Nehru after meeting with Secretary Rusk warned that Beijing will attack India to force a two front war. He accused China of colluding with Pakistan and urged resumed U.S. military aid though shipments to both nations were paused after the Kashmir fighting.
Inside Columns Preview Night Noise Amusing
Jean Wassick writes Night Noise with a light tone on page three while Roy Marsden tracks wild Lake McKInac trout on page four. An ad notes a private elementary school hopes to prove a point, suggesting a local educational angle.
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Roy Marsden
Lake Mckinac
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