Organization Forms to Counter Far Right in New York
An 80 member group led by Dr. Arthur Larson launched a $500000 radio and TV campaign to expose radical right propaganda. It named 13 organizations including the John Birch Society and Christian Crusade as its targets and urged public debate to reveal truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
John Birch Society
Arethur Larson
U.S. Information Service
USIS
John Rousselot
The
Birch Society
Larson
Billy James Hargis
Christian Crusade
Nomic Council
Dan Smoot
People
Birchites
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Johnson warns against extremists in IUE convention speech
President Johnson urges Americans to resist extremist influence and stand for the center as he addresses about 1,000 IUE delegates. He notes the election offers no liberal versus conservative choice and emphasizes protecting the American way of life. He plans to meet Rusk and McNamara after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Johnson
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
America
United Rubber Workers
Chicago
Tobacco
Williamstown Firm Wins Bid for 8-Inch Water Extension
McNab Construction Co. Inc. of Williamstown bid $31,935 to install an eight inch water extension to Globe Union’s North Bennington Road plant. The town will pay $22,000 to $25,000 for pipe and fittings, with total project cost around $60,000. Work to start after pipe delivery in about three to four weeks.
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Williamstown
Mass
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Globe Union
Bennington Road
McNab Construction Co. Inc
McNab
Burcness Bros
William E. Dailey Inc
Williams H. Morse Construction Co
Alma Langlois
Selectmen
Vermont Election Campaign Costs and Center Coverage
Inside the paper an editorial critiques Vermont campaign spending and the race for public funds. A photo report highlights the state’s occupational training center for the mentally challenged. Page references note GOP candidate night in Shaftsbury and forestry talks by John Page, plus Dorset autumn foliage observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Shaftsbury Gop
Town Protests Walloomsac River Pollution by Vermont Tissue
Bennington selectmen agreed to send letters to Vermont Tissue Paper Inc and the state Water Resources Board protesting ongoing pollution of the Walloomsac River. The WRB and the company have worked on solutions since 1963, but fineness of clay-like process wastes makes filtration difficult and keeps the river discolored.
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Bennington Selectmen
Vermont Tissue Paper Co. Inc
State Water Reesources Board
WRB
Walloomsac River
State Pollution Control Agency
Vermont Tissue Paper Co
Paran Creek
Walloomsac
Hagerman
New England Braces For Touch of Gladys
The Weather Bureau predicts hurricane Gladys will pass southeast of Nantucket overnight. Gale warnings stretch from Eastport to Block Island as rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding threaten coastal low spots.
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Boston
UPI
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
New England
Norfolk
Eastport
Maine
Block Island
R.I
Handwriting Expert Testifies At Citizens Party Hearings
In Montpelier the hearing exposed only two notaries present while Citizens Party petition signers faced scrutiny from opposing attorneys. Handwriting expert Harold Batchelder reviewed signatures and concluded some appeared from the same writers, prompting calls to bar the party from the ballot.
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Citizens Party
Clarke A. Gravel
Howard E. Armstrong
Lyndon Johnson
Gravel
Notaries
Justices of the Peace
Armstrong
Ryan
Leary
College Gals Rain Dance Near Bennington College
A group of about 50 Bennington College students held a midnight rain dance behind Leigh House to summon rain. The U.S. weather observer recorded only a trace of precipitation while most of the rain fell on the dancers and spectators. Miss Anna Coffey and Miss Rima Gitlin led the dance efforts from the dance department.
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North Bennington
Bennington College
Leigh House
U.S
Anna Coffey
Berkeley
Calif
Rima Gitlin
Great Neck
L.I
Goldwater accuses Johnson admin of waste in defense budget
Barry Goldwater, speaking in Dallas Fort Worth, accuses the Johnson administration of misusing tax records, promoting national suicide through military cuts, and awarding the TFX contract to General Dynamics at high cost. He cites Defense Secretary McNamara and warns against do-gooder schemes draining taxable capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
Dallas
U.S
McNamara
Veterans Organization
UPI
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Fort Worth
Texas
Johnson
TFX
LBJ
Billie Sol Estes
Goldwater
American Legion National
Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Arizona
Britain
Foote Calls Hoff a Hoodwinker in Vermont Campaign
In Montpelier GOP candidate Ralph A. Foote blasts Gov. Philip Hoff as hoodwinking voters and says Hoff’s memory fails him. He accuses Hoff of mischaracterizing the GOP platform and says the state’s aging policy funding was used as cover for past remarks.
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Foote
Hoff
Vermont
Conumarn
Howard Armstrong
John Daley
Burlington
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Charley
Charles deGaulle
National Pantheon
Caracas
Bogota
Columbia
OAS
Pierre Chateau—Gobert
DeGaulle
South America
American Way
Miami
United Textile Workers
New York City
Minnesota
Afl-Cio
St. Paul
Missouri Afl-Cio
Kansas City
Detroit
Machinists’ Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John Page
Dorset
Gladys
Cape Hatteras, N.C
Harold Batchelder
Batchelder
Barry
Interagency Commission
Lic
Democratic Party
Vermont Independent Party
VIP
John P. Connarn
Montpelier
Connarn
Democratic
Philip H. Hoff
C. Douglas Cairns
Burlington Municipal
Burlington Auditorium
Louisville
University of Vermont
Albany
N.Y
Batery Goldwater
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