Glidden Tour Brings 300 Pre1929 Autos To Manchester
Hundreds of antique auto enthusiasts from across the United States converged on Manchester for the 23rd Glidden Tour at Equinox House. Some 750 participants registered, with 500 cars housed at the inn complex as two groups tour Southern Vermont in 1913 and earlier models and 1914 to 1929 vehicles. A standout is a 1924 Wasp Rickshaw-Victoria owned by Keith Marvin of Troy, New York, reportedly one of only two in existence. The event, revived in 1945 after a 10 year 1914 hiatus, features host club Connecticut Region VMCA and organizer Robert A. Rodriguez, who has worked on the tour for 114 years and owns 18 antique cars.
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Manchester
Rolls Royce
United States
Vermont
Bennington
Keith Marvin
Troy
N.Y
New England
Antique Automobile Club of America
Veteran Motor Car Club of America
Connecticut
VMCA
Robert A. Rodriguez
Whately
Mass
Vermont Parties Issue Competing Platforms in 1968
Republicans and Democrats in Vermont outlined similar goals including tax reform, higher minimum wage, and school district reorganization. The GOP backed a constitutional convention in 1967 and opposed gun registration, while the Democrats favored gun registration and annual legislative sessions. Both parties stressed fiscal planning and education aid, with differences on gun controls and term lengths for governor and lieutenant governor.
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GOP
Killington
Davis
Oakes
Barre
Colombian Hijack to Cuba Ties to Havana Claim
Colombian officials named two guerrillas Ramon Garcia and Carlos Londono as hijackers of two Avianca jets carrying 137 people. The planes, from Barranquilla, were diverted to Cuban airfields in Camaguey and Santiago de Cuba and were kept separate from newsmen. The Defense Minister urged that the acts may be part of a plan directed from Havana.
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Bogota
UPI
Colombia
Cuba
Ramon Garcia
Carlos Londono
Avianca Airlines
Barranquilla
Havana
Gerardo
Ayerbe-Chaux
Camaguey
Garcia
Santiago de Cuba
Stafford Unafraid of U S Aid in 5th Term Bid
Rep. Robert Stafford of Vermont says he is not afraid of federal help for education jobs and housing. He spoke at a Vermont Labor Council gathering arguing the national government may be the best vehicle to solve pressing problems while noting his views have shifted over eight years in Washington.
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Burlington
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Stafford
Vermont Labor Council
United States
Washington
Major Disaster Averted After Goof With Gasoline Tank
In East Greenbush New York a gasoline overflow near Teller's Crossing forced a four square mile evacuation and road closures after a Sun Oil Co storage tank overflowed during barge pumping. About 10 000 gallons spilled prompting firefighting and police action to drain fuel and prevent explosions. Trains slowed and lingering fumes remained late Sunday.
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East Greenbush
N. Y
Teller’s
Rensselaer County
U.S. 91
Sun Oil Co
Hudson River
Penn-Central
Oil Company
Soviet Zond 5 returns from near moon in dress rehearsal
Tass reports Zond 5 splashed into the Indian Ocean after a moon orbit, the first return from a lunar circle. Western experts say a manned moon flight could follow, with Apollo 8 scheduled for December. Cited test included heat of reentry and a voice link to Earth.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Russia
Tass
Indian Ocean
Africa
Australia
Earth
S. Yesenov
States
Heinz Kaminsky
Bochum Satellite and Space Research Center
Germany
Zond 5
Moon
U.S
America
Fall weddings and engagements page highlights
A community newspaper section previews upcoming fall weddings and engagements with profiles and announcements featuring local couples and planned ceremonies. The pages emphasize family, venue choices, and social details for readers.
Vermont Youth Committee Warns On Marijuana Use
A Vermont study by the Governor's Committee on Children and Youth warns of rising youth drug use, especially marijuana, and calls for school based prevention programs and better public information. It notes opiates are less common among youths and urges curriculum development and teacher preparation to address drugs, plus a legislative review of the 1968 Drug Control Act. The panel was led by William H. Soule of Barre.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Governor’s Committee On Children and Youth
William H. Soule
Barre
Youth in Vermont double slaying faces homicide charges
James Kanavaros, 21, of Middlesex, pleaded innocent in Washington County District Court to two counts of homicide tied to the rifle slayings of Daniel Maxwell and Richard Gallagher, both 19, of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Bail set at 10,000 on each count. he was ordered to the Vermont State Hospital to assess insanity claims. Autopsies planned. a .22 rifle found at the scene.
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Gallagher
Kanavaros
Maxwell
Francis W. Maxwell
Greek ex-premiers freed by military regime in Greece
In Athens the military regime released former prime ministers George Papandreou and Panayotis Kanellopoulous from house arrest and freed four civilian government members. The six may join a referendum on a new constitution while broader political detentions continue. About 50 other politicians remain jailed or detained with 2,000 labeled as Communists not freed.
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Athens
API
George Papandreou
Panayotis Kanellopoulous
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
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Santa Maria
Daley
Rutland
John Daley
Gov
Hoff
General Fund
U.S. Aid
United
Pownal
Vermont Youth Committee
Paul Gallagher
Wellesley High School
Mark Brown
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