Powell Faces New Probe
Washington confirms a special House subcommittee will probe payroll abuses by members starting Monday. Powell, amid censure talk and payroll questions involving his wife Yvette, braces for possible actions despite a partial power curb by his own Education and Labor Committee. The panel includes Democrats Hays, Od, Jones, Thompson, and Republicans Dickinson and Devine.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
House Administration
House
Harlem Democrat
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Special
Yvette
Salt Rico
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Joe OD
Waggoner Jr
Paul C. Jones
Frank Thompson Jr
N.J
William L. Dickinson
Ala
Samuel L. Devine
Thompson
Education and Labor Committee
B52 raids renew against North Vietnam in six months
U S Air Force B52 bombers from Guam conducted three attacks on North Vietnam in the past week targeting ammunition dumps storage sheds and other war material supplying troops near the DMZ. South Vietnam warned bombing may force negotiations while American jets hit the Thanh Hoa rail complex and U S Marines plus naval gunfire engaged Viet Cong near the DMZ in Operation Prairie casualties reported.
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UPS
Viet Nam
U.S
Guam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Viet Nam
Tran van Do
North Viet Nam
United States
North
Thanh Hoa
Air Force
26Th Marine Regiment
An Dinh
Gia Binh
Dong Ha
No Man’s Land
Mu Gia
Laos
Hoff Attacks Snelling Over Tax Reform Claims
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff accuses Republican Richard Snelling of using a “spurious issue” by pushing a three percent sales tax as tax relief not reform. Hoff says reforms must follow Tax Study Committee findings and that Republicans misrepresent their stance.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Richard Snelling
Hoff
Snelling
Legislative Council
Williams Seeks Public Vote on Woodford Water Expansion
Bennington Village Attorney John H. Williams II outlined a proposed Woodford water source expansion to Rotary Club members, detailing a $453,000 project with $188,500 federal grant, $264,500 local share, and a possible $300,000 bond. Taxpayers would pay about $15,000 first year, offset by water rents from the town water board. The plan envisions a 2 million gallon daily yield from Bolles Brook via a 3 1/4 mile pipeline to Burgess Road reservoir, sufficient through century end. Other panelists included water commissioners Herbert Horst and Seymour G. Shultz.
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Bennington
John H. Williams II
Rotary Club
Woodford
Williams
Rotarians
Bennington Village
Water Board
Bolles Brook
Burgess Road
Herbert Horst
Seymour G. Shultz
North Viet Nam calls U.S. peace offer a swindle
Hanoi branded the Goldberg peace proposals as a ploy to prolong aggression in South Vietnam and keep American troops. North Vietnam criticized U.S. concessions and accused Washington of seeking to manipulate the UN to halt bombing while pressing for Hanoi to curb its war effort. The rejection followed similar Soviet and Saigon rebukes.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Hanoi
United States
South Viet Nam
Goldberg
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Tran van Do
Saigon
North
Herbert's Just Lonely Herbert's Just Lonely
Brattleboro resident Gordon Wilson faced a municipal court action after his young bull Herbert escaped and harassed a neighbor's Holstein heifer. The incident highlighted Vermont's seldom-used statute prohibiting farm animals from roaming beyond pastures. State's Attorney J. Thomas Moore prosecuted the case.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Herbert
Gordon Wilson
Vermont
J. Thomas Moore
Wilson
Troublesome Toe Proves No Strike for Housewife
Shirley Padilla a 32 year old Oxnard housewife had her right toe trapped by a 16 pound bowling ball after finding it in the garage. Firemen oiled the toe free after a rescue that involved a car ride with the ball on the seat and help from neighbors. Her husband Pete is a shoe salesman.
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Oxnard
Calif
UPI
Shirley Padilla
Pete Padilla
Inside scoop on school ski program and editorials
Editorial notes the ski program in schools and outlines praise and concerns. Roy Marsden reports a Quebec fishing trip with concise observations. A feature highlights Vermont's first union elementary school with photos and narrative from Page 5.
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Roy Marsden
Quebec
Vermont
First Union
Gromyko Rejects U S Peace Offense at UN Speech
At the United Nations Andrei Gromyko rejected the U S Viet Nam peace bid and accused Washington of no real intent to end aggression. He denounced U S actions in Viet Nam Laos and the Dominican Republic and urged disarmament and broader talks on European security. Goldberg urged action not words to prove peace making.
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United Nations
UPS
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Gromyko
Dean Rusk
General Assembly
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Laos
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Washington
West Germany
Asia
Africa
Latin America
LSD experimenter Tim Leary acquitted on narcotics charges
Dutchess County Judge Ray mond Baratta dismissed marijuana possession charges against LSD experimenter Dr Timothy Leary and three others after prosecutor cited a Supreme Court ruling. The defendants were linked to a Castalia Foundation raid in Millbrook New York. The judge freed Stewart Swain Nancy Swain and Barry Kaplan, as evidence and warnings questioned by the defense influenced the outcome. The June Supreme Court decision addressed warnings and search and seizure standards, precluding conviction in this case.
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Poughkeepsie, N.Y
UPI
Timothy Leary
U.S. Supreme Court
Leary
Castalia Foundation
Millbrook
N.Y
Stewart Swain
Nancy
Blue Jay
Calif
Barry Kaplan
New York
Swains
Kaplan
Baratta
Heilman
Supreme Court
Enrollment dip alarms Vermont Catholic schools
Rutland Vermont Catholic schools report a sixth straight year of enrollment decline with 445 fewer students on opening day and a total drop near 1000 over two years. Msgr. John A. Lynch cites rising costs, tuition, and shifting transfers as causes while noting attempts to reduce class sizes to about 35 in elementary grades. He warns the trend could reshape Catholic education in the state and suggests openness to new structures and technologies.
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Rutland
Vermont
John A. Lynch
The
Catholic Tribune
Bennington Catholic High School
Msgr. Lynch
Msgr
Lynch
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