Redistricted Vermont Votes Big GOP Gains
In a post reapportionment special election Republican gains surged in Vermont. Gov Hoff warned of a horrendous outcome as the GOP captured 135 of 150 House seats and 24 of 30 Senate seats, widening GOP control from 74 to 76 percent in the House and leaving Democrats with only six Senate seats. turnout topped 113 thousand.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
General Assembly
Iloff
Ijoff
Hoff
Senate
GOP
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John J. Daley
Daley
Windham County
Janeway
George Kingston Jr
Northfield
Derick V. Webb
Chittenden
Burlington
Ilof
Coed sets self afire on college campus in West Chester
Patricia Ann Conway a 22 year old junior from Phoenixville poured gasoline on her clothes and lit a self immolating fire outside a West Chester State College entrance. She proclaimed I did it for the love of God and I am a Catholic while flames enveloped her. College officials noted she had personal troubles centered on a boyfriend and was otherwise in good academic standing.
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Westchester
UPI
Patricia Ann Conway
Phoenixville
West Chester State College
Jack Owens
Patricia An
Joseph Conway
Darien Students Seen As Too Protected In Report
In Darien Conn teachers report high school students are insular and call them like flowers in a greenhouse after six teachers swapped jobs with six Negro teachers in New York last spring. The study notes naivete among New York City students and contrasts with Swiss and Darien pupils. Details include questions from NYC students about Cadillacs and narcotics. A separate incident in Darien last weekend saw nine youths arrested on marijuana charges.
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Darien
Conn
New York
Gregory C. Coffin
Switzerland
New York City
Imposter Robs Waltham Hospital
Police hunt a man who masqueraded as a white uniformed employee at Waltham Hospital and robbed the facility of 17000 in cash and checks.
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Waltham Hospital
Waltham, Mass
Lindsay Campaign Tops $2.5 Million
New York AP reports mayor elect John V. Lindsay’s campaign spent 2,539,977 dollars across twelve committees backing his fusion campaign. Reports show expenditures exceeding receipts by 88,058 dollars. Beame campaign filings show 1,503,232 dollars in outlays against 1,687,512 dollars in income.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Abraham D. Beame
Career Negro Named Fire Commissioner in New York
NEW YORK A Negro Democrat was chosen to be fire commissioner by Mayor-elect John Lindsay. Robert O. Lowery, a 25 year veteran fireman, will replace Martin Scott on January 1 at a $30,000 salary. He had backed Lindsay’s opponent Abraham Beame in the mayoral race and says Lindsay did not ask his political leanings. Three other Negroes hold full commissioner status in the city administration: Arthur C. Ford, Alonzo S. Yerby, and Earl Brown.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Robert 0. Lowery
Lindsay
Abraham D. Beame
New York City
Martin Scott
California Floods Toll Rises as Storm Threat Looms
Saturated Southern California endures Flash floods that killed at least 12 people and stranded Palm Springs as mud and high water lock off routes. Rescue teams fear new slides while the next storm, expected Thursday, could bring heavier rains and more peril.
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California
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
San Jacinto Mountains
Voting Rights Act Upheld In U S Court
A federal panel in Montgomery ruled Alabama judges had no authority to halt federal registration of voters under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision centers on jurisdiction and allows about 10,000 federally registered voters in six counties to proceed, with 37 constitutional amendments on the ballot next Tuesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Federal District Court For
District of Columbia
Federal Courts of Appeal
Three Guards Killed In Illinois Prison Riot
A tense scene at Menard Prison near the Mississippi River ended with three guards killed and several wounded after inmates stabbed them during a riot that began in the dining hall. A two-dozen-strong group led the uprising, while state and county authorities opened an investigation into the causes.
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Illinois
Menard, UI
Upl
Menard Prison
Mississippi River
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Ross W. Randolph
Albert Rohlfing
Bedlam
Lewis Paul
Arthur Kisro
George L. Wilson
Chester
Menard
Vienna
Weather totals rise to 10.57 inches this season
Through early Tuesday the total rainfall reached 10.57 inches, pushing the season above normal. The seasonal norm from July 1 to date stands at 1.41 inches.
Court Martial Set For Dissident Officer in El Paso
An Army lieutenant from Ft. Bliss was ordered to face a general court martial for alleged violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice after a November 6 anti Viet Nam protest in El Paso. Lt. Henry Howe Jr., of Boulder Colorado, is accused alongside others in the demonstration. The tentative trial date is December 13.
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EL Paso
Tex
Henry Howe Jr
Ft. Bliss
Howe
Boulder
Colo
U. S
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Miami, Fla
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San Bernardino County
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Rocky Cucamonga Wash
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