Nation ponders if top leaders share war crimes guilt
United Press International reports show Americans divided over whether Allied leaders bear final responsibility for war crimes like My Lai. About 586 respondents weighed in on post World War II trials and whether Westmoreland or Johnson should be blamed alongside Calley, with strong views from Kefauver Whiteneck James and Addkison.
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B. F. Middlebrooks
United Press International
William L. Calley
U.S
My Lai
Calley
Vietnam
UPI
United States
General Westmoreland
Johnson
Lt. Calley
Westmoreland
John S. Whiteneck Jr
Bethel Congregational Church
Beaverton, Ore
Westmoreland and
Vermont Legislature Faces Antiwar Rally at Statehouse
About 200 protesters gathered at the Vermont Statehouse to pressure lawmakers for a joint session on April 9 to hear a former Marine now opposing the war. Legislators forwarded a resolution to a committee for a public hearing while warning against divisive splinter groups.
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Liberty, Union and
New Parties
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Vermont Vietnam Veterans Against
House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
John Burgess
Edward G. Janeway
Windham County
Janeway
Conserva
Oakey becomes Vermont education commissioner with goal to define purposes
Joseph H. Oakey, former New York Educational Redesign Project coordinator, starts as Vermont education commissioner. He aims to define basic skills like reading and writing, foster local planning, and keep an atmosphere of discussion over innovation. He emphasizes serving local boards and avoiding imposed goals while acknowledging costs and political scrutiny.
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Montpelier
Joseph H. Oakey
New York Department of Education
Vermont
Oakey
Department of Education
Vermont editorial and notices summarize page by page
Inside coverage notes a Vermont banker argues banks earn too much money while an editorial discusses lowering the voting age in Vermont. A strike at General Cable in Pownal was averted and Arlington is set to be transported to the South Pacific, per pages 3, 4, and 6 summaries.
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Vermont
General Cable
Pownal
Arlington
South Pacific
Hoffa Loses Parole Appeal For Parole Bid Denied Again
James R. Hoffa, jailed Teamsters leader, must serve at least 14 more months after a federal parole board denied his bid for parole at Lewisburg. Hoffa’s sentence extends to 13 years for jury tampering and mail fraud. The panel will not reconsider until June 1972, as Frank Fitzsimmons moves to leadership during Hoffa’s absence. The board gave no reasons, citing review following Hoffa’s Supreme Court upholding fraud conviction.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Federal
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Miami
Fitzsimmons
George J. Reed
Supreme Court
East West Tunnel Solves Molly Stark Traffic Ills
The Federal Bureau of Tunnels announced an underground east west tunnel to connect Bennington and Brattleboro as part of a route linking Amsterdam New York and Calais Maine. The plan, backed by energy from Vermont Yankee reactor emissions, envisions the Green Mountain Submountain Parkway going below ground with an elevator at Wilmington to manage tunnel access.
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Molly
Vermont
Federal Bureau of Tunnels
Bennington
Brattleboro
Amsterdam
N.Y
Calais
Maine
Bureau
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Green Mountain Submountain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
GMSP
Wilmington
Mr. Republican W. Arthur Simpson dies at 83
W. Arthur Simpson longtime Vermont public servant known as Mr. Republican died at 83 in a St. Johnsbury hospital. His career spanned 65 years with roles from Lyndon town director to welfare commissioner and state representative and senator. Funeral services set for Saturday in Lyndonville.
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Simpson
St. Johnsbury
Lyndon
Vermont
Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Mr. Simpson
Thomas P. Salmon
Deane C. Davis
Greater Vermont Association
GVA
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Frank Murphy
James M. Kefauver
Washington, D.C
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Hartford
Conn
Germany
R. B. Addkison
Houston
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John Gardner
Common Cause
Kennedy
General Assembly
Randolph Major
Westminster
Amos Colby
Lunenburg
Allen Foley
Norwich
George van Santvoord
D-Bennington
Helen Franco
D-Barre
Jack Peduzzi
University of Vermont
Kenneth Provan
New Education Commissioner
David Scribner
Washington Post
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