Local letter asks Nixon to pardon Calley over Vietnam deaths
A Vermont letter mailed to President Nixon with 500 local signatures urges executive clemency for Lt. William L. Calley Jr., convicted of premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre. The one page missive pleads national peace, questions the timing of U.S. withdrawal, and places shared responsibility on all Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
William L. Calley Jr
Vietnam Infantry
My Lai
Dave
Betty) Harrington
Woodford Road
Nixon
Vietnam
Bennington
Vermont
Williams L. Calley Jr
CYO Vermont Names Stan Reczek Assistant Director
The Catholic Youth Organization of Vermont will install Stan Reczek of Vergennes as assistant director in a newly created post. Rev. H Basil Nichols, the diocesan CYO director, said expanded duties require additional staff. Reczek, 28, a Vergennes High School teacher, will assume the post after the current school year ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
H. Basil Nichols
CYO
Stan Reczek
Vergennes
Reczek
Vergennes High School
Vietnam
Weeks School
Vergennes Pool
Pearl Street
Hotel
Gray Lady awards honor long service at Putnam Memorial
The Gray Ladies at Putnam Memorial Hospital received annual service awards at a dessert and coffee hour. Recipients include Mrs. T. H. Thomas Sr and Mrs. Ralph Stewart with 22 years, Miss Jane Rudd 22, Mrs. Burton Immen 22, Miss Maud Edson 21, Miss Florence Moore 20, Mrs. Genevieve LaFlamme 15, Miss Beulah Evans 14, Mrs. J. Duncan Campbell 13, Mrs. Gladys Leslie 12, and Mrs. L. W. Gillette 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hospital
T. H. Thomas Sr
Ralph Stewart
Jane Rudd
Burton Immen
Maud Edson
Florence Moore
Genevieve LaFlamme
Beulah Evans
J. Duncan Campbell
Gladys Leslie
L. W. Gillette
Student-intern board formed for New England agencies
Wellesley Mass. The New England Board of Higher Education announced the formation of an advisory committee to appoint 40 student interns for NE agencies this summer. The committee will meet Friday April 9 1971 at NEBHE headquarters 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
New England
Alan D. Ferguson
New England Board of Higher Education
NEBHE
Cub Scout Pack 345 March Cowboys and Indians Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 345 held a March 25 meeting with costumes, skits, and the BSA branding ritual. Den 3 and 6 performed a skit The Definition of a Cub Scout, followed by the pledge. The event featured cowboys from the Stowell and Roy Ranches, friendly Indians of the Dentwo tribe, and Webelos routines. Several boys earned wolf and Webelo badges with parent involvement praised. den chiefs and leaders were honored. future awards expected next month. The meeting closed with notices of Walnut Street happenings in Wellesley and a NEBHE internship program funded by the New England Regional Commission.
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Gilda Vassura
Den 3
Pat Onley
Den 6
BSA
Stowell Ranch
Denone
Larry G
Roy Ranch
Dentour
Dentwo
Webelos
Chris Comi
William McGurn
Jay Emmet
Keith Krause
James Michaels
John Sigsbury
Richard LaFlamme
Webelo
Clark Green
Norman Morse
Eric Molloy
Todd Onley
Walnut St
Wellesley
Mass
Horace Brown
Connecticut
Jere A. Chase
New England College
Henniker
N.H
Robert W. Eisenmenger
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
A. Myrick Freeman III
Department of Economics
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
Sumner J. Hoisington
Massachusetts
John W. Lederle
Umass
Amherst
Elbert G. Moulton Jr
Vermont
Henry W. Stevenson Jr
Department of Education
Rhode Island
NEBHE
New England Regional Commission
Maggots in Court Case Preview Vaudeville Theme Planned
In Stourbridge England two judges refused a peek at maggots that could jump six inches as evidence in a case accusing a shop of selling unfit cheese. The trial is set for next month with a Vaudeville and Circus theme. Den leaders meet at Gerald Stowell's house on April 11.
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Stourba
Dge
England
UPI
Den
Gerald Stowell
Thrift Shop Easter Sale Opens With Spring Finds
Thrift Shop offers spring coats for all ages including tiny girls sizes and maternity tops. A wide hat selection, popular books, and hard goods such as a spun aluminum cake cover set and a waffle iron are featured. Hours are Thursday 2 to 5 p.m., Friday 12:30 to 6:30, Saturday 10 to 2.
Holy Thursday rites set at First Baptist Church Bennington
Members and friends of the First Baptist Church of Bennington will attend a Holy Thursday service with a 6:30 p.m. covered-dish supper. Mrs. John Riddle chairs the meal arrangements. Afterward, the congregation will participate in a communion service around tables to reflect the Last Supper. Deacons and deaconesses including Mrs. James Vince, Mrs. Barbara Bennett, Mrs. Harold Hilliard, Mrs. DeWitt Lewis, Mrs. Lawrence Johnson, Mrs. Bruce Lackey, Mrs. John Riddle, Ralph Lindsey, Osborne Gaines, Richard Hunt, Edward Emmons, Lewis Dodge, Henry Serre, Peter Gorenwegen, Paul Jones, and Carroll Killen will host. Osborne Gaines will sing Til Midnight, a hymn about Jesus’ loneliness before his capture.
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The
First Baptist Church of
Bennington
John Riddle
Jesus
Floyd I. la Bombard
James Vince
Barbara Bennett
Harold Hilliard
DeWitt Lewis
Lawrence Johnson
Bruce Lackey
Ralph Lindsey
Osborne
Two Bennington Men Fined For Snowmobile On Road
State Police report two Bennington men paid 15 dollar fines by waiver for snowmobile on a public highway March 21 on Carpenter Hill Road in Pownal. Terrence N Telzro 34 of Pine Circle and Leonard E Hurlbut 47 of Robinson Avenue were cited as state laws forbid snowmobiles on state or town highways unless town roads opened.
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Bennington
Terrence N. Telzro
Pine Circle
Leonard E. Hurlbut
Robinson Avenue
Carpenter Hill
Pownal
Bennington Briefs Square Dance Events and Poster Contest
Deerfield Valley square dancing with Dick Willard at Wilmington High School 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday for Easter Bonnet dance. May 1 deadline for radiation poster contest with tape recorder prize for 13 and older and camp week for younger. posters to Bennington Free Library or Poster Chairman Box 397. call 442-9321. Sam Estabrooks of North Orange Mass opens April square dance instruction sessions at Northampton State Hospital. regular Hairpin Turners calls. join Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 at Olander Cafeteria Route 66.
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Deerfield Valley
Dick Willard
Wilmington High School
Bennington
Sam Eshbrooks
North Orange
Mass
Northhampton
State Hospital
Estabrooks
Hairpin Turners Square
North Adams
Olander
Route 66
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State Cyo
Gray Lady
Holy Cross
Malletts Bay
Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Vermont
N.E
Cub
den One
Bruce Stowell
Keith Tatro
Robert Tatro
Lawrence Chenaille
Warren Vassura
Alex Shieo
William Jerome
Brian Howe
James Comi
Jeff Congdon
William Martin
Mark Eustis
Tim Nichols
Michael Harte
Leon Roy
Mark Emmet
Fred Keppler
Chris Hoth
Peter Richard
William Thompson
Joseph Betit
Reynard Adorable
David Michaels
Denner
Michael Stemp
Mark Hanson
Shawn Stemp
Jeff Betit
Tom Purdy
Paul Bett
John Stone
Dan Carpenter
Ed Houran
Larry Gauthier
Thrift Shop
Cal
MAS Drysdales
Armory
Nichals
Health ‘Tex
Kroehler
Main ST
Bennington, VT
DIAL
Kro
Ewhler
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Monument Plaza
Bennington Briefs
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