Governor Signals Willingness To Sign Housing Code Bill
Governor Deane C. Davis indicated he is leaning toward signing a bill permitting unchartered towns to adopt housing codes to access federal aid. Bennington officials urged passage while Davis weighed northern Vermont opposition over privacy concerns. He noted strong citizen pressure, consults with HUD, and that towns could tailor inspection provisions before voting.
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Deane C. Davis
Bennington
Davis
Banner
Northeast Kingdom
Senate
House
Vermont
Department of Housing and Urban Development
New England
HUD
Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Maine
Northeast
Kingdom
Supreme Court
Gas Explosions Kill 94 in Osaka During World Fair Rush
A sequence of gas blasts in a crowded Osaka district during the 1970 world exposition caused heavy casualties. Police reported 92 dead and 122 injured, with fears of higher tolls. Fire crews battled fires from a 20 inch gas line near a subway site as crowds watched repairs.
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Osaka
Japan
UPI
Osaka Prefectural
Senri Hills
Cambodia Freezes Hijacked U S Ship Sails After Release
Captain Donald Swann of the S S Columbia Eagle testified to newsmen aboard the freed freighter off Cambodia that two hijackers Clyde McKay and Alvin Glatowski, both in their early twenties, had forced the ship to sail to Cambodia where they sought political asylum. The vessel, carrying 750 500 pound bombs, was bound for Sattahip Thailand from the U S west coast. 24 crew members abandoned in lifeboats while the rest remained on board as orders were relayed to resume course to Cambodia. Swann described gunmen threats and the hijacking sequence ending with the ship under way again.
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Columbia Eagle
U.S. Military Sea Transport Service
U.S
Sattahip
Thailand
Cambodia
Clyde McKay
Alvin Glatowski
Swann
Gulf of Thailand
McKay
Glatowski
OBrien Urges Experts for New Vermont Posts
Vermont Democratic candidate Sen. Leo OBrien warned that environmental control and government reorganization depend on appointing qualified professionals. In Montpelier he said filling key posts with political friends could doom the program, noting Gov Davis favored Elbert G Moulton for the environmental agency secretary post.
Senate Defeats Nixon Pick G. Harrold Carswell for Court
The Senate voted 51 to 45 to reject President Nixon’s nomination of Judge G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. Critics cited judicial stature and views on race as reasons. The eight-member court will continue without a ninth seat for the current term.
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VPI
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Nixon
Supreme Court
Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Charles McC. Mathias
Maryland
Abe Fortas
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Sen
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Tallahassee
Fla
U.S. Circuit Court
South Carolina
Trustees To Enforce Curfew on Juveniles
Bennington Village Trustees vow stricter enforcement of the 1949 curfew ordinance requiring anyone under 16 to avoid loitering after 9 30 p m every night unless with a parent or guardian Police Commissioner Ormal B Pierce urged revival Village Attorney Milton Pinsker cited officer concerns over roaming after hours The measure allows a 5 dollar fine for the custodian of the child and bells at St Francis de Sales Church mark the curfew time
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Milton Pinsker
Ormal B. Pierce
St. Francis de Sales
Main Street
Weather Clouds Apollo 13 Launch Risk in Measles Case
Weather could delay Saturday's Apollo 13 blast off as a cold front may trigger lightning. Astronauts Lovell Mattingly and Haise face measles tests after exposure to German measles. If any show symptoms, launch likely postponed to May 9 with moon touchdown lighting considerations.
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Aps
America
Spaceflight
Ernest Amman
Florida
Amman
James A. Lovell
Thomas K. Mattingly
Fred W. Haise
Lovell
Mattingly
Haise
Charles A. Berry
Manned Spacecraft Center Biomedical Laboratory
Houston
Berry
Charles Duke
Rockefeller Renominates Four for New York Races
ROCHESTER N Y Gov Nelson A Rockefeller led a Republican State Committee meeting naming himself Lt Gov Malcolm Wilson and Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz for re election and Edward V Regan for controller All four won by acclamation with only minor surprise over Charles E Goodell designation and a last minute San Francisco flight in a potential controller bid Goodell faced some opposition and Marchi hinted at a possible run while Regan was chosen after Mattina declined under assurances about a future term
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Rochester
N.Y
Republican State Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charles E. Goodell
San Francisco
Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Edward V. Regan
Buffalo
Goodell
John J. Marchi
New York
Marchi
Staten Island
James L. Buckley
United States Senate
Buckley
Nixon
Regan
Arthur Levitt
Joseph S. Mattina
Levitt
Erie County
Inside Mayfest to sponsor Glass Menagerie play
Inside Mayfest announces it will sponsor the play Glass Menagerie and cancels a jazz dance program. A letter to the editor urges that a new east west highway tops the list of things we don't need. The North Bennington School Board calls a special meeting for April 16 on planned renovations. Manchester Selectmen hear about growing pains for the town's rescue squad. Rep. George Van Santvoord offers a last look at the legislative session.
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Mayfest
Play ‘‘Glass Menagerie
North Bennington
Manchester Selectmen
George van Santvoord
Malone enters governor race over housing code row in Chester
Frederick S. Malone a 42 year old real estate broker and Republican donor announced in Chester that he will seek the governor's office as a third party candidate. Malone cited the legislature’s housing code bill allowing communities without charters to adopt housing rules and attacked both parties for backing what he called insidious legislation.
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Chester
UPI
Frederick S. Malone
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Malone
Republican Party
Police Oust Protesters In Springfield Sit-In
About 20 demonstrators were carried from the Springfield Social Welfare Department office by 35 officers before 2 a.m. ending a five day sit-in. No arrests followed the action as protesters sang briefly and left. The group sought more welfare aid and policy reforms while a court injunction stood. Legal aid director Blum plans court challenges to state welfare rules including support payment burdens on divorced mothers and missing cost of living increases.
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Springfield
UPI
Social Welfare Department
Superior Court
Stephen Martin
Vermont
Richard Blum
Blum
Martin
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J. Duncan Campbell
Black Square
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George D. Aiken
Prouty
Marlow Cook
Jeffrey Work
Lewis Run, Pa
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Rocky
Robert F. Kennedy
Mr. Goodell
Albany
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