Texas siblings aided by Vietnam fund drive for rare kidney disease
UPI reports in Phan Rang Vietnam that Air Force Sgt. Robert L. Jones raised 37200 dollars in three days to help Gary Holt 20 and Paula Holt 17 of Austin Texas with acute nephritis. The drive at Phan Rang Base drew contributions from US GIs Australian airmen Vietnamese and civilians. The goal remains 50000 dollars as donors continue to give.
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Phan Rang
Vietnam
Gary Holt
South
West Texas State University
Paula
H.V. Holt
Austin
Holt
Gary
35Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Public Information Office
Jones
Royal Australian Air Force
Muskie backs April 24 antiwar march in Washington
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie endorses the National Peace Action Group march set for April 24, urging peaceful, persistent protest to press for total troop withdrawal by year end. He notes allied support but cautions protesters to dissent peacefully and Congress to listen.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
National Peace Action Group
People’s Coalition For Peace
Chicago Seven
Rennie Davis
People’s Coalition
Davis
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
U.S
Congress
Vietnam
Peace Action Coalition
Americans For Democratic Action
American Civil Liberties Union
Martin Luther King Jr
Indochina
Robber makes error in seizing hostage
Grand Rapids district recounts a bank robbery gone wrong as Charles Andrakowicz wrestled a 32 year old bandit named Clare Harvey for control of a shotgun. Harvey fled after stealing $7000 from Central Bank and was later captured. Andrakowicz restrained the thief while police intervened, the money found in his car.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPI
Charles Andrakowicz
Andrakowicz
Central Bank
Clare Harvey
Sparta
Harvey
Five Americans seek to swap for POWs in Laos mission
A Monterey Park salesman leads six men in a bid to trade themselves for U S POWs in Communist camps. With 926 round trip tickets to Vientiane purchased the group hopes North Vietnamese officials will accept substitutes and allow the POWs to return home.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Laos
Vientiane
U.S
Dominic Cimino
Cimino
Germany
Monterey Park
Democrats reject plan to amend Vermont Senate structure
In Montpelier, eight Democratic senators opposed a compromise to set up a mandatory apportionment board for Senate districts while leaving district specifics to the board. They insist on single member districts and a mandatory board, recalling a prior two thirds proposal. The eight Democrats form the core of the 11 votes needed to block amendment.
Vermonters to be Accepted Despite Budget Constraints
University of Vermont officials denied reports that budget limits barred qualified Vermonters. Academic Vice President Alfred Rollins said every qualified applicant who filed by February 1 will be admitted to next fall's freshman class, countering claims from admissions coordinator Richard Gerard.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Alfred Rollins
Richard Gerard
Gerard
Rollins
Vermont debate on Vietnam withdrawal resolution postponed
Vermont legislators expected to table a resolution calling for immediate U S. withdrawal from Vietnam while supporting the People’s Peace Treaty. Rep. Oreste Valsangiamcomo sought a substitute resolution backing Nixon administration policies in Southeast Asia. In a separate note, Merton S. Pike of Stowe, a dairy farmer and Agway director, lost both legs in a farm accident when his legs were caught in a tractor power take-off and underwent below knee amputations at Copley Hospital Morrisville with artificial limbs fitted.
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Montpelier
VPI
Vermont
U.S
Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Oreste Valsangiamcomo
D-Barre
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Stowe
Merton S. Pike
Agway Inc
Copley Hospital
Morrisville
Troy firemen demand hearing over contract dispute
About 50 Uniformed Firemen's Association members blocked exits from Troy City Council chambers for about 45 minutes demanding a meeting to discuss their contract dispute. The council refused to talk, and Mayor Werlin warned of removing demonstrators. The protest ended when promises to call a special meeting were made. In Albany, two South Mall firms received about 57 million more for the project, raising total platform cost to 149 million from 97.7 million.
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Troy
Troy City
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Rensselaer County Legislative Room
Werlin
Albany
South Mall
Office of General Services
Walsh-Corbetta Construction Co
George A. Fuller Construction Co
Troy Police Captain Prezio Suspended After Indictment
Troy Police Captain Albert F Prezio, former public safety commissioner, was suspended without pay by City Manager Ralph DeSantis after his indictment on three counts of extortion. The charges include bringing discredit on the Troy Police Department and conduct unbecoming a police officer and public official. a hearing is set for April 28.
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Troy
Albert F. Prezio
Prezio
Ralph DeSantis
Down in Berkshire and Wyandanch shootings and plans
In Pittsfield Mrs Ellis Freeman seeks identification of a body found in a fire damaged home cellar after a New York shooting left Patrolman George Frees dead and Patrolman Robert Staab wounded. Suffolk police label Ellis Freeman as a prime suspect. Nearby Lenox develops a $4 million 102 unit Avaloch Inn condo project with prices from 40000 to 50000, while New Yorkers may buy as second homes. In North Adams, plans for a medical center advance with physician interest and a study committee exploring funding amid hospital director opposition.
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Pittsfield
Ellis Freeman
Suffolk County
N.Y
Richard Freeman
Wyandanch
George Frees
Robert Staab
LENOX
Max Wasserman
Wasserman Development Corp
Cambridge
Mass
Avaloch Inn
West Street
Wood
Wasserman
New York
North Adams
George A. Serrigo
Serrigo
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