Antiwar group reports U S troop buildup to Southeast Asia
The Military Buildup Committee, a coalition of antiwar groups, claims at least 13 warships including carrier Saratoga and guided missile frigate Biddle head toward a Pacific rendezvous en route to Indochina to bolster South Vietnam. It says 24,000 troops and 411 aircraft left the United States, with more on alert or en route. The Pentagon denies ground troop plans, citing reinforcement of air and naval units.
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Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Pacific
Indochina
Ter
South Vietnam
United States
Southeast
Southeast Asia
South
Saratoga
Midway
Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Constellation
Japan
Student drawn jackets spruce up library books
Elizabeth Howlett reports on a Dennington Free Library project with seventh grade art classes transforming over 200 old books with student created jackets. top covers highlight lettering, color, and illustration, with display windows and a National Library Week showcase planned, and a list of noted student contributors.
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Bennington Free
Ellen Roy
Silver Street
Diane Connell
Kimberly
Grandview Street
Elizabeth Howlett
Dennington
Telephone Company
Main Streets
Ihrory
National Library Week
Beverly Petrelis
Teddy Petrelis
Ann Kozlos
Thebrary
Vermont Library Association
Stratton
Susanne Larlgiere
Laurie Haynes
Barbara Crowell
Bob Dzamko
James Brown
Tammy Blair
John LaPierre
Ellen Jareckie
Dawn Gallant
Peter Geannelis
Melissa Bergquist
Danny Main
John Patterson
Leslie
Johnson
Susan
Viganes
Judy Knights
Jil Martin
Sally Gil
Tracy Purdy
Jeffrey Cook
New Hampshire begins recount of primary ballots
In Concord today, about two dozen state workers and volunteers recounted Democratic primary ballots as Muskie supporters pressed to overturn delegates from McGovern. The 92,279 ballots in NH 1st District are under review by week’s end after Muskie led 48 percent to 37 percent in the five-candidate race with 10 delegates per district.
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Concord
N-H. Cupi
New Hampshire
George
McGovern
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Robert L. Stark
Marcha Copthorne
Thomas Tessier
J. Joseph Grandmaisen
Ind
Cecilia Wynn
Garbage piles up in Toronto as strike drags on
Garbage mounted on Toronto streets as CUPE Local 43 workers strike into a third day over contract demands for higher pay. The union represents sanitation and city services. talks stalled with Mayor Dennison saying a settlement is unlikely soon and refuse collection largely halted.
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Toronto
UPL
Canadian Union of Public Employes
CUPE
Parochiaid appeal on Vermont aid ruling eyed
MONTPELIER UPI Vermont may appeal a U S District Court ruling striking down the 1971 Parochial School Aid Law. Attorney General James Jeffords and an attorney for interested parties said an appeal to the U S Supreme Court is under consideration. The suit was brought by the Vermont chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
U.S. District Court
James Jeffords
Give
U.S. Supreme Court
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Cites
Barre
Winooski
Uncle Sam Mall project gains $7 million renewal support
New York City officials announce a $7 million federal and local funding package for the Uncle Sam Mall renewal project. Bids were opened for the project with Chase Manhattan Bank of NY winning a low rate of 4.14 percent. Albany faces a court halt on state subsidies to non public schools totaling about $14 million, delaying disbursement pending a merits ruling. The legislature is poised to consider lifting sale and advertising restrictions on prophylactics as venereal disease concerns rise.
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Troy
Have
Urbans’ Renewal Agency
Uncle Sam Mall
Chase Manhattan Bank of
New York City
Albany
Urban renewal clashes in North Adams over land deal
North Adams voters battled downtown renewal versus West End shopping center plans. Redevelopment Authority chief Louis Sincliles opposed a city land option for Albert Clark and Preston Harding of Newington Conn. who aimed to build a 120000 square foot center.
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North Adams
Louis Sincliles
Redevelopment Authority
Harriman Airport
Albert Clark
Preston Harding
Newington
Conn
Mofr Street
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