Brigade Seizes Statue of Liberty in Political Protest
At least 16 members of the Attica Brigade occupied the Statue of Liberty vowing to remain 24 hours in protest of Nixon policies and social injustice. Officials reported up to 30 barricaded inside the base with some telephone lines cut. no arms or hostages, island residents briefly barred from returning.
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New York
UPI
Attica Brigade
Nixon
U.S. Park Department
H.A. Groves
J.L. Tomlins
Washington
Liberty Island
Brigade
Groves
Windham County prosecutor Diamond weighs run for attorney general
Windham County state's attorney M Jerome Diamond, a teacher and lawyer, marks four years in office and hints at a bid for attorney general. Born in Memphis, he studied at George Washington University and the University of Tennessee, later clerking for Judge Ernest W. Gibson and joining Kris ten sen Cummings and Price. Diamond led environmental reforms with Vermont Electric Cooperative spraying, securing agreements to curb herbicide use and create better practices, while exploring voluntary contributions to the Department of Water and a dye marker plan.
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M. Jerome Diamond
Windham County
Deane Davis
David Gibson
Windham
Diamond
Kimberley Cheney
Memphis
Washington, D.C
George Washington University
University of Tennessee
Marjorie Sugar
Washington
Joshua
Seth
Law School
U.S
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro
Kristensen, Cummings
Vermont Electric Cooperative Inc
Power Company
Judgeship opens in Bennington District Court
Former Judge John P. Morrissey’s swearing in creates an interim District Court vacancy in district one Bennington County. Fienberg and Moss weigh applying for the $22,000 post. Dinse outlines the Judicial Selection Board process and eligibility for Vermont bar members with five years practice.
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Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Superior Court
District Court
District One
Bennington County
George M. Fienberg
Neil S. Moss
Moss
Fienberg
Florida
Burlington
John M. Dinse
Judicial Selection Board
Thomas P. Salmon
Vermont
Dinse
House
State Senate
Vermont Bar Association
Senate
Morrissey
Salmon
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Weekend Weather Outlook Slightly Mild Days
Clear cool nights and sunny mild days expected through the weekend. Highs tonight in the 40s to mid 50s with lows in the 20s to 30s. Tomorrow highs in the mid 50s to the 60s.
Zebra killer hunt grips San Francisco streets
Police surged through San Francisco using stop and frisk to chase the Zebra killer. About 55 black men matching a composite were detained in 24 hours but provided no clues. A black community leader denounced the drive as a police state amid racial tensions.
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San Francisco
UPI
Cardoza
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Annette
Zebra
Symbionese Liberation Army
Cecil Williams
Liddy ordered to stand trial for contempt of Congress
G. Gordon Liddy, linked to Watergate conspiracies, was ordered to stand trial for contempt of Congress with trial set for May 10 without a jury. He refused to testify before a House committee and offered no comment during the hearing, citing ongoing legal battles and defenses by his attorney.
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Washington
UPI
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
U.S
John H. Pratt
Liddy
Watergate
FBI
Nixon
Congress
House Armed Services
CIA
Los Angeles
Lewis J. Fielding
Daniel Ellsberg
Peter W. Maroulis
Pratt
Philip Lacovara
Leon Jaworski
Fielding
Maroulis
Bitter Democratic bid for Vermont House seat
In Vermont five contenders vie for the Democratic nomination to the U S House seat being vacated by Richard Mallary. The contest includes Margaret Lucenti amid inter party tensions over her role with conservatives seeking to remove her. Opponents include Francis Cain Dennis Morrisseau Francis Esposito and John Welch Jr with the winner facing James Jeffords or John Burgess in the general election.
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Montpelier
UPI
U.S
House of Representatives
Margaret Lucenti
Democratic State Committee
James Jeffords
John Burgess
Richard Mallary
George D. Aiken
Salmon's ire over Vermont bankers leader overreach
In Montpelier Gov. Salmon blasts Donald Rowan of the Vermont Bankers Association for comments he says disserve the profession. Rowan warned that removing the 8.5 percent home mortgage ceiling could harm lending while banks face tight money for first homes.
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Charles Butler Jr
Montpelier, Vt
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Vermont Legal Aid
Thomas P. Salmon
Montpelier
Davis
Salmon
Donald Rowan
Vermont Bankers Association
Vermont
Rowan
State of
Hilton Wick
Chittenden Trust Co
Wick
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SE Asia
American Friends Service Committee
Russell Johnson
New England
AFSC
Southeast Asia
United States
Phnom Penh
Statue of Liberty
Howard Crane
Crane
Rockefellers
Jerry Diamond
Department of Water
Marvin Cardoza
Paul Halvonik
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Salmon and the Bankers
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