Earth Day Observances Across New England Rally for Clean Environment
New Englanders joined millions in Earth Day events across six states with marches, rallies, and cleanup efforts. Notable scenes included Sen Kennedy at Yale, Muskie urging consumer pressure, Sargent and Hayes urging action, and peaceful demonstrations in Boston and Portland. Thirteen protesters were arrested at Logan Airport during a salvo against supersonic aircraft and noise, charged with disorderly conduct.
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Boston
UPI
New
Hayes Warns of Exploitation of Environmental Control
Lt Gov Thomas L Hayes warned against exploiting the environmental control issue for political gain during an Earth Day event at Middlebury College. He urged Vermont to keep environmental banners, praised pay as you pollute water rules, and urged broader pollution checks while noting protest piles at Montpelier and Vermont College. Senator Leo OBrien said environmental crisis stems from human behavior and educational gaps in understanding nature.
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Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Boston
Thomas L. Hayes
Vermont
Middlebury College
New England
Portland
Maine
City Hall Plaza
Middlebury
UPI
Hayes
Montpelier
Vermont College
Leo O’brien
D-Chittenden-Grand Isle
Nixon
Aiken
Vietnam
Dick Nixon
Burgess
Connecticut
Canada
Kelton B. Miller
Shaftsbury
Miller
Hoff and Burgess in Vermont discuss policy and environment
Hoff and Burgess urge broad education on public transit and population restraint within religious convictions. They call for local autonomy, stricter emission controls, regional land-use planning, and international cooperation on pollution while praising Vermont actions on water quality and land acquisition. Burgess backs environmental laws and cites Miller’s role, while warning against complacency.
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Boston
Hoff
Telfevision
Sic
Vermont
Senate
Arnold Toynbee
Burgess
Vietnam
Pacific
Southeast Asia
Wallace Scott
Phil
ACLU to Hear Randolph Flag Case Involving Porter
Poultney Vermont the state chapter of the ACLU may review a case from Randolph involving 17 year old John Porter who wore an American flag on his jacket The youth and an unidentified companion faced charges of defiling and casting contempt on the flag in Chelsea Orange District Court bail was set at 500 Porter was released on his own recognizance Porters court attorney John Meaker questioned legality of flags on police uniforms and flag decals and declined comment
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UPI
Vermont
American Civil Liberties Union
Randolph
John Williams
John Porter
Porter
Orange District Court
Chelsea
Samuel Rothman
Williams
ACLU
John Meaker
Waterbury
Vermont Legal Aid warns officials over rights of the poor
Vermont Legal Aid says officials oppose the rights of low income residents with persistent opposition. In its VLA newsletter the agency cites obstructive clerks welfare officials and landlords as examples while noting it provides free legal aid under attorney Richard Blum in Burlington.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Legal Aid
VLA
Vermont
Florida
Richard Blum
Court Rules Landowner Not Liable for Obstructions on Private Land
In a 4-3 Albany Court of Appeals decision, a landowner cannot be held responsible for obstructions on his land near a public highway. The case involved a seven inch from the road utility pole on Boy Scouts of America property in Staten Island. An auto accident caused damages of 260000 awarded previously against Consolidated Edison. the court overturned that verdict. Judge Matthew J ason stated the rule should not apply to private property as it would restrict land use.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Manor Road
Staten Island
Boy Scouts of America
Consolidated Edison Co
Matthew Jason
Spectacular Cohoes fire gutting vacant mill building
A four story vacant mill building in Cohoes was gutted by an early morning general alarm blaze starting in the rear section. The site previously housed Arco Crown Cap & Cork, Inc and threatened the adjacent William Lowenthal Co. building. The fire area had prior fire problems in late 1969.
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Cohoes
Arco Crown, Cap & Cork, Inc
William Lowenthal Co., Inc
Guthrie joins Earth Day cleanup near Pittsfield
Berkshire report notes Arlo Guthrie, Alice Brock, and about two dozen friends gathered six truckloads of empty beer cans along highways near Pittsfield as part of Earth Day observances. Guthrie’s 1965 littering conviction cost him and a companion $25 each and required them to pick up roadside trash in Stockbridge.
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UPI
Arlo Guthrie
America
Guthrie
Alice Brock
Stockbridge
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