Reader defends Mt Anthony class visit by Mr Perkins
A first hand account defends Mr Perkins presence at Mt Anthony Union High School arguing the event was public and educational. The writer says protesters failed to attend and asserts the teacher Anthony aims to broaden student minds by presenting constitutional options on draft and military service.
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Selective Service
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Gen. Hershey
Vietnam
Washington
Russi
China
Cuba
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Paul Riddle
Gage St. Mauhs
Letters on selective service and drug talks at MAUHS
A Mt. Anthony editor recalls last year and this year's assemblies for juniors and seniors. A state trooper visited the school with a drug awareness presentation using a short film and drugs demonstration. The writer defends the talks as informative, invites discussion, and warns against inflated public reaction. Bennington MAUHS '70
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Mt. Anthony
Education for Rational Thinking in School Debate
Mrs Sue Ann Bent argues that schools should teach students to think critically and decide for themselves about patriotism democracy and the draft. She recalls John Perkins' presentation at Mt Anthony and urges factual discussion and informed citizenship for present and future life.
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John Perkins
American Friends Service Committee
Mt. Anthony
America
Sue Ann Bent
Red Mountain Road
Arlington
Platforms Not for Dissenters in Bennington Letters
Readers condemn high school speaker platforms for endorsing defiance of the draft. They urge forums limited to constructive discussion, citing examples of controversial talks in churches and universities and warning against sowing violence.
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Bennington
Vermont
N.Y
Conn
California
Connecticut
Bishop to Meet on Vermont Parochial School Plight
Bishop Robert F. Joyce of Burlington plans a weekend meeting with the diocesan school board over the potential closures of St. Mary’s and Catholic Central High in St. Albans and St. Paul’s in Barnet. The board’s stalemate follows a summer of talks about state aid and lay instructors as parochial schools face possible shutdowns without support.
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Robert F. Joyce
Vermont
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Catholic Central
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Barnet
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Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Boston
General Assembly
Vermont Secretary Sets Schedule For Constitutional Convention Vote
Secretary of State Richard Thomas notified municipal election officials of the June 3 statewide referendum on calling a constitutional convention. A May 3 checklist, revisions by May 10, and warning postings between May 14 and May 22 were outlined, with the convention slated to open October 6 in Montpelier if approved.
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Statehouse
Montpelier
Vermont Education Board delays min secondary standards talk
Vermont Education Board defers discussion on minimum secondary education standards to align with the Education Building Facilities Committee. Commissioner Harvey B. Scribner says a joint review will dovetail efforts, urged by Charles Nichols of the Vermont State School Directors Association. Nichols links standards to recent failed bond issues in some communities.
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Vermont State School Directors Association
Nichols
Vermont
Vermont Hires Maine Tax Chief as Consultant
Vermont tax officials hire John Singer, head of Maine Sales Tax Division, as a consultant to help draft regulations for the new 3 percent retail sales tax program starting June 1. Tax Commissioner Lawrence Wright said he discussed the move with Maine Tax Commissioner Ernest Johnson as Vermont’s Sales Tax Division prepares a staff of 34.
Student unrest at New York area colleges prompts actions
In Troy area campuses Russell Sage College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College faced student demands presented to officials. Reinstatements followed Sage suspensions, RPI protesters pressed for Folsom resignation, and HVCC addressed Black Student Alliance demands including programs staff and funds. In Schenectady the MHA fired executive director James Molony after a disciplinary hearing, Molony vowing to appeal in court.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hudson Valley Community College
Eric Jones
Lewis A. Froman
Froman
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Richard G. Folsom
Research Analysis Corp
Folsom
HVCC
James J. Fitzgibbons
Martin Luther King
Schenectady
Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority
MHA
James E. Molony
William Roberts
Molony
Derailment Halts Traffic In Berkshire Area
Four cars of an eastbound Penn Central freight derailed near Depot Street causing eight hours of disruption. Extensive track damage and bent rails halted two-way traffic through downtown Berkshire. load shift on a piggyback trailer is suspected.
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Boston & Albany
Penn Central Railroad
Depot Street
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