Policeman Kills Man at Newport Station in Self-Defense
Richard LaPlante 26 of Bristol Conn was shot and killed early today at Newport police headquarters after allegedly firing a rifle at an officer. Sgt Curtiss Hardy 28 fired in defense as LaPlante entered with a rifle and aimed at a fellow officer. grand jury to review. Authorities note LaPlante had prior insanity ruling and was being treated in Conn.
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Newport
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Suit challenges oil import quotas in six New England states
Six New England states led by Connecticut Maine Vermont Massachusetts New Hampshire and Rhode Island joined Ralph Nader s Public Citizens Inc and Consumers Union to sue the U S government in Portland Maine federal court seeking to end the 1959 oil import program The suit argues the program is unconstitutional and harms national security by keeping oil prices high and widening reliance on foreign sources, with Interior Secretary Rogers Morton and other officials named as defendants.
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Aiken Bill Aims Temporary Nuclear Plant Licenses
Senator George D Aiken with Senator Clinton Anderson proposes that the AEC issue temporary operating licenses for nuclear power plants in energy short regions to avert shortages this summer and winter The measure would expire October 30 1972 and requires safety environmental safeguards hearings before granting any temporary license The Vermont Yankee plant Vernon Vermont is cited among projects affected by delays awaiting full licensing and environmental review
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Daniel Berrigan Named Notre Dame Senior Class Fellow
Rev Daniel Berrigan a Jesuit priest recently paroled for destroying draft records won Notre Dame's Senior Class Fellow award with about 53 percent of votes from roughly 1,400 seniors. Runnerup was Charles Evers mayor of Fayette Mississippi.
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Kwame Nkrumah Dies In Exile In Romania At 63
Exiled Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah, 63, died in Bucharest Romania. NRC announced return of his body to Ghana for burial as flags lowered nationwide. Guinea’s Sekou Toure declared three days of mourning. Nkrumah had long been a force for African unity and independence.
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Inside Eileen Brogan on no fault insurance in Vermont
On the Inside Eileen Brogan discusses how no fault insurance could work in Vermont. Virginia Sandy continues her survey of local natural food stores. Page references indicate broader letters and local issues across pages.
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Vermont
Virginia Sandy
Russell Baker
Alelter
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Aron ‘Tager
Highway Department
Wilmington
Gay, Davis
Bobby Baker to Be Paroled from Federal Prison
Robert G. Hobby Baker, former Lyndon Johnson aide and Senate staffer, was approved for parole and will be released June 1 from Lewisburg Penitentiary after nearly 18 months. He was convicted on charges including tax evasion and fraud and faces a Justice Department suit seeking partial recovery of an estimated 1.7 million dollar net worth.
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Green Up Week Drives Vermonters to Clean Roadsides
Bennington area schools kick off Green Up Week with nature walks litter pickups and a mass roadside cleanup tomorrow. Volunteers meet at Gulf Oil on BanMont Avenue starting 8 am with Salvatore Santarcangelo guiding efforts and town crews collecting bags for landfill.
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King Reid remembered in Vermont Statehouse portrait
Rep. Robert Graf presented a portrait of the late King Reid of Manchester to the Vermont House, recalling the famed circus on the floor in 1947. Claude Dern, who donated and painted the portrait, served with Lefevre and Graf in 1959, linking past and present lawmakers in a vivid nostalgia piece.
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