Aiken scolds radicals at Senate antiwar hearing
In Washington the 80-year-old Sen George Aiken railing at five young antiwar protesters during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The session featured testimony from May Day protesters including Chip Marshall John Scagliotti Jay Craven Susan Gregory and Cathy Lister who accused officials of prolonging the war while countering their calls for drastic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Dove
New England
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Foreign Relations
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Hugh Scott
Senate
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Chip Marshall
Cornell University
Seattle
John Scagliotti
Jay Craven
Boston University
Susan Gregory
Paris
Cathy Lister
Washington, D.C
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vermont road salt permits challenged by water board ruling
Opponents of winter road salting won a victory as Attorney General James M. Jeffords ruled the state Highway Department must secure a Water Resources Board permit before depositing salt on highways. Pownal lawyer Harvey D. Carter plans to intervene, arguing salting pollutes water supplies and may harm lakes like Lake Champlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
James M. Jeffords
State Highway Department
The
Water Resources Board
Harvey D. Carter
Pownal
Vermont
Carter
Jeffords
Martin L. Johnson
Highway Board
Highway
John T. Gray
Lake
Champlain
Garrison Co. Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York
Garrison Printing Division Inc of North Bennington files a Chapter 11 petition in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The firm, with headquarters at 304 East 45th St New York, lists assets and liabilities of 6.208 million dollars. State loans totaling 2.3 million dollars through the Vermont Industrial Building Authority remain largely outstanding. North Bennington plant production has been uneven, with pressmen on irregular schedules. A court hearing is set within about 30 days to evaluate a plan for continuing operations or liquidation to satisfy creditors. BCIC notes default and may act to recover occupancy charges or seek vacatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison Printing Division Inc
North Bennington
U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York
East 45Th St
New York City
Garrison
Polygraphic Corp. of America
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
New York
George Smith
Smith
John H. Williams II
Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Williams
Nixon weighs coast to coast breeder reactor network
President Nixon considers a crash program to build nuclear breeder reactors across the United States to meet future energy needs by 1980. The plan could cost seven to twenty billion dollars and would run through the 1970s as a national goal. He has met with cabinet members and the Joint Atomic Energy Committee to discuss power shortages and unemployment in the space and defense sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
UPI
White House
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bennington School District mulls elimination of elementary supervisor post
In a secret last night meeting the Bennington School District voted to remove the elementary supervisor position held by Phillip Viereck, with options to bar him from BSD buildings or withdraw from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. The board challenges the union board’s one vote per district structure, seeks attorney general opinion, and plans another closed session next week plus a May 7 meeting with the Education Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington School District Inc
Phillip Viereck
BSD
Viereck
Vermont
Supervisory Union Board
Bennington School Board
Bennington Dirs
Richard A. Sleeman
Joseph H. Oakey
Sleeman
Union
Catherine Corcoran
Bennington
Young woman held as suspect in Capitol bombing
Leslie Bacon a 19 year old California activist is held as a material witness in Seattle as the government seeks to compel testimony before a federal grand jury about the March 1 Capitol explosion. Authorities say she was a prime suspect in the bombing along with others unnamed. Her family and attorney deny involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Capitol
Washington
UPI
Seattle
Tall
Leslie Bacon
Atherton
Calif
Senate
Capitol
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
John J. Sirica
FBI
Daniel Mahan
Miss Bacon
California
John W. Bacon
George H. Boldt
Bennington Economic Bright Spots Highlighted by Official
An Inside Chamber of Commerce official notes bright spots in Bennington's economy on Page 3, while Kit Foster analyzes the sociological significance of white bread on Page 4. Page 6 covers Green Up Day plans in area towns and North Bennington taxpayers seeking tax abatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Bennington
Kit Foster
North Bennington
Vermont Green Up Day II organized for Saturday rain plan
Vermont communities prepare for Green Up Day II with a volunteer push to clean roadsides and sort recyclables. Salvator Santarcangelo leads Bennington County efforts as showers loom and a weather delay could push activities to Sunday. The operation includes color coded bags, a command post, and transport for cans to recycling centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Vermont
Bennington County
Salvator
Sal
Santarcangelo
BenMont Papers
Community Action Center
BenMont
Bennington
State of Vermont
Heald Plastics Inc
BenMont Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen. Aiken
Scott
U.S
Aiken
United States
Garrison Co
N.Y
SVSU
Molly Stark
By Joe Swayze
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Hunt Street
Edward R. Lamb
John Burgess
Burgess
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!