Bennington Votes For Unification And Zoning Measure
In Bennington a large turnout approved the 1966 Unification Act and a permanent zoning ordinance. Consolidation passed 745 to 607 and zoning 858 to 500. North Bennington opposed unification 128 to 47 and favored zoning 91 to 86. turnout totaled 1,375 with surprise engagement among infrequent voters.
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Bennington
Town Planning Commission
John Jr
Board of Civil Authority
Kennedy
North Bennington
BCA
Barber
Col
Charles P. Hayward
Col.Hayward
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Daley Again Seeks Democratic Governor Nomination in Vermont
Former Lt. Gov. John J. Daley plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Vermont governor for a second time after a Montpelier press conference is expected. He would face Sen. Leo O'Brien in the primary, with the winner opposing Gov. Deane C. Davis or Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes in November.
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Rutland
John J. Daley
Vermont
Daley
Deane C. Davis
Montpelier
Leo O’brien
Chittenden- Grand Isle
Davis
Thomas L. Hayes
Nomans Land Island to Become National Wildlife Refuge
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel and Navy Secretary John Chafee announced a new national wildlife refuge will be created on Nomans Land Island off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Navy will still conduct gunnery practice on the 620 acre site.
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Washington
UPI
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Navy
John H. Chafee
Nomans Land
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Nixon to Explain More in TV Report Tonight
Washington reports that President Nixon will address the nation on television to defuse fears that the Cambodia operation could widen the war in Southeast Asia. Officials frame the South Vietnamese push as a single strike and say it aims to protect U.S. and allied forces, with possible future actions not indicating a broader escalation. Senate reaction includes moves to cut funds for Cambodian military activities, with several lawmakers drafting amendments to restrict assistance and tying support to Vietnamization policy.
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UPI
Nixon
Nation Tonight
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
U.S
South Vietnam
White House
Senate
John Stennis
Mississippi
Armed Services Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Sen. Stennis
United States
Stennis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
Didaho
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Sen
Mansfield
Aiken
Senate Republicans
Cooper
George S. McGovern
Ds.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
House
Kopechne Inquest Raises Kennedy Driving Question
Ed Kennedy testified he offered to drive Mary Jo Kopechne to her hotel but Judge Boyle questioned his intent and accused Kennedy of negligent or reckless driving on a dark road. The inquest total of 763 pages, including 27 witnesses, was released as the saga lingers.
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Boston
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Edgartown
James A. Boyle
Pennsylvania
Washington
Mary Jo
Boyle
Americans Wounded In Cambodian Fighting
South Vietnamese and American forces push into Cambodia with air and artillery support in a two day cross border drive. Two U.S. advisers were wounded as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses were reported in the hundreds, with hundreds of base camps bunkers and supplies destroyed. The campaign sought to wipe out base camps near Saigon 35 miles from the city. President Nixon announced a go ahead for American involvement in Cambodia.
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Saigon
Aps
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Pathet Lao
People of
Mekong
Kien Tuong
Creighton W. Abrams
Long
Vermont survey on x ray radiation exposure page three
Inside Vermont reports a population survey measuring the reach of x ray radiation. Editorials on U.S. entry into the Cambodian quagmire. Bennington’s emergence as a unified town noted on page four.
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Vermont
U.S
Bennington
Cambodia Denounces Border Intrusion By South Vietnam
Phnom Penh says it cannot approve cross border action by South Vietnamese forces with U.S. help to strike Communist positions. Premier Lon Nol to decide on protest. Cambodia reports no verified border incursions since Sihanouk’s ouster but protests continue for earlier incidents. Cambodian forces repel Viet Cong attack on Kampot as Highway 3 reopens to Angrassom.
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Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
UPI
U.S
Am Rong
Saigon
Cambodia
United States
Goldberg Decision Reserved On NY Governor Bid
A hearing officer reserved decision on Arthur J. Goldberg's eligibility to run for New York governor. Judge John Van Voorhis reviewed residency for five years and whether the secretary of state has jurisdiction over this ruling.
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NEW York
UPI
Secretary of State
Arthur J. Goldberg
Court of Appeals
John van Voorhis
Goldberg
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Unification and Zoning Law
Old Bennington
Rural Fire District
Selectman
Joseph E. Higgins
Benin
J. Duncan Campbell
Norton Barber
TV Report
Hanoi
Indochina
John W. Finney
N.Y. Times News Service
Kopechne Inquest
Judge Boyle
Ted
Chappaquiddick Island
James Boyle
Edward Kennedy
Hoosick Falls
Kampot
Gulf of Thailand
Angrassom
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