Lively Primary Contests Shape Up in County
Bennington County gears for a lively September primary with major statewide races and a five way county senate contest. Republican candidates include Garry Buckley Madeline Harwood Tracy Kenyon Jr James Lounsbery and Salvatore Santarcangelo incumbent. Democratic filing doubles for two seats with Kenyon and Arthur E George. Subdistrict 1 in Bennington fields three Republican hopefuls for two seats: incumbents David Allen Joseph Caracciola and newcomer Leon E.
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Garry Buckley
Bennington
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
Tracy E. Kenyon Jr
Shaftsbury
James W. Lounsbury
Pownal
Salvatore
David J. Allen
Joseph Caracciola
Leon E
Fourteen GOP primary candidates in Vermont race
Vermont voters face a 14 candidate GOP slate for national and statewide offices in the September 10 primary. Key contests include U S Senator George Aiken versus William Tufts, and attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, and lieutenant governor posts. Democratic contenders also listed, with several subdistrict races and crowded districts noted.
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Bennington County
U.S
Vermont
Senate
George Aiken
Bethel
William Tufts
James Oakes
National Life Insurance Co
Deane C. Davis
Middlebury
Thomas Hayes
Daniel Ruggles
Washington
Theodore Riehle
South Burlington
House
Richard Thomas
James Jeffords
Rutland
Washington County
Joseph Palmisano
Robert King
James Winter
Williston
William Hunter
Burlington
Asst U.S. Atty
U S Strength Rises To Five Hundred Forty One Thousand Men In Viet
UPI reports U S forces in South Vietnam reached a record 541 000 as milit ary activity intensified. Ground fights around Saigon increased with seven Viet Cong probes repelled and a Mekong Delta unit killing 120 Communists. Two U S Navy F 8 pilots briefed a three day dogfight over a MIG 21 amid uncertainty who downed the jet. Lt Norm McCoy of Birmingham and Lt George Hise of Des Moines led the attack, each claiming to hit the target.
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Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Norm McCoy
Birmingham
Ala
Bon Homme Richard
George Hise
Des Moines
Iowa
Johnson
Washington
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Wallace Friends Eye Vermont Ballot
Vermont officials say Wallace electors could appear on the November ballot with a petition showing as few as 787 signatures, based on last governor vote totals. The deadline falls between 47 and 60 days before election day, September 19, giving supporters time to qualify. Wallace aims to be on the ballot in at least 49 states, with 37 already meeting requirements.
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Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Secretary of State
Wallace
Koch proposes gun liability insurance for New York gun owners
Edward I. Koch proposes a bill to amend New York City gun control requiring owners to carry liability insurance from 100000 to 300000. The plan covers negligent use, loss of possession through misuse by others, and use by owners while mentally impaired or under the influence.
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New York
Edward I. Koch
Manhattan
32 Texans Injured In Gas Tank Blast
In Kennedale Texas a gasoline tank truck exploded while transferring fuel at a Red Ball station on U S highway 287. Thirty two people were injured including six in critical condition and KRLD television newsman Steve Pieringer who stood nearby. The blast hurled a 6000 gallon tank 30 feet into the air and destroyed a nearby trailer house while flames burned along the highway and singed nearby children.
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Kennedale
Tex
UPI
Glynn Grimes
Red Ball
U.S. Highway 287
Fort Worth
Dallas
Steve Pieringer
Krld-Tv
Pieringer
Tom Lowery
Dick Myers
Grimes
Inside Views and Plans Across Sunderland Pages
The clipping notes two editorial views on law and order on page 4, a plan for a new Sunderland school on page 6, and a veteran at Equinox House discussing evolving views over the years on page 7.
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Sunderland
Equinox House
Czechoslovakia Gains Concessions in Soviet Talks
UPI sources say Czechoslovakia won a reprieve for liberalization but agreed to halt anti Soviet attacks in the press. Dubcek secured a similar propaganda promise from the Russians as talks extended, with both sides to review wording at lower level sessions.
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Czerna Nad Tisou
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Soviet Union
Walter Ulbricht
Prague Television
Dubcek
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Humphrey Calls for Free Elections in South Vietnam
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey criticized the Thieu regime for imprisoning Truong Dinh Dzu, urging free elections with Communist participation. He argued Communists should be allowed to run for office and contrasted U.S. practice with Vietnam, noting evolving democratic reforms in Saigon.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Truong Dinh Dzu
Today Show
NBC
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Dzu
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
France
Scandinavian
Italy
Man Arrested In Irasburg Shooting Case
A Glover man, 21 year old Larry Conley, was arrested in Newport on a warrant charging a serious breach of peace related to a July 19 night time gunfire exchange with Rev. David Johnson in Irasburg. The arrest ends a 13 day state police probe following shotgun blasts at the minister’s home.
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Newport
UPI
Irasburg
Larry Conley
Asst
Atty
Frank Mahady
Conley
David Johnson
Kenyon Files To Run In Both Primaries
Tracy E. Kenyon Jr., former Shaftsbury representative and four term Vermont House veteran, has filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries for Bennington County senator. The 32 year old employee at Ekwanok Country Club and Bennington native has held several House leadership posts and led efforts on the highway bill. He is a North Bennington High School and Rittner’s School graduate, a Tucker Lodge member, and a Bennington Elks trustee.
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William Nelson
H. J. Wallace
Vermont Highway Board
Pownal
Searsburg
Stamford
Readsboro
Bennington County
Dover
Wilmington
Whitingham
Windham County
Dorset
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Vermont
Reid Lefevre
Ruth Ef, Cole
Sunderland
Pri
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Tracy E. Kenyon Jr
Kenyon
William E. Dailey Sr
Municipal Corporations Committee
House
Banking and Corporations Committee
U.S. 7
Ekwanok Country Club
North Bennington High School
Rittner’s School
Boston
Tucker Lodge, F&am
Bennington Lodge of Elks
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Mekong
Lox Trang
21St Division
Viet
Wallace Friends Eye
Czech
Ludvik Svoboda
Cierna Nad Tisou
Soviets
HHH
Thieu
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