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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
5
Daniel Ellsberg, MIT researcher and Pentagon study leaker, says newspapers with copies published only fragments while he urges full disclosure to let the public judge war policy. He faces a California grand jury indictment on possessing and sharing confidential documents.
President Nixon begins a 2 hour 25 minute swing through New Hampshire with an airport stop in Manchester and a Nashua nursing home visit before a Bangor Maine flight to Minot Island. He remains noncommittal about re election but aides say his name will likely appear on the March 7 1972 primary ballot.
Massachusetts lawmakers approved a bill imposing a 25 dollar fine for each container of alcohol found in the possession of a resident if it was purchased in another state. It remains legal to bring back less than a quart from New Hampshire. Residents may produce up to 50 gallons per year of their own liquor or beer without penalty.
Concord New Hampshire UPI former Dartmouth professor Merle Thorpe heads Thorpe Arc Flame Associates of Bow claims his 1000 kilowatt plasma induction torch melts any known material and may boost chemical and metallurgical processing He says the device heats gas to 30 000 degrees Fahrenheit and uses a coil to create an electrodeless arc with gas surrounding it The firm aims to produce 50 to 100 tons of steel pellets monthly and to develop a titanium carbide stud for bricks and tiles Ionarc Smelters Ltd backs his operation and oversees Humphreys Corp parent of Thorpe’s firms NASA awarded a 250000 contract for related work and the nation awaits practical use
Conservationists from the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution press questions for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp at the AEC hearing on licensing the Vernon plant. They seek safety measures addressing thermal and radioactive pollution as the 540,000 kilowatt facility nears completion.
Burlington health officials reopen North Beach after a weeklong closure due to unsafe coliform bacteria levels. The state Health Department announced the reopening on Thursday guiding swimmers to observe posted water quality notices and hygiene practices.
The Rev Kenneth J Doyle assistant editor of the Evangelist Albany Catholic paper rejected two $50 Elks awards from 1957 reacting to a BPOE convention’s white-only membership rule. He presented the funds to the Catholic Inter-Racial Council of Albany.
Western Massachusetts painters prepare to return to work Monday after a pay raise in a two year contract rising weekly wages from 221 to 330 dollars. The Building Trades Employers Association dropped a clause requiring use of rollers on smooth plaster and sheet rock surfaces during Tuesday negotiations.
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