U.S. observer reports strong peace sentiment in Vietnam
Nobel laureate George Wald returning from Vietnam says South Vietnamese want U.S. forces out quickly and favor peace. He cites broad peace movement, desire to oust President Thieu, and notes student arrests and support for Provisional Government seven point program. Wald warns of American misreadings and embassy distance from events. He quotes a South Vietnamese student preferring peace with Communism over U.S. domination and Minh suggesting Thieu lacks popular support.
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Colleges weigh Nixon wage freeze on tuition hikes
New England college officials seek whether the White House price and wage freeze covers tuition, room and board. Harvard Radcliffe and others face uncertain increases. MIT and others plan future rises pending guidance. Officials fear exemptions and await word from federal and state authorities.
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New England governors back Nixon wage price freeze
Governors from Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island respond to the presidents wage and price freeze praising the move as long overdue and potentially inflation stopping They urge extension and broad support while noting tax benefits and job growth goals across the region.
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New Jersey Opposes FCC Ban On Lottery Numbers Broadcast
Three New Jersey Lottery Commission officials met with FCC Commissioner Robert F. Lee to seek clarification and possible recourse after the FCC ban on broadcasting winning lottery numbers. The agency ruled that public airwaves cannot be used to promote state lottery draws, prompting New Jersey, New York, and New Hampshire to allege restricted information access and hindered lottery operation. The meeting outlined potential options including acceding, appealing, or seeking reconsideration or modification of the ban.
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Adams resigns as Wellesley president to seek quieter life
Ruth M. Adams, ninth president of Wellesley College, resigns effective next June to return to a quieter life. Nelson J. Darling, chairman of the board of trustees, praised her leadership during a period of remarkable development at the 1700-student college.
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Vermont Board Deliberates on Deputy Appointment Controversy
The Vermont Education Board met in secret session to discuss appointing a deputy commissioner to replace Daniel O'Connor who resigned. Commissioner Joseph Oakey's favored candidate Kenneth Hood, Waterbury listed superintendent, faced board abstentions and signs of dissent within the department.
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State conference on property tax impacts conservation
The Natural Resources Council and two state agencies set a conference in Montpelier on the property tax and its effect on open lands conservation. Participants include large land owners environmentalists officials legislators and civic leaders. Co sponsored by the Tax Department and Environmental Conservation Board.
ACLU to Challenge Vermont Rock Festival Ban
Rutland Vermont quoted ACLU board to contest a local ordinance banning rock festivals as unconstitutional to the model ordinance drafted by Attorney General James Jeffords. Richmond test festival plans collapsed due to lack of land. Montpelier Vermont governor says cut state workforce by five percent following Nixon. faced critique from Employment Security Commissioner Stella Hackel amid inflation concerns. Vermont employs about 6,500 workers.
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End of long Schenectady contract talks with big wage hikes
After fifteen months of tough negotiations, Schenectady police and firemen accepted a new contract. Wages would rise 18 percent by July 1, 1972, but the raise is delayed due to a wage price freeze. Six percent increases are proposed for January 1972 and again in July 1972, with retroactive six percent to last January. Officials doubt when scales take effect amid Nixon measures. Bob Eberle croons with Jimmy Dorsey Band at Colonie Coliseum Theatre in Colonie, born Mechanicville raised Hoosick Falls. Lee Castle, trumpet, leads.
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Adams bill would grant Adams land on Mount Greylock block
Adams faces a House vote approving a bill to give the town ownership of about 1200 acres on Saddle Ball Mountain in Mount Greylock state reservation. The land would revert to the state if a ski and recreational resort project is not completed within five years. Senate action pending.
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