Title I Grant To Aid Disadvantaged Learners In Bennington
Bennington earns a $51,700 federal Title I grant to fund an ongoing program across elementary and secondary schools. Titled A Design to Promote Self-Reliance, the plan targets educationally disadvantaged children in reading and math with small-group learning centers and trained teachers.
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Bennington
George A. Sleeman
Arlington
Pownal Sleeman
Allen J. Heath
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Search Continues for Bodies Buried in Hurricane Camille
Rescuers press a slow search through mud and rubble for hundreds believed buried after Hurricane Camille. The disaster area spans Pass Christian Gulfport Biloxi, with 200000 homeless and damage potentially exceeding 1 billion dollars.
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Pass Christian, Miss
UPI
Camille
United States
Audrey
Texas
Louisiana
Galveston
Tex
New England
Col
Miller Dent
Mississippi
Pass Christian
Long Beach
Wade Guice
Harrison County
Inside Columnists and Page Four Highlights
Columnist George Connelly profiles a congressman amid cost of living pressures. James Reston foresees a warm September in Washington. John Page defends the selective use of DDT on Page Six. Roy Marsden urges bear hunters to tag prizes in a brief note at Page Twelve.
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George Connelly
James Reston
Washington
John Page
Roy Marsden
Number of Poor Declines in U S to 25.4 Million
Edwin L Dale Jr reports a Census Bureau finding that the United States had 25.4 million people living in poverty last year, down two million from the prior year. The drop lowers the national poverty rate to 13 percent from 22 percent in 1961, with substantial gains for African Americans though one third remain poor.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Johnson
Rogers to elaborate on new Asian policy and China talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers was set to explain the Nixon administration plan for Asian security which shifts defense responsibility to Asian nations. He would also address U.S. dialogue with mainland China and upcoming talks in San Francisco with South Korean President Park Chung Hee. Reporters expected questions on Vietnam withdrawal and the timing of Soviet American nuclear talks.
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Wassngt OR
UPI
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Washington
U.S
China
San Francisco
Nixon
Park Chung-Hee
Vietnam
OPEN HOUSE TO FLAUNT NEW BEECH COURT UNITS
HOME Inc. invites the public to Beech Court in Bennington for an open house on Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24 from 2 to 6 p.m. to view renovated north side apartments. Three units planned for occupancy by late August with six more to follow, leased by the Vermont Housing Authority with federal funds. Volunteers from Holy Name Society Sacred Heart Church and many Bennington College students helped with painting and other work, while Mt. Anthony Union High School students, under instructor Walter Foucher, contributed three months of labor.
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For Home Inc
Bennington
Beech Courtee
Beech Court
Vermont Housing Authority
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church
VHA
Home Inc
HOME
Building Trades
Vocational Education
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Walter Foucher
Czech Police Move Against Protesters
Prague observers report a tense anniversary of the Soviet invasion with tear gas and arrests as crowds gathered around Wenceslas Square. Police used teargas, clubs, and armored vehicles to disperse up to 10,000 protesters while eight or more individuals faced detention for antistate activities.
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Prague
UPI
Wenceslas Square
Czechoslovak Radio and Television
CTK
King Wenceslas
Czechoslovakia
Hard Line Reds Plot Phony Revolt in Czechoslovakia
New York Daily News reports hard line Moscow Communists plan a staged revolt in Czechoslovakia to justify crackdown on liberal reforms. The scheme centers on installing Alois Indra as first secretary, provoking protests to invite police clashes, mob violence, and eventual martial law and a new pro Moscow government.
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New York
UPI
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
New York Daily News
Washington Dispatch
Jerry Greene
U.S
Gustav Husak
Alexander Dubcek
Alois Indra
Russia
Czech Communist Party
Greene
Communist Party
New York Assembly To Probe Casey Charges
Albany reports a special Assembly committee will investigate allegations against Rensselaer County GOP Chairman Joseph H. Casey arising from SIC hearings. Duryea defends Casey, notes probe may focus on his GOP chair role, and waits on county DA findings before action.
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Albany
N.Y
State Assembly
Rensselaer County
GOP
Joseph H. Casey
Troy
State Investigation Committee
SIC
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Casey
Duryea
Defense attorneys predict quick end to Green Beret murder case
In LONG BINH Vietnam defense lawyers say the CIA linked investigation will dismiss all eight Green Berets within 24 hours. They dispute the evidence, with Rothblatt arguing no case exists and witnesses expected to be limited to a CIA agent. Col. Rheault leads the eight accused.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
UPI
Green Beret
Henry E. Rothblatt
New York City
Long Binh Stockade
Saigon
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Rothblatt
Green Berets
Robert Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Gregory
UVM Ecologist Warns Of Nuclear Plant Dangers
Dr. LaMont Cole of Cornell warned at the American Institute of Biological Sciences meeting in Burlington that the Atomic Energy Commission acts like a godlike authority over life and death. He cited tritium discharges from nuclear plants, contending they enter all living beings and could threaten Earth's life. Cole also criticized SSTs, saying they would pollute skies and harm mankind as the Nixon decision looms. He received an honorary UVM degree at the opening session.
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Burlington
Atomic Energy Commission
American Institute of Biological Sciences
LaMont Cole
Cornell University
University of Vermont
AEC
Tle
Cole
Earth
Nixon
United States
Russia
UVM
Lyman S. Rowell
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Greg Gama
Sleeman
Williams
Red Cross
Robert M. Pierpont
Red Cross Disaster Services
Wilma McCune
Edwin L. Dale Jr
New York Times News Service
Bennington College
Holy Cross Novitiate
Czech
N.Y. Assembly
Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office
Army
George Gregory
Cheraw, S.C
Dr. Cole
UVM Institute
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