Barber’s six decades of craft mark Foucher’s 63rd anniversary
Sage of the barber pole George Foucher, a 63 year veteran since 1908, marks his anniversary in Pleasant Street shop with routine snips and a nod to craft. He keeps to the old methods with a hot towel, straight razor, and a steady, loyal clientele, while sharing stories with regulars as he works.
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Teddy Roosevelt
George Foucher
Bennington
Foucher
George
Sunbeam Electric
New England governors seek antitrust probe on oil firms
Six New England governors ordered state attorneys general to lay groundwork for possible antitrust action against major oil companies over price hikes. They may urge a federal grand jury, and seek a Supreme Court review of Nixon’s oil import quotas. They also explore a regional rail plan to rescue Penn Central passenger service amid fuel shortages and rising costs.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
Nixon
Congress
Robert H. Quinn
White House
Penn Central Railroad
Rhode Island
New York State
A. Thomas Easley
New England Council For Economic Development
Ireland in Chaos Over Kidnap Plot
Dublin Premier Jack Lynch announced a terrorist conspiracy to kidnap and kill with plans for internment without trial under a long standing emergency act. He said reliable information indicated an armed group exists to seize prominent figures and ordered detention facilities prepared.
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Dublin
UPI
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Far-reaching Green Up bill would penalize litterers not the litter
Vermont state representative John McClaughry proposes comprehensive anti littering legislation to make the state litter free. The plan empowers towns to hire environmental constables with summons powers and training, with roadside trash cleanup and fines up to 500 dollars and 90 days jail. It emphasizes penalties for litterbugs over objects, includes license suspensions and possible bounty payments funded by convictions.
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Montpelier
John McClaughry
McClaughry
Vermont
McLaughry
Selectmen Meet Tonight on Crisis in Bennington
J Duncan Campbell, chair, called a special selectmen meeting for tonight at 7 15 in the municipal building. The crisis centers on Selectman Joseph E Higgins amid petitions seeking his resignation after his son Ronald was appointed town accountant.
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J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington
Nixon expands steps to curb inflation and boost growth
President Nixon outlined new government measures to restrain inflation and stimulate the economy. He urged voluntary restraint from business and labor, admitted an upcoming unbalanced budget, and noted Federal Reserve easing. He ordered offshore oil production and higher Canadian imports, and proposed regional wage bargaining for construction to curb costs.
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Norman Kempster
New York
UPI
Nixon
Federal Reserve
National Association of Manufacturers
Interior Department
Texas
Louisiana
Canada
Independent
Federal Reserve Board
Testimony accuses Lt Calley at My Lai massacre trial
Dennis Conti of Providence testified he saw at least 300 dead at My Lai during the 1968 operation led by Lt William L Calley Jr. Conti said Calley ordered killings with an automatic weapon while Conti denied drug use or sexual crimes. The trial recessed until Monday as cross examination continued.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Dennis Conti
Providence, R.L
Conti
Hang
Cross freed by FLQ after 60 days tearful reunion in Montreal
British diplomat James Cross, released by the FLQ after 60 days in captivity, met staff for a tearful farewell at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He weighed 22 pounds lighter but was otherwise healthy as Canada prepared an official flight home to London and possible Order of Canada honors.
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Montreal
UPI
James Cross
London
Canada
Cross
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Cuba
Havana
Jewish General Hospital
Leonard J. Brandt
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Order of Canada
Robert Stanfield
Conservative Party
Ment
Barbara
Berne
Switzerland
Trudeau
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Intermittent cloudiness continues today with a chance of more snow flurries and a high in the 30s. Cold tonight with lows in the teens. Sunday should see partial clearing and cooler conditions with continued chances of snowflakes.
Layoffs Loom at Fellows Corp in Springfield
A Fellows Corp official said a sizable number of the 950 workers will be laid off next Friday. Robert La Bonte refused to specify how many received notices as Springfield faces stalled work with 700 idle UE members in a six month strike against Jones and Lamson Co. Negotiations continue to avert a walkout at Bryant Grinder Co.
Double request for UVM trustees over FBI ties
Trustees were asked to review charges that campus security police worked with the FBI and to accept the resignation of trustee John Beckley. The calls came during a noon rally by the Radical Union, led by philosopher Douglas Bailey, with student leaders urging investigation and Beckley’s departure.
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Beckley
Bailey
Burlington Free Press
Student Association
John Phillips
FBI
Phillips
Thomas Hettinger
the Cynic
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Six-State
Penn Central
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Easley
Ireland
British Trade Commission
Elizabeth Richards
Springfield
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