Tornadoes Hit North Florida Tragedy and Damage Rise
A new tornado watch covers the Florida panhandle as deadly storms pound from Panama City to Elberta. at least two dead and hundreds injured across Florida and Alabama. Gov. Kirk declares a disaster area and seeks federal aid as rescues continue. A three year old died from a flattened home as a new waterspout hit Youngstown and winds damaged a shipyard at Oyster Bay.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla
UPI
Weather Bureau
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Joan Coker
Air Force M
Herman Coker
Mississippi
Claude Kirk
Panama City
Elberta
Ala
Youngstown
Oyster Bay
Rescue Across Bong Son Plain Breaks Through Vietnamese Trap
U S armor and APCs broke a North Vietnamese trap on the Bong Son plain to rescue South Vietnamese troops in a six day battle. U S forces suffered 12 killed and 47 wounded while claiming major enemy losses, with air and ground actions across several locations north of Saigon. The report notes heroin use among Viet Cong casualties and describes rescues near Da Nang and An Loc, highlighting heavy U S defenses and multiple engagements.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Bong Son Plain
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
1St Cavalry
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
da Nang
James M. White
Garrison
W.va
Charles Canfield Jr
Pomona
Calif
Bong Son
North Vietnam
22Nd Regiment
An Loc
UPI
Frank Johnston
James D. Ownbrink
Palm Beach
Fla
Hogan Threatens Libel Suit Over BTPA Slur
Bennington Board of Listers chairman Francis J. Hogan backed away from a Saturday pledge to sue two officers of the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association for slander and libel. He said he would pursue court action against Col. Raymond P. Murray, president of the BTPA, and Dr. Rich-.
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Bennington Board of Listers
Bennington Taxpayers’ Protective Association
Listers
Francis J. Hogan
Col
Raymond P. Murray
BTPA
Rich
Sleeman
Hogan
Rutland Law
RTPA
Rutland
Joseph O’neil
O’neil
Toomey
Betit
Sisters
Virginia N. Perrotta Sr
Olof D. Bard
H. Lee Combs Jr
Donald A. Hemenway
Bennington Town
Oakes Letter to BTPA on Bennington Tax Equity
Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes told the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association that his office will help Bennington address tax appraisal inequities under state laws. The BTPA and officials discussed routes for correcting inequities, including reappraisal by the Vermont Tax Department or an outside firm, and potential appeals under one percent of property owners.
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Vermont
James L. Oakes
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Bennington
BTPA
Oakes
Jonathan Brownell
Gerald Witherspoon
Brownell
Banner
Montpelier
Vermont Tax Department
Attorney General’s Office
Hogan
Tanother
Listers
Atty
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Coplon and Silverstein
New Haven, Conn
Col. Murray
Inmate Charged In Slaying Of Windsor Guard
Wayne Bishop 25 a Windsor inmate faced new court action over the slaying of guard George Lee 51. Bishop arraigned but entered no plea. Lee died from head injuries in Hanover N H after an attack on a catwalk in a Windsor prison cell block Friday. Corrections Commissioner Adams ruled no inmate escape motive. Bishop was held on an attempted rape case in Chittenden County Court.
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Windsor
UPI
Wayne Bishop
George Lee
Bishop
Lincoln
Maine
Windsor County
Palmer Ainsworth
Lee
Hanover
N.H
Charles G. Adams Jr
Chittenden County Court
McCarthy Urges Pullback in Vietnam to Spur Talks
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy proposes the United States withdraw troops from areas in South Vietnam where the Viet Cong have been strong to stimulate peace talks. He suggests opening up some areas to reduce tension and move negotiations forward.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
United States
South Vietnam
Vermont Soldier Goes AWOL As Protest Against Viet War
A U S Army private from Vermont, Richard Perrin 19 of Springfield, is officially AWOL in Germany, claiming he will not return until the United States quits Vietnam. Perrin says a growing resistance movement exists within the U S Army in Europe and Vietnam. His mother says he has been brainwashed by groups trying to ruin morale. Perrin was interviewed by CBS during a staged CBS interview in Western Europe.
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Vermont
Wuerzburg
Germany
UPI
New England
America
Vietnam
Richard Perrin
Springfield
United States
Rene Perrin
Paris
Perrin
Europe
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
New York Times
Richard
Rita
Holden
Mass
Oklahoma
McCarthy
South Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Humphrey
Face the Nation
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Minnesota
Johnson
Warsaw
ABC
New York Considers Law to Limit Gas Autos
Albany hearing on traffic problems examines a proposal to bar gasoline propelled vehicles during pollution emergencies. Electrically operated cars would be allowed. The Joint Legislative Committee on Motor Vehicles and Traffic Safety highlights air pollution as a health issue and suggests shifting private urban travel to electric or fuel cell propulsion.
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New York
Albany
N.Y
Joint Legislative Committee On Motor Vehicles and
Edward J. Speno
Inside views on schools and rehab in columns
Columnist Gerald Raftery decries poor school policy while Alan Sophrin argues doctors favor rehabilitation. The paper notes a passing truck driver averts a Manchester catastrophe, reported on pages 4 and 6.
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Gerald Raftery
Alan Sophrin
Manchester
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North Florida
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Samuel Loomis
Lamoille County
Senate
Edward J. Conlin
House Institutions Committee
Henry D. Vail
Ludlow
Soldiers’ Home
American Legion
Buckler
BTP
Davis
Ment
Taxpayers’ Group
U.S. Navy
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