West Coast longshoremen reject final contract in vote
The National Labor Relations Board announced the ILWU vote against the Pacific Maritime Association final offer. With 10,072 opposed and 746 for, the rejection threatens a resumed dock strike after the 80 day cooling off period ends near year’s start.
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San Francisco
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Pacific Maritime Association
West Coast
Bridges
PMA
Navy alert in Caribbean after Cuban ship seizures
United States placed naval vessels and fighter planes on alert to aid any further commercial ships Cuba might attack in the Caribbean. The action follows a State Department warning to Havana that such attacks will not be tolerated. Cuban seizures include two Panama registry cargo ships since December 5, the second after a strafing raid with captain Jose Villa captured. The White House said President Nixon demanded Villa and his 13 crew be released. The Pentagon noted unspecified precautionary measures are being taken.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Caribbean
Defense Department
State Department
Havana
U.S
Jose Villa
White House
Nixon
Villa
Pentagon
Funeral rites for Henry W Weeks old chef and restaurateur
The funeral for Henry W Weeks of 205 Safford Street a retired chef and restaurateur was held Friday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. The Rev Edward B Geyer Jr officiated with Williams College staff in attendance. Weeks had been a Williams College chef and previously co managed Weeks Bros Restaurant on North Street now the Vermont Restaurant Entombment will be in Park Lawn Chapel with spring burial planned. Weeks died unexpectedly Tuesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The funeral of Fred Scrivens 78 of 122 Pleasant Street was held Friday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with the Rev Floyd La Bombard officiating. Scrivens died Wednesday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. The burial will be in the spring.
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Henry W. Weeks
Safford St
Mahar & Son Funeral
Edward B. Geyer Jr
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Weeks
Williams
Weeks Bros
North Street
Vermont
Park Lawn Chapel
L’atnam Memorial Hospital
Fredscrivens
Fred Scrivens
Pleasant St
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Floyd la Bombard
First Baptist Church
Scrivens
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Congress Endorses Continued Spending Amid Budget Deficit
The 92nd Congress approved a $2.37 billion annual spending rate plus $452 million in unspent prior year outlays and $389 million for aid programs. Despite stalled plans on welfare reform and a stalled supersonic transport project, the session boosted federal pay and defense funding, aiming at a record peacetime deficit as Sen. Byrd criticizes persistent over-spending.
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Senate
House
Peace Corps
Nixon
Democratic House
France
Britain
Soviet Union
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Harry F. Byrd
India
Congress set to tackle health cure and care plans next year
Health measures push for cancer cure research and expanded health personnel. Nixon proposes federal private insurance expansion while Kennedy backs full federal financing. Defense sees draft extension and a $2.4B pay raise plus record Pentagon funding. Education bills, busing curb provisions, consumer protection agency moves, and constitutional votes on 18-year voting age and equal rights.
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Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Congress
Pentagon
Woman Survives Car Plunge Off Richville Road
A 37-year-old Manchester woman Nancy J. Beaven escaped injury when her car rolled over an embankment on Richville Road and landed on its roof at about 1 am. She was alone. no cause listed. Damage reported to the right front and roof of the vehicle.
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Manchester
Richville Road
Nancy J. Beaven
Burgess May Run If Davis Steps Aside 1972
Brattleboro Lt. Gov. John S. Burgess said he would seek the Republican nomination for Vermont governor if incumbent Deane C. Davis left office in 1972. Burgess spoke at a GOP dinner for Richard Mallory as speculation swirled around successors. Davis will decide during the legislative session after consulting hopefuls to gauge a winner with his governing philosophy. Luther Hackett and other names like James Jeffords and Walter Kennedy were also mentioned as possible candidates.
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Brattleboro
UPI
John S. Burgess
Deane C. Davis
Burgess
Richard Mallory
Davis
Social Welfare Board
Luther Hackett
James Jeffords
House
Walter Kennedy
McCloskey aide taps Muskie tape without permission
A McCloskey campaign aide stated Muskie aides distributed a radio tape praising McCloskey without authorization. McCloskey's camp checked with McCarthy's office to verify quotes, while Muskie's team edited and circulated the remainder.
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McCloskey
Muskie
Concord
N. H
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Paul N. McCloskey
Maine
California
Eri Schnapper
New Hampshire
Schnapper
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McCarthy
Gorham
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Events And Recognitions
Bennington brief items cover a free cooking class at the Senior Citizens Center sponsored by the Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council with a Lebanese shortbread demo by Louise Madkour. Fire Department Christmas tree spraying, tree sales from Sawyer's Getty, and public inviting details follow, plus lists of military enlistees and local dance and bowling notices.
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Norman
Estelle Robinson
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council
BROC
Senior Citizen's Center
North St
Leontina Calabro
Calabro
Bennington-Rutland
Bennington
Bradford Hook & Ladder
Sawyer’s Getty
Main Street
Eagle Square plant faces copper discharge questions
Eagle Square officials explained their waste treatment setup runs a costly, elaborate system to prevent metal dumping into the stream. Despite advanced filtration and a constant on-site officer, copper outflow ranges from .5 to .7 ppm versus a 0.20 ppm limit. researchers and universities have offered theories, but no proven solution yet. The group aims for a closed loop to recycle plant water and reduce effluent.
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Eagle Square
Edwin A. Colvin
Stanley Works
Connecticut
DeConinck
Colvin
WRB
DeConnnck
University of Vermont
Syracuse University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Britain
Paran
Sanford Buxbaum
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