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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1971

Page

1

Sleeman outlines SVSU reorganization plan

Superintendent-elect George A. Sleeman presents a plan to reorganize the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union to improve communication and cooperation among administrators and educators. The proposal removes the assistant superintendent role and adds a supervisor of secondary education and a director of special education to strengthen administrative structure.

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union SVSU George A. Sleeman Sleeman George Sleeman Supervisory Union

SVSU proposes reorganization creating secondary education supervisor

The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union plans to eliminate the assistant superintendent position held by Sleeman for five years and replace it with a new secondary education supervisory role. The appointee would plan and implement curriculum for all SVSU secondary schools, coordinating with elementary and K through 12 programs, following recommendations from the Mt. Anthony High School accreditation report.

Sleeman SVSU New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Mt. Anthony High School

Reorganization Plan Sparks Public Scrutiny in SVSU

Superintendent-elect George Sleeman outlines a SVSU reorganization to add a secondary education supervisor and boost curriculum planning. He released details to a local radio station with promises to brief all school boards before wider public disclosure, aiming for better communication and coordination among SVSU, schools, and boards. Critics note limited public input amid secrecy concerns and question motives behind the plan.

Banner Sleeman the _y SVSU

Bhutto vows reunite Pakistan amid sweeping directives

President Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto appointed Nurul Ami as vice president and martial law chief, issuing directives that free jailed students laborers and peasants, remit pending death sentences, curb smuggling and hoarding, ban travel abroad except for students and officials, and require travel in tourist class. He fired seven generals led by Yahya Khan and pledged to rejoin East Pakistan as part of one Pakistan while warning India not to overestimate recent victories. Indian sources called the pledge for Pakistani consumption.

Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto Nurul Ami Bhutto East Pakistan India New Delhi UPI Frederick H. Marks Islamabad Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Pakistan Yahya Khan Mukti Bahini Dacca Abdul Quadir Siddiqui

Bomb blasts strike Belfast amid vow to rubble city

Extremists threaten to reduce downtown Belfast to rubble by Christmas as bombs exploded for a second straight day injuring seven. Deaths include Jack Lavery at Lavery's Bar and 20 year old Margaret McCorry, with police reporting multiple targets across the city center and surrounding streets.

Belfast Northern Ireland UPI Jack Lavery Lavery Lisburn Road King Street Irish Republican Army IRA Durham Street Stanfield Street Dublin John C. McQuaid Harry Tuzo Margaret McCorry Crumlin Road Miss McCorry

Paris Apartment Blast Kills 10, Injures 106

A gas heating installation fire caused a massive explosion in a 13 story Argenteuil building, blowing through windows and destroying interiors. Officials report 10 dead and 106 injured as the blast trembled across surrounding blocks in a dense housing project.

Paris UPI Argenteuil

MASTER BUREAUCRAT

Washington The troubles of Job seem to have fallen upon J Edgar Hoover director of the FBI in a three part series by Tom Wicker. The piece notes Hoover’s public implicating of the Berrigan brothers, removal of the phrase with prejudice from a resignation, theft of FBI papers, Earth Day spying charges and political attacks. It highlights his enduring control of the FBI, the rising cost of the Hoover Building, and Nixon’s wary stance guarding a successor.

Ton N.Y Washington J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Hoover Berrigan Brothers Philip Daniel Justice Department White House FBI John F. Shaw John Jay College Shaw Edmund S. Muskie Wicker News Service House Hale Boggs Boggs Pennsylvania Avenue Ramsey Clark Bureau Nixon

Fire rages on tanker off Cuba near Roosevelt Roads

The Cyprus owned tanker Calypso loaded with molasses battled an engine room fire off Cuba's north coast. The Green Port rescued 34 crewmen, none injured, as the Diligence and Cuban authorities coordinated aid. The ship drifted toward Cuban waters while the Green Port waited for the Coast Guard cutter.

Miami UPI Cuba Coast Guard U.S Green Port Calypso U.S. Coast Guard The Diligence Mobile Ala Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico

Albert accuses Nixon of deliberate economic slowdown

Speaker Carl Albert accused President Nixon of slowing the economy on purpose and said Congress must push inflation and unemployment relief. He defended Congress’s first session, highlighting reforms, emergency jobs measures, tax relief, and expedited stabilization steps while criticizing the administration’s policy mix.

Albert Nixon Washington UPI Carl Albert Democratic Congress Oklahoma Democrat Congress

Inside Rev Daniel Berrigan Parole Hearing Possibility

The item reports that Rev. Daniel Berrigan may receive another parole hearing, highlighting ongoing legal proceedings and potential timelines as covered on page 2. It notes district court activity and related judicial commentary across the newspaper pages.

Daniel Berrigan District Court News Tom Braden Sen Muskie U.S Santa Claus Russell Baker Rudolph Winhall Stratton Arlington

John Bircher Runs Write-In For U S Senate

Grant S. Corwin of South Royalton a 52 year old farmer announced a write-in candidacy for the U S Senate in the January 7 election. A John Birch Society member he opposes Republican interim Sen Robert Stafford backing Nixon’s trip to Communist China and says that shows a flaw in Stafford’s view of U S world affairs.

South Royalton UPI Grant S. Corwin U.S. Senate John Birch Society Corwin U.S Robert Stafford Vermont Nixon China Mr. Stafford

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John Leaning Geoffrey Chapman Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Robert Hayes Phillip Viereck By John Leaning Florence Wood United Press International Radio Pakistan United Nations People’s Republic of Bangla Desh Bengal J. Edgar Tom Wicker New York Times Times House Un-American Activities Committee Kennedy N.Y John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy RFK Des Head John Pete John Bircher Senate
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