I Skidded Rarely a Good Excuse For Accidents
Ann Arbor reports that accident investigator F William Petring says skidding is usually driver fault. He advises gentle braking and controlled throttle on slick pavement, warns against panic braking, and notes winter tests show nine to ten times longer stopping distances on glare ice. Studded tires and reinforced chains offer better traction.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
F. William Petring
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Michigan Engineering
National Safety Council
Petring
Council
Northeaster Halts Flights and Paralyzes New England
A fierce northeastern storm closes Bradley International Airport and Logan Airport, with winds, heavy snowfall, and driving bans. Massachusetts deploys 2200 plows and sanders as two feet of snow potential looms, while CD crews stand by in western parts amid mass transit disruptions and a Bruins practice cancellation.
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Uor
Bradley International
Windsor Locks
Conn
Massachusetts
Logan International Airport
Boston
Civil Defense
Allan Zenowitz
Francis W. Sargent
Cambridge
Mass
Hartford
New England
Mt. Washington
Boston Bruins
Vermont 1969 in Review Highlights Mental Health and Politics
A year in review outlines Vermont's 1969 fiscal hold the line stance with shifts toward mental health, welfare reform and education cuts. It notes leadership changes and budget battles, school tax votes, water pollution actions, land use regulation, and probe findings on welfare and state agencies. It also covers notable deaths and looming issues such as atomic power debates and dam plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Brandon
Waterbury
Chester
Andover
Proctorsville
Cavendish
Burlington
Vermont
Berlin
Calais
East Montpelier
Worcester
Middlesex
Rutland
Pavilion
Montpelier
John Vergin
Springfield High School
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Victory
Gaysville
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Fish and Game Department
Aiken
Upstate
Wackerman
Charles Adams
Reinhold Thieme
Rope Tow Opens At Mt Anthony Country Club
The rope tow at Mt Anthony Country Club starts today Saturday at 1 PM with hours 1 to 4 30 PM today and Sunday. During vacation week it operates 10 to 12 and 1 to 4 30 daily. In school sessions it runs weekends 1 to 4 30. Bennington Park and Recreation Commission operates the tow with a supervisor at the loading area to assist users. Toboggans and similar items must use the slope beyond the tow. Prospect Ski bus departs the Y at 9 30 and 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington Park and Recreation Commission
Prospect
Willie Sutton Is Released For Christmas From Prison
The famous bank robber Willie Sutton, age 68, was granted Christmas Eve release by Corrections Commissioner Paul D. McGinnis after the parole board had denied it. Sutton said he had stolen about $2 million and spent over 35 years in prison, and he spent Christmas in New York City with friends.
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New York
UPI
Willie Sutton
Sutton
State Corrections
Paul D. McGinnis
State Parole Board
New York City
New York Daily News
Attica State Prison
Czechs To Reassess Their Affairs Soon
PRAGUE UPD The Czechoslovak Communist Party leadership plans a week long session in January or early February to reassess the nation's political and economic state since the 1968 invasion. Central Committee will review politics purges culture education and liberal thought remnants.
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Prague
UPD
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Central Committee
Obituary Mrs Jennie G Clark North Bennington nurse dies
Mrs. Jennie Gordon Clark widow of John F. Clark of North Bennington died unexpectedly Friday at her home in Bradenton Florida according to word received in Bennington. A registered nurse she worked at the Bennington plant of Union Carbide Corp until retirement and lived in North Bennington until 1968 when she moved to Florida. Survivors include her only son Maj Gordon Clark US Army of Washington and three granddaughters. Funeral arrangements are pending at Edward P Mahar Son Funeral Home. A further obituary will appear in Monday's Banner.
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Jennie Gordon Clark
John F. Clark
North Bennington
Bradenton
Fla
Bennington
Clark
Union Carbide Corp
Florida
Maj
Gordon Clark
U.S.A
Washington
Edward P. Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Chicago Seven trial delayed due to bronchitis
UPI reports Judge Julius J. Hoffman recessed the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial until Monday as Abbie Hoffman suffers subsiding acute bronchitis. Hoffman's absence caused an earlier Christmas recess after he refused to waive attendance. A court physician advised readiness to testify if recovery continues. Mayor Richard J. Daley had been slated to testify.
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Chicago
UPID
U.S
Julius J. Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
Michael Reese
Hoffman
Richard J. Daley
County Considers Permanent Planning Staff for Future Growth
Windham County builds a strong planning framework with two planners and a secretary, plus an ongoing legislative program. The effort includes housing, water resources, transportation, and ecological studies, aiming to educate citizens and expand regional planning capabilities across Benninton and surrounding towns.
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Windham County
Windham County Regional Planning and Development Commission
Windham
Windham Commission
William Schmidt
Planning Commission
Schmidt
Bennington
Heart and lungs transplanted in New York surgery
A 43 year old man with terminal emphysema received a combined heart and lung transplant at New York Hospital on Christmas Day. A 50 year old female donor died of brain hemorrhage. operation lasted 3 hours 13 minutes and the patient was progressing satisfactorily. Only one prior heart lung transplant had been done in 1968 in Houston on a newborn donor infant.
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New York
UPID
New York Hospital
C. Walton Lillehei
Houston
Denton Cooley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Debra Lynn Lee
Debra
Camille Razed Islands By Hurricane Camille
Peli can Island a two mile long uninhabited strip off Mobile Bay was destroyed by hurricane Camille. One fourth of Petit Bois Island about 12,000 feet long off the Mississippi coast was also wiped out. Ship Island near Biloxi Bay was split into three separate islands by the storm.
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Washington
UPI
Pelican Island
Mobile Bay
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Gulf Coast
Petit Bois Island
Mississippi
Ship Island
Biloxi Bay
20 Youths Die In Soccer Crush In Congo
At General Mobutu Stadium in Bukavu, at least 20 youths aged 8 to 16 died as gates opened for Congolese President Mobutu and Col. Michel Mi chombero. Medical teams aided the injured under the presidential party, while the stampede followed the gate opening for the crowd entering the game.
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Kinshasa
the Congo
UPI
Bukavu
General Mobutu
Joseph Mobutu
Michel Michombero
Burundi
Mobutu
William T. Close
Movie Timetable at Harte and Williamstown Cinemas
The Undefeated with John Wayne and Rock Hudson plays at Harte Theatre with 8 p.m. shows Monday through Thursday and 6 30 p.m. and 8 30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The Reivers with Steve McQueen screens at Williamstown Cinema at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 p.m. and 8 45 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
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John Wayne
Rock Hudson
Harte Theatre
the Reivers
Steve McQueen
Faulkner
Williamstown
Arraigned In Bank Robbery In Pittsfield
Joseph Williams, 21, of Pittsfield, was arraigned on federal charges for Tuesday’s robbery of the Berkshire Common Branch of First Agricultural National Bank. He was arrested at home after authorities pursued a lone bandit who fled with 3850 dollars. most of the money was recovered. Williams offered no plea before U.S. District Court Commissioner Paul A. Tamburello. case set for 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Joseph Williams
Berkshire Common
First Agricultural National Bank
FBI
Williams
U.S. District Court
Paul A. Tamburello
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Philip H. Hoff
Daily News
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Robert Daniels
University of Vermont
Chittenden
Environmental Control Commission
International Paper Co
American Central Co
Stratton
Special Commission
Health Department
Secretary of State
Federal
Public Health Service
Attorney General’s Office
Water Resources Board
Stowe Village
Stowe
Waterbury River
Davis Administration
Franklin County
Foremost Foods Co
San Francisco
Alaska
Erwin Alexander
Irasburg
Alexander
Ernest William Gibson
John Dinsee
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont Educational Buildings Financing Agency
Royalton College
Vermont Dairymen
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
North Wolcott
State Hospital
William Kilgallen
Beatrice Frazier
Austin
Washington County
Kimberly Cheney
Barre
Goddard College
Bethel
Cabot Cabin
John Rock Hudson
Was
Main St
Willie
Alexander Dubcek
Party
County
Greenberg
Main Street
N.Y
Don Phillips
Phillips
Lyons
Norman Turgeon
Turgeon
Radford House
Monument Plaza Shopping Ctr
Lees
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Dial
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