Thieu rebukes U.S. for talk of peace
Saigon reports President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered ambassadors Lam and Diem to rebuke U.S. statements on Indochina peace talks. He told Porter to clear any remarks with Saigon and pressed for a clarification from Secretary Rogers on U.S. flexibility regarding Thieu’s resignation timing under the peace plan. Thieu’s allies urged the peace offer be rejected as unconstitutional.
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Thieu
Tin Son
Hoang Duc Nha
Lam
Porter
Saigon
Diem
William P. Rogers
Rogers
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
Nhca
Roger
National Assembly
West Pawlet Man Dies In Mysterious Car Fire
In West Pawlet, Duane Hall, 38, died as his car caught fire in front of his home. Authorities rule out foul play but the cause remains undetermined, with death tentatively attributed to smoke inhalation. An autopsy is awaited and a full report may come later this week.
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West Pawlet
UPI
Robert Tepper
Rutland County
Duane Hall
Hall
Tepper
E. J. Swinger
Swinger
Pawlet
Richard Demick
Stowe Votes to Preserve Farmland with Land-Use Plan
Stowe voters approved a tax-stabilization land-use agreement to keep about 4,000 acres of farmland open. The 155 to 20 vote allows selectmen to arrange tax relief for about 10 farmers, under a 10 year limit, amid pressure from developers and speculators in the ski and recreation town.
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Stowe
Mt Anthony area faces discipline talk at board meeting
Nearly 500 parents and students attended a Mt Anthony Union School Board informational meeting amid concerns over discipline, drugs, alcohol, and open sex on campus. Principal Charles Keir defended the program while critics called for tougher administration.
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John
Mt. Anthony Union
John P. Morrissey
Charles W. Keir
Mt. Anthony
Keir
Lorraine Cross
Judge Morrissey
Cross
Ralph Wright
Bennington
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
SVSU
Wright
Catherine Corcoran
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Richard Worden
George Sleeman
Johnson, Keir
Fairfield
Nixon bans predator killings on federal lands
President Nixon issued an executive order protecting eagles hawks coyotes and other predators on U S lands to curb killings by ranchers and to shield endangered species. He urged prompt action to identify endangered species and called for pollution taxes and stricter regulation of development near airports rivers and wetlands. A former helicopter pilot testified to killing about 800 eagles for ranchers.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Nader slams industry ills at Williams College talk
Ralph Nader urged Williams College students to sharpen perception to combat corruption in technology and industry. He linked government oil quotas and auto ethics to consumer harm, urged New England action, and criticized Purina dog food ads as biased testing, illustrating a broader PIRG crusade for consumer protection.
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Williamstown
Mass
Richard Nixon
Ralph Nader
Williams College
Nader
Public Interest
PIRG
New
New England
Purina
Alpo
Officials seek cause of crash on Mt. Tabor
A twin engine plane crashed on Mt. Tabor killing three members of a Chappaqua family. Leonard Zlowe the pilot and son Roger 17 were found near the wreckage. Randy 15 died later. Younger son David and Pamela Fletcher 16 survived in good condition after being rescued. State troopers and others conducted a six hour search by snowmobile after the crash during a ski trip from Teterboro New Jersey to Vermont.
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UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
Chappaqua
N.Y
Mt. Tabor
Leonard Zlowe
Roger
Zlowe
David
Pamela Fletcher
Irvington
Rutland Hospital
Manchester
Teterboro
New Jersey
Vermont
Inside A Cadillac Chasing A Superjet On Runway
A tongue in cheek editorial notes overreaching movie premises and a runways chase. Mentions readers recalling cinema scenes and a claim that such pursuit mirrors public spectacle rather than reality.
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Mike Mansfield
James Henry
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By Geoffrey Chapman
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Len McGovern
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Burr & Burton
Florida
Gov. Wallace
John Randolph
Somerset
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