Kennedy cites aid funds used for covert CIA operations
The Bennington Banner notes that Kennedy, as chair of the Senate subcommittee on refugees, cites GAO reports showing U S funding for Southeast Asia refugees often funded paramilitary activities run by the Central Intelligence Agency. The disclosure covers 1967 through the cited period.
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United States
Edward Kennedy
U.S
Southeast Asia
Central Intelligence Agency
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On
General Accounting Office
GAO
Laos
Food aid misused as CIA support in Laos 1969
The text alleges 1969 food aid drained to the CIA to train guerrillas against Pathet Lao, leading to overcrowded refugee villages and mortality far above aid standards. It ties misapplied funds to refugee misery, civil casualties, and a widening credibility gap for the Nixon administration amid ongoing U.S. operations in Laos.
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CIA
Pathet Lao
Laos
Nixon
Ali Frazier bout faces clash over draft taint and faith
On 25 April 1967 Muhammad Ali, refusing military service, faced legal fights and possible prison while public opinion split over his right to box. A Connecticut Legion post urged boycott, challenging the judge’s ruling that granted Ali a license, highlighting the clash of sport, faith, and Americanism.
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Houston
Cassius Marcelus Clay
Muhammad Ali
New York Boxing Commission
Joe
American Legion Post
Litchfield
Conn
Ali
Carswell to Join U S Administration Council
Editor notes Nixon appoints former Appeals Court Judge G Harrold Carswell to the Administration Conference Council studying legal procedures for fairness in the court system. The piece also highlights Vermont's VSAC deadline Feb 15 for student aid and Burlington curator Frank S Seymour's new book The Flora of Vermont detailing 1927 plant species across 9600 square miles in the state.
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U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Florida
Senate
Nixon
Appeals Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Carswell
Council of the Administration Conference of the
United States
Council
Vermont Student Assistance Corp
VSAC
Frank S. Seymour
Burlington
Pringle Herbarium
UVM
Vermont
Erich Goode
State University of New York
Stony Brook
University Review
Goode
Opinion: mismanagement in schools sparks debate
A collection of letters and excerpts critiques school management and calls for applying corporate efficiency to education. Included are remarks on outcomes for students, a 1970 Lake Simcoe snowmobile incident with a wolf bounty, and praise from Bennington First Baptist Church for newspaper coverage of church activities.
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Detroit
Toronto
Lake Simcoe
First Baptist Church of
Bennington
Unnecessary comments on bigotry spark snowmobile debate
A reader letter from W Douglas Burden in Charlotte urges action against bigotry on a snow bearing continent. He cites comments about race in relation to a TV program and calls for legislation to curb the “demon element” among snowmobilers amid vandalism complaints.
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Vermont
Vermonter Airman letters on home and duty in Mississippi
Airman Randy C. Murray, Mount Anthony graduate class of 1970, writes from Keesler AFB Biloxi about Air Force training, base life, and morale. He contrasts Southern attitudes with Vermont values, recalls personal dangers, and reaffirms pride in Vermont and Bennington while serving in the United States.
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Banner
Mount Anthony
Mount Anthony Union High School
United States Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base
Bilo
Stratford
Conn
Air Force
Continental
United States
Caedoggeon
Vermont
Biloxi
Vietnam
Uncle Sam
Bennington
Vermont Report Those two Wilmingtons
A detailed look at ski tourism competition between Wilmington Vermont and Wilmington New York. The piece covers area growth, brand confusion with Whiteface, rising vacation home demand, roadside signs, and local attitudes as Vermont sees advantage in Rural Charm while upstate New York pursues Roadside Commercialization.
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Stowe
Mt. Snow
Boston
New York
Wilmington-Mt. Snow
Whiteface Mountain
New York State
Wilmington, Vt
Whiteface
Wilmington
Dover-Wilmington Valley
Wilmington, N.Y
N.Y
New York City
Montreal
Adirondacks
BankAmericard
Steinhoff’s
Upstate New York
Downstate
Vermont
Pot smoking study leaves many questions unanswered
The HEW report on marijuana emphasizes limited knowledge about long term effects and calls for broader review of laws. It cites 31 percent of a 10,000 student sample trying pot, 14 percent using weekly, and notes varying potency and additives complicate measurements.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
National Institute of Mental Health
HEW
Bertram Brown
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