Israel Accused of Using Napalm in clash near Gesher
United Press International reports Jordan accuses Israeli warplanes of dropping napalm after attacking a Jordanian position near Gesher in the North Beisan River Valley. Israel denies the charge while noting past use in 1967. A separate patrol near Hebron reported light-arms fire with no casualties.
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Jordan
Gesher
Beisan
Amman
Israel
Middle East
Hebron
Moscow
Red Star
Egypt
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Levi Eshkol
Gahal
Allen Opposes Withholding Student Aid
State Education Commissioner James E. Allen Jr. opposes a Senate bill to withhold state funds from students convicted of campus crimes. He says scholarships are based on merit and need, not discipline. Discipline should stay with schools and civil action when appropriate. The remarks accompany broader regional news about Middle East tensions and Jordanian shelling near the Negev with no reported casualties.
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N.Y
James E. Allen Jr
Nixon
U.S
State Senate
Allen
Eshkol
Newsweek
This Week
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Negev Desert
Gulf of Aqaba
East West Crisis Looms Over West Berlin Election
Berlin faces pressure from Moscow as the Soviet Union demands cancelling West Germany's presidential election in West Berlin. Bonn and London officials warn of possible harassment of air, land, and water routes, while Harold Wilson visits as Nixon's trip unfolds.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
West
Moscow
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Bonn
Guenter Diehl
Semyon Tsarapkin
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Federal Assembly
Diehl
East Germany
London
Joseph W. Grigg
Serene Village Caucus Nominates Incumbents
The Bennington Citizens party caucus met in the County Courthouse to nominate incumbents for village offices. Incumbent Henry H. Mallory was the sole candidate for village president, with John DeVito and Francis J. Hogan also announced for auditor and other posts. Allard was named to replace a veteran commissioner amid rumors of challengers, while the meeting closed with sympathy cards for a hospitalized trustee and plans to fill vacancies.
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Guma Citizens Committee
Harold Griffin
Bennington Village Citizens Party
Frank J. Hogan
John DeVito
Bennington
Citizens’ Party Village
Citizens Party Committee
Griffin
Henry H. Mallory
Allard
Robert K. Smith
Smith
Ryan
Democrats Propose Alternate Tax Plan in Vermont
Vermont House Democrats unveiled an alternative tax package avoiding a sales tax. Led by Thomas Salmon, the plan would raise personal, corporate, rooms and meals, and property transfer taxes, with exemptions, plus liquor and cigarette tax increases and inheritance tax amendments. A possible gross receipts tax could close any remaining gap.
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House Democrats
Salmon
Welfare crisis shapes Vermont budget clash and welfare policy
Gov. Deane C. Davis warned the Vermont Legislature of the state’s deepest financial crisis, blaming prior commitments. The welfare program faces curtailment as the Social Welfare Department shifts to credit checks, home visits, and new eligibility rules under federal guidelines, with Masso warning of reduced field work.
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Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Davis
Masso
Welfare Department
New Hampshire
Bennington selectman defends highway funding in budget
A Bennington selectman writes in defense of a $20,000 highway allocation in the general fund budget. The article notes related items on page 4 and references other local matters. Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union superintendent Charles P. Nason resigns, with coverage on page 6. A Rutland nun delivers a candid talk on sex education, also featured on page 6.
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Bennington
General Fund
Charles P. Nason
Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union
Rutland
Beltline Resolution Gains Favor in Vermont House
MONTPELIER UPI The House Highway Committee backed a resolution to allow using 3.5 million dollars earmarked for the North Bennington spur to plan design right of way for a beltline around southwest Vermont community. The measure follows the 1968 Highway Construction Act mandate and aligns with a Highway Board report.
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Vermont
Attorney General’s Office
North
Bennington
Berman Outlines Case For Sirhan Defense
Los Angeles upi Sirhan B Sirhan is alleged to have said the gun that killed Robert F Kennedy would kill a dog The prosecution says he made that remark while practicing at a range before shooting the senator at close range Emile Zola Berman outlines a defense claiming the defendant lacked mental capacity to plan the assassination The state told of a preelection party Sirhan attended and his range activity on election day with hundreds of rounds fired The trial opened after a judge denied a defense bid for a mistrial
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
David Fitts
Emile Zola Berman
New York
Sirhan
Fitts
Kennedy
Pasadena
Ambassador Hotel
Pueblo Crewman Thankful To Be Home
Bradley Crowe a 21 year old Navy communications technician from Island Pond was honored by the Vermont General Assembly and Gov. and Mrs. Deane C. Davis after being released by North Korea from 11 months of captivity aboard the USS Pueblo. He spoke of his relief and gratitude to his family and Vermont leaders and said he might stay in Vermont rather than return to California.
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Social Welfare Department
Anthony Masso Jr
Bennington County
Masso
Pueblo
Bradley Crowe
Island Pond
Deane Davis
Crowe
Thomas Crowe
Harold McKee
Newport
Montpelier
UPD
Navy
Vermont General Assembly
Deane C. Davis
California
Vermont
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Joseph A. Pello
Frederick Butler
Seymour G. Shultz
George Allard
WBTN
Robert Harrington
George Ryan
Citizens Committee
Citizens Party
Minneapolis
Minn
Joe Greeman
Bloomington
Greeman
David Scribner
Berman
Sirhan Defense
Palm Court
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
House
Senate
John Burgess
Brattleboro
Burgess
Bradley
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