Nixon Sets Poverty Fight Priority in Congress Message
President Nixon declared poverty a top priority in his first formal address to Congress and outlined initial steps to improve federal aid to the poor. He proposed delegating antipoverty program operations, transferring Head Start to HEW, and moving Job Corps toward the Labor Department while keeping OEO as an experimental incubator for new programs.
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Israel Hints Retribution For Zurich Plane Attack
Israeli Security Council met in Jerusalem to discuss the Zurich El Al assault. A cabinet member hinted swift retaliation possibly targeting Damascus International Airport, while U N and major powers urged restraint. The Zurich attack wounded six and saw an airline guard kill one attacker, with two men and a woman detained in Switzerland.
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Politician reshuffle: Giuliani named Ways and Means chair
In Montpelier House Speaker Burgess names Peter Giuliani to lead the Ways and Means Committee as Arthur Gibb resigns after a heart attack. Francis Peisch remains vice chair while Gov. Davis comments on tax plans and internal party dynamics.
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Opponents Seek Details of Hudson River Highway
In New York a federal hearing examines the $125 million Hudson River Expressway dispute with state officials over releasing preliminary route maps. Plaintiffs claim state delays harm residents of Tarrytown Ossining, while the Army Corps permits await court resolution.
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Bennington Selectmen Plan Clearer Town Finances Report
Selectmen spent most of Tuesday night shaping the Town Report to be informative credible and coherent for general readers. The 1968 report to be published Feb 27 as an insert in The Banner will feature town project photos department reviews and a three year expenditure comparison on two facing tabloid pages.
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Joint Meeting On Water Needs Sets Town Discussion
Bennington Selectmen invite Village Water Board village and rural fire chiefs and the Town Water and Sewer Commission to a joint meeting at the County Courthouse on February 24 at 7 30 p m to drum up unified support for the 15000 article in the town warning for a master water plan.
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Inside Will dollars replace our heritage asks Harwood
An Albany school principal explains modern youth to Hoosick Falls parents while the Manchester police chief also discusses today’s youth. The page 3 to 8 items connect concerns about youth values, guidance, and social changes across communities.
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Davis opposes student voting seat on UVM board
Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis voiced opposition to electing a student as a voting member of the 23 member University of Vermont Board of Trustees. He suggested delaying a student post with no voting power, while noting eight candidates including Kenneth Parker seek the seat. Davis also said he would withhold judgment on legalizing abortions until a bill reaches his desk.
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Montpelier
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Deadly Fumes Kill Eight in Nebraska
Freight train derailed into two tank cars releasing anhydrous ammonia. Eight people killed and 6500 evacuated in Crete Nebraska as fog trapped toxic fumes. Police and National Guardsmen guarded streets while residents were warned to check food for contamination.
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