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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1973

Page

8

Nixon seeks AFL-CIO backing in Florida session

President Nixon travels to Key Biscayne to address the AFL-CIO Executive Council and seek union support for his economic and trade policies including flexible tariffs. He is set to meet George Meany at 11 a.m. and then proceed to a charity golf event before returning to outline his Vietnam stance and postwar diplomacy.

Key Biscayne Fla UPD Nixon Ble Afl-Cio Executive Council Americana Apluso George Meany Congress Ronald L. Ziegler Fort Lauderdale Jackie Gleason Washington Harry §. Dent White House Republican National Committee

Kissinger Ends Asian Tour With Tokyo Meeting

Henry Kissinger arrives in Tokyo to conclude a tour that included Hanoi and Beijing. He will meet Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. White House officials report lengthy talks with Chou Enlai in Peking, and Mao Tse-tung’s remarks on U.S.-China rapprochement.

Tokyo APL Henry 4. Kissinger Hanoi Peking Kakuei Tanaka White House Key Biscayne Fla Nixon Kissinger Chou Enlai Ronald L. Ziegler Communist Party Mao Tse-tung Mao China Chi Peng-fei Chiao Kuanhua

Nixon to Name Fasser as Assistant Isbor Secretary

Washington report states President Nixon will pick Paul J. Fasser Jr., a Pittsburgh steelworker and former United Steelworkers official, as assistant secretary for manpower administration. Fasser, 46, would join labor secretary Brennan in pressuring for a union man to fill the post during Nixon's AFL-CIO Miami visit.

Washington UPI Nixon Paul J. Fasser Jr Isbor Fasser Afl-Cio Miami Pittsburgh United Steelworkers ‘Union Passer Peter J. Brennan James D. Hittle Usmcretj Arlington Brennan

Kerner Found Guilty in Bribery Scam Image

Federal Appeals Court Judge Otto Kerner is found guilty of taking bribes to fix horse racing dates during his tenure as Illinois governor. The case links political power with illicit wagering schemes and corruption.

Chicago UPL Otto Kerner Thinois

POW Release Dramatizes Hanoi Kissinger Timetable

About a week Hanoi planned to free 100 more POWs with 20 additional Americans arriving at Clark Air Base. The group, including Navy pilots James Hailey and others shot down in 1966 67, faced initial fear of a trick before medical checks and paperwork for transfer to Travis Air Force Base California. Vietnamese officials projected further releases in the next 15 days as part of a cease fire process, with 462 Americans still held in North Vietnam and 81 in the South.

Nixon State Assembly Wietnam Vietnam Henry A. Kissinger Hanoi Wixon Kissinger North Vietnam Majilip Smaith Air Force Navy Robert Flynn John A. Downey CIA United States China U.S Key Largo Charles G. “Bete Rebozahes & Resort Villa Clark Aih Philippines Carthage Miss Travis Air Force Base Calif International Commission of Control and Supervision ICUS Xonces Saigon Rui Tin Joint Military Commission JMC Sid Sun North South Vietnam Clark

State aid dispute over Mt Anthony Witton vocational building

Mt Anthony Witton School District plans to seek $47,400 in state aid to cover overrun costs for a preengineered vocational education building. Officials cite administrative mixups and late approval, with cost estimates rising from 88,000 to 53,000, prompting requests to lawmakers and potential committee action.

Mt. Anthony Witton General Assembly Joseph Caracciola Rengington

65 Die in Crash of Soviet Jetliner at Prague

A Soviet Tupolev 104 jetliner with about 87 aboard crashed on approach to Prague airport. Western officials reported about 65 dead and 22 survivors, many of them crew. The plane reportedly broke into three pieces in flames as it landed, wreckage scattered over a wide area, with CTK citing the crew and passengers as rescued. It was the first Tupolev 104 crash in commercial service under a year.

Prague UPI Czechoslovakia CTK Copenhagen Moscow Tabso Bratislava

Private plane crashes into rush hour traffic in Brookfield

A private plane with a dead engine crashed into morning traffic at 323th and West Burleigh Street in Brookfield Wisconsin near Milwaukee. An explosion and fire followed, with one person taken to St Marys Burn Center. officials said details on fatalities and aboard passengers were not immediately available.

Brookfield Wis Milwaukee St. Mary’s Burn Center Falk Corp Norman Klahn 323Th West Burleigh Street Waukesha County

Firing of Stella Hackel Shakes Vermont Agency Ties

In Montpelier Gov Salmon replaced Stella Hackel as Commissioner of the Department of Employment Security with Madelyn Davidson, citing political considerations. Hackel’s dismissal on March 1 surprised lawmakers across parties. Hackel plans to return to law in Rutland. Davidson, a businesswoman and head of the Greater Vermont Association, brings banking experience but an insurance background is preferred for the Banking and Insurance post. Democrats lament not being informed through proper channels and question the political timing of the move, while Sen. O’Brien criticizes the decision as harming party relations.

Uit4nles Butler Jr Kepupican Deane C. Davis Mes. Hackel Employment Security Department Philip 11 Rutland Davilson Department of Banking and Insurance House Democrats Thomas Candon D-Hutland Hackel Joh O'Brien D-Chittenden County Senate Salmon O'Brien Jabar

UVM Trustees OK Higher Fees For Out Of State Students

The University of Vermont Board approves a $150 yearly tuition rise for non residents and a $125 rise in room rents, plus extra charges for credit hours over 18 per semester. In state tuition remains $350 yearly, with additional per credit hour costs for excess courses. The plan, to start fall 1973, targets funding gaps amid below-request state support and rising operating costs.

Burlington University of Vermont Board of ‘Trustees Turtlon Edward C. Andrews Jr Cajsa J. Schumacher Vermont Finance and Budget Committee UVM Richard W. Powers Andrews Salmon College of Medicine

Inside the 1976 Voter Landscape and Local Scrutiny

The Times reports debate over 1976 candidates with Sen Stafford defying retreat in poverty fights and Anthony Board candidates clashing with opponents. Nixon’s reforms draw checks from Reston on voter will. Dorset fire destroys an old inn. a school budget is unveiled. An upset win for BBL at West Rutland adds meaning to Abington’s season.

Sen Stafford the Times’ Reston Nixon AML Anthony Mack the Knife White House Secret Service Carnlle Dorset West Rutland Abington

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