Sears-Corcoran feud trials close in on council
A Bennington 204 Depot St board demanded censure of Selectman Timothy Corcoran for showing a confidential list of juveniles to Mt. Anthony Union High School director Joseph Hall. The move prompted executive sessions, heated exchanges, and promises of further developments as Corcoran defended his actions amid public dispute.
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204 Depot
Corcoran
204 Depot Board
Hall
204
Richard Sears
Bennington County Humane Resources Council
204 Board
Selectmen
Selectman
Timothy Corcoran
204 Depot St
County Human Resources Council
John Peterman
Shirley McTernan
Bennington Opportunity Council
Adelaide Fine
Bruce Stanley
Mt Anthony budget approved with no dissent at district meeting
Voters in the Mt Anthony Union School District approved a 1974 1975 net budget of 2 858 496 with only four audience questions and no dissent. Incumbent officers were re elected with no pay raises, and Australian ballot consideration was ruled out of order by Moderator Stephen Gilman after a brief dispute with director Lawrence Harrington.
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Mt. Anthony Union School District
Stephen Gilman
Lucy B. Johnson
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Harold Cross
Gilman
Lawrence E. Harrington
Harrington
MAU
Ehrlichman rejects plea bargain in Watergate probe
Former White House aide John Ehrlichman rejected a plea to admit guilt on one count tied to the Ellsberg psychiatrist burglary. His attorney said Ehrlichman expects indictment on broader Watergate charges, likely by Friday, while Jaworski aims to avoid publicity until the Mitchell and Stans trial in New York.
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Washington
UPI
John D. Ehrlichman
Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
Frank Strickler
Strickler
Beverly Hills
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Lewis Fielding
Fielding
Pentagon
Los Angeles Times
Jaworski
Democratic National
John J. Wilson
H.R. Haldeman
Charles W. Colson
White House
Colson
David I. Shapiro
Shapiro
Nixon
New York
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Mitchell
Stans
Vermont House OKs Car Seizure For Marijuana Possession
The Vermont House passed a measure to allow seizure of a vehicle for possession of even one marijuana cigarette in a 109 to 33 vote after a heated debate. An amendment to exempt autos failed. Supporters call it a tool to curb illegal drug traffic. opponents cite constitutional and civil liberty concerns.
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Montpelier
API
Vermont
House
House Judiciary Committee
Thomas E. Foster
David Shaffe
Thomas H. Foster
Thomas Haley
Bennington
Paul Graves
South Burlington
Commerce Committee
Haile Selassie appeals as Ethiopian revolt widens nationwide
In Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie appeared on a palace balcony to urge unity as a military revolt grows across Ethiopia. The navy and air force joined the mutiny, with troops seizing Massawa on the Red Sea while an air unit moved in Asmara. The unrest began over pay and living conditions, with Lt. Gen. Asafa Agene flying to Asmara to confer with rebel leaders.
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Addis Ababa
API
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Red Sea
Massawa
Asmara
Asafa Agene
HMS
Richardson says impeachment possible for neglect of duties
Former Attorney General Elliott Richardson tells UPI that a president can be impeached for neglect of presidential responsibilities even without criminal acts. He contrasts this with Nixon’s view that impeachment requires proof of specific criminal law violations, and predicts impeachment is unlikely but possible on noncriminal grounds.
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Dallas
UPI
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
House of Representatives
Richardson
French cabinet resigns amid surprise move in France
Paris reports Premier Pierre Messmer’s government resigned at the weekly cabinet session. President Pompidou accepted the move and may name a new prime minister quickly to form a new cabinet.
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Paris
UPI
Pierre Messmer
Joseph Fontanet
Messner
George Pompidou
Messmer
Jean Philippe Lecat
Pompidou
L’express
Michel Jobert
Jacques Chirac
Lecat
Bennington District 31 selectman candidates face growth, zoning issues
Republican Richard B. Leake III, a longtime Bennington dairy farmer and former regional commissioner, argues growth is the biggest local problem and would use his zoning and land use experience as district 31 selectman. Democrat Bob Lerner, a North Bennington trustee and North Village advocate, emphasizes taxpayer relief and townwide progress after a Newark NJ transplant and New England Telephone role.
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Richard B. Leake III
Bennington
Leake
Bennington County
Deane C. Davis
Williams College
Cornell University
North Bennington
Bob Lerner
North Village
Selectman
Lerner
New Jersey
New England Telephone Co
J.C. Jerome
Bennington's first low income selectman candidate
Independent candidate Louis Mason from District 31 vows to voice low income, elderly, and youth needs on the Bennington board. A native of East Dorset now living in Bennington, Mason calls for change, noting his self education and experience as a former VISTA worker with the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council.
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Board of
Selectmen
Louis Mason
Mason
East Dorset
Bennington
Community Vista
Bennington-Rutland
Opportunity Council
Inside Life of Mary Rogers Page 4 and Related Notes
Summary references multiple items from a newspaper segment: The Life of Mary Rogers on page 4, letters on human service funding on page 5, John Page on time on page 6, Town Meeting contests in Pownal on page 8, MAU playoff and BBS season end on page 12, and girls swim results on page 13.
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Mary Rogers
Human Service
John Page
Pownal
MAU
BBS
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Mt. Anthony
By John Leaning
Hailie Selassie
Archibald Cox
Richard B. Leake
Robert K. Lerner
Democrat
Jan Slusman
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