Last battle in war on poverty centers on OEO shutdown
The Nixon push to dismantle the Office of Economic Opportunity faces a massive protest in Washington on February 20. Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council leaders, local residents including Jeannine Bonfigloli, and voices like Bob Green and Ron Knapp argue program money must reach the poor, while critics emphasize bureaucratic overhead and political neglect.
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Washington
Obo
Bennington
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council
BROC
CAP
Oko
Benevolent Great Society
Kennedy
Johnson
Political discourse on GEO and CAP funding discussed
Sen Aiken and Bob Green debate GEO name removal while Mallary weighs CAP funding priorities. Knapp warns against relying on revenue sharing as Bennington officials show limited sympathy for the poor amid broad economic concerns. The dialogue ends with a Spanish lament on economic crises and social pain.
Vermont Senate weighs contempt review bill and robbery fix
Reports from Montpelier say the Vermont Senate moved toward final approval of a bill to require court review of contempt sentences at least every two years. The session also advanced a House bill restoring armed robbery as a crime after a 1972 omission and discussed appointments and reapportionment delays. Russell Merriman was confirmed as federal co chair of the New England Regional Commission.
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Aldeh
Chicoine
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ticbert Brandon
D-Franklin-Grand Isle
Washington, D.C
UPI
U.S
Senate
Russell Merriman
Vermont
Republican Party
New England
Troy City Manager Pressed to Withhold Police Report
Albany Times Union reports Troy City Manager John P. Buckley asked Mayor Edward J. Connally in January to withhold a critical police department study from the press. Buckley said the city should discuss the report first and denied attempting to suppress information. Also in Troy, an $8 million state funding request was filed by the Troy Urban Renewal Agency for Uncle Sam Mall work, with Yankowski noting the funds are budgeted and likely to be approved by June. The agency previously sought $5.5 million, but it was cut from the budget.
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Troy
John P. Buckley
Edward J. Connally
Albany
Iimes-Union
Buckley
Uncle Sam
Frank E. Yankowski
Williamstown picks Dr McGill as Mount Greylock head
Dr Michael McGill 29 of Lebanon NHS chosen as Mount Greylock Regional High School superintendent principal by Lanesboro Williamstown committee after 42 vote. He succeeds Supt Robert Osterman resigning in June. Dr William St Clark, former principal, lost job last year after merger vote. Clark, a history teacher, has sued to retain tenure. McGill is a 1965 Williams graduate with a Harvard Ed Admin doctoral degree earned last year.
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Williamstown
Michael ¥. McGill
Lebanon
Nhs
Mount Greylock
Lanesboro-Wiliamstown
McGill
Robert Osterman
William St. Clark
Clark
Williams College
Harvard
Pittsfield City Council votes to place hospital merger on ballot
Pittsfield council approves placing a potential merger of Berkshire Medical Center and Hillcrest Hospital on the November ballot by a 5 to vote. State legislature must approve before the measure can appear. The outcome would not bind either hospital. A Vietnam veterans living memorial project is also set in motion.
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Pittsfield
Vietnam
Berkshire Medical Center
Hillcrest Hospital
BMC
Hillcrest
N. A. man charged with arson in Berkshire County
Andrew N. Todd, 19, of North Adams, charged with arson for wilfully burning a dwelling owned by Dosminic and Ugo Perrone on Massachusetts Avenue. He was bound over to the Berkshire County Grand Jury after a three hour probable cause hearing and returned to Berkshire County jail where he has been confined since February 8.
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Andrew N. Todd
Dosminic
Ugo Perrone
Massachusetts Ave
Berkshire County Grand Jury
Ernest H. Rosasco
Todd
Berkshire County
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Ieee
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