Manchester Area Breaks Solved by Chief
Police Chief George Hoag returned to Manchester Village with a confession from a man accused of three July burglaries in Dorset including the Ekwanok Pro Shop and Rumney's Country Store. The suspect, described as middle aged and previously jailed, used the alias J. K. Adams and traveled from Virginia with a partner now held in a separate federal penitentiary. Items stolen totaled 299 dollars in clothing and golf shop goods. Hoag credited FBI and Vermont State Police cooperation and noted ongoing investigation pending disclosure.
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Manchester
George Hoag
FBI
Hoag
Larry Robinson
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Chief Hoag
Ekwanok
J. K. Adams Co
Rumney’s
Dorset
Virginia
Adams Factory
Hoag Re
Court dispute over bathroom access during riot trial
In Chicago, UPI reports a heated Friday clash in U.S. District Court as Judge Julius Hoffman enforces a new rule forcing riot conspiracy defendants to use a locked adjacent toilet. Defendants led by Jerry Rubin argue access to the hall’s restroom. defense lawyer Kunstler calls it a jail cell.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
U.S
Rubin
William M. Kunstler
Legal Aid Challenges Vermont Family Aid Case
Vermont Legal Aid filed a federal class action against the Social Welfare Department seeking raises for needy families under the FNC program. Richard Blum of Legal Aid says HEW rules require increases and that the failure to fund higher levels discriminates against FNC families versus the blind and disabled programs. The suit covers about 3,000 families claiming their constitutional rights under equal protection were violated. Similar cases in Texas and Louisiana courts are noted, with expectations of a Supreme Court ruling.
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Blum
Texas
Louisianna
U.S. Supreme Court
Clear and Cold Weekend Weather in Vermont
Arctic air ensures a deep freeze across Vermont this weekend with daytime highs in the low 20s and nighttime lows from zero to 10 above. Fair skies accompany the cold, keeping overall conditions brisk and dry.
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Vermont
Plastic Paint Tested To Curb Tooth Decay
Washington based National Institute of Dental Research reports promising early results from a plastic paint brushed onto teeth. The coating is hard smooth and nearly invisible and could aid children handicapped individuals and residents with few dentists in fighting decay. Federal funds partly supported the study and initial findings will be announced.
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Washington
UPI
National Institute of Dental Research
Soldiers testified US troops used village huts for target practice
Two medics said an infantry company of about 200 men near Dong Tam in the Mekong Delta fired into a village last June after taking up positions behind an embankment. They claimed civilians were killed, likened to My Lai, but exact fatalities were not confirmed. investigation hindered by Viet Cong control. The witnesses spoke to Army officials in Hawaii after Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin raised the issue in Washington.
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Saigon
Dong Tam
Mekong River
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
Lionel van Deerlin
Calif
van Deerlin
Mississippi schools begin peaceful integration in Leake county
In Mississippi Leake county and nearby North Pike joined a nationwide desegregation move as districts opened under court orders. Governor Williams warned education quality would drop in areas with heavy mixing while praising calm reactions. About 80 percent of expected students attended in 12 districts. other districts start next week with mixed racial turnout and some white families opting for private schooling.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Leake County
Ross Barnett
John Bell Williams
Biloxi
Apout
Charles Vers
Davis Budget Became Democrats 1970 Strategy Focus
Burlington UPI report notes Donald Webster of the state Democratic party said Gov. Deane Davis’s budget would define Democratic strategy in the 1970 legislative session. Democrats seek facts and figures before backing positions, with education and taxation questions highlighted as key issues. Fayette and North Pike County districts are cited in related education concerns, including school supplies and pupil assignments.
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Webster
Detective Warns Mafia Threatens Vermont Statewide
A Rutland State Police detective told Bennington Rotarians that organized crime poses the nation’s top threat and could control the country in 10 to 15 years. Detective Sgt. Robert Richardson said the syndicate, also called the mob, infiltrates legitimate business and current manpower limits hinder effective action. He cited vast annual income from narcotics, gambling, loan sharking, and extortion, and warned of mob influence in politics, police, and judiciary, urging electronic surveillance as a key tool. See DETECTIVE Page 2, Col. 1.
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Vermont
Bennington Rotarians
United States
Robert Richardson
Rutland
Richardson
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Mob
Cosa Nostra
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Electric
Ford Motor Co
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Tanker Loses Battle in Heavy Seas Off California
A 676-foot tanker carrying 12 million gallons of jet fuel fought for hours in 20-foot waves and 60 knot winds 260 miles southwest of San Francisco. Captain Lee W. Ayres reported water flooding the engine room as emergency pumps failed, with ships standing by and rescue efforts including USS Scofield and Hornet before being stood down.
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San Francisco
UPS
California
Lee W. Ayres
Connecticut
Ayres
Coast Guard
Scofield
Hornet
Connecticut Transport Co
New York
Los Angeles
Yokohama
Inside Montpelier column on Gov Davis policy shift
Betsy Samuelson asserts Gov Davis pulled the rug from under Democrats in an Inside Montpelier column on page four. An editorial discusses the Pearl Buck Foundation facing difficulties on page four. A feature highlights winter tonic photos on page five while page seven foresees transport experts predicting innovations but no radical changes for the 1970s.
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Montpelier
Betsy Samuelson
Gov. Davis
Pearl Buck Foundation
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