Senate approves tough anti crime bill amid protests
The Senate voted 73 to 1 to pass Nixon’s anti crime bill aimed at breaking Mafia influence and expanding federal prosecutors powers. It allows 30 year sentences for habitual criminals and creates a new class of dangerous offenders while addressing witness protection and immunization against self incrimination.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Hart and Son
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Yablonski Case Heads to Federal Grand Jury in Ohio
A federal grand jury in Cleveland will investigate the murder of Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter. Three Cleveland men Claude Vealey Aubran Martin and Paul Gilly are jailed on bonds totaling 775000, charged with killing to stop testimony before a grand jury.
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Yablonski
Federal
Ohio
Cleveland
UPI
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Claude E. Vealey
Aubran W. Martin
Paul E. Gilly
United Mine Workers
Matteson outlines Vermont towns’ looming fiscal gap
Planning consultant Robert J. M. Matteson warned Rotarians that Vermont towns face a $64 million revenue shortfall by 1975, with Bennington at $2.8 million. He urged higher property taxes, federal state block grants, and consolidated services to bridge the gap and expand local government roles.
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Robert J. M. Matteson
Vermont
Matteson
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Matteson Associates of
Bennington
Publc Affairs
Bennington County
Dorset
Gov
Not Welcome in Nigeria Says Lagos Newspaper
U S Secretary of State William P Rogers was told he was not welcome in Nigeria by a Lagos newspaper amid relief aid tensions. State Department officials cited Nigerian assurances of Rogers' welcome on arrival and reiterated the U.S. aim to deliver aid while respecting Nigerian sovereignty.
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U.S
Nigeria
Lagos
UPD
William P. Rogers
Biafran
Washington
State Department
United States
Rogers
Robert J. McCloskey
William C. Trueheart
McCloskey
Abidjan
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Ivory Coast
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nixon
Alison Ayida
Weekend Weather Forecast For North Region
Partly cloudy today with temperatures in the teens. Not quite so cold tonight. Sunday should see fair to partly cloudy skies and moderately cold temperatures with a chance of snow flurries.
Bank pouch stolen in area bus holdup
Four men were arrested here after they held up a Vermont Transit Lines bus en route to New York Friday evening. The unarmed suspects, all charged with larceny, took a main pouch containing canceled checks from the bus driver while the bus was parked in Middlebury.
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Vergennes
Vermont Transit Lines
New York
Middlebury
Stamford Officials Seek Way To Block Planned Development
Stamford officials met Friday night to explore using interim zoning to halt a planned 3,400 acre vacation home project. Opie of Ayer Massachusetts plans 600 to 1,500 homes on open space land, with road access through Green Mountain National Forest and a possible golf course in the national forest, prompting debate on legal limits and environmental controls.
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Stamford
UPI
Harvey Carter
Rpownal
Frank J. Opie
Ayer
Mass
Opie
Massachusetts
Indian Head Plywood Co
Harvard Law
Charles Haar
National Forest
Stratton
Second Winter Issue With Today's Banner
The second and final edition of Winter 70 the seasonal supplement to The Banner and its sister papers is distributed with today's issue. Thousands of extra copies are available to the region's winter resort attractions featuring Hans Thorner story by Joseph Swayze on Robb Sagendorf known as Abe Weatherwise. It also covers the Johnny Cash film at Brodie Mountain, Killington and Middlebury expansion plans, the Woodstock Inn opening, and Ellen Cronan Rose winter recipes.
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Banner
Berkshire Eagle
Brattleboro Reformer
Magic Mountain
Hans Thorner
North Shire
Joseph Swayze
Robb Sagendorf
Abe Weatherwise
Johnny Cash
Brodie Mountain
Killington
Middlebury
Woodstock Inn
Ellen Cronan Rose
Carswell Seen As More Conservative Than Haynsworth
The piece contrasts Judge G Harrold Carswell with Judge Clement Haynsworth Jr as Nixon’s Supreme Court picks. It notes Carswell’s cautious, precedent driven rulings, civil rights actions, and restrained approach, while Haynsworth faced liberal opposition for conservatism. It cites academic assessments and key rulings on desegregation and public accommodations.
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Washington
G. Harrold Carswell
Nixon
Supreme Court
Tallahassee
Fla
United
Times
Duval Hotel
Carswell
Haynsworth
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Canada
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Harlan Road
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D-N.y
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Celler
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Robert B. Krupansky
FBI
Pennsylvania
Port Cotonou
Dahomey
Manilla
Stephens Drug Store
Robert Burton
Burlington
Roger Dusablon
Winooski
Joseph Archanbault
Arnold Defeault
Today's
Fred P. Graham
New York Times News Service
Pensacola
Yale University
Myron P. Curran
Deep South
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