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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1970

Page

9

Two Year Old Boy Rescued After Seven Hours in Well

In suburban Miami a 2-year-old boy named John Reynolds II was rescued after seven hours trapped in a 13-foot irrigation well. His father, stock broker John Reynolds, and mother Ruth heard screams as he wedged his shoulders against the shaft wall, feet in cold water, begging to be freed. Rescue teams worked with drills and bare hands to pull him to safety.

Miami UPI John Reynolds II John Laura Jane Reynolds Ruth The Dade Coast Guard Bill Team Sheriff Department Tiger Baptist Hospital Young John

House Committee Postpones Final Vote On Abortion Reform

The Vermont House Judiciary Committee postponed the final vote on the abortion reform bill to Tuesday after technical drafting changes. Chair Thomas Salmon said revisions tighten wording and add residency, hospital records, consent, and provider-refusal provisions while preserving liberalized core terms. The panel endorsed changes after revising key sections to allow abortion only if the mother's health is at risk.

Salmon

College Students Favor Lowering Drinking Age

In Montpelier Vermont the Senate Health and Welfare Committee heard a proposal to drop the drinking age to 18 or 19 and allow teens to buy all alcoholic beverages. About 200 attended the hearing and 13 testified including college students who urged broader liberalization to address teen driving accidents linked to New York’s 18-year rule.

Chester Madeline B. Harwood Bennington County New York Thomas Jackson Castleton State College Theodore Corsones Rutland County

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