Dorset mother chains protests at New York induction center
Mrs. Robert Crawford Ransom of Dorset Vermont and Bronxville joined two other women and four clergy members in chaining themselves to an avowed draft resister at an Army induction center on Whitehall Street. A staff sergeant demanded the chains be cut as Barry Johnson, 26, a former seminary student, explained he was reporting for induction to refuse the symbolic step forward with friends inside.
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New York
Robert Crawford Ransom
Dorset
Bronxville
Vietnam
Whitehall Street
Barry Johnson
Johnson
Robert McAfee Brown
Stanford University
Selective Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ransom
Reformed Church
White House
Mike
St. Paul’s Chapel
George W. Webber
Union
George Enters Race For County Senator
Pownal select man George Enters announces candidacy for Bennington County senator on the Democratic ticket. He backs a Home Rule Law, higher minimum wage, job training, and measures for welfare reform, highway upgrades, low cost housing, and preservation of Vermont’s scenic and historic assets. He has lived in Pownal 20 years, worked at Warren Wire, and is a former Marine with seven children.
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Pownal
Bennington County
Arthur E. George
Senate
George
Vermont
Vermont Fish and Game Department
Warren Wire Co
Williamstown
Mass
U.S. Marine Corps
Sunday Blue Laws Debate Draws Small Manchester Turnout
A Vermont hearing in Manchester drew only a handful of attendees as lawmakers weighed repealing blue laws. Local officials and clergy urged varied positions while residents stressed the need to preserve Sunday as a family or rest day, with opponents warning of broader social impacts.
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Manchester
Vermont
Ferdinand A. Bongartz
Bongartz
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Allen Foley
Norwich
Father Clayton
Burlington
Benjamin Gould
Vergennes
George Young
St. Johnsbury
Vermont Retailers Association
Special Legislative Council
Gould
Massachusetts
Young
Frank J. Dumas
Afl-Cio
Legislative Council
Dumas
War Escalates as U S Bombers Hit North Vietnam
In the DMZ area heavy nonstop raids by B52 and jet bombers target North Vietnam as Viet Cong snipers miss a US Agriculture Secretary on inspection. A Marine patrol near Da Nang is ambushed, nine Marines and four helicopter crew killed. Saigon reports renewed terrorist strikes at Tan Son Nhut and the capture of a Communist colonel carrying plans for a new thrust on the capital.
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Saigon
UPD
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Mekong
U.S. Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Freeman
North Vietnam
South
da Nang
South Vietnam
Paris Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Nguyen Chi Linh
Tran van Tra
Parking Ban Protested To Village Trustees
Village trustees of Bennington agreed to study legal options to a no parking rule on the Main Street bridge over Morgan and Beech Streets after residents complained they lose customers when cars are ticketed. The board cited state law and hazardous-area rules as the basis, while residents argued long-standing parking and visibility concerns and questioned the pressure behind the decision. A committee will observe the issue and report back.
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Bennington
Main Street
Morgan and
Beech Streets
Ted Whitman
Edward Pinsonneault
Vermont Steak House
Whitman
Edward Whitman
James Bishop
Joseph Pello Jr
Bishop
Ormal Pierce
Ralph) Bevis
Morgan Street
Milton Pinsker
Vermont
Safford
Ed Whitman
Henry Mallory
Runway Built Overnight At Red Fox Airport Landing
Walter Rain of New York City landed his Piper Cherokee 140 in a field north of Barnumville Road near Clara May Hemenway’s home as night fell. Red Fox crew surveyed, cleared rocks, and mowed grass with a plane propeller before a dawn takeoff.
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Manchester
Walter Rain
Hudson St
New York City
Bondville
Red Fox Airport
Glens Falls
N.Y
Ust
Barnumville Road
Clara May Hemenway
Red Fox
Walter Gengarelly
Oakes urges reorientation of anti poverty programs
Vermont gubernatorial candidate James L. Oakes called for a shift in anti poverty strategy. He proposed IOU information organization and utilization to help self reliance and urged volunteers and students to work with impoverished families for two year cycles. He also backed a $1.60 minimum wage and elderly property tax relief.
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Oakes
Deane C. Davis
Tion
Hoff
Inside Fifth Major Fire Smolders in Dorset Barn
A large Dorset barn fire becomes the fifth major blaze of the year as investigators probe the cause. Fire crews worked through the night, with neighbors reporting flames seen in the rural area and a quick response preventing spread to nearby structures. Local officials urge caution in dry conditions.
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Dorset
Vermont to Launch Housing Authority Pending HUD Grant
Vermont officials wait on final HUD approval to activate the Vermont Housing Authority aimed at subsidizing low income and elderly renters. Local Affairs Director James Finneran notes a 100 unit allotment and plans to expand the office with a housing specialist and two field representatives as applications for more units are prepared.
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New York
Springfield
Danville
Montpelier
Finneran
Vermont
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N.Y.C
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Benjamin D. Gould
Miller
Foley
Dartmouth
Pinsonneault
By Michael Miller
Sey
Mirror Players
Housing Agency
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