Compton Armory Heist Sparks Terrorism Probe
Robbers stole an arsenal from a National Guard armory in Compton on July 4, lifting 96 M16 rifles and seven machine guns along with bayonets tear gas grenades gas masks and ammunition. FBI Treasury and Army investigators joined Compton police as they investigated potential terrorist or gang motives and noted firing pins had been removed to render many guns useless.
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Compton
Calif
UPI
National Guard
Los Angeles
FBI
The
Treasury
U.S. Army
John Pranin
Pranin
San Luis Obispo
CIA aide reveals Kissinger Ehrlichman ordered Ellsberg profile
CIA chief psychiatrist testified that Henry Kissinger and John Ehrlichman ordered a psychiatric profile of Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg. David R. Young Jr. relayed the claim on August 12 1971, as prosecutors rested in the Ehrlichman Nixon era conspiracy trial. Judge Gesell limited defense interrogatories to essential issues and warned of possible repercussions for noncompliance.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry A. Kissinger
Ehrlichman
Pentagon
Daniel Ellisberg
Bernard Malloy
David R. Young Jr
White House
Kissinger
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Europe
Malloy
Ellsberg
Gesell
William S. Frates
Frates
Arthur Fletcher
Washington State
Henry E. Petersen
Justice Department
Petersen
Pony Club rally four day regional in Vermont
Martha Elliott profiles the Bennington Pony Club and its Western New England region, detailing 1973 membership, the four day regional rally, team selection from D to A levels, and chaperone experiences. Riders train on dressage, cross country, stable management, and language of horse care amid logistic prep and spaghetti fed camps.
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Bennington Club
New England
Pony Club
Bennington Pony
Bennington
Jody Blake
Jill Clough
Arlington
Pat Menkert
Glens Falls
N.Y
Sarah Ineson
Manchester
Jennifer Brown
Shaftsbury
Jerry Schurink
Eve Worthington
Debbie Dorr
Chris Warner
Cheshire
Mass
Lorie LaRue
Laurie LaRoche
Gwen Wisell
Debbie Jesseman
Donna Harwood
Carol Minke
Jane Worthington
Rene Schurink
Janet Schurink
Woodstock
Peg Worthington
Hyacinth
Caracciola heads off road block in Vermont beltline feud
Vermont House Highway Committee chief Rep. Joseph Caracciola downplays Burlington Beltline gains saying the seven year plans will guide a state program. He notes Route 7 improvements on the West side take priority and predicts Beltline changes face statewide opposition.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Burlington
Vermont House
Joseph Caracciola
R-31
Vermont
Caracciola
WCAX
Rutland Herald
Herald
Gordon Paquette
Chittenden County
Colchester
Senate
Paquette
Rutland
Bennington
House
Burgess Named to Vermont Public Service Board
Vermont consumer advocates welcomed attorney John A. Burgess of Montpelier as the new PSB member replacing Rutland attorney Richard Norton. Burgess vows efficiency and fair rates, signaling a potential shift from pro industry stance as regulators strive to protect the little guy and curb rising electric bills.
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Montpelier
UPI
John A. Burgess
Public Service Board
Vermont
Thomas P. Salmon
PSB
William Gilbert
Burgess
Rutland
Richard Norton
Scott Skinner
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Possible In Mountains
Partly sunny today with a chance of afternoon showers in the mountains. High near 80. Tonight will be fair with a low in the 50s. Sunday stays mostly sunny and pleasant with a high in the low 80s.
Battle Day plans for Bennington celebrate event weekend
Bennington Fire Department leaders outline Battle Day activities for August 17 and 18. Kiddies Day and a free street dance kick off Saturday with penny boxes, races, greased pole, tug of war and a pie-eating contest. Jerry Tyler of WTRY hosts an 8 p.m. to midnight record hop at the armory lot. Sunday features master contests and water polo.
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Bennington
Jerry Tyler
WTRY
Armory
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California
UCLA
Charles Singer
Andrew Wolf
Sacramento
Wolf
Kingdom of Horse and Rider
Martha Elliott
Robert Bentine Cunningham-Graham
Theodore Roosevelt
Bennington Pony Club
Chapman
Elm Street
Monument Road
Bennington County
John All Burgess
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