Allied Officials Predict New Wave of Communist Attacks
Saigon reports begin withdrawal of 25000 U S soldiers as Allied officials warn of a third phase offensive. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shelled 27 towns overnight, with one ground attack repelled by the 4th Infantry Division. Eleven communists killed, one American died, four wounded. B52s struck bivouacs southwest of Da Nang. a bus mine killed eight civilians nearby.
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WHO Reports Near Eradication Of Smallpox In Americas
WHO says smallpox nearly eradicated in the Western Hemisphere with Brazil leading vaccination campaigns in 1968 using jet injectors and freeze dried vaccine. Only Brazil, Uruguay and French Guiana show remaining cases, while Colombia Paraguay and Peru still reported earlier cases. The report notes dramatic vaccine reach and global declines, aided by new high speed vaccination methods.
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Peru
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Bolivia
Governor Panel Reviews Operation Breakthrough Plan
Rutland Vermont United Press International reports the governor's Housing Commission will discuss Operation Breakthrough and Romney's plan to accelerate low and moderate income housing. State poverty director Thomas Davis and Central Planning Director Theodore Riehle report from Washington. HUD seeks prototype housing design to be funded federally while Vermont faces a 2000 to 3000 house annual shortage.
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George Romney
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Reorganization foe named to coordination committee
Senator Richard W. Mallary of Orange County has been named vice chairman of the reactivated Committee on Administrative Coordination and chairs the subcommittee on governmental philosophy and operations. The move follows his appointment by Governor Deane C. Davis and signals a push to review executive branch operations and agency boards powers, with Mallary previously opposing departmental mergers as House speaker.
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Accused Killer Discharged From State Mental Hospital
Robert C. Gold, 36, accused of killing his 10 year old son and wounding his wife and another child, has been freed from the Vermont State Hospital after three years. A former Air Force sergeant living in Essex Junction, he was discharged after being declared fully recovered and sane. The discharge was approved by Superior Judge Robert Larrow in Chittenden County Court. Gold was committed June 22, 1966 after pleading innocent by reason of insanity. Police say he used a pistol to fire on his family during breakfast, one son dying days later.
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Essex Junction
Robert Larrow
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Rupert Chittick
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State Hospital
Arson doubt clouds Windsor Prison fire probe
A Vermont state police investigator says arson may not be provable in the Windsor State Prison blaze that destroyed the laundry and kitchen areas. Nine inmates interviewed yielded conflicting statements as investigators pursue leads amid injuries to fire personnel.
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Critics Exit Reviewing Booth After Deadline Pressure
Grafton Granville Hicks, Saturday Review critic, will quit weekly reviews to escape deadline pressure and plans a summer off. He cites mixed views on contemporary literature, praising Philip Roth’s handling of new freedom, while noting obscenity in some writing and a cautious stance on nudity in films. Hicks returned from a European trip and voiced broad opinions on art and student unrest.
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Granville Hicks
Saturday Review
Hicks
Philip Roth
Fish kill in Deerfield River prompts water tests
Berkshire report says hundreds of fish died Saturday in the Deerfield River near Monroe Bridge. Water pollution experts from UMass will test the river after possible wastes from Deerfield Glassine plant entered during holiday shutdowns. Most fish were suckers with some trout 12 to 20 inches. In North Adams Ronald Tetreault, 17, fined 100 dollars for glue sniffing after pleading innocent. probation set and payment plan ordered. In Pittsfield, about 55 GE trades workers walked out protesting NY rejection of pay parity with outside GE trades.
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Monroe Bridge
William J. Kulish
Ronald Tetreault
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John A. Barry
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Pittsfield
General Electric Co
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General Electric
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