Bennington County Democrats Invite Sen McGovern Dinner
The Bennington County Democratic Committee voted to invite Sen George McGovern to speak at a party dinner in Bennington on October 3. The move followed initial conservative opposition, with a voice vote then a show of hands, reflecting a bid to address controversy and unite the party.
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Sen. McGovern
Bennington
Democratic County Committee
George McGovern
South Dakota
Donald Webster
McGovern
Webster
Michael Fay
Manchester
Fay
Lawrence F. Powers
George F. Fienberg
Vermont
Democratic Party
George Fienberg
Max Webster
Silver Street
Democrats Nominate Simpatico for Bennington Board
Democrats at Bennington Elementary caucus finally nominated Henry Simpatico of District 3-3 for the expanded Bennington Selectmen board created by the 1966 Unification Act. No candidate was found for District 3-1. several expected nominees declined. Perrotta said the town committee would meet to complete a slate, with nominations made at large though elected by districts.
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Simpatico
Sprague Electric Co
North Adams
Mass
Joseph A. Pello
Arthur D. Taylor
Unification Committee
Pello
Taylor
Lawrence F. Powers
Virginia N
Max”’ Perrotta
Joseph Carroll
Bennington GOP Nominates Three For Selectmen Posts
Bennington Republicans held a brisk 20 minute caucus at the armory nominating Salvatore Santarcangelo and Charles E. Dewey III for two District 3 3 selectmen posts and J C Jerome for the District 3 1 seat. Jerome led on a ballot vote with 20 tallies while DeVito had 13 and Wagner 1. The meeting debated whether all votes must be public and whether nominees not present could run, with the caucus authorizing the executive committee to fill vacancies and the town counsel weighing in on the Unification Act’s intent.
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Bennington
Armory
GOP
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Charles E. Dewey III
J. C. Jerome
Jerome
John J. DeVito
North St
Leon E. Wagner
Austin Hill Road
West Road
Old Bennington
Santarcangelo
DeVito
Wagner
Vermont
Thomas Foster
Ormal Pierce Sr
Williams
Norton Barber
Maine
Health Officers Close Pownal Trailer Park
POWNAL The Ponderosa Trailer Park in North Pownal owned by Joseph Sarkis must close by Aug 6 after health officers cited hazardous conditions. Residents will get registered notices to evacuate within 30 days from July 7 due to contaminated water inadequate sewage and poor garbage maintenance.
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Pownal
Joseph Sarkis
Joanne Anderson
Trudy Carter
Sarkis
Whitewash charge hits Southeast Asia study panel report
A staffer on a House committee touring Indochina calls the panel's 70 page report a whitewash. He says key findings on Con Son Island tiger cages were suppressed. The criticism centers on excluded details from Rep. Hawkins and Rep. Anderson who saw the prison conditions.
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Astaff
House
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Thomas R. Harkin
Catholic University
Harkins
Thieu
Con Son Island
Harkin
House Select Committee On
Con Son
Augustus F. Hawkins
Calif
William R. Anderson
Tenn
Anderson
Meteor May Have Hit Near Lake Champlain
Essex New York officials report a meteor possibly struck near Lake Champlain. A hole about 3% feet wide was found between the village fire station and general store as scientists from SUNY Plattsburgh Albany and the Smithsonian planned arrival to study the site and gravel and sand were observed around the hole.
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Essex, N.Y
UPI
Essex County
Lake Champlain
State University College At
Plattsburgh
Albany
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Nixon halts rail strike with 60 day cooling off order
President Nixon ends a sudden walkout by three major railroads and imposes a 60 day cooling off period. A special emergency board will seek resolution of an 11 year dispute over firemen in diesel engines while 82 000 workers in 16 states face delays and disruptions. Frederick Livingston will head the board with two more members to be named later by the Labor Department.
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California
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Oregon
West Virginia
Texas
Utah
Frederick Livingston
Labor Department
Livingston
White House
Nixon Proposes Indian Policy Ending Paternalism
President Nixon asks Congress for a broad program to uplift Indians, arguing for reduced federal paternalism while keeping government concern. He seeks return of 48,000 acres near Blue Lake to the Taos Pueblo for traditional use, with lands kept wild outside these uses. The plan highlights Indian poverty and isolation and cites historic injustices.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
America
House
Senate
Blue Lake
New Mexico
Taos
Taos Pueblos
Taos Pueblo Tribal Council
National Council of American Indians
Osan
Inside Vermont board prompts editorial lament
A Vermont Pharmacy Board arrogance critique appears on Page 4 alongside editorials and letters to the editor. A Bennington progress report highlights a bicycle group or pedal people in the same area, with page references to multiple sections.
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Vermont Pharmacy Board
Bennington
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Neil S. Moss
State Health Department
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Harold Sargent
Edward Rice
Cpl
William Lucynski
Shaftsbury
Pownas Park
N.Y. Times News Service
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Can Son National Correction Center
South China Sea
Saigon
Vietnam
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World Council of Churches
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G. W. Montgomery
Dmiss
Montgomery
Mississippi
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Burnett Anderson
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