Coke's Agency Denies Unfair Contest Charge
WESTPORT Conn UPI Glendinning Companies denied FTC charges that Coca Cola's Big Name Bingo contest was unfair. Eight hundred thirty one contestants submitted correct entries and received $100 prizes under clearly developed rules. The FTC seeks payment to undisclosed numbers of unsuccessful contestants, while Glendinning says a rejudge could limit payouts to thousands and doubts a $1 million figure. The firm says it cooperated fully with the FTC.
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Westport, Conn
UPI
Glendinning Companies, Inc
Coca Cola
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Coca Cola Company
South Viets Probe Tiger Cage Prison Under Pressure
South Vietnam ordered an on island Con Son Island prison inspection to probe claims inmates are jailed in windowless pits with little food water or medical care. Prime Minister Khiem pledged steps to redress if reports prove mistreatment and welcomed international observers amid U S pressure and criticism.
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Khiem
Saigon
South China Sea
Senate Votes Anew To Repeal Tonkin
The Senate approved a concurrent resolution repealing the Tonkin Gulf resolution by 57 to 35, arranging for no presidential signature. If the House concurs, the repeal would take effect without President Nixon's signature. The measure revisits the 1964 authorization that expanded U.S. military action in Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Cooper-Church
U.S
Cambodia
Tonkin
Law Would Curb Air Hunting
Washington API Legislation would ban hunting from airplanes with a fine up to 5000 dollars. Exemptions apply to government wildlife or land management employees. Rep. Peter N Kyros Maine introduced the bill, citing endangered polar bears wolves and coyotes hunted from aircraft as a threat to legitimate sport and wildlife.
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Washington
API
House
Peter N. Kyros
Maine
Vermont GI Held in Pa. In Strangling Death Case
A Vermont serviceman, Spec. 5 Robert E. Earley of South Burlington, was held without bail after a preliminary hearing for murder in the strangling death of Mrs. Rachele Harriss of Lebanon. The body was found June 12 along Route 72 near the city. A pathologist testified the death resulted from strangulation with a loosely tied stocking, and a companion testified Earley suggested she was dead. Earley was with a cadre from Fort Devens aiding ROTC units at Indiantown Gap.
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Lebanon
UPI
Vermont
Lebanon County
Robert E. Earley
Burlington
Lester Kline
Earley
Rachele E. Harriss
Leonard M. Tanner
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tanner
Harris
Michael J. Spona
Mass
Edward Martin Military Reservation
Indiantown Gap
Movie Timetable Shows MASH and More
The Harte Theatre screens MASH starring Elliott Gould Friday to Sunday at 6:30 and 8:30 PM. Bennington Drive-In offers MASH with The Only Game in Town as dusk showings. Other venues list A Boy Named Charlie Brown at Williamstown Cinema, Let It Be with The Circus at Manchester Cinema Theatre, and The Computer wore Tennis Shoes with Buckskin at Hathaway's Drive-in Hoosick Falls.
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Elliott Gould
Harte Theatre
Bennington Drive-In
Elizabeth Taylor
Warren Beatty
Charlie Brown
Good Old Charlie Brown
Lucy
Linus
Snoopy
Whole Gang
Williamstown Cinema
Allegash Becomes First Wild River in Maine System
Allegash Wilderness Waterway is designated a wild river, becoming the first state administered unit in the national wild and scenic river system. The 85 mile waterway with 50 campsites across Northern Aroostook County includes over 40 lakes, while federal protections limit development and pollution and restrict access to trails.
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Augusta
Maine
Park and Recreation Commission
Commission
Aroostook
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Kenneth M. Curtis
Iceland Leader Dies in Fire at Summer House
Prime Minister Bjarne Benediktsson, his wife Sigridur, and their 4 year-old grandson Benedikt Gylfason were found dead in the ashes of their Thingvellir summer house near Reykjavik. The four-room wooden home was destroyed before firefighters arrived. Cause of the blaze is not yet known.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Bjarne Benediktsson
Benediktsson
Sigridur
Benedikt Gylfason
Thingvellir
Autos Collide at South and Union Streets
A minor collision Friday afternoon at South and Union streets left two vehicles damaged. A 1963 Buick driven by Harvey L. Steinberg of Lido Beach, N.Y., was struck by a 1965 Ford operated by Stella B. Lewis, 49, of Williamstown, Mass. Lewis pulled into Steinberg’s lane from Union Street as Steinberg traveled south at 1 p.m. Lewis said she did not see the other car. Census figures note Rep. Burlison’s Missouri district lost 32,636 people in the 1960s while he mails a census survey to Southeastern Missouri postal patrons to check for overlooked residents.
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South
Union Streets
Harvey L. Steinberg
Lido Beach
N.Y
Stella B. Lewis
Williamstown
Mass
Steinberg
South Street
Lewis
Union Street
Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
Bill D. Burlison
Missouri
Burlison
Girl Injured on Bicycle in Route 9 Incident
State and village police report several accidents on Wednesday. Lee Mason, 14, of 128 Benmont Avenue, sustained bruises after being struck by a car driven by Shelia Ann Gulley, 16, of 120 Haswell Ave, as she rode a bicycle on Depot Street. A Lowell man escaped injury when his car ran off Route 9 near Woodford hitting a cement bridge end. Major damage to the car. Martin Eagan, 36, of Fair Haven, reported minor damage to his truck after it ran over a traffic island near Emerald Lake on Route 7. Jon Fortune, 25, of California, reported major front end damage to his new car after striking a deer on Route 9 near Woodford.
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Lee Mason
Benmont Avenue
Shelia Ann Gulley
Haswell Ave
Miss Mason
Depot Street
Lowell
Mass
Woodford
David Costello
Martin Eagan
Fair Haven
Emerald Lake
North Dorset
Jon Fortune
California
Bennington Briefs Navy Steward Whitman Sets Sail
Bennington native Howard F. Whitman son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Whitman has left Norfolk VA for the Mediterranean aboard the USS Independence. Also in town results from Mt Anthony Country Club Ladies Day golf with division winners Virginia Lonergan Rosemary Czerwinski Maxine Heald Jean Labanowski Ben Kramer Edith Perrine. Mt Anthony Union School Board to meet Monday to choose chairman vice chairman clerk and delegates.
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William Rogers
North Bennington Road
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Navy
Howard F. Whitman
Charles E. Whitman
Chapel Road
Bennington
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Independence
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Virginia Lonergan Low
Rosemary Czerwinski
Maxine Heald
Jean Labanowski
Ben Kramer
Edith Perrine
Cochairmen
Rhoda Comi
Jane Hayden
Mt. Anthony
N.Y. Conservationist Magazine Wins Award
The Conservationist magazine of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation won first place for magazine of the year from the American Association of Conservation Information for 1969 at its annual convention in Cody, Wyoming. The publication has grown its circulation from 73000 in 1959 to near double now and emphasizes environmental topics alongside hunting and camping features. Editor Jim Gavagan cites a shift from how-to writing to readable, ecology focused pieces while preserving practical guidance.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
The
Conservationist
American Association of Conservation Information
Association
Cody, Wye
Jim Gavagan
Hoosick Falls
U.S
YMCA Donation From Former Aide Boosts Bennington Center
Charlie Swain of Chatham New Jersey a retired Bennington YMCA official sent a modest check and encouragement for the Community Resources Center project. Officials say the gift underscores community support and urges further contributions from Bennington and nearby areas to meet remaining needs.
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YMCA
Charlie Swain
Chatham
N.J
Bennington
Charlie
Funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Buckley Held in Cohoes Church
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth M Buckley widow of John Buckley Sr longtime resident of 319 Pleasant St was held at St Francis de Sales Church with a Requiem High Mass by Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan. Burial followed in St Agnes Cemetery Cohoes with committal prayers by Rev Charles Smith. Mrs Buckley died in North Adams MA after a long illness with relatives attending from Scotia NY.
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Elizabeth M. Buckley
John Buckley Sr
Pleasant St
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Flanagan
St. Agnes Cemetery
Cohoes
N.Y
Charles Smith
St. Agnes Church
Buckley
North Adams
Mass
Scotia
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