Hoff Names Antell To Manage Campaign
SOUTH BURLINGTON UPI James B Antell a Burlington insurance executive named by former Gov Philip Hoff to be my right hand man and manage his campaign for the Senate Hoff hopes to unseat Sen Winston Prouty R VT if he can win a primary against state Sen Fiore Bove D Chittenden Grand Isle and former Rep William er In his first news conference since announcing candidacy in April Hoff said the race will be decided in the last two weeks before the election Hoff said Prouty showed reluctance to appear in Vermont Prouty says he is too busy in Washington to campaign Mrs Ethel Kennedy and the D C Vermonters for Hoff held a fundraising dinner at her Hickory Hill estate Hoff supported Kennedy in 1968.
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UPI
James B. Antell
Burlington
Philip Hoff
Senate
Hoff
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Fiore Bove
D-Chittenden Grand Isle
William Er
Prouty
Vermont
Washington
Ethel Kennedy
D.C
Tensions Eased in New Bedford After Sen Brooke Visit
In New Bedford Massachusetts calm returned after Sen Edward W Brooke visited to ease race tensions. Police reported minor violence on Monday night the second night of curfew. Five nights of disturbances left one black youth dead and 24 injured. Two men faced rifles charges and arraignment today. Brooke met officials and black leaders walked through neighborhoods and spoke on TV urging peace. A three hour meeting led to housing and recreation promises, curfew adjustments, and barricade removal. Brooke urged a congressional probe into federal funds. The citys 240 police patrolled with rifles and gear as violence threats persisted.
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West End
Lower West End
John Antone
Robert Russell
Brooke
R-Mass
New Bedford
Washington
Senate
U.S
Hastings Keith
George Rogers
Rogers
Massachusetts
New Bedford Redevelopment Authority
Pig
Uncle Tom
Carney School
Foreign Legion Again In Bastille Day Parade
Paris marked France s 181st revolution anniversary with a Bastille Day parade featuring the Foreign Legion marching from the Arch of Paris since 1964. Police dispersed youth demonstrators, 33 arrests and 25 releases followed. Spectators watched Mirage jets and tanks as President Pompidou reviewed the parade.
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Foreign Legion
Paris
UPI
France
Bastille Square
Champs Elysees Avenue
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Way Cleared For Awarding UVM Contract
In Chittenden County Court a bid protest by Wright and Morrisey Construction Co. of Winooski was withdrawn, clearing the way for a $3 million University of Vermont construction contract. UVM later signed with Vermont Construction of Montreal, with union labor expected to satisfy 99 percent of the project workforce.
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Vermont Construction
Vermont
Panel Recommends Cut In Vermont House Size
Vermont Legislative Council study sub committee urges reducing the House of Representatives from 150 to 90 members. The 7-2 vote supported adding professional staff for lawmakers and draftsmen. The plan, to be reviewed in the 1971 session, aims to cut per capita costs and fund research staff. An early December joint session is proposed to prep for January's regular session.
Black Panther Goes on Trial in Torture Murder Case
In New Haven Connecticut the first of eight Black Panthers charged in the May 1969 torture murder of Alex Rackley is to go on trial in Superior Court. Lonnie McLucas 24 the Bridgeport Panther captain faces a jury of nine whites and three blacks as witnesses prepare in a high profile case linked to Bobby Seale.
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UPI
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Lonnie McLucas
New Haven
Panther
Alex Rackley
New York City
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Middlefield
Bobby G. Seale
Black Militant Organization
Seale
Montville
Panthers
Charles Garry
McLucas
Bridgeport
Lake City
Utah
Mulvey
George Sams Jr
Sams
Garry
New York State
Fairfield Hills State Hospital
Warren Kimbro
Kimbro
Frances Carter
Panther Party
Rory B. Hithe
Landon R. Williams
Colorado
Connecticut
Margaret Huggins
Erica Huggins
Rosemarie Smith
George Edwards
Ace
Goodwill Reward Offered For Return Of Kidnapped Girl
An anonymous donor offers a 1000 dollar reward to the kidnapper of 16 year old Laurie Murninghan if she is returned unharmed. The plea urges surrender or release alive and seeks forgiveness over condemnation. Police report 617 tips, with investigators pursuing a suspect linked to a traffic stop in Chicago. A second donor adds a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to her return.
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Lansing, Mich
UPI
Laurie Murninghan
Detroit
Bloomfield Township
Murninghan
Ward Properties Registers With Secretary of State
Ward Properties of Waterbury facing scrutiny for substandard housing in Moretown filed business registration papers with Vermont secretary of state. Deputy Secretary James Sanderson said the filing on January 2, 1969 lists four partners Holly Ward Owen Ward Richard Ward and Lois Tierney and labels the firm a clapboard manufacturer. The attorney general had considered a court injunction to barring Ward Properties from operating in Vermont after reports the firm was unregistered.
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Ward Properties
Vermont Housing Authority
John Collar
Moretown
Vermont governor pushes local hiring for $3 million UVM project
Gov. Davis urged University of Vermont officials to secure written assurances that most of the workers on a federally funded $3 million allied health sciences building project in Burlington will be Vermonters. He noted federal officials say the July 17 deadline for the contract can be extended. The Montreal based Vermont Construction Co. was the apparent low bidder, prompting Davis to stress local employment amid concerns from area business and labor leaders about economic impact. He also spoke at an Associated Industries of Vermont economic workshop about balancing environmental controls with growth and preservation. A separate note reports an interim 10,000 barrel asphalt allowance to Seroc Inc. of Sherbrooke, Quebec, to resume Interstate 91 work near Orleans for 13 days, with Davis warning of delays if asphalt quotas aren’t eased.
Radioactive contamination warn says no bearing children by 1985
Dr. Larry Bogart warned at the Rensselaerville Institute that nuclear energy could render humans unable to bear normal children within 15 years if not strictly controlled. He linked cancer deaths to environmental radioactivity and urged action from the National Committee to Stop Pollution. In Troy, regional planners reported Rensselaer County has 5.4 percent urban land use, with residential areas dominating while commercial, industrial, and public buildings total just 1 percent of regional land use.
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Rensselaerville
Larry Bogart
Rensselaerville Institute On Man and Science
Bogart
National Committee
Troy — Rensselaer County
Capital District
Capital District Regional Planning Commission
Metcalf & Eddy Inc
Boston
Mass
Foster Lipkins exit from South Mall tower sparks fault dispute
Albany report notes Foster Lipkins Co has left the project as general contractor on the 44 story mall tower. A new contractor cannot be hired until fault is resolved among five firms holding performance bonds on the original 21 million contract, keeping the dispute alive.
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Albany
Foster-Lipkins Co
South Mall
Reporter ejected from Berkshire town meeting over referendum dispute
Berkshire officials and selectmen forced Padraic Spence from a Saturday morning town council meeting meant for legal review of a middle school referendum petition. Chair Andre Jaouen said the reporter was not invited as the session was for town counsel and invited guests only.
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Padraic Spence
John J. Loughlin
Andre W. Jaouen
Berkshire Eagle
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