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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1970

Page

2

Cambodian Troops Battle Communists Near Romeas Training Center

Cambodian forces repelled guerrilla attacks on the Romeas training center 40 miles from Phnom Penh as part of ten clashes around the city. Government troops recaptured Srang outpost and cleared Kirirom, while South Vietnamese units fought near Tuk Meas and Tinh Bien with multiple casualties reported on both sides.

Phnom Penh UPI Romeas Lon Nol Srang Kirirom Chateau d’Etat Norodom Sihanouk Kompong Thom Svay Rieng Tonle Sap Tuk Meas Saigon Chipou

Kansas Student Dies In Campus Race Strife

A white 19 year old Kansas freshman at the University of Kansas was shot and killed on campus area amid racially tense violence. A 25 year old graduate student was wounded in the calf, police used tear gas to disperse attacking youths, and a police officer suffered a facial wound as the city grappled with unrest following a prior fatal shooting.

Ron Dalquest

FBI Agent Examined In Trial

Lonnie McLucas defense lawyers prep to cross examine FBI agent Lynn Twede who testified about interrogation while Twede noted arrest records from Salt Lake City in 1969 on flight to avoid prosecution The trial concerns the torture murder of Alex Rackley in Middletown May 24 1969 Panthers leader Bobby Seale and seven others face charges Rackley’s death is linked to Panther faction claims versus police involvement

New Haven, Conn UPI Lonnie McLucas FBI Lynn Twede Twede McLucas Salt Lake City Superior Court Harold M. Mulven Theodore I. Kosskoff Alex Rackley New York City Middletown Panthers Bobby G. Seale Rackley Seale Connecticut

Drug Checks Tie Traffic At Canadian Border

Washington reports that a group of U S congressmen led by Rep Tom Steed says traffic at several Canada U S border crossings has become a nightmare due to intensified drug checks The lawmakers toured Champlain Massena and Burlington Island NY and saw longer wait times while praising added manpower and new facilities as necessary steps toward tougher enforcement They noted fewer seizures recently as smugglers recede and called for more lanes to ease congestion while endorsing patrol aircraft for enforcement.

Washington UPI U.S Canadian Tom Steed D-Okla Appropriations Inson R-N.y Silvio O. Conte Rmass Robert McEwen Rn.y Steed Customs Mexico-U.s U.s.-Mexico Canada-U.s

Exchequer MacLeod Dies at 56 in London

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain N. MacLeod died suddenly at his home after a heart attack at 11:20 p.m. He, age 56, had been released from hospital a day earlier following an appendectomy. Prime Minister Edward Heath announced the death from No. 10 Downing Street. MacLeod is survived by his widow and two married children.

London UPI Britain Iain N. MacLeod MacLeod Edward Heath Downing Street Iain MacLeod Heath Reginald Maudling Exchequer U.S

Lt Woodard Commissioned After Engineer Officer Course

Fort Belvoir Virginia report that Paul M Woodard son of Mr and Mrs Paul A Woodard of Bennington has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps after graduation from the U S Army Engineer Officer Candidate School He will first perform nine weeks temporary duty at Fort Benjamin Harrison then go to the Armed Forces Entrance Station Seattle as assistant adjutant The 23 week Belvoir course aimed to supply the Army with capable platoon leaders focusing on leadership development and physical proficiency

Fort Belvoir Paul M. Woodard Paul A. Woodard Bennington Adjutant General Corps U.S. Army Engineer Officer Candidate School Woodward Fort Benjamin Harrison Armed Forces Seattle Wash U.S. Army

Aiken Named Third In Outdoors Honors Ranking

Washington reports Aiken appears on an honor roll of 21 conservation-minded lawmakers including 11 senators and 10 representatives formed after collaborative work on the 1963 Outdoor Recreation Act and the 1963 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. Aiken cites broad public access to resources, not exclusive use by the wealthy.

Washington UPI Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Aiken U.S

Indian fishermen protest unlikely on Puyallum and Nisqually rivers

In Olympia Washington the Fisheries Department said no Indians would illegally fish despite a planned protest by 100 Indians on the Puyallum and Nisqually rivers. The agency added it was not worried because few fish were in the rivers anyway.

Olympia Wash

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