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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1973
Page
4
Vermont's tourist industry faces a major financial setback from the summer floods. Development Secretary Donald Webster said travel industry revenues are 28 percent behind for the period from Memorial Day to the present, per the development agency's travel and information division.
Thomas Hicks Crofts 70 of Ashland Park Apartments a lifelong North Adams resident died at North Adams Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born April 15 1903 he was a Drury High School graduate, worked for Strong Hewat and Company Modern Dairy and Williams College campus police retired five years ago. A Republican he served on the city council 1943 145 1947 1951 and 1960 1965 guiding airport and public works committees and serving on finance and building panels. He is survived by his wife Lillian E. Gregory a daughter and three grandchildren. Private funeral services were set with burial in Southview Cemetery.
White House says Nixon will pay $61 a day at Bethesda Naval Hospital for an eight day stay totaling $488 in personal costs. He will not be charged for any of his four doctors, three of whom are military and paid by the government, while Dr. Sol Katz from Georgetown volunteered as consultant.
The Socialist Workers Party and the Young Socialist Alliance filed a 27.3 million damage suit against President Nixon and several Watergate principals. They allege illegal acts including blacklisting harassment electronic surveillance burglary mail tampering and terrorism. Defendants include Nixon Mardian Mitchell Dean Haldeman Ehrlichman Huston. The suit seeks permanent injunctive relief and compensatory 16.7 million plus punitive 10 million damages.
Ensign James E. Shoemaker and Sheila Kaye Iskowitz Shoemaker, formerly of Bennington, completed degrees in a summer program. Shoemaker earned a master of science in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School Monterey on June 22 after U S Naval Academy graduation in 1972. The bride, Brandeis graduate Sheila Iskowitz, earned a BA in psychology on June 10 after studies at Brandeis and Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies. The couple will join Pensacola, Florida, Aug 13 for Ensign Shoemaker to begin Flight Training at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Arlington Blood Bank will hold its summer blood drawing Wednesday July 25 at St. Margaret Mary s Parish Hall Route 7. Donors aged 18 and up may give with no appointment, and the Red Cross Bloodmobile will operate from 1 to 6 pm with free off road parking.
Welfare rights attorney Nancy Kaufmann said the Public Service Board has delayed too long in forming a statewide disconnect policy for nonpayment. She testified that clients faced hardships and urged an emergency order requiring hearings before service disconnections. The board received the petition January 29 and held a prehearing April 18 with no action since.
Gov Thomas Salmon says he enjoys the governorship and has considered seeking a second term in 1974. He plans to stay focused on governing while travel for the 1974 campaign increases. The interlinked possibilities include a Senate run if Sen. Aiken steps aside, though no such bid was mentioned.
Hollywood UPI reports a snake beauty contest sponsored by Universal Studios for a movie about snakes. Tulip, a python owned by Jacky Grundman, won the event and a $10-a-week contract, while the winner had no legs.
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