Presidential yachts Julie and Patricia auction fails to draw crowd
In Newport Rhode Island UPI reports eight reporters attended the bid for the presidential yachts Julie and Patricia amid economy driven sale delays. Auctions may restart in September with the same minimums as the Navy Yard lines up potential buyers. The vessels carry long histories from Truman to Nixon and have served entertaining veterans and dignitaries.
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Massachusetts High Court asked to rule on antiwar law
In Boston Massachusetts Attorney General Robert H. Quinn travels to Washington to ask the U S Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of a state statute allowing servicemen to refuse combat duty in undeclared wars. If accepted the ruling would shape presidential war powers.
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Bay Stater Pushes End to Paid Blood Donors
The Massachusetts Red Cross Medical Director Dr Allan Kliman urged ending paid blood donation to eliminate bad blood. He cited serum hepatitis risks from paid donors, especially among drug addicts, and called for federal donor standards and proper labeling. He noted Boston hospitals face the issue while the Veterans Administration Hospital reports none. Kliman said Red Cross could meet higher demand with an all voluntary system, comparing it to World War II success. He criticized private banks and government inaction as blocks to reform.
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Autopsy Withheld in Death Of Lansing Mayor's Daughter
Police withheld autopsy results in the death of Laurie Murninghan daughter of former Lansing mayor Max E. Murninghan. Laurie was kidnapped July 9 and found decomposed in a swampy area south of Lansing. A 16 member probe team was formed. services are set for Thursday at Central Methodist Church.
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Winooski Councilman Quits Amid Duties and Business
Winooski City Council president James Myers resigns during his second one year term to devote more time to his expanding oil business and his family. Mayor Bernard Sumner appoints former councilman Felix Bissonnette to fill the vacancy.
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UPI
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Vermont executive turns down administration post offer
Garnet Harvey, executive director of the Vermont State Employer Association, says Gov. Deane C. Davis offered him the administration commissioner job in December 1968. He declined, calling it a matter of principle, and will receive a raise to 16,500 while the current commissioner William French plans to resign, possibly before the November elections.
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Montpelier
Two men plead innocent in Burlington rape case
Peter Lavery of Burlington and David Rideout of Colchester pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court on Tuesday to charges they raped an 18-year-old Burlington girl the prior Saturday.
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UPI
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Vermont
Dynamite magazine recovered from abandoned Barre quarry
State police recovered a dynamite magazine from about 30 feet of water in an abandoned Barre granite quarry. Divers pulled the intact magazine to a rock ledge, where it was destroyed after lifting. Officials declined to state the quantity, origin, or theft timing. Earlier, a Marshfield cache of dynamite resurfaced with no clear explanation.
Controversy over South Mall tower builders persists in Albany
In Albany the dispute over who will complete the 44 story South Mall tower continues after a second meeting between the Office of General Services and five bonding companies. Troy unions seek wage boosts averaging 1500 per man amid revenue growth projections for 1971. Mayor Corning faced contentious street demonstrations with residents demanding better trash pickup and bus service.
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Adams Employee Walks Out After Unacceptable Offers
Adams division worker at Rochester Paper Co walked out on strike after two management offers were deemed unsatisfactory. Local 823 seeks a one year contract with a 7 percent wage increase. Union says negotiating committee is authorized to accept any satisfactory offer. Native of Berkshire.
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