Woodford loggers carry out buddy injured in limb fall
Ten strong loggers carried an injured buddy down a steep Woodford Mountain Trail after a man was knocked unconscious by a falling limb. Allan Simmons of Peterborough New Hampshire was taken by Bennington Rescue Squad ambulance to Putnam Memorial Hospital where he was admitted in good condition.
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Allan Simmons
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Marty McCue
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Apollo 15 tests engine for possible scrub of moon landing
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin were ordered to test a suspected main engine short circuit to determine if it could scrub the lunar landing. Flight Director Lunney said two of three chances exist the engine can be made to work, avoiding disposal of the mission.
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Windler
MAUHS Board Sets Deadline On Teacher Contracts
Mt Anthony Union High School teachers face a Thursday deadline on signing contracts for the next academic year after a board directed that those who do not sign will be declared vacant and replaced. The move risks friction with the Vermont Education Association, possibly triggering sanctions against the district.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Vermont Education Association
VEA
NEA
Stephen Gilman
Gilman
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
William Lally
Mt. Anthony
Sally
Inside A First For Equality of Women Across Atlantic
A feature on a solo Atlantic sail across by a woman marking a historic step toward equality. The story highlights challenges, preparations, and implications for women voyagers in nautical exploration.
Sudan hails purge as Garang hanged in leftist coup fallout
Khartoum radio reports Joseph Garang former Communist minister for southern affairs hanged as part of last week's abortive coup. He is the 13th executed. Maj Mubarak Hassan al Zein gets seven years, third jailed. Mahjoub faces trial and possible death penalty as Numeiry campaigns purge Communists. Moscow voices alarm.
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Numeiry
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Shafie Ahmed el Sheikh
Moscow
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MENA
Mahjoub
Omdurman
White Nile
Blue Nile
Africa
Grand Jury probes two area homicides
The Bennington County Grand Jury convened to review evidence in two deaths, that of Thomas Smith in Manchester and Edouard Garneau in East Arlington. Smith’s daughter Susan Vivenzio has pleaded innocent to manslaughter, while Gary Pray pleaded innocent by reason of insanity in Garneau’s May slaying.
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Bennington County
Neil S. Moss
Thomas Smith
Manchester
Edouard Garneau
East Arlington
Susan Smith Vivenzio
Winhall
Smith
Gary Pray
Garneau
Stephen Martin
Barre
Elizabeth King
Shaftsbury
Union suspends wage raise at Goodyear plant
Windsor United Rubber Workers Local 289, after a seven week strike last year, reached a three year contract with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Workers agreed to forgo a 52 cent an hour pay raise to help avert plant closure due to foreign shoe imports. The current $3.48 hourly rate remains in effect as new raises are suspended after six weeks of talks.
Liberty Union fights for place on '72 ballot
In Montpelier UPI reports the Liberty Union Party contests an attorney general ruling denying automatic 1972 general ballot status. It cites one percent of total governor ballots as qualification, earned from other offices. Spokeswoman Martha Abbott of Underhill vows not to yield.
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Rotary International
Tom Braden
Donnybrook
North Bennington
Hal March
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