Diamondstone vows to fight for his VLA job
Brattleboro lawyer Peter I Diamondstone fired by Vermont Legal Aid director Keith King for refusing to close the Brattleboro office on a moon holiday says he will sue for back pay and seek to regain employment. He plans to work to reform VLA from within and has attracted support from the poor and anti poverty groups.
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Montpelier
Peter I. Diamondstone
Brattleboro
Vermont
VLA
Keith King
Montpelier Oeo
A&p
OEO
Diamondstone
Thomas French
King
Poor People’s Congress
Middlebury
Vermont Bar Association
Legal Aid Organization
Banner
Southeast
Ern Vermont Community Action Agency
Thousands Wire Kennedy Urging Him Not To Resign
Kennedy attends Mass in Hyannis Port with wife and children as telegrams flood the Kennedy compound urging him not to resign. Western Union reported 35 000 to 45 000 wires directed to Hyannis Port or Boston while KEEP said about 10 000 letters and calls arrived. Kennedy’s driver license was suspended for one year after his guilty plea for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Chappaquiddick Island
Washington
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Jr
Kara
Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Rene Page
Marshfield
Western Union Telegraph Co
Hyannis
Boston
Western Union Asst
John Annand
Hyannis Port
Committee To
Edward M. Kennedy
Keep For
Kennnedy
Rita Salk
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
St. Louis
Senate
Registrar of
Richard E. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Moon rock found igneous on Apollo 11 mission
At Houston's Lunar Receiving Laboratory scientists reported that one of the moon rocks brought back by Armstrong and Aldrin is igneous in origin. The team also noted moonquake activity, including several tremors in recent days, proving the moon is geologically active.
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Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Earth
Moon
William Carpentier
Houston
Pacific Ocean
Carpentier
John Hirasaki
The
Space Center
Hornet
Elbert A. King
LRL
Moon Rock
Casey Ouster Considered By Rensselaer County GOP
Rensselaer County Republicans debate removing county chairman Joseph H. Casey after State Commission of Investigation hearings. Casey denied charges in testimony, while party factions push to oust him or seek a confidence vote. Uncertainty lingers on Casey’s role as sergeant at arms and future assembly leadership remarks from Speaker Duryea.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Joseph H. Casey
State Commission of Investigation
Casey
New York City
State Assembly
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Kennedy speech review on Massachusetts audience Page 4
An editorial weighs Senator Kennedy's remarks to Massachusetts listeners and their implications for state policy. The piece argues perspective on public sentiment and political impact within the region.
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Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nixon Pledges U S Aid If Thailand Is Attacked
President Nixon pledged the United States would defend Thailand against any attack during a Bangkok visit. He tied Thai troops' Vietnam contribution to regional security and urged allied resolve in Asia. Police arrested two men in the crowd, one with a bottle and one with a pistol. both were investigated. Nixon emphasized U S commitments to Asia, arriving amid heavy security after a nearby guerrilla attack.
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Bangkok
UPI
Nixon
United States
Thailand
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Pan Fah
Jakarta
U.S
Asia
The
Pacific
Suharto
Indonesia
Philippines
Phumiphil Adulyadej
McIntyre Joins Anti ABM Forces in Senate Debate
Senate battles over President Nixon's Safeguard ABM system gain pressure as Sen. Thomas J. McIntyre switches to the anti ABM camp. He will back the Cooper Hart amendment to limit ABM funding to research and this year deployment, delaying missiles at initial sites Montana and North Dakota. Magnitude of support climbs with 49 anti ABM votes and undecided Sens Williams Gravel Magnussen remaining.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
Nixon
R-Ky
Philip Hart
D-Mich
McIntyre
Montana
North Dakota
Cooper-Hart
Cooper and Hart
Sens
John J. Williams
R-Del
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
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Poor Peoples’ Conference
Deane C. Davis
Pinkerton
K. Miller
Bennington County
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Sunderland
Bob Graf
Rupert
Rudy Mach
Pawlet
GOP
Prospect
Norman Rockwell
Mrs. Rockwell
Shaker Museum
Laos
Pathet Lao
Air Force One
Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
New Hampshire
John Sherman Cooper
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