LWV Head Stands Firm Against Bra Burning Militants
Amherst leader Lucy Wilson Benson starts a second term as LWV president. She rejects militant bra burning and urges members to focus on slow progress in pay equality, race relations, pollution, and housing while planning a major Congress study and candidate questionnaires for upcoming elections.
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Conflicting Reports On Golan Heights Fighting
United Press International reports Syria says its troops crossed into the Golan Heights during the night and killed or wounded 15 Israeli soldiers in three garrisons while Tel Aviv claims six Arabs killed and no Israeli losses. Israeli air raids followed, as clashes with Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon also spiked ahead of the June 1967 war anniversary. Cairo reports 12 Egyptian soldiers killed, 18 wounded in raids. Arab guerrilla leaders in Cairo discussed coordinating a top level command for their activities. A senior Israeli officer predicted renewed attacks across fronts during the anniversary period.
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Nixon to appeal for nation’s support on Indochina policy
President Nixon, encouraged by a progress report on Cambodia, plans a national address Wednesday night to rally support and blunt Senate moves to curb his military options in Indochina. He appeared relaxed after a California weekend while refining the message.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
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O’ Ziegler
Saigon
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Penobscot Indians Claim Most of Old Town, Maine
Penobscot Indian leader Mrs. Kenneth Thompson demanded Marsh Island be vacated by whites, warning of nonphysical tactics and spiritual action. City Manager Bretzke cautioned that such moves could harm long standing relations between Old Town residents and Indian Island.
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Maine
UPI
Kenneth Thompson
David Bretzke
Marsh Island
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Sipsis
Little Bird
Indian Island
Scot River
Bangor
Bretzke
Brandon Funds Save Mental Health Centers
The Emergency Board in Montpelier moved 90 000 from Brandon Training School to community mental health centers to avert financial peril. The action also authorized over 100 new state jobs including 30 troopers, approved 11200 for National Guardsmen in the DuBois search, and redirected 52000 to health family planning and two AG positions to enforce land sales acts and consumer protections.
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Russell DuBois
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Orange
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Rutland Board Overrides Veto On Nixon Support
Rutland Aldermen voted 9 to 1 to override Mayor Harold Nichols veto and send a resolution backing President Nixon’s Cambodia actions to the White House and Vermont’s congressional delegation. Nichols, a Democrat, had argued the war was a matter of national division and politics.
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Nixon
Cambodia
Harold Nichols
Nichols
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Chicago Bans Dogs From Public Parks
Chicago city council approves an ordinance banning dogs in public parks with fines up to 200 dollars for violations. The city reports about 69,000 registered dogs on 6,900 acres of park, with many unregistered dogs believed present.
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Senate panel aims to give small businesses a break
The Senate small business subcommittee plans hearings June 15 16 and 17 on bills to aid small firms. One bill would extend SBA authority to guarantee loans by nontraditional lenders provide subsidies and allow banks to approve SBA loans with less government review and fund management training for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. A second McIntyre bill with 23 sponsors would extend SBA loans to firms required to install anti pollution improvements.
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UPI
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Thomas J. McIntyre
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Small Business Administration
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Bethel Strike Ends as Firm Claims No Majority
Vermont-Pacific Corp. stunned the three week Bethel strike by declaring the firm no longer represents a majority of its workers. Company spokesmen expect a National Labor Relations Board election to decide union affiliation with Local 169 of the United Furniture Workers of America. The walkout began May 13 over a union shop requirement.
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Vermont seeks $1 million federal grant for day care centers
Vermont will request a federal grant exceeding 1 million dollars to establish a system of day care centers. Administration Commissioner William French said the funds would seed 40 to 50 centers in a program separate from a 1970 legislature day-care plan. Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit noted both plans will merge under a coordinated child-care committee.
Middlebury arson suspect held for psychiatric exam at college
Michael T. Bishoff, 18, a Brooklyn freshman at Middlebury College, is ordered held for a psychiatric evaluation after pleading innocent to arson that destroyed Recitation Hall on May 7. He was arrested in Moretown by a state police detective and jailed on $5,000 bail. Police say gasoline started the fire. a empty gas can was found in the ruins. Wallingford lawmakers seek reelection in District 33. Ralph Stafford and George Ridlon, both Republicans, vow to defend seats covering Wallingford Danby Mt. Tabor and nearby towns with Ridlon listing 72 and rural-people representation on the Agriculture Committee.
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Michael T. Bishoff
Brooklyn
N.Y
Middlebury College
Bishoff
Moretown
Burlington
Wallingford
Ralph E. Stafford
George Ridlon
Clarendon
Danby
Mt. Tabor
Tinmouth
Middletown Springs
Ira
Ridlon
Vermont
House Agriculture Committee
Attorney Plante named to panel on fair trial and free press
White River Junction attorney Peter Plante is chosen for a seminar panel in Warren about fair trial and a free press. The Joint Bar and Press Committee sponsors the event with judges, reporters, Vermont Bar Association members, and law enforcement invited. New York Supreme Court Justice Bernard Meyer will open with a luncheon address.
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UPI
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Warren
Joint
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the Press
Vermont Bar Association
New York Supreme Court
Bernard Meyer
Rehiring sought for Albany High School teacher
A state Human Rights Commissioner urges the Albany Board of Education to rehire Lola Johnson Cole, a black teacher at Philip Schuyler High School in 1966 who claims discrimination by principal Ben Becker and seeks $1,500 for lost wages. Albany areas to change garbage disposal by July 1 under new state plan. Gov Rockefeller signs act to curb feeding garbage to livestock by 1980. Troy Housing Authority to be paid 82,500 for land for Congress Street Bridge project.
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Robert J. Mangum
Albany Board of Education
Lola Johnson Cole
Philip Schuyler High School
Ben Becker
Rockefeller
Troy
Troy Housing Authority
Congress Street
Taylor Apartments
State Dept. of Transportation
Berkshire petition seeks 2.85 million middle school
In Berkshire 368 signatures support a special town meeting to vote on a 2.85 million middle school plan for 600 students, arguing it fits a declining population and would be inadequate compared to current K through grade levels. Teamsters strike Coca-Cola plant. engineer study maps sewer route to Williamstown along Hoosac River.
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Charles Stratton
Parents’ Group
North Adams
Williamstown
Hoosac
Massachusetts Avenue
Williamstown Course Sold to Local Men
Curran Highway miniature golf course Pedrin's Miniature Golf in Williamstown has been sold to Murray J. Gobeli and Wilbert Taff, both local residents. The new owners plan no immediate changes to the course.
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Pedrin
Curran Highway
Murray J. Gobeli
Wilbert Taff
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