Snipers Harass Firemen During Brooklyn District Fires
In East New York and Brownsville, fires burned a supermarket and several shops with looting and a firebombed police car. Fire crews faced sniper reports, were escorted by police, and by dawn most blazes were under control. Eight people were arrested. no injuries reported.
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UPI
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John O’hagan
Brownsville
O’hagan
Sutter
Hopkinson Avenues
Legion Street
Saratoga Avenue
Senator Jordan Breaks Southern Unity on Cambodia Troop Funds
Washington reports that veteran North Carolina Senator B Everett Jordan, long aligned with Southern lawmakers on civil rights and trade, breaks ranks to back the Cooper Church Amendment. The measure would halt funding for U.S. troops retained in Cambodia after July 1, marking a rare defection from regional consensus.
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Washington
UPI
B. Everett Jordan
Senate
North Carolina
Alaska
Jordan
U.S
Cambodia
Antiwar Bloc Gains Upper Hand in Senate
The Senate moved to bar Nixon from reinvading Cambodia and limit war powers. A 52 to 47 vote toppled White House efforts to weaken the measure, with the antiwar bloc yielding a historic majority. Byrd urged Stand by our men in Vietnam and opposed curbs on the President.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
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Cambodia
John J. Williams
R-Del
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White House
Byrd
Vietnam
Nixon
Deane Bove Enters Democratic Senate Race in Vermont
State Sen Fiore Bove, a Burlington restaurant owner and longtime Hoff critic, plans to enter the Democratic primary for the U S Senate. He will challenge former Gov Philip Hoff and former Rep William Meyer to oppose Sen Winston Prouty in November. Prouty is expected to seek reelection Monday.
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UPI
Fiore Bove
U.S. Senate
Philip H. Hoff
William Meyer
Winston Prouty
Rvt
Prouty
Bove
Hoff
Bonn Envoy Kidnapped By Brazilian Leftists
West Germany ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben was kidnaped in Rio de Janeiro by leftist groups tied to the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and ALN. A bodyguard was killed and another wounded as attackers fired from a station wagon striking a police agent. A burned Volkswagen was found nearby. The kidnappers demanded release of Brazilian political prisoners.
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Walter Scheel
Irlado Regis
von Holeben
Rio
Ludwig Enerhart
Floodwall Work To Start In Bennington Area
Selectman Joseph E. Higgins announced that Roaring Branch floodwall construction will begin at month end. Welch and Carr Construction Co. of West Springfield, Mass. won with 470,638 while Army Corps estimate was 471,417. Morse of Bennington questioned the low bid and will monitor the riprapping plan.
Officials Navigate Vermont Environmental Law Shifts
Vermont officials from the new Environmental Conservation Agency discussed the evolving environment laws yesterday in West Dover. Chairman William Cowles said development registrations move from the Health Department to the Environmental Board, under H-250, with district commissions handling most work.
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Vermont
William Cowles
Health Department
Environmental Board
Cowles
Ex Policewoman Enters GOP Race for Congress
Adelaide Knowles of Stowe, 53, becomes Vermonts first woman to seek national office and faces Rep. Robert Stafford in the GOP primary. She backs Nixon policies in Southeast Asia and opposes veto overrides on inflation fighting bills. Knowles plans a conservative campaign, highlights new leadership and swift action to handle space age crises. Bruce Graham will manage the campaign as Knowles supports Davis and Prouty for re election.
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Stafford
Congress
Miss Knowles
Vietnam
Senate
Cambodia
New York
Stowe
Vermont
Bruce Graham
House
LaMoille County
Young Republicans
Deane C. Davis
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
GOP
State studies high speed rail between New York City and Buffalo
New York State Transportation Department is conducting an intensive study on the feasibility of high speed rail service from New York City to Buffalo via Albany and Syracuse. A preliminary study suggests the project may be a desirable investment and could cut NYC to Albany travel time by about one hour and NYC to Buffalo by three hours. Detailed analyses over nearly two years will evaluate market demand and required equipment and facilities, with potential revenue possibly meeting or slightly exceeding operating costs.
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N.Y
State Transportation Department
New York City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Department
New York-Buffalo
Youthful Cookbook Project and a Shared Stage
Inside Agnes Rockwood highlights a fresh youth cookbook project on page 3. An editorial on page 4 lauds the Senate for reasserting its traditional role. A letter to the editor on page 4 argues opinion on the Manchester Depot Post Office closing is not unanimous. Banner reviewer William Gilbert gives the play The Madwoman of Chaillot a favorable verdict on page 6.
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The
Senate
Manchester
Chaillot
Jean Giraudoux
Banner
William Gilbert
Power Shifts Studied Nixon Considers Revamping AEC
Nixon's administration weighs breaking up the Atomic Energy Commission to form a national energy agency. Proposals would move military programs to the Defense Department and research to the National Science Foundation, while addressing electric power shortages and competition with other energy sources. The plan faces congressional opposition and hinges on Ash Council recommendations.
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National Science Foundation
AEC
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Ash Council
Office of Management and Budget
George P. Shultz
The
Oak Ridge
Holifield
Glenn T. Seaborg
Ash Commission
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Petricca Construction Co
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Carr
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South Burlington
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