Correction Program Assailed by FOR Spokesman
Wesley Grady of the friends of rehabilitation accuses Institutions Commissioner John Woodhull of ignorance and indecision in Vermont's correctional program. He complains of failure to locate a rehabilitation center for delinquents, placing a medium security youth facility at Pittsford without resident input, and shifting plans to dodge public confrontation. He urges filing for federal funds for an in depth study and seeks Attorney General Connarn's overdue findings on alleged brutality at Windsor Prison amid a 198? habeas writ case involving Ronald Rich.
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Grady
John Connarn
Windsor State Prison
Tax Collector Mrs Nash Resigns Post
Mrs Julia K Nash resigns as tax collector after long service beginning in 1936, surrendering duties for the town Village of Bennington Graded and Greater Bennington School Districts. Her replacement will be appointed to serve the remainder of the current term ending next year.
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Bennington
Julia K. Nash
Nash
Greater
Selectmen
Problems Confronting Nation Cited at Bendi Commencement
Vermont Congressman Robert T. Stafford told Bennington High School’s seniors that they must help resolve national issues in the years ahead. He cited government regulation, civil rights progress, foreign policy, UN roles, NATO and SEATO ties, and the Cuban missile crisis as tests of democracy and urged education to meet the times. He questioned price supports for farmers and noted Medicare and Social Security gains as proof democracy remains strong. He urged change of heart on race relations and responsibility from parents teachers clergy and graduates.
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Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Bennington High School
United States
Stafford
United Nations
NATO
SEATO
Sobsolete
U.S
Benhi
Howard F. Kelley
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Ivor S. Pelsue
Bennington Graded School Board
George A. Sieeman
Bendi
James R. Keir
Leslie Heald
Joanne Pello
Boston University
James Keir
Long Hard Look Promised By Utilities on Canadian Power
Governors push for Canadian power to cut New England rates while utilities demand a long hard look amid concerns over reliability after the Northeast blackout. Analyst Schultz suggests ways to cut cost to about 3.89 mills per kilowatt hour with tax-exempt imports and alternate transmission paths. Hoff and utility leaders weigh feasibility and price as Vermont eyes cheaper energy.
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Canadian Power
Boston
UPD
New England
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
William Webster
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
Howard Cadwell
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Allan J. Schultz
New York
Canada
Churchill Falls
Sheraton
Hoff
Electric Coordinating Council of
Cadwell
Schultz
Police Crush Riots As Chicago Puerto Rican District Calm
In Chicago's northwest Side police in riot gear patrolled a 12 mile district to quell three nights of violence. More than 400 officers arrested 123 suspects over three days and one officer was lightly hurt. Police stated the area was quiet after a maximum effort to prevent further clashes.
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Chicago
UPI
Northwest Side
Division Street
James Holzman
Inside Page Four Editorial on Bicycle Safety
An Inside editorial by columnist Elizabeth Dwyer critiques bicycle safety and laments machinery lacking imagination. A capsule summary on the unification act appears on page five, reflecting the paper’s brief political coverage.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Stafford considering fourth term despite no formal bid
Vermont congressman Robert T. Stafford visited Bennington for a day and petitions circulated at the Paradise Restaurant during his luncheon as he weighs an entry in the Republican primary for re election. Democrats have yet to nominate a viable challenger for the state's sole House seat.
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Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Bennington
Paradise
House of Representatives
Stafford
Southeast Asia
Paradise Restaurant
South Viet Nam
Hagerman
Saigon Buddhists Clash With Police In Major Demonstration
Saigon saw three block protests as Buddhist groups, angered by Ky’s move to stay in power, fought police with clubs and tear gas. Newsmen were beaten, monks gathered at Vien Hoa Dao and Ha An Quang Pagodas, while police arrested about 200 monks and vowed tougher action to curb antigovernment forces.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vien Hoa Dao
U.S
Thich
Ha An Quang
Decree In Hospital Case Issued But Is Challenged
A new decree by Superior Court Judge and Chancellor Harold C. Sylvester declares that the corporations of Putnam Memorial Hospital may decide which destitute persons are admitted free of charge. The Vermont Supreme Court opinion on a Bennington County towns case influenced the ruling. The decree asserts sole responsibility lies with the hospital's corporate entities.
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Superior Court
Harold C. Sylvester
Putnam Memorialrial Hospital
Henry F. Black
White River Junction
Supreme Court
Sylvester
Bennington
Black
Roderick J.humphreys
Humphreys
Bennington County
George H. Plumb
Banner
Richard van Santvoord
van Santvoord
Allied Military Domination Foreseen In Viet Nam
A Vermont congressman said a military domination of Viet Nam by South Vietnamese, U.S. and allies could be achieved in 24 months if the South Vietnamese political situation stabilizes. He noted the mission focused on military aspects, morale, facilities, and supply movement, and that morale remained high due to one-year combat tours.
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Viet Nam
Stafford
U.S
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
House
Armed Forces
Informa
National Gains Foreseen By Vermont GOP Leaders
Vermont Republican leaders say the party will gain votes nationwide this year due to what they call Johnson mismanagement of Vietnam. At the Vermont Federation of Republican Women meeting Edward Janeway cited Vietnam incidents and Watts District unrest as signs the Johnson administration cannot cope. Consuelo Bailey accused Johnson of withholding vital war information, while Mildred Perkins of Concord charged mismanagement of the War on Poverty citing $252 million spent on Job Corps with only 590 trained.
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National
Consuelo Bailey
South Burlington
Johnson
Mildred Perkins
Concord
N.H
Chemistry teacher begins 440 mile Susquehanna swim
Sayre Pennsylvania chemistry teacher Russell H. Chaffee, 220 pounds, began a 440 mile swim from Otsego Lake Cooperstown toward Havre de Grace Maryland to Chesapeake Bay. He expects to lose about 40 pounds and thinks the journey will take two to three weeks, aided by five Sayre boy scouts in canoes with provisions and camping gear.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Sayre
Otsego Lake
Susquehanna River
Havre de Grace
Chesapeake Bay
Russell H. Chaffee
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Connarn
Ronald Rich
St. Albans
Vermont Supreme Court
George A. Sleeman
Burlington
Tri Quang
Hue
South
Tran Dai Minh
GOP
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