Keir praises Mt Anthony graduates in commencement speech
Former Mt Anthony High School principal Charles H Keir told graduates that six years at the school made a difference by shaping self confidence integrity and problem solving. He urged students to absorb a humane philosophy and stay aware of the world’s harsher sides. Class leaders Gregory Carte Synge Crowell and Job Cole spoke as well.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Mt. Anthony
Keir
Gregory Carte
Synge Crowell
Job Cole
Charles E. Keir
MS. Anthony Union High School
Clase
Nations adopt environment declaration despite Chinese opposition
STOCKHOLM UPI Chinese delegation objects to final draft of the environment declaration arguing it should not endorse a total ban on nuclear weapons testing. The conference adopted the 20th principle calling for elimination of weapons without a vote and hailed the historic preamble as the start of an international effort to protect man and the environment.
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Stockholm
UPI
China
Tidnation U.N
Ying
Peking
France
Ingemund Bengtsson
Sweden
Tang
Irving couple sentenced in Howard Hughes hoax case
Clifford Irving received two and a half years in prison and Edith Irving two months while each was fined $10,000 for fabricating the Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. Richard Suskind got six months. appeals were hinted. The couple pleaded for mercy as the judge staggered surrender dates to care for their two sons.
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New York
UPI
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
Tichard Suskind
Irving
Lancer Books Inc
John M. Cannella
Camnella
Iask
Hadith
Muskie says convention surprises possible in Democratic race
In Los Angeles Sen Edmund Muskie cautioned that favorites rarely win at conventions and predicted surprises as Democrats meet in Milam to pick a candidate. He said McGovern may lack enough pledged delegates and that he remains a serious contender. Muskie endorsed supporting McGovern if he becomes nominee and noted possible appeal of Gov George Wallace as veep.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Edmund Muskie
Milam
Maine
George McGovern
Muskle
McGovern
Muskie
Robert Humphrey
Miami
Ed Muskie
California
Gov
Wallace
Alabama
Weather Outlook Slightly Cooler With Sunny Breaks
Sunny and cooler today with near 10 and a continued cool night around 40. Sunday should be mostly sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the upper ranges.
Grads Support Fund Drive At Mr Anthony Graduation
Greg Harta, class president of the class of 1972, announced a $500 donation from the graduates to the Community Resources Center Inc. toward the $100,000 goal for Memorial Park Recreational Facility.
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Anthony Graduatson
Greg Harta
Tiarte
Community Resources Center Inc
Memorial Park
Bennington College Names New President Dr Gail T Parker
Bennington College trustees announced the selection of Dr Gail T Parker a 29 year old historian from Harvard College as the next college president after a months long search. The trustees also created a new vice president position to oversee the president with her husband Thomas Parker to head fundraising and teaching duties.
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Bennington College
Trusten
Gail T. Parker
Harvard College
Sao
Parker
Thomas Parker
Parker Cane
Acudenta
Alumina
Ruth Marcus
Northwestern University
Theodore Friend
State University of New York At Buffalo
Bennington
McGovern publishes WWII records to rebut cowardice charge
George McGovern released official military records to counter Birch Society claims he dodged a bombing mission. The files confirm his World War II service as a bomber pilot with a Distinguished Flying Cross citation for missions over Europe and a combat record from enlistment to commission.
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Washington
UPI
George
McGovern
John Birch Society
Mediterranean
Pentagon
Czechoslovakia
Loeb
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
News of the Week
Join Birch Society
Adriatic Sea
Mcllovern
Earthy lesson on soils guides regional planning tour
Manchester and Bennington planners toured five building sites with soil experts from the U S Soil Conservation Service to learn how soil types affect development. Louis Dondero and Lawrence Pratt explained water tables, percolation, and drainage needs, highlighting unsuitable floodprone zones and suitable sites for septic systems and basements.
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Charles Bonents
Manchester
Bennington
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Louis Dondero
Rutland
Lawrence Pratt
Arlington
Mandera
Pratt
Munson
Ivan Combe
Dorset
Combe
Jelly Mill
Southwicks
Dondero
Crgis Ch
Comte
Unis
Remuingios
Inside column notes birds outlasting other fauna in changing climate
In George Gordon's Inside column birds are described as more stable than other fauna including humans. The piece appears on Page 4 with a broader discussion. The rest of the page references include a critique of movie rating hypocrisy on Page 5 and local items from Mt. Anthony Union High School to Holt Springs housing bloom, plus Houran's Market closing soon and Legion baseball outlook on Page 12.
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George Gordon
Serder
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Holt Springs
Desert
Houran
Bennington
Legion
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Richard Johnson
Clarence E. Pelkie
Union High Selina
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Gordon L. Well
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Kirby Jones
Ital
Army
Soil Experts
Tondare
West Road
G. Murray Campbell
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