U.S. Givers 64 Riverboats to Saigon in $18 Million Transfer
In Saigon a ceremony marked 64 armed river patrol boats worth $18.2 million turning over from U.S. crews to South Vietnamese troops on the Mekong Delta. Gen Abrams said Vietnamese forces would handle the boats as part of de Americanizing. 800 American crewmen left the vessels and were reassigned, not tied to the GI withdrawal.
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UPI
United States
South Vietnam
Gen. Creighton Www
Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Garnishee Laws Eyed by Vermont Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association studies revisions to state wage garnishment statutes to align with a Supreme Court ruling. Austin Noble of Montpelier leads a subcommittee with Thomas Kinney of Burlington overseeing the effort. the state may adopt a hearing procedure or require a court judgment before wage garnishment. Associate Atty. Gen. Louis Peck notes the review by the attorney general’s office.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Bar Association
Vermont
Supreme Court
Austin Noble
Thomas Kinney
Burlington
U.S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin
William Douglas
S. Asst. Atty
Louis Peck
Attorney General
Douglas
Bay State Agency Urges New England DDT Control
A House committee warns of a potential disaster from pesticide use in New England and urges Gov. Sargent to discuss DDT control at the July Governors Conference. It cites the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers carrying pesticides across states and notes Massachusetts waters with similar residues. The panel urges swift action to prevent wind or fish from spreading contamination.
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UPI
New England
Francis W. Sargent
Maine
Robert D. Wetmore
Barre
Merrimack
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Newburyport
Vermont
Long Island Sound
Wetmore
Sargent
Poison Gas Trash Disposal Plan Under Scrutiny
The National Academy of Sciences told the Army that hauling 25 500 tons of nerve gas across the country to bury at sea is unsafe. Risks include catastrophic explosion from accidents and possible harm to ocean life, prompting calls to burn or chemically neutralize most gas rather than sea burial.
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UPI
National Academy of Sciences
Army
Defense Department
Richard D. McCarthy
D-N.y
Academy
Denver
Colo
Atlantic
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Vermont Victor on Highway Signs
Governor Deane C. Davis announced federal approval to include tourist oriented businesses in Vermont’s state owned directional sign program. Federal approval removes a major obstacle to implementing the 1968 anti billboard law and the Travel Information Council will consider final work plans for Highway District No. 2 in Windham and Windsor counties for submission to the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads.
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Montpelier
UPD
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Travel Information Council
Frank Turner
John Gray
Richard Thomas
Washington
Thomas
Windham
Windsor Counties
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Vermont Airman Cleared in Anti-War Literature Case
Air Force Sgt. Fred Bisson of Barre Vermont was found not guilty of failing to obey a direct order for distributing anti war literature at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The trial drew Senators Kennedy and Muskie and featured a packed courtroom as defense argued no proof of actual distribution.
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Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Air Force
Fred Bisson
Barre
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Bisson
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Vermont
Michael S. Smith
National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Sidney R. Ruperbert
Air Force Museum
Inside Columnist Recalls Rewarding Birdsong Hunt
Kit Foster reports another rewarding hunt for the songs of birds in On the Inside. An editorial weighs wiretapping ethics on the page with theatre coverage and local Fourth of July fever. William Gilbert reviews the Dorset curtain-raiser. Readsboro remains old-fashioned about Independence Day.
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Kit Foster
William Gilbert
Dorset
Readsboro
Inconsistency Charged as Bennington Listers Tackle Assessments
DAVID SCRIBNER reports that Bennington taxpay ers’ attorney John H Williams II accused the Bennington Board of Listers of inconsistency in raising real estate and personal property assessments. He critiqued use of sale price to set fair market value and urged considering comparable values while noting policy on lower appeals. The session included critique of state aid links and questions about Vermont Tax Department reviewer Alexander’s role and timing. Sister Richard Sleeman defended inventories and suggested court action to compel disclosure, warning merchants may follow if one case is pursued.
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Atty
John H. Williams II
Bennington
Bennington Board of Listers
Listers
Williams
Vermont Tax Department
James £. Alexander
Board of Sisters
Alexander
Board of Listers
Richard A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Literacy and residency bans urged for U S voting laws
Attorney General John N Mitchell urged Congress to ban literacy tests nationwide and end state residency requirements for presidential voting. He outlined Nixon administration proposals to extend the Voting Rights Act, authorize federal election observers, freeze discriminatory laws, and create a National Voting Advisory Commission.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Congress
Mitchell
House Judiciary
Nixon
Outside Evaluation Sought Of State Welfare System
Governor Davis will hire outside evaluators to review Vermont Social Welfare Department operations and assess efficiency. He noted many Vermonters raised concerns of alleged abuse and emphasized the need to uncover facts. He did not indicate current widespread abuse and discussed confusion over aid standards and medical assistance funding decisions.
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Davis
Sioner
John Wackerman
Trip to Moon May Cost $275, Von Braun Says
Salzberg Austria UPI reports rocket expert Wernher von Braun predicted by century's end a trip to the moon could cost about as much as a New York to London plane fare does today. Transatlantic fares now run about $275 one way.
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Austria
UPI
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London
Wernher von Braun
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