29 Jun 1974
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1974
Page
1
Park-McCullough House in North Bennington starts a summer long exhibit titled Leisure Time 1885 to 1915, opening July 1 to remind visitors how Americans spent spare time before the 40 hour week. The display explores gentler, local amusements and leisure patterns from over a century ago.
WASHINGTON UPI E Howard Hunt Jr testified he proposed a bag job at Dr Lewis J Fielding s Beverly Hills office in 1971 after Fielding refused FBI cooperation in Ellsberg Pentagon Papers matter The ex White House Plumbers figure said the planned break in was a long clandestine operation and noted Fielding s denial to reveal medical records Ellsberg s files were reportedly disturbed during the break but Fielding later testified he found Ellsberg records displaced and scattered after the burglary
Nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov, a designer of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, announced a hunger strike to press President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev to free political prisoners. He urged release of Vladimir Bukovsky, jailed 12 years for anti-Soviet activity, and cited broader repression as a moral issue.
Occasional rain today with a high around 70. Cloudy tonight with a chance of more rain and a low in the high 50s. Sunday expect variable clouds and a chance of showers with a high near 70.
Former Vermont Attorney General James Jeffords opened his bid for the GOP congressional nomination with a family gathering speech promising Republicans “the best insurance against a veto proof Congress.” He labeled inflation as the top national issue, pledged to curb deficit spending, and urged stronger judicial scrutiny of election processes to root out corruption.
In Moscow Nixon and Brezhnev forge progress on limiting defensive ABMs and halting underground nuclear tests as part of a broader summit agenda. The leaders also agree on cooperation on energy, housing, and heart disease research, amid a day of cordial exchanges and public handshakes.
One year after Vermont's June 30 1973 flood disaster leaders assess the lingering wreckage. Gov. Salmon declared a state of emergency and President Nixon declared Vermont a disaster area as millions in damage and dozens of roads and bridges required repair. Federal aid approved totals about 14.4 million with only 8.1 million distributed for public works while many damages remain unfunded.
House Judiciary Chair Peter W. Rodino rejected Los Angeles Times reports that he believed 21 Democrats on the committee would push impeachment and that five Republicans would join. James D. St. Clair defended Rodino, saying the remarks do not threaten a fair vote on impeachment. Clawson blasted the chair, calling it a witchhunt, while Rodino said he would resign only if unfairly conducting the inquiry.
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