Democrats weigh charter hearings amid calls for unity
Vermont leaders and national Democrats debated a party charter aiming to bind factional differences and broaden participation. Hearing sequences in several states were outlined, with leaders like Salmon and Sanford praising public input and opposing strict party registration, while old guards pressed for delegate rules.
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Vermont
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Maine
Salmon
Democratic
Obituary for Pearl Harrington Merrow in Bennington area
Mrs. Raymond Merrow former Pearl Potter Harrington died suddenly Friday while being rushed to Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born April 14 1918 in Stephentown New York she leaves sons George Nickey Harrington Jr Thomas E Harrington David M Harrington and Paul J Harrington and daughters Sandra Pinsonneault Leone Dusablon plus siblings and 13 grandchildren. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. Mahar and Son Funeral Home Park Lawn Cemetery burial Bennington Rescue Squad donation option. A graveside service for Charles Edwin Welles of Dennis Massachusetts formerly of Bennington and Stowe will be held Monday 2 p.m. at Old Bennington Cemetery Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Raymond Merrow
Pearl (Potter) Harrington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stephentown
N.Y
Pearl Potter
Annie Johnson
Bennington
George Harrington
Merrow
Vermont
Helen Chittenden
Troy
N Y
Alma Moon
Petersburg
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home
Old Bennington Cemetery
Charles Edwin Welles
Dennis
Mass
Bennington and
Stowe, Vt
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Rotary installs its new officers in Bennington ceremony
Rotary holds Friday luncheon as Theodore W Bird becomes president for 1973 74 succeeding Gerald F Butler. Butler cited goals at Willow Park and Community Resources Center pool project with $19000 raised by club and a December auction raising 3596.35. New officers include John Griffin Jr Louis Bellemare Robert J M Matteson Edward Holden and Richard F Bower with Cadiz Mermowiez Williams serving as directors.
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Theodore W.bird
Gerald F. Butler
Bird
Butler
Bennington Rotary
Community Resources Center
Memorial Park
Rotary
Willow Park
Uncheon
Bennington
Lake Placid
N.Y
Main St
John Griffin Jr
Louia Bellemare
Robert JM. Matteson
Edward Holden
Richard F. Bower
Daniel Cadiz
James Mermowiez
James Williams
Eclipse path prompts Mauritania flight ban and Concorde plan
Mauritania ordered suspension of all nonessential flights Saturday to stabilize conditions for scientists viewing the solar eclipse. The Concorde will fly Las Palmas to Fort Lamy along the eclipse path to maximize observers exposure time amid a seven minute four second event spanning Brazil Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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Mauritania
UPI
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Las Palmas
Canary Tslamis
West Africa
Fort Lamy
Chad
Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Vermont bottle law fight sparks VPIRG opposition
VPIRG blasted reports of state authorization for bottle and can redemption centers. Scott Skinner argued the plan targets distributors complying with the law and would drive consumers to dump bottles. Environmental officials said discussions exist but details remain unclear as grocers push recall petitions with about 50 thousand signatures ahead of a July 18 meeting with Governor Salmon.
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VPIRG
Scott Skinner
Donald Webster
James Finneran
Finneran
Battlers
Ron Goldberg
Vermont Retail Grocers Association
Thomas Salmon
Ingersoll quits narcotics chief amid White House pressure
John B. Ingersoll resigned after six years leading BNDD citing pressure from former White House aides Ehrlichman and Haldeman. The BNDD will be replaced by a Drug Enforcement Administration as part of a government reorganization. He plans to join a private firm.
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UPI
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H.R. Haldeman
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United States
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Elliot L. Richardson
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
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Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Weicker orders Colson from Senate office in dispute
UPI reports Senator Lowell Weicker ordered former White House counsel Charles Colson from his Senate office after a 12 minute meeting. Colson denied drafting an enemies list and admitted sending a June 12 1972 memo to John Dean about tax discrepancies involving Harold Gibbons of the Teamsters. Weicker expressed outrage, accusing the White House of trying to smear him to hinder the Watergate probe.
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UPI
Burly
Groot
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
White House
Charles W. Colson
Senate
Colson
Weicker
Nixon
John W. Dean
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
St. Louis
Dean
Archibald ‘Cox
Carson
Bennington Briefs North West Grocery Opens in former Pie N Pie
North Bennington business ADY Napolitano offers pizza spaghetti sauce meatballs and subs at 165 Ben Mont. Hours 10 am to 10 pm seven days. Open 4th of July. Davey Oil to close Saturdays due to gas shortage. Earl's Service Station hours listed. Workmen's Compensation Law effective July 1 1973. Shea Agency contact provided.
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North West Grocery
North Bennington
ADY
Ben Mont
Bennington
Shea Agency, Inc
Dorset school directors meet July 5 at Dorset Elementary
Manchester The superintendent's office of the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union reminds of a Dorset school directors meeting on July 5 at 7 30 p m at Dorset Elementary School.
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Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Dorset
Nixon aide testifies on IRS tools in Watergate cases
Dean described pressure from Nixon aides to target opponents using the IRS while testifying before the Senate Watergate committee. He recalled Rosemary Woods and others pushing to use audits against friends of the President, and noted inconsistencies in prior testimony about finances and hush money talks.
Rate case on New York Stock Exchange involves comments on earnings
Martin argued the company is financially sound and stockholders are earning more than they should. Earlier PSB Chairman William Gilbert warned parties to focus on rate design, noting the Supreme Court mandates that rates must be individualized for each customer.
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New York Stock Exchange
Martin
PSB
William Gilbert
Supreme’ Court
Gilbert
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