Pre-School at Beech Court Expands Quickly
Pauline Adone, a Bennington College senior, leads a free Saturday nursery for ages 1 to 5 at Beech Court. Starting January with a few children, attendance grew to 20 and sometimes 35 as VISTA volunteers and Mt. Anthony students assist.
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Beech Court
VISTA
Frank Scanlon
Peter Ayersbach
Bennington College
Pauline Adone
Bennington
Debbie Crosier
Brenda Howe
Mt. Anthony
Pownal School Crisis Follows Safety Rule Crackdown
A state safety report forces Oak Hill and North Pownal schools to relocate grades, enclose heating plants, and install fire detection systems. Grade four and below move to first floor classrooms. improvements must be completed within days, with a four month deadline for full fire system compliance.
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Pownal
State Department of Public Safety
Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union
Cpl
Richard E. Davis
Fire Prevention Div
Public Safety Department
Oak Hill
North Pownal
North Pownal School
Pownal Center
Irene DeLorme
Gracemary Keith
Pownal Center School
Mae Bostwick
Doris Lillie
Center School
Philip Bissonette
Apollo 9 crew battles cold ahead of lunar test flight
Astronauts McDivitt Scott and Schweickart pushed training despite sore throats and congestion delaying their 10 day earth orbital mission. Dr Berry reported improvement, but the postponement cost about 500000 as officials prioritize the lunar lander test before July.
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Cape Kennedy
Aps
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Scott
Schweickart
Moonport
McDivitt
Berry
Sunny and Mild Weekend Forecast
Mostly sunny today with highs in the 30s to mid 40s. Mostly fair tonight and Sunday, with a little warmer conditions expected Sunday.
Paris Demonstrations Flare as Nixon Toasts De Gaulle
In Paris, anti American protests erupted as President Nixon and Charles de Gaulle opened talks aimed at reuniting U S France relations. About 2 000 students marched on the Foreign Ministry while riot police cleared them.
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Paris
UPI
Nixon
Charles de Gaulle
Foreign Ministry
Quai D’orsay
U.S
Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
America
United States of America
Eisenhower Develops Pneumonia After Major Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower contracted pneumonia in his right lung four days after undergoing high risk abdominal surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Doctors said the infection places strain on his heart and is being treated with antibiotics and oxygen. Mamie Eisenhower is at his bedside as doctors describe his recovery as little short of remarkable.
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Washington
UPS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Mamie
It's Spring in Vermont Harness Racing Opens at Green Mountain Park
The Vermont harness track Green Mountain Park opened its 44 night meet as fans from Vermont and neighboring states flocked to the U.S. Route 7 site. Attendance near 5000 fell short of expectations, but bettors lined up at the daily double windows while locals from farmers to clerks chased action amid the first post-winter rush.
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Pownal
Vermont
New England
Green Mountain Park
Massachusetts
New York
Mecca
U.S. Route 7
Massachusetts Line
Green Mountain
Troy
Williamstown
Berkshire County
U.S. 7
Bennington County
Homburgs
Mont
Ed Lohmeyer Jr
Rocky Adios
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David Scribner
Charles A. Berry
Elysee Presidential Palace
Vatican City
Paul VI
Ronald Ziegler
William P. Rogers
Michel Debre
Elizabeth Dwyer
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