Nixon seeks rural voters for new American revolution
President Nixon toured Des Moines to push a expanded 1.1 billion rural development plan under a special revenue sharing scheme. He argued rural areas would gain from direct federal funds and broader sharing while opposing farm bloc criticism of reorganizing the Agriculture Department. Labor and peace groups protested the inflation strategy as he urged power to local communities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Nixon
America
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Washington
All America
Bomb Blasts U S Capitol. West Front Cracks
A ground floor explosion at the U S Capitol in Washington damaged the west front and opened a serious crack in the weakened wall near the Great Rotunda. No injuries were reported, and President Nixon called the act shocking while FBI and other investigators searched the site.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Capitol
West Front
Nixon
Senate
Capitol
James Powell
Air Force One
Iowa
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Powell
Senate Wing
Appropriations Subcommittee
School budgets dominate Bennington County Town Meeting
Voters focus on school funding as towns prepare for the yearly meeting. Major issues include rising budgets due to Vermont aid cuts, transportation costs, and a $600,000 bond for Pownal Elementary additions. Debates hinge on tax burdens, state policy changes, and potential consolidations affecting future district structure.
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Bennington County
South Shire
Pownal
Vermont
Manchester
Sandgate
Arlington
Sunderland
Dorset
Burr and
Burton Seminary
BBS
Peru
Landgrove
Londonderry
Weston
North Shire
Rupert
South Street
Bennington
Inside Notes and Local Schedule Highlights
Gerald Raftery profiles a painless way a creature keeps its figure. County town meeting schedule listed on Page 6. MAUHS newsletter issue on Page 7. Hoosiers wrap home stand with a satisfying win on Page 8.
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Gerald Raftery
MAUHS
Bennington Town Meeting set for district selectmen vote
Bennington voters totaling about 8000 will elect five men to the expanded six member board. Ten candidates, five Republicans and five Democrats, vie for two year and one year terms across districts 31 32 and 33. Polls open 10 am to 7 pm with results after absentee count.
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Bennington
Board of Selectmen
J. Duncan Campbell
J. C. Jerome
Campbell
Fred Baker Jr
Jerome
Kennon Morse
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Ormal Pierce
Paul Sheridan
Edward Frasier
Charles Dewey
Gloria Gil
John Stone
Mary Hodeck
North Bennington
North Bennington Firehouse
Village of
Bennington Highway
Depot Street
Eagle Hose Co
East Main Street
State Armory
Ex-selectman arraigned on theft charge in Vermont
Alwin Amadon, 45, of Bondville, former Winhall selectman, was arraigned in Bennington District Court on grand larceny over $100 for stealing sand and salt from the town during January and February 1969. He pleaded not guilty, released on his own recognizance on $500 bail. State's Attorney Neil S. Moss cited three inquests and sworn witnesses, noting irregularities pointed out by town officials.
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Winhall
Bennington
Alwin Amadon
Bondville
Neil S. Moss
Moss
Liechtenstein votes against women’s suffrage by close margin
In Vaduz the all male electorate rejected a constitutional amendment to grant women national voting and parliamentary rights by 1897 to 1817 after heavy turnout. Prince Franz Josef II supported the proposal and turnout exceeded 82 percent with about 3714 ballots cast.
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VADAZ
Liechtenstein
UPI
Franz Josef II
Vaduz
Karl-Heinz Ritter
Parlia
Assigned risk policy rate surge in New York
Albany and Buffalo show wide rate hikes under the states Automobile Insurance Plan effective now for new and renewing policies after April 14. Increases range from 6.5 percent in semi suburban Buffalo areas to 37.8 percent in Albany with an average rise of 19.3 percent for drivers who cannot obtain normal market auto insurance.
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Albany
UPI
State Insurance Department
Buffalo
Peace Corps marks 10 years amid mixed results and merger plans
UPI reports on the Peace Corps 10th anniversary noting volunteers have aided rice harvests in the Philippines, rebuilt mosques in Tunis, repaired buses in Guinea, and dug latrines while facing expulsions and sit‑ins. About 50,000 Americans served, many questioning the effort as the agency merges with VISTA and the Teachers Corps under new leadership.
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Washington
UPI
Peace Corps
Tunis
Guinea
Spiro T. Agnew
Afghanistan
John F. Kennedy
Ambassadors of Peace
White House
Volunteers In Service To America
VISTA
Teachers Corps
Joseph H. Blatchford
Blatchford
Vista Alce
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Nixon
Kennedy
R. Sargent Shriver
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Corp
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Niki
Texaco
Caribbean
Brandenburg
Congress
Iowa Capitol
Supreme Court
Senate Chamber
Mike Mansfield
Carolyn Peckham
Janet Wilcox
Mary Jane Rounds
Dexter Moore
Harry Johnson
Bruce Burrington
Ex-selectman
Tiny
Ment
N.Y
Gene Carlson
Jack Armstrongs
Albert Schweitzer
New York
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Bush
Marjorie Michelmore
Massachusetts
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