Pompidou Ends Visit Anger Over Chicago Incident
French President Georges Pompidou, angered by Boisterous demonstrators in Chicago, was mollified by President Nixon during a farewell dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Nixon apologized in a private meeting and noted France and the United States remain firm allies despite protests over arms sales to Libya.
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New York
UPI
Georges Pompidou
Nixon
Business Council For International Understanding
United States
Pompidou
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Washington
France
Libya
Israel
the Waldorf
U.S
Free World
America
Claude
Gibson Seen Favorite for Superior Judge
MONTPELIER UPD The ninth week of the 1970 session opens with debates on the administrations environmental control measure an omnibus $109.8 million fiscal 1971 appropriations bill and a $1.8 million current year supplemental. Public Service Board Chairman Ernest Gibson III is favored to succeed former Superior Judge Dale Brooks while Sen. T Garry Buckley may press for reconsideration and a writ of prohibition. The faculty battle over ETV control raises as Vermont lawmakers return to the State House to consider transfer of ETV functions from the University of Vermont to the Administration Department and Wednesday votes test Gov. Davis land development permit plans.
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Joint Legislative Assembly
Dale Brooks
Stowe
Judicial Selection Board
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Gibson
Neys Robert Brown
St. Albans
Wynn Underwood
Middlebury
Vermont
John Morrissey
Bennington
Stephen Martin
Barre
Buckley
Vermont Supreme Court
University of Vermont
House House
Luther Hackett
South
Burlington
ETV
University
House
Deane C. Davis
Filipino Troops Stop Antigovernment March on U.S. Embassy
In Manila a 2,000 strong antigovernment march toward the U S embassy was halted when Filipino troops in jeeps fired automatic weapons. Explosions from Molotov bottles and tracer bullets lit downtown as police battled with demonstrators. several injured and arrests reported amid ongoing tensions.
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U.S
Roxas Boulevard
Manila
Philippine General Hospital
UPI
Malacanang Palace
Trustees Fight Over Town Tax Rate At Bennington Meeting
Village trustees accuse town selectmen of deceiving voters about a 1970 tax rate raise and improper accounting. They cite a 1.05 rate as deceptive, noting 1969's 1.07 includes 12 cents for ballot-approved appropriations. Despite protests, about 250 residents approved the general fund and highway budgets. The meeting at Bennington Elementary School featured hostilities over salaries, and a 520 dollar raise for Treasurer Alma Langlois with a 28 percent boost for 15 Civil Authority members.
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Bennington
Board of Selectmen
Joseph A. Pello
Pello
Selectman
Joseph E. Higgins
Higgins
Selectmen
Henry Mallory
Alma Langlois
Board of Civil Authority
Pelle
Edward R. Lamb
J. Duncan Campbell
Norton Barber
Education Spot Flares at Town Meeting in Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman, chair of the Bennington School District, faced heated floor remarks at the annual Town Meeting as six speakers opposed his petition to reorganize state education under government control. Board member Stephen Gilman noted Sleeman’s long campaign against Education Commissioner Harvey B. Scribner dating to 1968 and tied the petition to that broader dispute.
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Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington
State Department
Harvey B. Scribner
Sleeman
Norton Barber
Mary A. Sleeman
Col
Raymond C. Murray
North Adams State College
Scribner
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Mt. Anthony Union
Gilman
State Department of Education
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Olof Bard
Austin Hill Road
Nixon Outlines Five Point Plan for Education Reform
President Nixon proposed a five point program to reform elementary and secondary education. He called for an early learning network, a National Institute of Education within HEW, a Presidential Committee on School Finance, and expanded funds to support youth reading nationwide. He spoke in a message to Congress and tied the plan to broader federal education and child care initiatives.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Office of Economic Opportunity
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
National Institute of Education
Office of Education
Nixon outlines early learning plan with 386 million year aid
Nixon advocates a national early learning program with HEW and OEO collaboration. He cites a large budget, experimental units with National Institute of Education, and studies on language, number skills, and tutoring. He emphasizes home focused childhood development and targeting low income families. Also notes Searsburg town meeting delayed until March 14 due to flu.
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Hew
OEO
National Institute of Education
Washington, D.C
National Institute of Mental Health
Searsburg
Woodford Rejects MATHS Budget Increase At Town Meeting
Woodford voters refused to approve a proposed budget hike for the Mt Anthony Union High School assessment for grades 7 to 12, backing a cut to 43000. Selectman William Lauzon led the motion citing fixed incomes and high living costs. The town report shows 39509.90 paid for this year's assessment and 635.14 for Bennington District tuition. The issue has become a local flashpoint with MAUSD board politics and a contested Woodford representation, reflecting broader tensions over college influence on the union school.
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Woodford
Mt. Anthony Union High School
William E. Lauzon
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Lauzon
Mt. Anthony Union District
Pownal
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
MAUSD
Lawrence E
Moe”’ Harrington
Franklin Frantz
Harrington
Bennington College
Union School
Citizens Party
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Merriman Smith
White House
Carlo Walter
Mankiewicz - Braden
Arlington
Dorset
Sarkis
North Shire
Searsburg Flu
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