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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1974

Page

2

$50,000 ransom paid for Long Island boy

Eight year old John Calzadilla was released dazed but unharmed in New Jersey about an hour after his father Michael Calzadilla paid $50,000 in ransom. FBI said kidnapers abducted him on Long Island as he walked home from school. money was tossed from a car near the Lincoln Tunnel.

Dix Hills N.Y UPI FBI John Calzadilla New York New Jersey Michael Calzadilla Lincoln Tunnel Hudson River Secaucus N.J Long Island Eugene Kelley Suffolk County Cabzaillas Calzadilla New York City Kelley Weehawken John Margaret Janecki Bayonne

Drivers Strike Halts New York Daily News Publications

About 250 New York Daily News deliverymen walked off Thursday night to protest a change in starting times for 11 truck drivers, halting publication of four of the paper’s five editions. A union spokesman said overtime losses could reach about 100 dollars weekly per driver, while Management cited a court order to restore deliveries.

NEW York UPI New York Daily News The News U.S Newspa Bennington Banner Main St Bennington Banner Publishing Corp United Press International New York Times News Service Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc Vermont

Lewis W. Douglas dies at 79 former ambassador and public servant

Lewis W. Douglas, a former Arizona state legislator and congressman who served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain from 1947 to 1951, died at age 79 in Tucson after abdominal surgery. A budget director under FDR, he later became principal and vice chancellor at McGill and was honored by Britain with a CBE. He was survived by his widow Peggy, daughter Sharman, and sons James and Lewis Jr.

Tucson Ariz UPI Lewis W. Douglas U.S Great Britain NATO Douglas Arizona Franklin D. Roosevelt General Motors McGill University Montreal Canada Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York City Harry Truman House of Representatives Congress Roosevelt McGill Peggy Sharman James and Lewis Jr

Wallace says he was offered No 2 spot on 1972 Democratic ticket

Gov. George C. Wallace says important people offered him the vice presidency in 1972 in exchange for delegates but he declined due to the party platform. He weighs 1976 bid while planning a vigorous campaign for re-election as governor and keeps his options open for a possible fourth presidential run or a vice presidency. He notes aides expect he could control a large delegate share at the 1976 convention and that he represents a majority view among many voters.

Wallace Montgomery Ala UPI George C. Wallace George McGovern Hubert Humphrey McGovern California National Democratic Party

Ehrlichman charged in Ellsberg burglary scandal

A UPI report says grand jurors charged former Nixon adviser John D. Ehrlichman with removing files related to the Ellsberg burglary from the White House. Also indicted were Charles Colson and other Watergate figures in a conspiracy case tied to the 1971 Beverly Hills break-in and related activities.

Washington UPI White House John D. Ehrlichman Ellsberg Ehrlichman Nixon Charles W. Colson Beverly Hills G. Gordon Liddy Bernard L. Barker Eugenio Martinez Felipe DeDiego Miami FBI Grand Daniel Ellsberg Bve White Houses Lewis J. Fielding John Ehrlichman Fielding Elisberg Elissberg CIA S. Ellsberg State Department Vietnam Pentagon U.S Matt Byrne John W. Dean Young DeDiego Barker Liddy Los Angeles California Colson Martinez

The Sting Held Over At Twin Cinemas

Twin Cinemas shows The Sting in overrun screenings and notes its Oscar nominations including best picture and best actor for Robert Redford. The film features a soundtrack with Scott Joplin rags and is rated PG.

Robert Redford Scott Joplin Jeremy Harte

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