Israel stands firm over land. risks clash with US
Israel refuses to withdraw from occupied Arab lands despite U S pressure. Rabin warned against concessions, saying Israel cannot yield to pre 1967 lines. At the UN, Eban expected to meet Jarring next week on Middle East talks. Sharaf delivered Sadat messages to British and French envoys. In Lebanon and Jordan, Palestinian guerrillas increased camps and clashes raised regional tension. Secretary Rogers said a moment may allow peace if negotiations proceed.
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U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
Cairo
Sami Sharaf
Anwar Sadat
Rabin
Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Egypt
Israel
Paris
United Nations
Lebanon
Jordan
UPI
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Rivers Accused of Stopping Senate Probe in 1969
Washington United Press International reports Sen. Abraham Ribicoff accused late Rep. L Mendel Rivers of pressuring the Senate Permanent Investigations subcommittee to halt its inquiry into Brig. Gen. Earl F Cole and his associates over alleged PX and club contracts in Vietnam and Europe. Cole defends himself, noting Rivers sought a meeting after learning of the probe. Ribicoff also cited gifts to Gen. Westmoreland linked to Cole and said Westmoreland returned gifts and found no need for apologies.
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Vietnam
Europe
Ribicoff
Cole
William Westmoreland
Army
Rivers
Armed Services Committee
Mendel Rivers
Gen. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
William J. Crum
William J. Crumm
Pentagon
Crum
Subcommittee
Asia
Club
Hoover denies Butte doghouse claim for FBI agents
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover rejected as baseless the accusation that the Butte Montana office was a doghouse for agents out of favor. Senator Mansfield said Hoover called it an oasis, noting about 35 agents serve there with Idaho and Montana jurisdiction.
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Hoover
Butte
FBI
John F. Shaw
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
Shaw
Sens
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Mansfield
Idaho
Butte, Montana
Jeffords threatens to resign over budget cuts
Montpelier, UPI. Attorney General James Jeffords warned he might resign if the Legislature does not restore cuts in his 1972 budget. The Omnibus Appropriations Bill would remove several assistants and remove the Law Enforcement Training Council from his office, potentially forcing him to replace four to nine assistant attorneys general. Jeffords urged compliance with the law or risk legal chaos, saying he may resign if unable to function.
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Jeffords
South Vietnamese troops pulled from Fire Base Sophia near Sepone
U S helicopter teams evacuated about 1000 South Vietnamese infantry and artillery from Fire Base Sophia after a week of campaigning near Sepone inside Laos to avoid a major siege. B52s bombed the hilltop position as North Vietnamese forces massed within 12 miles of Sepone, part of a larger 50,000 strong push along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
No-Man’s Land
Laos
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Sophia
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Sophia Loren
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Senate approves hike in Social Security benefits
The Senate unanimously backed a 10 percent increase in Social Security benefits, delaying higher taxes until 1972. The package, attached to a $35 billion debt-ceiling bill, passed 82-0 and 80-0, moving to a House-Senate conference. The raise would retroactively start Jan 1 but show in checks around June or July, with the average retired couple’s payment rising from 198 to 233 monthly. The conference is expected to strip the 56 percent minimum benefit increase. Augusta Maine House votes 80-62 to defeat a Vietnam War end date measure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House-Senate
Social Security Administration
House-Senate Conference Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Augusta
Maine
Crosby leads private bid to ransom Vietnam POWs
Bing Crosby heads a private group to ransom U S prisoners in Vietnam with two years of involvement and two months of active negotiations. Emissaries in Vientiane bargain with Hanoi as backers include a top banker and three corporate presidents. Pentagon approval exists though no celebrities beyond the Crosbys are yet involved.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Vietnam
Larry
Africa
Crosbys
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
Pentagon
Singapore
Crosby
Southeast Asia
Variable Cloudiness Forecast Today and Sunday
Variable cloudiness today with highs around 40 degrees. Tonight will be warmer with a low near 28. Increasing clouds overnight bring a chance of snow or rain on Sunday. Temperatures fall to 25 to 30 degrees tonight, then highs Sunday reach the 40s.
Sleeman Buys Carrigan Lane Homes in Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman confirmed the purchase of four woodframe houses on Carrigan Lane between Safford and Division streets from Mrs. Winifred LaFlamme. He plans to renovate into apartments starting this summer after removing garbage and junk cars. five families currently reside there. The purchase follows local housing code concerns prompted by conditions at Carrigan Lane.
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Carrigan Lane
Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Safford
Division Streets
Winifred LaFlamme
Maple St
Prospect School to hold open classroom summer training camp
Prospect School of North Bennington announces a summer training camp for teachers and administrators to study and observe open classroom methods. About 50 students aged 6 to 12 will join sessions July 1 to Aug 15 with six graduate credit hours available for the longer program.
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Prospect School
Prospect School of
North Bennington
Marian C. Taylor
Taylor
Prospect
British Infant School
Bennington Area
Charles Silberman
Carnegie Foundation
Pittsburgh
Good House Magazine
State Department of Education
See Prospect
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Chuck Shafer
Green Mountain Park
United Press International
Yitzhak Rabin
Abba S. Eban
Beirut
Bing
San Francisco
Richard Sleeman
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