Calley jury works weekend on My Lai massacre verdict
In the My Lai court martial Lt. William L. Calley Jr. the six officers extended deliberations into a third day and plan to continue through the weekend. They reviewed testimony on the trail incident where about 30 villagers were killed and considered related counts including the irrigation ditch slaughter and two individual killings.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Tion
Vermont House advances administration agency measure
The Vermont House gave preliminary approval to creating an Administration Agency as part of a government reorganization. A prior 85-58 roll call rejected sending the bill to the House Appropriations Committee for further study. Debate prompted a Friday afternoon session and a planned Monday meeting to handle increasing workloads.
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Emory A. Hebard
R-Glover
House
Executive
Environmental Conservation, Development
Man Services
Government Operations Panel For Action
State College
State Colleges
University of Vermont
Davis
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate
Mohawk Airlines to resume partial service by April 14
Mohawk Airlines plans to restart partial service by April 14 after a pilots’ strike began November 12. The company and the Air Line Pilots Association agreed to binding arbitration if no deal is reached by March 25. About 2,000 of 2,500 employees remain idle as 396 pilots walked off, suspending 451 daily flights to 87 U.S. and Canadian cities. Mohawk president Russell B. Stephenson said a resumption timeline would be announced within a few days.
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Washington
U.S
Canada
Russell B. Stephenson
Mohawk
General says Stratton makes him a scapegoat
Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. accuses the Army of making him a political scapegoat in the My Lai case. He says Congressmen Samuel Stratton pressured action to mollify political critics while officers faced punishment. Stratton rejected the claim, noting the Army acted for reasons beyond appeasing him.
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My Lai
Young
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Samuel W. Koster
Koster
Americal
South Vietnam
Stratton
Page
New England Governors to hear EPA chief briefing
Boston dispatch reports William Ruckelshaus, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will brief the six New England governors at a conference. The closed session will cover federal revenue sharing, the oil import quota program, regional fuel needs, and improved rail service in New England.
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Boston
UPI
New England
William Ruckelshaus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
New Eng
Congressmen appeal to Nixon to restore Foster Grandparents program
The Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council asks President Nixon and Vermont's delegation to reverse a $26,000 cut in the Foster Grandparents Program for 1971-72. BROC says the reduced $97,000 funding threatens 12 fewer grandparents and 40 workers aiding emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded children at Brandon Training School.
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Bennington-Rutland
Brandon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Vermont
BROC
Carolyn Whitlock
Proctor
FGP
Rutland
Nixon
Whitlock
Foster
GAO auditors flag $500 million overrun on each new weapon
A GAO study of 61 new U.S. weapons shows costs rose 30 to 40 percent in time and money, averaging $500 million per project. Original estimates were $83.6 billion. latest totals reach $117 billion, with overruns linked to development difficulties and planning gaps. Major overruns include Army SAM-D at $944 million, Navy Mark 48 torpedo at $2.5 billion, Poseidon at $300 million, Air Force F111 at $670 million, SRAM at $393 million, and C5 jet at $301 million.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Pentagon
General Accounting Office
Congress
Defense Department
GAO
Army
Navy
Air Force
Vermonters split on voting age and responsibility at town meetings
A statewide poll from 74 towns and 4,408 questionnaires finds 46 percent favor an 18 voting age, 40 percent prefer 21 or older, while 45 percent back 21 as the age of majority and 41 percent want responsibility at 18. The survey also shows a slim majority for lowering the drinking age to 18, stronger support for elected attorney general, continued Fish and Game control of the deer herd, and broad backing for federal revenue sharing. Education and law enforcement are cited as top areas needing government support. See TOWN MEETING Page 2, Col. 2
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Montpelier
Fish and Game Department
Education
Washington
Development Office
Highway Department
Agnew says he did not intend to intimidate CBS or the press
Vice President Spiro Agnew told reporters he has no thoughts of intimidating the media and that the national press is not infallible. He criticized CBS for The Selling of the Pentagon and urged scrutiny, then attended a Greek-American newspaper luncheon praising some press organs.
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Agnew
CBS
Newton, Mass
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Columbia Broadcasting System
National
Pentagon
Hellenic Chronicle
Vermont Diocesan Schools Shift to Local Aid Push
The Vermont Diocesan School Board abandons seeking a $1.2 million state grant and shifts to local districts for aid via teacher or school supply loans. Six parochial schools face possible closure if loans for secular teachers are not approved, including St. Michael's Brattleboro and Holy Angels St. Albans.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Raymond Adams
Davis
St. Michael’s
Brattleboro
Holy Angels
St. Albans
St. Francis
Ad Sacred Heart
St. Anne’s
Swanton
Nounce
Barre
Snow Flurries Forecast With 2 to 4 Inch Accumulation
Snow flurries return with 2 to 4 inches expected. Daytime highs in the 30s and increasing winds. Partly cloudy skies tonight with scattered flurries, continuing Sunday. Overnight lows in the 20s, Sunday highs in the 30s.
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