Army Engineers Inspect Rivers Plan Clearing Work
Two engineers from the Corps of Army Engineers surveyed the Roaring Branch and Walloomsac rivers with Bennington selectmen and endorsed a clearing operation to prevent potential spring floods. The five-man team, visiting with Selectmen Gerald Cornell and Joseph E. Higgins, will complete the inspection after one more day.
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Walloomsac
Bennington
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Joseph E. Higgins
George A. Calamar
New York City Corps
Ters
Higgins
Calamar
Col
Harvey Co. Jones
New York
New York State
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Park Street
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Selectmen
Knapp
James Cross
Hunt Street
New York Telephone Co seeks statewide rate increase
The New York Telephone Co petitioned the Public Service Commission for a 10.5 percent rise in basic charges and intrastate calls, saying earnings declined since 1957 as costs rose 24 percent. The Bell system subsidiary serves over 5 million residential lines and 645 thousand business phones in New York.
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N.Y
New York Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
New York Telephone Company
Bell System
White House to decide oil imports before winter heating season
Sen George Aiken says a presidential study of oil policy should be completed by the next winter heating season and expects the Nixon Administration to act on New England fuel deficit. New England senators plan to address Ma chaisport dispute on the Senate floor next week in response to Sen Russell Long attack.
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UPI
White House
New England
George Aiken
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Nixon
Maine
Machaisport
Senate
Sen
Russell Long
Dla
Kennedy urges U S to recognize Red China
Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged the United States to discard past passions and recognize the Communist regime in Peking as the legitimate power in control of the Chinese mainland. His stance contrasts with President Nixon’s, as Nixon weighs how to handle seating Communist China in the United Nations amid potential changes in U S policy.
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UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
United States
Peking
China
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National Committee On
U.s.china
Gore Says ABM Plan Endangers U.S. Security
Sen. Albert Gore challenged the Nixon ABM plan during a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing, calling Safeguard a defense in search of a mission. He argued it would worsen deterrence, raise arms race tension, and hinder arms control efforts while noting existing U.S. missiles and warheads. Laird defended the program, saying it offers incentives for arms control talks amid Russian missile buildup.
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South Dakota
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Foreign Relations Committee
Services Committee
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Europe
Clifford Case
R-N.j
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Cooper
Russia
Soviet Union
Grand Jury Indicts 17 In Civil Rights Riot Probe
Chicago federal grand jury indicts 17 individuals over the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots. Leaders from antiwar, SDS, Yippies and Black Panthers cited. NBC official Enid Roth charged with illegal electronic interception. Police officers face perjury and Civil Rights Act counts. potential further indictments expected.
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Chicago
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Rennard
Rennie” Davis
Tom Hayden
Abbott
Abbie’’ Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Lee Weiner
John Fraines
Bobby Seale
Dellinger
Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Heyden
Students For A Democratic Society
Hoffman
Rubin
Youth International Party
Yippies
Seale
Black Panthers
Frame
University of Oregon
Weiner
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Hayden
New York
San Francisco
Enid Roth
NBC
Conrad Hilton
Democratic Party Committee
Arl Dobrich
Vermont House panel backs Sunday racing bill at Green Mountain Park
The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to extend Sunday racing at Green Mountain Park in Pownal with the state taking 5.5 percent of profits and lower the betting handle share by 1 percent. It will not report to the House floor until it has written confirmation of 30 extra racing days this year, and it also eliminates the January 1970 automatic cutoff so the legislature can consider Sunday racing at any time.
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Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Harvey Carter
R-Pownal
Pownal
Giuliani
Vermont
Bennington Planning Commission hears zoning queries on town plans
On the Inside The Bennington Regional Planning Commission hears numerous town queries on zoning. Shaftsbury selectmen, on a mandate from the voters, get the ball rolling again on permanent zoning.
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Bennington
Shaftsbury
Easton nuclear plant opposed by regional planning unit
Arlington The Bennington County Regional Planning Commission voted unanimously to oppose the proposed Easton New York nuclear plant. Col Fairfax Ayres urged the move after briefing on potential environmental effects. He noted Easton is downwind of Shaftsbury and ESADA firms are involved.
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Col. H. Fairfax Ayres
Shaftsbury
Easton
Bennington
Arlington
Bennington County
Ernest Gibson II
State Public Service Board
Commission
Col
Fairfax Ayres
ESADA
Empire State Atomic Development Associates Inc
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp
Consolidated Edison, Long Island Lighting Co
New York State Electric and Gas Corp
Niagara - Mohawk, Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp
Col. Ayres
New York State
Vermont
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George Taylor
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