American Indians to be focus in Bennington heritage program
Eighteen months of planning by the American Indian Heritage Committee yields a four part program centered on native rights history. A 200 piece Curtis exhibit opens April 12 at Bennington College. A May 7 symposium at Southern Vermont College features seven scholars. A May 14 convocation at Bennington College presents case histories of native-rights struggles. Francis Jennings and William Fenton will discuss seventeenth century and King Philip's War themes.
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Benningtonians
American Indian Heritage Committee
Edward S. Curtis
AIHC
Jane Hanks
Curtis
Bennington College
Southern Vermont College
America
United States
Francis Jennings
Newberry Library
Chicago
New England
William Fenton
Suny-Albany
Tenerife jet disaster leaves 962 dead in worst crash
Provincial governor Antonio Oyarzabal reports a Pan American 747 and a KLM 747 collided head on during takeoff at Tenerife. He cites 562 killed, 72 survivors, with temperatures so high asphalt melted. Official tallies vary with 559 to 599 dead. Survivors describe fire and disintegration. black boxes and tower tapes will aid investigation.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Spain
UPI
Antonio Oyarzabal
Oyarzabal
U.S
KLM
D.R.E. Gilles
Jane
T. Twist
Melisa
Rochester
N.Y
Pan Am
Tenerife
Ed Harper
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
U S posts new record deficit in February trade
The Commerce Department reports a February trade deficit of 1.87 billion as imports reach 11.67 billion while exports total 9.8 billion. Weather-related slowdowns earlier in the year contributed to higher imports and record petroleum product imports rose by 179 million with coffee imports easing.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
United Tes
U.S
Rocky Mountains
Cece
Court to decide Nixon tape distribution case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether Nixon White House tapes used in Watergate prosecutions may be publicly distributed. The case tests privacy and scope as the appeals court allowed mass marketing while others appeal. Distribution could be via public sale at archives priced per one hour reel.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
White House
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
John Sirica
Watergate
Sirica
National Archives
Police Silent On Kidnapping In Sunderland Case
State police refuse to release details of a man believed to have abducted his ex wife from her Sunderland home Sunday night. Corporal William Chanard cites fear of harm to the victim, while Arlington Constable Charles H Farrell calls the information secret. A Bennington District Court warrant for the arrest exists, with State's Attorney Raymond G Bolton noting broad kidnapping penalties up to 25 years and that this case involves no extortion or monetary motive.
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Sunderland
William Chanard
Arlington
Charles H. Farrell
Bennington
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
Brezhnev Warns Vance Over Carter Rights Drive
Brezhnev warned Cyrus Vance that Carter’s human rights campaign intrudes into Soviet internal affairs and could block constructive U S Soviet relations. Tass noted his readiness to seek mutually acceptable solutions while urging noninterference and equality in the 1933 1973 diplomatic framework.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
Carter
Brezhnev
Anatoly Dobrynin
Vance
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Tass
Vance Lee Brezhnev
Inside Nation Lindbergh kidnapper letter found
A letter tied to the Lindbergh case surfaces inside a national feature, with readers pointed to related coverage inside the paper. Carter may seek a tax on non-refillable containers as part of national fiscal discussion. Local notes highlight Red Cross fundraising goals, student quiz answers, and Passover timing.
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Carter
Red Cross
MAU
Gerry Raftery
James Reston
White House
Adirondacks
BCRC
Valley Falls
Bulldog
Leahy urges reexamining federal aid to rural America
Senator Patrick Leahy urged a reappraisal of federal policy toward rural areas in a University of Vermont address, noting rural Americans receive far less per capita aid and housing funds than urban residents. He cited two thirds of substandard housing and urged targeted programs and strict antitrust action against nonfarm asset holders.
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Burlington
UPI
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
America
University of Vermont
Leahy
Federal
Departments of Housing and Urban Development
Agriculture and Health, Education and Welfare
UVM
Living and Learning Or
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Sage City Symphony
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Middlebury
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