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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1969

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Bennington Zoning Hearing Urges Public Turnout

Tomorrow at 8 p.m. a public hearing at Bennington Elementary School will consider interim zoning under the Vermont act. Selectmen urge supporters and opponents to attend to show mandate for or against sweeping zoning powers as debate over outside areas continues.

Bennington J. Duncan Campbell Selectmen Vermont Planning and Development Act Board of Selectmen Campbell Joseph E. Higgins

French Reserves Slump After De Gaulle Defeat

France reports a $212.1 million April drain in gold and foreign currency reserves bringing totals to $3.7 billion. Officials cited undisclosed factors from the post defeat panic while leftist parties in turmoil and wide internal splits affected policy and public confidence.

Paris UPI France Charles de Gaulle Finance Ministry U.S de Gaulle

Harvard Proxy Defends Use of Police on Campus

Harvard University President Nathan M. Pusey defends campus police use to clear occupied University Hall on April 10. He urged colleges to handle disorders without federal interference, saying internal solutions from faculty students and administration are needed. He warned against hard line responses to student disorders and noted many sympathized with SDS.

Boston UPI Harvard University Nathan M. Pusey U.S. Atty James Mitchell Harvard Pusey U.S

Civil Liberties Union launches head on challenge to draft

The American Civil Liberties Union announced a new campaign to test the constitutionality of the Selective Service Act. It urged 47 state affiliates and numerous volunteer lawyers to pursue court tests, aiming to show the draft is not justified and to press for congressional repeal or reforms including civil review and free legal counsel for registrants.

New York American Civil Liberties Union John de J. Pemberton Jr James Madison Civil Liberties Group Aclu Board Union Selective Service

Saigon Needs 2.5 Billion For Economic Independence

A UPI report prepared for President Nixon states South Vietnam will require 2.5 billion dollars in foreign aid after the war to achieve economic self reliance within ten years. Most aid would come from the United States, with a reconstruction plan spanning two to three years followed by seven years of development including a Mekong Delta water control system.

Saigon UPID Nixon South Vietnam United States U.S Republic of David E. Lilienthal Atomic Energy Commission Vietnam Mekong Delta

Black Militant interrupts Riverside Church service in New York

James Forman of NBEC interrupted the 11am communion at Riverside Church reading demands for 60 percent of the church income and funds for nationwide reparations. Rev. Ernest Campbell led ministers to eject him, crowd parted, service resumed as organizers condemned the display. Riverside Church, Morningside Heights, affiliated with Baptists and United Church of Christ.

Black Militant Riverside Church N.Y.C New York UPID Riverside James Forman National Black Economic Conference NBEC John V. _ Lindsay Forman Ernest Campbell Campbell Morningside Heights Harlem American Baptist Convention United Church of Christ

Labor Council backs anti-nuclear group in county area

The Barrington Burton area’s newly formed Committee for Survival is backed by the Burlington County Central Labor Council this weekend. Area residents oppose building nuclear power plants in the region, urging community action and safety considerations.

Labor Council Committee For Survival Bennington County Central Labor Council

Nuclear concerns spark labor drive in Bennington meeting

At a Bennington labor seminar Dr Irving Lyon of Bennington College helped launch a Committee for Survival campaign. A May 16 public meeting at St Peter's Episcopal Church will feature Leo Goodman and James Stout urging labor outreach against nuclear power. The group formed to oppose federal funding for fast breeders, calling for a suspension of new plants until safety and waste disposal can be proven.

Irving Lyon Bennington College Committee For Survival CFS James Stout Lyon Dr. Lyon Goodman Stout Labor Bennington Citizens Committee For Environmental Control Committee For Environmental Conservation Hugh Dollard Peter Wilson Verder Elwell Ed Levin John O. Pastore D R.I Joint Committee On Atomic Energy New England Easton N.Y Hudson River

Stafford Shows Little Sympathy On Campus Disruptions

Washington reporter summary notes Rep. Robert Stafford condemns a small minority of students and permissive faculty and administrators for campus disruption. He urges college officials to use laws at local, state and federal levels to block disorders, saying they have the courage to act.

Washington UPI Robert T. Stafford R-Vt Stafford

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