Goodell Urges Restraint Over Vietnam War Funding
U.S. Senator Charles Goodell urged Williams College President John Sawyer to counsel students to restrain themselves to avoid violence and protect the nation from further wartime escalation. He backs a proposal to cut off all Vietnam War funds and withdraw U.S. personnel from Southeast Asia, urging peaceful action and support for the campus voice calling to end the war.
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Williamstown
Mass
U.S
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
Williams College
John E. Sawyer
Sawyer
Goodell
Southeast Asia
Kent State
Pentagon
Congress
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Williams
Nixon
Agnew
America
Indochina
Power Plant Choices To Be Narrowed In Vermont
In northern Vermont consultants and state officials will prune 67 potential sites to about 40 in a 10 day session. Central Vermont Public Service chief engineer Howard Lewis says a $100,000 review by Commonwealth Associates aims to locate a 400,000 kilowatt plant for Velco to meet Burlington area demand by 1975. Preliminary sites include CVPS properties in Charlotte Shoreham and Bridport plus the Intervals section in Burlington Chittenden Reservoir Green Mountain National Forest and Waterbury Dam.
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Burlington
Lewis
Vermont
Charlotte
Shoreham
Bridport
Chittenden Reservoir
Green Mountain National Forest
Waterbury Dam
Grunges Face Pressure In Campus Role Play Experiment
Tension rises between rival groups as male grunges wear torn T shirts possibly from the Klan and some are roughed up. McClellan notes militancy could follow if grunges stay passive while Harrigan defends realism. Teachers stay neutral as diaries and a post May 15 discussion loom. London report adds Mary Quant launches new make up claimed not to run or smear.
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Klan
Harrigan
McClellan
Miss Ellis
London
UPI
Mary Quant
Ex Rep Meyer Plans National Office Bid and Policy Push
Former Vermont congressman William H. Meyer of West Rupert, the state’s only Democratic representative from 1958 to 1960, says he will run for national office again. He seeks immediate troop withdrawal from Cambodia and Vietnam, limits on Nixon’s military and police powers, an end to the draft, and potentially impeachment if policies stay unchanged. He vows radical conservation of human values and natural resources and attacks fence sitters across parties. He also name checks several rival politicians he challenges.
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Montpelier
William H. Meyer
West Rupert
Vermont
U.S. House
Senate
Meyer
U.S
Cambodia
Vietnam
Nixon
Davises
Hoffs
Proutys
Staffords
O’briens
Area Youth To Be Seen On TV In Bennington
Bennington area children, 18 in number, will appear on ETV Channel 8 at noon and 7 p.m. on Thursday May 14. The taped program shows their informal training for the Vermont State Special Olympics at Middlebury two days later. Moderator William McGuinness and Jaycees including Raymond Huether head the program, with quotes about avoiding double talk. Also note potential Senate run chatter involving Meyer Hoff O'Brien and Stafford, with Meyer and Hoff speaking at Castleton College and protesting U.S. Indochina policies.
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Bennington
Vermont
Middlebury
William McGuinness
Raymond Huether
Meyer
Winston L. Prouty
Philip H. Hoff
Chittenden County
William O’brien
Robert T. Stafford
Bernard G. O’shea
Enosburg
Stafford
Hoff
Castleton College
U.S
Indochina
Altar Rosary Banquet Held at Institute
The annual Mother-Daughter banquet of the Altar Rosary Society of St. Francis de Sales Church was held Monday at Pope John XXIII Institute with about 100 in attendance. President Rose Gleason presided, and Mrs. Helen Kelly was toast mistress. A turkey dinner was served. Rev Msgr Francis B. Flanagan gave invocation and talk, Holy Cross Novitiate boys entertained, and Mrs. Thomas Cronin sang. Benediction closed the gathering. The final meeting and dinner of the season will be May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the institute.
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Altar Rosary Society
St. Francis de Sales Church
Pope John XXIII Institute
Rose Gleason
Helen Kelly
William Hattat
Francis B. Flanagan
Holy Cross Novitiate
Thomas Cronin
Msgr
Flanagan
Institute
Rescue Squad Distributes Fund-Rraising Coin Cards
The Bennington Rescue Squad begins its eighth annual drive by distributing 5,000 coin cards each with 20 quarters. Donors are asked to place a quarter weekly for a total of five dollars. Squad members join Shaftsbury and North Bennington fire departments in distribution.
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Bennington
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Ments
Woodford
TriMont Texaco
Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Grand Union
A&p
Marra’s Shoe
Crosier’s
New England Telephone Business
Adams Drug Store
Catamount National Bank
Percey’s
North Bennington road naming contest announced
Residents and business people along the North Bennington Road invite ideas for a new name with a $100 gift certificate prize to be spent at local shops. Entries due by May 31 sent to Box 258 Bennington. Judges include road residents, local businessmen, and selectmen approval required.
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Bennington Road
Ben-Mont
Mammoth Mart
Box 258
Bennington
Vermont moves to tear down 50 state in Vermont signs
Secretary of State Richard Thomas announced removal notices for about one quarter of the 200 signs slated for downing under the 1968 an tibillboard law. The Travel Information Council’s April 1 declaration covered Windsor and Windham counties with state owned signs, while Black of Vermont Outdoor Advertising hinted at a court challenge before any hearing.
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Montpelier
UPS
Vermont
Secretary of State
Travel Information Council
Windsor County
Windham County
Richard Thomas
Thomas
Henry Black
White River Junction
Vermont Outdoor Advertising Co
Black
Vermont to Boost 1970 Pay for State Officials
Exempt state employees including 30 department heads will get 1970 pay raises next Friday. William French, commissioner of administration, is reviewing the legislatively mandated scales and aims to present final recommendations to Gov. Davis Monday. The plan links department heads to the highest classified employee, with possible 5 percent merit pay and 5 percent cost-of-living boosts amid a complex formula delaying the process.
National Conference invites 23 in education field
Dr Harvey B Scribner commissioner of education among 23 invited to a two day Consumers Conference on Experimental Schools in Washington May 7 8 sponsored by the U S Office of Education National Center for Educational Research and Development Attendees from 12 states and the District of Columbia include commissioners college presidents superintendents principals federal officials and laymen seeking to discuss President Nixons program for experimental school grants.
Boy Scott Stone Drowns In Abandoned Well Near Quechee
Scott Stanley Stone six, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stone of Quechee, drowned Tuesday after tumbling into an abandoned well near his home, police said. The incident occurred in the town of Quechee as authorities investigated the accidental death.
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Quechee
UPI
Scott Stanley Stone
Ralph Stone
Fence Off Hawk Street Viaduct After Teen Death
In Albany two ends of the Hawk Street Viaduct are fenced to halt pedestrian traffic after a brick was thrown or dropped Tuesday night, killing 18 year old Christina Cannabucci and injuring others. A 14 year old was arrested on juvenile delinquency charges. Demolition of the 81 year old span is set to begin Monday under an $79 000 contract. Albany County may begin junk car divestment this summer pending a county law introduced by Thomas W. Brown. In Troy the City Council rejected a proposed ordinance allowing a New York City union to build an apartment complex in Carroll Hill citing overcrowding and service gaps.
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Albany
Hawk Street
Christina Cannabucci
Albany County
Thomas W. Brown
Troy
New York City Union
Carroll Hill
Williamstown Selectmen to Seek Bypass Status in Boston Visit
Berkshire town leaders will travel to Boston on May 13 to press the state Department of Public Works for an update on the controversial bypass. Local interest is high with no outright opposition, though Route 7 businesses prefer routing the new road along the old path near Field Park. Green Mountain Race Track operators in Pownal view potential traffic as welcomed by Route 2 and 7 travelers.
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Williamstown
Boston
State Department of Public Works
Field Park
Green Mountain
Pownal
Pittsfield bus strike halts local transit after midnight
Berkshire communities face bus service interruption as Local 496 ATWU votes to strike against Dufour Brothers operator of former Yellow Coach routes. Berkshire Graylines Inc. stands by to cover pupil transport under a three year 4.2 million contract if talks fail. New York developer J Alan Ornstein abandons 16 million Berkshire Forum, blaming city officials and local groups.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
Amalgamated Transit Workers Union
Dufour Brothers
Yellow Coach Co
Berkshire Graylines Inc
New York
J. Alan Ornstein
Berkshire Forum
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Energade
Oneida
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