Bennington honors Drysdale longtime public servant
State and town officials praised Bennington merchant and historian Robert Drysdale at a testimonial dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Gov. Salmon, Town Counsel Norton Barber, Town Manager Edward Lamb, and others lauded Drysdale for nearly five decades of service as a selectman, state representative, Education Board member, and Development Board chairman.
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Bennington
Alexander Best
Robert Drysdale
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Drysdale
Thomas P. Salmon
Norton Barber
Edward R. Lamb
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Gerald P. Morrissey
Bennington County
T. Garry Buckley
Bendi
Yale
State Education Board
State Development Board
SEC suspends trading in Franklin bank stock
The SEC suspended trading in the common and preferred shares of Franklin New York Corp and its subsidiary Franklin National Bank after the company reported $14 million in losses from unauthorized foreign currency trades. A plan to raise $50 million via two stock rights offerings was announced, with Michele Sindona guaranteeing any unsubscribed shares. The Federal Reserve offered loans to protect Franklin National, saying the bank is solvent despite the losses.
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Franklin National
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Franklin New York
Michele Sindona
Fasco International Holdings SA
SEC
Washington
Charles Larson
Federal Reserve Board
Charles Mitchell
Reserve Board
Teachers vote on NEA probe for Vermont schools
The Southwest Vermont Education Association plans for a May 20 ballot among 204 teachers to choose among three actions regarding the Vermont Education Association report. Options include submitting the report to the NEA Teacher Rights Committee, doing nothing, or requesting a full NEA investigation.
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Southwest Vermont Education Association
SVEA
National Education Association
Bennington
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Patricia Gile
Teachers’ Association
Vermont Education Association
Teacher Rights Committee
NEA
VEA
Court rules Mitchell violated wiretap law
The Supreme Court unanimously found that the Justice Department repeatedly violated federal wiretap procedures during Mitchell's tenure as attorney general. Key rulings limited field authorizations and the use of Will Wilson signed letters, affecting narcotics and gambling prosecutions nationwide. The decision clarifies who may authorize wiretaps and preserves related ongoing cases.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
John N. Mitchell
Dominic Nicholas Giordano
Baltimore
Byron R. White
Mitchell
U.S
Sol Lindenbaum
Will Wilson
Tape transcripts split GOP over Nixon and future
Washington based report notes Watergate transcripts split Republicans over Nixon and the party. Some defend Nixon, others demand resignation or impeachment, while many stay silent. A UPI poll shows leaders dismayed by transcripts and unsure how to address Watergate in the upcoming congressional elections. Some fear calls for resignation reflect worries of a GOP landslide loss.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Party
GOP
Pennsylvania
White House
Jerry Ford
Otis Bowen
Indiana
Senate
Hugh Scott
Cen
House
Tennessee
S.L. Kopard
Kopard
Maine
Richard Hewes
California
Ronald Reagan
Alabama
Perry Hooper
Oklahoma
Clarence Warner
Oregon
Collis Moore
Florida
L.E
Tommy” Thomas
Stanley Stroup
Winton M. Blount
Mississippi
Clarke Reed
Season opens for school boards with two races
Two single district elections in June will decide four seats on Mt Anthony Union and Bennington school boards. North Bennington sees Elizabeth Riley challenge Robert McWaters for a three year term. Clyde Burgess Jr. seeks re election on Mt Anthony board. In BSD, Bernard Winslow plans to run again while David Allen withholds until negotiations finish. Nancy Bohne announced candidacy for one of two BSD seats. Voters will vote within districts after changes to the at large system to comply with the one person one vote ruling.
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North Bennington
Elizabeth Riley
Mt. Anthony Union
Robert McWaters
Union School Board
Oakley Frost
Allen
Nancy S. Bohne
Paul W. Bohne III
Supreme Court
Mt. Anthony
Union
High Court
Woodford
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Pownal
Lee School Boards
Senate moves to clear decks for possible impeachment action
The Senate quietly prepares for impeachment action while House Judiciary opens its first full week of hearings. President Nixon resists fresh tape releases as the committee may shift to targeted recordings and scale back a mass subpoena plan. House hearings may open to the public next week.
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Peter W. Rodine
Nixon
White House
Soviet dissidents revive suppressed underground paper
In Moscow the Chronicle of Current Events resurfaces after 18 months suppression, issuing three new copies up to year end. Physicists and scholars who handed out the typewritten sheets face arrest, as KGB arrests continue. The paper, a candid informer on dissent and repression, resumes samizdat circulation amid new penalties and reports of abuses.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Sergei Korvalov
Tatiana Velikanova
Tatiana Khodorovich
Newsmen
Chronicle
KGB
The
Inside Nation truck strike stalls on road Page 2
Nationwide strike actions ripple through trucking headlines as unions and drivers weigh demand impacts. The TRB column riffs on Shakespeare amid Washington drama on Page 4, while Page 11 notes elite sprinters breaking the 10 second barrier.
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Washington
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Windsor
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