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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1971
Page
2
Four Democratic senators Muskie Hughes Bayh and McGovern spoke at the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Milwaukee. The event called the start of the 1972 presidential race and each candidate urged renewed American spirit and leadership.
UPI report says Secretary of State Rogers will have Ambassador Beam press Moscow for elaboration on Brezhnev's call for talks on mutual troop withdrawals. Rogers questions unilateral U S pullback and warns of dangers if the Soviet side does not move. Senate Dems push Mansfield plan to cut Europe troops from 300000 to 150000.
Liberal Republicans forming a fledgling Dump Nixon movement held a six and half hour meeting in Washington. Nineteen Republicans from across the nation discussed opposing Nixon in the primaries if needed. Participants included former Sen Charles Goodell Rep Donald Riegle and Rep Paul McCloskey Jr with names like Hatfield Lindsay Gardner and Hickel raised as potential candidates. Detected also: in Bath England detectives hunted a plywood dummy policeman named Peter Plod stolen from a police ball.
Cornell University researchers report a Red-tailed hawk chick hatched from an artificially inseminated egg marking a potential step toward captive breeding of endangered birds. The project led by Stanley Temple aims to apply the method to Peregrine Falcons and other species for future releases.
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for Newsroom and Advertising and states delivery and subscription rates. It notes daily publication except Sunday and holidays, postal details, and service by United Press International and The New York Times News Service.
South Vietnamese battalions began the long awaited allied push into the A Shau Valley, flown by U S helicopters that faced heavy ground fire. Elite recon troopers led the assault to neutralize anti aircraft guns while B 52 bombers pounded targets near Laos and the DMZ. U S military figures reported a drop in American troop strength to 262,500 and a reduced Tonkin Gulf fleet. North Vietnamese missiles targeted a U S AC130 Spectre gunship but failed to detonate.
Rivers of lava poured down Mount Etna's slopes in the region near Sant' Alfio, burning orchards and vineyards and threatening cottages and farms. Farmers, who built barricades, watched as the worst eruption in 43 years reached outlying houses on Sunday.
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