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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1970

Page

2

Jackson State dorm panel removal debated by court and students

In Jackson Mississippi UPI says a federal judge may order dismantling of bullet riddled dorm panels under FBI supervision despite student protests to keep them as memorials. Congressmen and senators visited amid tension over the May 15 shootings that killed two Black youths and injured a dozen.

Jackson Miss UPI Jackson State College FBI U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals J. P. Coleman Mississippi New Orleans State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Jackson State State Highway Patrol Edward Brooke R-Mass Brooke John Bell Williams Edmund Muskie D-Maine

Negro Seeks McCormack House Seat in Boston

Thomas I. Atkins, the lone Black member of the Boston City Council, will announce Friday his bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge House Speaker John W. McCormack for the 9th District seat. Atkins, a second-term councilor, says he won’t run a symbolic campaign and cites the stark reality of the race. McCormack has represented the district since 1928 and became House speaker in 1962.

Boston UPS Thomas I. Atkins House John W. McCormack Harvard Law School Atkins 9Th McCormack

Spearhead Drives Into Cambodia Under Allied Command

Thousands of South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces drive a large counteroffensive into Cambodia aimed at trapping Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units south of Phnom Penh. The push follows heavy B52 strikes, with reports of guerrilla counterattacks and mounting casualties on all sides.

Saigon UPI Cambodia Phnom Penh Fishhook Salient Duc Lap Bu Prang U.S. 25Th Infantry Division U.S Vietnam Robert C. Miller Angrassom Takeo Phia Kum Roesey

Shapp Wins Democratic Nomination In Pennsylvania Race

Milton Shapp, a Cleveland native and Philadelphia area businessman, wins the Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial nomination after a tight, nightlong contest with Robert P. Casey. With 95 percent of precincts in, Shapp led by about 29,000 votes. Casey conceded as returns showed a 19,000 vote gap. Shapp also tops for U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor in early statewide results. Casey’s ticket mates William Lesler and Ernest Kline feud for next races.

Shapp Pennsylvania Pittsburgh UPI Philadelphia Milton Shapp Democratic Robert P. Casey Casey U.S. Senate Lesser Norval Reece Frank Mesaros Kline Eugene O’leary William G. Lesler Erie Senate Ernest P. Kline Beaver Falls

Historical Precedent Found For Cutting Off War Funds

Harvard professors Abram Chayes and Frank Michelman cite 1678 British Parliament action granting 206,000 pounds to Charles II to disband the army of Flanders as a precedent for cutting off war funds. They argue Congress retains power to decide when the nation has endured enough war, despite presidential use of authority in the 20th century.

Frank Michelman Flanders Congresses Chayes Michelman Congress

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