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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1968

Page

2

Anticrime Bill Faces Narrow Senate Vote

Senate debates a broad anticrime bill including overturning Supreme Court rulings on confessions and eyewitness identification, gun controls, and habeas corpus limits. Absentees tied to campaigns, with a crucial vote on whether to substitute a congressional inquiry for reversing rulings.

Washington UPI Senate Supreme Court Robert F. Kennedy Dn.y Eugene J. McCarthy D-Minn Joseph D. Tydings D-Md

Bennington senior wins 3000 writing fellowship

Ellen Ann Stark of Denver a Bennington College senior wins a 3000 Book of the Month Club Writing Fellowship chosen from 13 college seniors nationwide. The program overseen by the College English Association offers opportunities to develop creative writing after graduation with a December 1 deadline for applications.

New York Ellen Ann Stark Denver Colo Bennington College Stark U.S William Styron Louis Kronenberger Phyllis McGinley College English Association United States Canada Harry Sherman Lawrence Edward Raab Middlebury College Richard Nicholas Sawaya Boston College Escalus Emmett Elliott, III Ohio State University David J. Chacko Miami University Douglas Craig Utigard Wheaton College Monica Emily Raymond University of Chicago James W. Whatley, Jr Auburn University Ron Phelps University of Oklahoma Raymond Tom Ratliff University of Colorado Michael Lanyard Lewis California Western Reserve coCollege English Association Hudson Street

New Generation Rejects Elders Hypocrisies Says Bloustein

Dr. Edward Bloustein president of Bennington College warned at a Bennington County meeting that the new generation is rejecting elder hypocrisies. He said students show maturity and purpose, are better informed, and seek human rather than computer age relations, urging old generations to understand them.

Edward Bloustein Bennington College United Counseling Service Bennington County Bloustein Vietnam Berkeley Columbia George van Santvoord Dr. Bloustein

Memorial highway marker honors 43rd Infantry Division

Friday at 10 30 a.m. state dignitaries and military representatives will unveil on Vt 100 near U S 2 the first highway sign designating scenic Vermont Route 100 as the 43rd Infantry Division Memorial Highway. State Highway Commissioner Lauritz S Larsen said the marker and replicas honor the 172nd Infantry Regiment. Forty replicas will be installed along Vt 100 in coming weeks.

Lauritz S. Larsen Highway Department 172Nd Infantry Regiment Vermont

Memorial honors 43rd National Guard Division veterans

The Divisional Veterans Association secured a formal memorial from Vermont State Library Trustees for the 43rd National Guard Division. The unit from Vermont and neighboring states served in World War II before Pearl Harbor. Noted Vermonters like Judge Ernest W. Gibson and Chief Justice James S. Holden were among its roster. the Leonard F. Wing Section-Blue Star Drive honors late General Wing.

Massachusetts Veterans’ Association Vermont State Library Trustees 43Rd National Guard Vermont Connecticut Maine Rhode Island James S. Holden Leonard F. Wing U.S. 4 Blue Star Drive Larsen

Balder Stranger Tries to Sell Radio at Southampton Shop

In Southampton England a balding man in a second-hand shop was prompted to fill a residence form. He wrote 12 Osborn Road, Southampton, which turns out to be the shop owner's home. Les Webb alerted police.

Southampton England UPI Osborn Road Les Webb Webb

High Court Expands Habeas Reach for State Prisoners

The Supreme Court ruled in two Virginia cases that state prisoners may attack sentences in federal court before serving them, overturning a 1934 precedent. The decisions, 7 to 2, extend jury trial guarantees to contempt matters and clarify limits between petty offenses and serious crimes. The ruling also touches on confessions and wartime draft disputes, while upholding a Wisconsin protest arrest suit dismissal and allowing illegitimate children to sue for wrongful death in Louisiana.

Supreme Court American Bar Association Board of Governors Washington UPI Congress Senate Virginia Earl Warren New York Alaska Iowa Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Florida Utah Oregon South Carolina Byron R. White White Louisiana

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