Interim Zoning Woes Plague Bennington Selectmen
The Bennington selectmen struggle with enforcing a two week old interim zoning rule that requires permits for all construction and places them as the appeals board. At issue is when a project begins to qualify as a pre existing use and thus avoids new restrictions, as mobile home park owner Frank Guetti seeks expansion assurances.
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Foe Seen Trying To Split Allies
Paris reports say Communists seek to split United States and South Vietnamese delegations at the Paris talks by exploiting differing settlement approaches. Xuan Thuy notes U S and Saigon methods diverge as allies push for distinct paths while urging the United States to end support for the Saigon government.
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Paris talks loom over Vietnam peace and Saigon elections
President Nguyen Van Thieu warned that if Nixon fails to resolve issues Washington and Saigon may clash over timing of South Vietnam elections set for 1971. An Allied official called Nixon’s early election idea premature and not yet discussed. Thieu and Nixon expected to meet June 8 on Midway Island to reaffirm unity while Paris peace talks proceed.
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Gov Davis backs Con Con but won’t campaign
Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis said he strongly favors a constitutional convention for the state but will not campaign for the June referendum. He signed the bill authorizing the referendum to allow a legal challenge if opponents seek to test its constitutionality, while noting the convention method is debatable yet legal. Davis predicted passage but warned a failure would not harm the state greatly.
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Apollo 10 Prepares To Go Into Lunar Orbit
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Young and Cernan near the moon for a 61 hour approach and a planned 4:45 p.m lunar orbit insertion. They will fly the Snoopy module within 10 miles of the surface to scout landing sites for Apollo 11. Astronomers worldwide will compare lunar observations with data relayed to Smithsonian and Houston Manned Space Center.
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Kennedy Attacks Army Strategy Over Vietnam Tactics
Senator Edward M. Kennedy charged that bloody assaults such as the battle for Apbia Mountain were senseless and irresponsible and urged a new order to cut back offensive operations. He argued American lives are too valuable for military pride, drawing Republican rebuttal in a sharp Senate exchange amid Vietnam tensions.
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Ted Kennedy asks spare Sirhan life in RFK killing
In Los Angeles Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urged the court to commute Sirhan B. Sirhan’s death sentence to life in prison. He cited Robert F. Kennedy’s memory and pleas for compassion, arguing mercy should weigh against execution. The judge could reduce the sentence to life.
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Army Secrecy Scored Ban Sought on Gas and Germ Tests
A congressman and a scientist urged a ban on military tests releasing poison gases and disease germs, and called for end to secrecy. They cited a 1968 nerve gas release at Dugway, Utah, which killed 6,000 sheep and raised safety and accountability concerns.
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Titans Clash Over Sub Sinking in House Hearing
Washington UPI reports a confrontation between Rep. L Mendel Rivers and Rep. George H Mahon over a Mare Island submarine incident. Mahon cites incompetence and potential $25 million costs while Rivers accuses critics of pandering to enemies of the military amid public doubt and possible sabotage theories.
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Army Drops Charges Against Anti War GIs
The Army dropped charges against eight soldiers of GIs United Against the War in Vietnam for an unauthorized peace demonstration near their barracks on base. Brig. Gen. James Hollingsworth ordered undesirable discharges for three others and recommended the same for two more amid court martial proceedings. The eight had faced general courts martial. several had already accepted undesirables or lenient discharges.
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Inside Educational TV to hold auction for operating funds
A brief note indicates Inside Educational TV will stage an auction to raise operating funds. Page 3. A column by James Reston on Senator Kennedy's challenge to the Nixon administration appears Page 4. An editorial argues defense spending pressure comes from more than the military. Manchester announces a 200 unit housing project on Page 6.
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