Triple fatality on Route 9 near Searsburg Mountain
A three fatal crash on Route 9 near Searsburg Mountain left wreckage strewn along the road as Vermont authorities, aided by state police and water resources personnel, cleaned up an oil spill from the collision. Sand trucks spread absorbent material while highway crews warned drivers of continued slipperiness.
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Merrill
Searsburg Mountain
David L. Miller
Castleton
N.Y
Deerfield River
Whitingham
Harriman Reservoir
Harriman Dam
Connecticut River
Greenfield
Mass
Vermont Water Resources Department
Searsburg
Bennington College Student Voices Ford Campaign Debate
A Bennington College senior disputes a line of thought about Mrs. Ford boosting Ford's campaign prestige. Student Quetara says she is a separate figure from her husband though some students feel enthusiastic. A college PR man and a Secret Service spokesman discuss handling such interviews and potential intimidation concerns.
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Bennington
Ford
John Quetara
Lenz
Quetara
Richard Rotman
Rotman
Bennington Detours Set For Main Street Parade
Police announce detours on Main Street for today's parade starting at 2 p.m. near the junior high. From the north traffic goes to Depot Street, from the south to Elm Street, from the east to Bradford Street, and from the west into Depot Street and Ben Mont Avenue. Parking will occur before the event, and if needed cars may be moved after the start but drivers should not move on Main Street from 1:30 p.m. until the parade ends.
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Bennington
Main Street
Depot Street
Elm Street
Bradford Street
Ben- Mont Avenue
William Fox
Bus plunge kills 27 in California choir trip
A school bus carrying Yuba City High School choir members plunged 30 feet from an offramp at Martinez Benicia Bridge, crashing upside down. At least 27 students died and many more were injured. some remained trapped for over an hour as rescuers worked.
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UPI
San Francisco Bay
Yuba City
California Highway Patrol
Martinez-Benicia
Highway Patrol
Yuba City High School
Orinda
Calif
Marina
Veterans Hospital
Martinez
Ex-radicals indicted for refusing to talk
New York UPI report indicts Jane Alpert and John David Hughey on criminal contempt charges for declining to testify at the Swinton bomb conspiracy trial. The Weather Underground case involved eight 1969 bombings injuring 21. Alpert and Hughey faced immunity deals, with Alpert a Swarthmore honor student and Hughey living near Durham, North Carolina. Mrs. Swinton was acquitted in the conspiracy case.
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UPI
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John David Hughey
Patrick Swinton
Swinton
U.S
Vermont
Miss Alpert
Hughie
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Weather Underground
Swarthmore College
Mrs. Swinton
Acworth
N.H
Funeral for Richard C. Bovie in Cambridge
The funeral for Richard C. Bovie eighty of Eagle Bridge New York longtime farmer and lifelong area resident was held Friday afternoon at the United Presbyterian Church in Colla officiated by Rev George Orleman Burial was in Woodlands Cemetery Cambridge He leaves a widow Orpha Cain a son Fred of Cambridge a stepson Francis Lentz of Armenia eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Bennington Convalescent Center
Cambridge
Geroge Orleman
United Presbyterian Church
Colla
Woodlands Cemetery
Presbyterian Church
Coila
Orpha Cain
Fred
Francis Lentz
Armenia, N.Y
Bennington Judge Rates DUI Case and School Bus Crash
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg heard Frederick G. Cushing plead guilty to a second offense DUI in May. He was fined 125 dollars, had Vermont driving privileges suspended for one year, and was advised of the CRASH Program.
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Bennington District Court
George M. Fienberg
Frederick G. Cushing
Lebanon
N.H
Bennington
Vermont
Arthur J. Albarelli
Troy
N.Y
Shoshana Rihn Calls Indictments Outrage
Patricia Swinton known as Shoshana Rihn condemns the Friday indictments of Jane Alpert and John David Hughey for criminal contempt. She, acquitted last summer in a New York bomb conspiracy trial, decries government vindictiveness and vows to publicize the perceived persecution.
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UPI
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Shoshana Rihn
Jane Alpert
John David Hughey
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Hughey
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Vermont
Obituary Richard A. Zinn of Sunderland dies in Searsburg crash
Funeral services for Richard A. Zinn 23 of Sunderland are set for Sunday at 2 pm at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington. Calling hours today 2-4 and 7-9. Burial Ira Allen Cemetery Sunderland. Zinn born Aug 31 1952 in Connecticut. Survived by Charles Zinn Sunderland wife Laurel Secoy daughter Jean brother Robert Fort Devens. Memorials to St Margaret Mary's Arlington.
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Sunderland
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Arlington
Ira Allen
Mr. Zinn
Connecticut
Charles Zinn
Jean Ritter
Arlington Memorial High School
Merrill Transport Co
Bennington
Laurel Secoy
Jean
Robert
Ft. Devens
Mass
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Lie test evidence excluded in Mayo impeachment trial
In Vermont politics the Senate voted 323 to 0 to exclude lie detector data on key witness Earle Kelly Jr. from Mayo impeachment proceedings. Paige Kelly testified Mayo fired her for asking about his behavior and ordered falsification of a deputy commission date tied to a Montpelier raid.
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House Judiciary Committee
Kelly
Paige
Mayo
Senate
Montpelier Junction
Accidents demolish auto and pickup in Bennington area
Bennington police report three separate crashes on Thursday and Friday. Bonnie J. McDonald, 18, lost control on Middle Pownai Road at 2 a.m., hitting a tree with a 1970 Chevrolet. no injuries. Christopher Dowling, 22, lost control on River Road at 8:19 p.m., his 1965 Dodge pickup in a ditch. treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Carol J. Hapgood, 25, lost control on Silk Road by the covered bridge at 3:50 p.m., striking the bridge interior in a 1970 Ford Maverick. no injuries. A collision on South Street and Grandview Avenue involved Richard Vachon, 52, driving a 1971 Chevrolet station wagon, and Eleanor G. Hadley in a 1975 Volkswagen sedan. both cars moderately damaged.
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Bonnie J. McDonald
Pownai Road
Christopher Dowling
North Bennington
River Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Carol J. Hapgood
Silk Road
Richard Vachon
Eleanor G. Hadley
Elyria
Ohio
South Street
Grandview Avenue
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Moose Club Bingo
Mrs. Vera Jones reports a successful bingo game thanks to donations from local merchants and businesses. The Bennington brief notes gratitude from the Ladies of the Loyal Order of Moose and mentions upcoming dining at Shirkshire Restaurant with fresh salmon and soft shell crabs.
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Middle Pownal Road
Ladies of the Loyal Order of Moose
Shirkshire
Telephone
ADV
ACLU backs Unification Church in Vermont probe
The Vermont chapter of the ACLU has been retained by the Unification Church to represent it in possible litigation against the Vermont Senate. ACLU executive director Lynn Heglund said the planned inquiry into the sect infringes free speech rights and urged the probe’s drop. The Senate resolution sets a hearings panel to investigate the group, spurred by parental complaints about alleged brainwashing.
Salmon candidacy stirs debate on Communist party oversight
The report quotes Salmon saying he would study legal questions before supporting federal action to disrupt Communist Party meetings. He argues Communists should not be allowed to participate in the American political process, noting the paradox of a party seeking to overthrow a constitutional system. Salmon seeks the Senate seat held by Robert Stafford, who joined a special panel overseeing intelligence agencies.
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United States
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Communist Party
Robert Stafford
Senate
U.S
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