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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1970

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Arab Guerrillas Hit Israeli Bus Near Lebanon Frontier

United Press International reports a sudden attack by Arab guerrillas firing three bazooka shells at an Israeli school bus near the Lebanese frontier. The incident left 11 wounded, including eight children, with 21 injured overall. Israeli spokesmen warned of retaliation as cries of revenge rose.

Israel Yigal Allon Lebanon Yigal Haifa Safad Aviv Dover Golda Meir Meir U.N. Security Council Kibbutz Barram Upper Galilee Beirut

Jeffords Seeks Reelection In Vermont Race

Vermont Attorney General James Jeffords, 36, of Shrewsbury, announced Friday he will seek reelection on a platform of progressive programs and strong leadership. He criticized Democrat opponent Thomas Salmon, praised environmental gains, and pledged continued state services, drug abuse programs, and law enforcement.

Montpelier UPI James Jeffords Jeffords Shrewsbury House Thomas P. Salmon Rockingham

Vermont New York youth program cancelled for funds

The Vermont New York youth program was cancelled due to lack of funds. OEO and the University of Vermont planned a work study program but declined a $50 000 grant. The program, begun two years ago by Gov Hoff and Mayor Lindsay, aimed to build racial understanding among city and state youth.

Nomic Opportunity University of Vermont Thomas Davis State Antipoverty New York Davis OEO Philip H. Hoff John V. Lindsay

Student to be named to drug council by governor

Gov. Deane C. Davis will name a student to the drug abuse control council soon. The body, formed after a governor’s committee report urged better coordination, includes state department heads and educators and may lead to a new agency. Ford said a final decision is forthcoming.

Davis

Davis Eyes New Nuclear Evidence at Vernon Plant

Montpelier UPI report says Dr. Irving Lyon, a Bennington College biologist and critic of AEC licensing, met Gov. Deane C. Davis to discuss new radiological emission data for the Vermont Yankee plant under construction in Vernon. The governor asked Lyon to send materials to his office and instructed the health department to review state standards.

Dr. Lyon Harry Ashe Health Department Water Resources Board Manchester

Davis urges Vermonters to lower voices on modern problems

Gov. Deane C. Davis asks Vermonters to reduce anger in discourse to solve major issues and promotes two way communication between generations. He plans to appoint politically active students to state commissions as non voting members to foster understanding and notes environmental policy as a shared focus with youth. He defends Nixon's Southeast Asia policy, calls Cambodia an excursion, and says water pollution enforcement will take a decade.

Manchester Deane C. Davis Davis Equinox House U.S Nixon Southeast Asia Cambodia U.N Vietnam Ronald Reagan

Weekend Forecast: Showers and Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of showers with partial clouds and a strong afternoon to evening shower chance. Daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 50s. Sunday turns partly cloudy and humid with 80s and a rising chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon.

Agnew Renews Attack On Liberal News Media

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew blasted the liberal news media at a Texas fundraising dinner saying Americans face irresponsibility and thoughtlessness from editors and columnists. He attacked The Washington Post The New York Times and other outlets urging campus hell raisers be expelled and Senate isolationists voted out.

Houston UPI Sayim Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Senate Agnew Congress

Woodcock Elected UAW President

Leonard Woodcock was elected president of the United Auto Workers over Douglas Fraser by acclamation. He pledged to win a contract the late Walter Reuther would be proud of and to lead a delegation to the SCLC march in Atlanta. The union called for a congressional probe into fatal shootings of students and rioters while demanding an end to excessive military force against protesters.

Detroit UPI Leonard Woodcock United Auto Workers Walter Reuther Woodcock UAW Southern Christian Leadership Conference Atlanta Reuther General Motors Aerospace International Executive Board Douglas Fraser

Inside Page Teasers Preview Mayfest And New Book

On the Inside George Gordon reflects on bats and a new book describing them. A picture page layout previews Sunday's Mayfest here.

George Gordon

Environmentalists urge action at Mt Anthony conference

Rep. Marshall Witten told hundreds of Mt Anthony Union High School students that solving the environmental crisis hinges on character and a personal ethic. Experts warned that rapid growth and pollution threaten life, with discussions on population, water, and policy shaping a future where remedies may create new problems.

Marshall Witten Mt. Anthony Union High School Witten Foster John C. Page State Environmental Control Commission

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