West German train wreck kills 41 children on school trip
In Radevormwald, a 63 ton freight locomotive collided head on with a two car passenger train carrying about 100 children returning from a Bremen day trip. Forty seven dead, 25 injured, officials say the crash resulted from human error on a single track. The freight engineer and signalman are being questioned as investigators determine responsibility. The scene left coffins in a gym and grieving parents nearby as wounded were rushed to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radevormwald
West Germany
Vermont sets water standards under pressure from federal agency
Vermont officials move to tighten water quality with a new statewide regime. The Water Resources Board adopted rules restricting upland discharges above 1500 feet and low-flow streams, and mandating treated effluent dilution of 30 to 1, pending possible exemptions for municipal plants. Assistant AG Hansen warned of potential lawsuits over hearings, while Gov. Davis and Water Resources Commissioner Johnson fought to preserve the dilution clause. The rules, ending 20 days after filing, aim to keep waters rated Class B for recreation and agriculture unless exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Water Resources Board
John Hansen
Vermont
Water Resources Department
Hansen
Secretary of State
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Vene
Martin Johnson
Dover
Deane C. Davis
Johnson
Five U.S. plants face delays from coolant failure tests
The Washington Post reports that at least five and up to 56 atomic plants under construction may endure licensing and construction delays after six tests of laboratory size reactors failed to cool during emergency scenarios. Utilities including ConEd Long Island Lighting Florida Power & Light Detroit Edison and Consumers Power face potential risk and state regulators warn of licensing setbacks amid calls for broader full scale testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Washington Post
ConEd
Long Island Lighting Co
New York
Florida Power & Light Co
Detroit Edison Co
Consumers Power Co
Michigan
the Post
AEC
Irving Lyon
Bennington College
Idaho
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
Lyon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Aiken
Post
New England Coalition On Nuclear Pollution
Portrait of a DUO student Wynn Metcalfe at Mt Anthony
Wynn Metcalfe a senior at Mt Anthony Union High School leads the Do Unto Others program tutoring 187 Catamount School students in conservation, launches a drama group that staged Mr Popper s Penguins and Abner Crane from Hayseed Lane, and created the Bennington County Conservation Day drawing 546 sixth graders. He says the DUO program offered independence from a boring routine while acknowledging broader K 12 issues and the need to keep material relevant to students. METCALFE Page 14 Col 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynn Metcalfe
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Wynn
Catamount
Mr. Popper
Abner Crane
Hayseed Lane
Bennington County
Sunderland
Anthony
Soviet Egypt sign 15 year pact of unbreakable friendship
United Press International reports a 15 year treaty of unbreakable friendship binding Egypt and the Soviet Union closer militarily. Sadat and Podgorny signed in Cairo ending Podgorny’s visit as Beirut called the pact unique in the Arab world. Israel called it a threat to the balance of arms in Middle East and awaited Egypt’s next moves on Suez Canal talks. Arab reactions were enthusiastic with Cairo and Damascus praising the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Egypt
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Anwar Sadat
Podgorny
Cairo
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Kremlin
United States
Suez Canal
Damascus
Sadat
Bennington Housing Authority Receives HUD Seed Grant
Vermont's congressional delegation announced a $7,500 seed grant from HUD for 75 Turnkey public housing units in Bennington. HUD says the units will be family housing. bids from developer-builders will be sought next week. Cushman and Brown credit the delegation for help. a Prouty aide says Prouty wrote to HUD Secretary Romney after the telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Congressional
Bennington Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hall Cushman
Housing Authority
George D. Aiken
Winston L. Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
W. Averell Brown
Manchester
N.H
Prouty
George Romney
California mass murder victims rise to twenty in Yuba City
In Yuba City California authorities uncover twenty bodies in a crude Feather River cemetery and peach orchard as the mass slayings tied to Juan Corona unfold. Corona, 37, a farm labor contractor, faces ten murder charges after being arrested following the initial grim find. Deputies dig with trenchers and backhoes as officials say the hunt will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather River
United States
Juan Corona
Corona
Dewitt State Hospital
Auburn
Challenge heard today to the state's loyalty oath
A three judge federal panel in Burlington will hear arguments by 12 University of Vermont instructors challenging the constitutionality of Vermont loyalty oath law requiring state supported school teachers to affirm loyalty to state and federal laws. The case seeks a permanent injunction against enforcement, with Attorney General James Jeffords named as a defendant. Former Gov. Philip Hoff represents the plaintiffs with support from the Vermont Civil Liberties Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Sterry Waterman
James Oakes
Bernard Leddy
U.S. District Court
James Jeffords
Philip Hoff
Vermont Civil Liberties Union
Inside views on food stamps and strike families
On the Inside John Chamberlain decries using food stamps to feed striker families. George Connelly analyzes a McCarthy successor in prose. Also notes on salmon restoration plans facing reactor discharge effects and a bear sighting in North Hoosick plus local honors and a victorious Patriots closer the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chamberlain
Joe McCarthy
George Connelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Germany
North Sea
Bremen
U.N
Boston
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
U Thant
Lester B. Pearson
Gerhard D. Bleicken
By Rodney Clarke
By Steven Rice
Metcalfe
California
Marysville
Roy Whiteaker
Whiteaker
Connecticut
North Hoosick
St. Mary’s Academy
Patriots
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!