Town may build own jail to dodge county locks
Bennington Selectmen view county side judges high rent offer for the South Street lockup as unworkable and may construct their own jail. County judges Estes and Bryant want 100 dollars monthly plus extras. town counters that it should cover heating, fire and liability insurance, water and lights. Overnight lockup appears doomed.
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Bennington
County Side
South Street
Howard C. Estes
Clyde Bryant Sr
Edward Frasier
Frasier
Department of Corrections
Robert Cummings
Selectmen
Maloney
District Court
Cummings
Police Department
Norton Barber
Edward R. Lamb
Chamber of Commerce
Elm Streets
Nun freed of contempt in Kissinger kidnap case
A federal appeals court vacated a contempt order against Sister Jaques Egan, ordering a remand to Harrisburg for a possible illegal wiretap review. The nun had been jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating antiwar activists’ alleged plot to kidnap Henry Kissinger.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Henry Kissinger
U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Jaques Egan
U.S. District Court
Harrisburg
Egan
Weekend weather outlook for mild, sunny days
Sunny and warm extended weekend with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 and cooler nights in the 30s. Sunday temperatures rise to about 80 as an unsettled pattern returns with a chance of scattered showers by Monday.
Trudeau Returns From Russia Seeks Improved Canada Soviet Ties
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau spoke to Canada's Parliament after an 11 day visit to the Soviet Union. He said increased contact and understanding could bridge deep seated differences including economic and ideological concerns. A Moscow communique outlined renewed talks on trade culture education science and air transport cooperation.
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Ottawa
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Parliament
Soviet Union
Canada
Russia
Trudeau
House of Commons
Leningrad
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Alexei Kosygin
Twenty first victim found in Yuba City mass slaying
In Yuba City California sheriff deputies unearthed the 21st body from a Feather River gravesite, part of a brutal mass murder at a farm labor camp. Rain and rising floodwaters halted work as authorities feared more graves amid the sprawling killings.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather River
San Francisco
Bobby Seale Freed After Two Years In Prison
Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby G. Seale signed bond papers in U S District Court and walked free in New Haven Connecticut after murder conspiracy charges in the Rackley case were dropped for lack of proof. Ericka Huggins was freed. Seale remained jailed on contempt appeal. Jury foreman Robert Gauthier and two others accompanied Seale as he left with David Hilliard.
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New Haven
Huggins
Seale
Montville Correctional Center
Julius Hoffman
Gauthier
David Hilliard
Black Panther Party
John Seale
Memorial Day Warnings Encourage Safer Travel Across New England
United Press International reports Memorial Day weekend to see parades in New England with heavy police patrols and safety drives. Officials urge sober, courteous driving as safety groups predict 470 to 550 highway deaths over the three day period. Governors and local leaders vow enforcement, while beaches open and sunny weather lures crowds.
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New England
Somerville
Georgetown
Mass
National Safety Council
Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Richard E. McLaughlin
Massachusetts Department of Public Works
New Hampshire
Walter Peterson
Vermont
Maine
Peter Kyros
National Weather Service
Muskie Visits Burlington for Presidential Candidacy
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie arrives in Burlington for his unannounced presidential bid. The Maine senator, seen as a Democratic front runner, makes his fourth trip to the state since 1966 and is honored at a Trinity College reception charging $25 per person after a late press conference.
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Burlington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Trinity College
Washington Sheriff is acquitted
Washington County Sheriff Mark Brown was acquitted by a Vermont District Court jury after a three day trial on charges he assaulted prisoner Alfred Trombley at the Washington County Jail. The four men eight women panel deliberated 65 minutes before delivering the verdict with Brown offering no comment.
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Middlebury
UPI
Vermont
Washington County
Mark Brown
Brown
Alfred Trombley
Barre
Hilton S. Dier Jr
Trombley
No Banner Monday in Bennington as paper takes day off
The Banner and most of Bennington pause publication on Monday with no issue issued. Normal operations and a return to usual schedule on Tuesday are expected with business hours resuming.
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the Banner
Bennington
Head Start helps break the poverty cycle in Bennington
Head Start teachers Pam Fuller and David Rupert oversee two classes at the First Baptist Church on Main Street where 28 children learn outdoors and indoors. An observer is inspired by the children’s joy and honesty. Parents like Catherine Hurley juggle morning runs and child care as Head Start buys a used yellow bus to ease transportation and reduce reliance on volunteers.
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William Green
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Pam Fuller
Hope
Pam
David Rupert
Lisa
Shayne Williams
Robin Brown
Rupert
Fuller
David
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Northside Drive
Rood
Bill Horst
Horst
Dick Damour
Whiteaker
Bobby Seale
Lanier
Nanette Martino
United Press International
Washington
Peter Ayersbach
Ruth Ellen Steinman
Raymond Rodrigue
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