Senators urge Nixon to halt Amchitka underground test
Led by Sen. Edward Brooke thirty four senators called on President Nixon to stop Saturday’s underground nuclear explosion on Amchitka Island in Alaska. The move came as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on an appeal by conservationists. Nobel laureates and scientists warned of a possible mistake and urged delay for public and congressional debate.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Alaska
Amchitka Island
Supreme Court
Hiroshima
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
New York Times
Linus Pauling
Stanford University
Harold Urey
University of California
George Wald
Harvard
Warren E. Burger
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
McGovern
House Bill Bans Busing to Achieve Desegregation
The House approved a 24 billion higher education authorization bill banning government ordered school busing for racial integration and prohibiting federal funds for court ordered busing. The measure includes 1.5 billion for desegregation costs and faces Senate opposition with a separate anti busing amendment passing.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Senate
Youth killed in crash on North Bennington Road
Paul E. Hurley 19 of Bennington died when his 1962 Dodge Dart left Vermont 67A and struck a maple tree on the Senecal property. Police and Rescue Squad removed him about an hour after a passerby found the scene around 1:45 AM. An autopsy will confirm the cause of death.
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Paul E. Hurley
Bennington
Vermont
Arthur Faris
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Charles
Pauline) Senecal
Terry
Senecal
Bennington County
Jon Gramhofer
Hurley
Pfc
Kenneth G
Joan ( Bourgeois) Hurley
Sacred Heart School
Joblessness at 5.8 Percent as Employment Reaches Record High
Washington report shows October jobless rate fell to 5.8 percent while total employed rose by 320000 to a record 79.8 million. Blue collar unemployment dropped to 7.2 percent as strikes offset gains. Vietnam veteran job situation cited as best in a year.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Betit quits welfare post in Vermont
Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph W. Betit resigned after two years as head of a $22,000 a year post. Gov. Deane C. Davis and Human Services Secretary William Cowles Jr. warned Betit to reconsider as tensions rose with Cowles and criticism from welfare groups.
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Cowles
Betit
John Wackerman
Witnesses describe Garneau shooting aftermath at Pray trial
Five witnesses testified about events following the May 6 shooting death of Edouard A. Garneau in East Arlington. They recounted calls to state police, gun and shell sounds, and pleas to surrender while Gary B. Pray stands accused of first degree murder. Dr. James P. O'Neil described finding Garneau in the driveway and assessing Mrs Garneau's injuries as the event unfolded around 7:30 p.m.
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Manchester
Edouard A. Garneau
East Arlington
Gary B. Pray
Catherine B. Harris
Shaftsbury
Suzanne Pray
Neil S. Moss
Harris
Gary
John A. Poljacik
Gordon J. Mooney
Moss
James P. O’neil
Arlington
Garneau
Lawmakers warned on state funded education for the handicapped
A joint hearing of Vermont House and Senate education committees heard supporters push S 98 to finance special education for all handicapped children. Attorney Alan Sylvester warned courts would order education if lawmakers fail, citing a Pennsylvania case requiring programs by Sept 1, 1972. He argued the cost concern is overridden by constitutional rights.
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House
Montpelier
Senate
Alan Sylvester
Burlington
Sylvester
Superior Court
Harold Sylvester
U.S
Pennsylvania
Jean Garvin
State Education Department
Vermont
Inside Vegetarian Diets Questioned by Home Economist
A home economist warns that vegetarian diets are not to be undertaken lightly in a Page 3 piece titled On the Inside. The commentary urges careful consideration of dietary changes and potential health impacts.
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Amchitka Island
Tom Braden
Teddy
Vermont
Dorset
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D-Ore
Emanuel Celler
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
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Papermill Village
Ron Hooker
Newcomerstown
Ohio
Hooker
By Kelton Miller
Kenalene J. Collins
R-32
Readsboro
Education Department
Marian C. Taylor
State Board of Education
Joseph H. Oakey
Robert Boardman
Chittenden-Grand Isle
James E. Boylan
Vermont Supervisory Union
Hoosick Falls
Chuck Shafer
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