State rests case against Minckler in Windsor murder trial
In Windsor Superior Court the state rested its first degree murder case against Richard L. Minckler. Deputy State's Attorney William Keefe reserved the right to call Jerry Merrow as a witness if located. Merrow testified at the Michael Martin murder trial about October 5, 1976, near the Palace Hotel, and called Manchester police after the shooting. Bonnie Kinney, 18, an immunity witness, testified at the Martin trial that she slept through the Palace incidents. she was living with Minckler in Swanton. The defense pressed questions about Shanahan's prior heroin use as part of attempting to challenge key testimony.
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Woodstock
Richard L. Minckler
Windsor Superior Court
William Keefe
Thomas L. Hayes
Jerry Merrow
Merrow
Michael Martin
Palace Hotel
Harry Cifelli
Manchester
Thomas Shanahan
Cifelli
Keefe
Bonnie S. Kinney
Minckler’s
Swanton
Ms. Kinney
Minckler
Martin
Randolph Brock
Bennington County
David Reid
Thomas V. Shanahan
Shanahan
Palace
Cirelli
Reid
Raymond G. Bolton
Sadat Visits Jerusalem Sparks Regional Tensions
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat prays at Ismailia mosque as he nears a 36 hour trip to Jerusalem. An advance party lands in Israel to cheering crowds while Arab states warn of breaking relations. Protests rise with a Beirut bombing targeting Misrai offices and a Damascus embassy blast reported with no casualties.
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Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Jerusalem
Sadat
Israel
Ben Gurion
Libya
Cairo
Beirut
Egypt
Misrai
Damascus
Soviet Concessions Reported on U S Cruise Missiles
The Soviet Union made concessions on testing and deploying cruise missiles as part of Geneva talks. The agreement would let the United States test long-range sea and ground launched missiles and deploy air launched missiles over 1500 miles. Officials noted mixed views on Moscow’s motives and the risks of tech transfer to allies.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Geneva
Moscow
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Europe
America
Britain
West Germany
Inside National Cuba buildup blocks ties with U S
Local notes mention Equal time on cooking in the stew library Christmas projects and a strong smoker rights letter. A downtown improvement review previews better city areas. County updates cover SVC president Gee HF Kiwanis Club Bond Street housing North Bennington EDA project and health council advisory sponsor. Sports note Spurs keep digging Pine Cobble sale Bennington swimmers 77-78 and Bill Koch clinic heads West.
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Cuba
U.S
Gee
SVC
Kiwanis Club
Bond Street
Manchester
North Bennington
BCRC
Advisory Council For Health Needs
San Antonio Spurs
Bennington Swimmers
Bill Koch
Kunin weighs surplus use in Vermont budget plan
Rep Madeleine M Kunin D Burl ington discusses spending Vermont 21 million surplus from fiscal 1977 and future revenue adjustments. She favors cautious one time allocations including funds for Property Tax Relief, Vermont Industrial Development Authority, capital construction and handicapped accessibility. She notes debate over tax cuts versus education spending and tolls on highway funds. See Kunin on back page.
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Madeleine M. Kunin
Burlington
Timothy O’connor
Brattleboro
Montpelier
Ms. Kunin
House Appropriations Committee
Bennington
Vermont
Highway Fund
Kunin
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Richard A. Snelling
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By Anne Eisenmenger
Bolton
Hayes
William T. Keefe
David J. Reid
Bennington County Public Defender
Paul Berch
Windham County
UPI
Anwar el-Sadat
Herman F. Bilts
United Press International
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Morocco
Tunisia
Sudan
Carter
Mideast
Menahem Begin
Ismail Fahmi
Mohammed Riad
Sayed Marei
DeCreeft’s
the Guardian
Jose de Creeft
Wood Memorial Park
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
de Creeft
West Hoosick
Madeleine Kunin
By Rob Woolmington
Joint Fiscal Committee
Snelling
Rep
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