Judge blocks Bolton call in Minckler murder trial
In Windsor Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Hayes refused to compel Raymond G. Bolton to testify as defense attorney David Reid seeks to prove Michael J. Martin shot Cirelli. The trial, ongoing in Manchester Depot, could carry a life sentence if Minckler is convicted.
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Woodstock
Richard L. Minckler
Raymond G. Bolton
Bennington County
Thomas L. Hayes
Bolton
David Reid
Hayes
Reid
Minckler
Swanton
Windsor Superior Court
Manchester
Harry Cirelli
Palace
Bardwell Flower
Michael J. Martin
Martin
Cifelli
Dr. Flower
William Keefe
Solzhenitsyn Urges Emigre Recollections Archive in Vermont
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn asks Russian emigres to document recollections for a Vermont archive he built. He worries darker chapters of Soviet history may fade as censors’ legacies and exile erase memories.
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Raymond H. Anderson
N.Y. Times News Service
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Vermont
All- Russian
Solzhenitsyn
Siberian
Germany
Rutland crash kills three in downtown district
Three dead and four injured in an early Saturday crash in Rutland's business district marked the worst on record. Victims include R Terry Davis a Green Mountain College student Darleen Huse and Wendy Collings. Kaeser and Baccei were drivers. A separate hunting accident injured a 19 year old in Danby.
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Rutland
New England
Massachusetts
R. Terry Davis
Cuttingsville
Darleen Huse
Cazenovia
N.Y
Wendy Collings
Europe
Green Mountain College
Richard Kaeser
Karla Baccei
Kaeser
Ms. Baccei
Rutland Hospital
Huse
Davis
Collins
Burlington Medical Center
Jay Schamberg
James Hackett
Lee Ann Cochran
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richard Rumboldt Jr
Danby
Rumboldt
Sadat Returned to Hero’s Welcome After Israel Visit
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat returned to Cairo amid a nationwide celebration after historic talks with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin. They announced no more war between Egypt and Israel and pledged to pursue peace through negotiations. Thousands cheered as Sadat rode to his home, while two leaders expressed willingness to negotiate a final Middle East peace settlement.
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Cairo
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
Menahem Begin
Giza
Begin
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Ephraim Katzir
Yitzhak Rabin
Geneva
Knesset
Egyptian People’s Council
N.Y. Times
Jerusalem
Anwar el-Sadat
Palestine Liberation Organization
P.L.O
West Bank
Jordan River
el Hussein
Jordan
Hafez al- Assad
Syria
Israeli
Mideast
Begin and Sadat seal pledge for no more war
Begin praised a mutual pledge with President Sadat to end bloodshed and avoid a war surge in the Middle East. Sadat urged Geneva talks, security guarantees, and a peace settlement after his Israel visit, signaling cautious optimism amid regional turmoil.
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Jerusalem
Begin
Sadat
Knesset
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Inside Local Briefs and Sports Roundup
A compact digest notes a proposed bike path beside Route 7 with page 3 items. William Safire quote on page 4. Page 6 highlights Frank Oktavec on confrontations. County coverage on Hoosick CETA funds for 25 buildings and a Pownal restaurant permit, plus Manchester zoning enforcement meeting. Sports items include Whalers over Oilers, MAU roster choice, Payton 275 yards, Torrez-Red Sox deal, and Texas needing one win to meet ND.
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William Safire
Sadat
Frank Oktavec
Hoosick
Pownal
Manchester
Whalers
Mau
Payton
Torrez
Red Sox
Texas
Mideast peace hopes rise after Sadat Begin meet
Flora Lewis reports that Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat opened private talks guiding a potential shift in the Middle East conflict. Sadat affirmed peaceful coexistence while Upholding Arab demands, while Begin avoided fresh refusals on the PLO and West Bank, signaling cautious progress amid entrenched positions.
Why a filtration plant questions linger in Bennington vote
Town meeting at 7:30 at the state armory weighs accepting federal 779675 and state 440409 grants for a new water filtration plant. Officials cite encapsulated bacteria in the mountain water and insufficient protection from chlorine alone, despite taste concerns. See FILTRATION on back page.
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Bennington
State Armory
South Street
Vermont
Louis C. Savelas
Eugene Bilodeau
State Department of Health
Linden E. Witherell
Bilodeau
Castleton
N.Y
Savelas
Witherell
Daphnia
Cyclops
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Balks
Maurice Guindi
Mt. Greylock
Green Mountain Club
Flora Lewis
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