McDermott pleads not guilty in Arlington night attack
Harry J. McDermott, 26, of Arlington, entered a not guilty plea in Bennington District Court to the November 15 night attack in Arlington. He was arraigned late, failed to appear earlier, and a bench warrant was issued. Bail remained $5,000. He was ordered to appear as required and warned about late attorney letters.
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Harry J. McDermott
Arlington
Bennington
William Towne
Arlington Memorial High School
McDermott
James Carroll
Rutland
O'Neill, Valenti and Carroll
John P. Morrissey
Shaftsbury Barracks
Kenneth Herring
Robert Collins
Crow Hill Road
Rutland Regional Correctional Center
Morrissey
Bennington District Court
Nixon bans germ warfare and shifts to defensive CBW policy
President Nixon ordered the United States out of germ warfare except for a defensive research program and planned disposal of all bacteriological weapons. He limited lethal chemicals to retaliation only, dropped first use, and urged Senate ratification of the 1925 Geneva Protocol while noting adherence despite not being a signatory. The move followed a security council review and bipartisan briefing.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
United States
Pentagon
Senate
Russia
China
House
Foreign Affairs and
Armed Services Committees
The
Security Council
Vermont urged to cut education funds in 1971 budget
Gov. Davis announced Budget and Management Division cuts in fiscal 1971 requests for the University of Vermont and the state colleges, while preserving mental health funding. The plan kept Vermont’s university at 8.3 million and colleges at 3.1 million, with education aid reduced from 4 million to 2 million amid a broader debate on funding and potential local district support changes.
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Education Department
Elbert G. Moulton
Stowe
Moulton
University of Vermont
Davis
Vermont
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Brandon Training School
Association
Educational
$50 000 Grant To Putnam Memorial Hospital Institute
The National Science Foundation awarded Putnam Memorial Hospital Institute for Medical Research a $50,000 grant for cancer research. Senator Winston L. Prouty announced the funds, to defray part of salary costs for the institute’s research team led by Dr. Helene Toolan. The grant supports virus studies related to cancer.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
Putnam Memorial Hospital Institute For Medical Research
Winston L. Prouty
Prouty
Bennington
Helene Toolan
Sen. Prouty
Dr. Toolan
Arlington Votes to Expand Police Coverage in Arlington
Citizens in Arlington endorsed expanded police coverage using deputy sheriffs after a town hall briefing by the Citizens Action Committee. The group will keep studying causes of lawlessness, pursue actions for Town Meeting, and press for a unified state wide police communications system and a full time district attorney plan.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
API
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Niagara River
Arlington
Arlington Selectmen
Solu
Citizens Action Committee
Arlingtonians
Thomas Weakley
James Jeffords
Jeffords
Citizens’ Committee
Vermont
Bennington County
John T. Carmody
Carmody
Glenn Davis
Public Safety
Too Innovative Teacher Fired in North Troy
Sylvia Huerta, in her nine-week stint at a North Troy elementary school, says she was fired for introducing art, play-based and group seating methods. Critics cite disruption and unfamiliar teaching styles as reasons. Huerta plans to appeal to the school board and seek a formal investigation.
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North
Troy
Vermont
Sylvia Huerta
Huerta
Dustin White
Orleans - Essex North Supervisory Union
For the Very Rich, Charity Is a Tax Dodge
Wealthy donors can profit from charity under tax reform rules, exploiting loopholes in both the Senate and House measures. A businessman donates inventory worth 100000 that cost 50000, saving 70000 in taxes on other income and gaining 5000 net by shifting gains. Senate findings question true charitable motive while House eliminates five donor loopholes.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate Committee
Calley Slayings Case Opens at Ft Benning
The Army says 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. will face a court martial on charges of the premeditated murder of 109 South Vietnamese civilians in Song My. He is assigned administrative duties awaiting trial on a capital basis with potential life or death penalties.
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Ft, Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Orwin C. Talbott
Ft. Benning
Waynesville
N.C
Song My
Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Hialeah
Fla
11Th Light Infantry
Nuernberg
Inside Vermont Life car crusher feature impacts Benning ton
The Inside story highlights a car crusher in Benning ton and discusses local reactions. Officials on page three state Manchester town plan discriminations against trailers do not exist. An editorial on page four calls for rethinking national priorities in space exploration. A letter to the editor on page four offers a constructive view of Health Department subdivision rule changes.
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Manchester
Health Dept
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State
Defense Departments
U.S
Harvey Scribner
John McClaughry
Ricirby
McClaughry
Niagara
Arlington Committee
John Randolph
Route 7
Towne
Shaftsbury
White
George J. Marder
Paul Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Meadle
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