Asylum denied to Lithuanian sailor sparks protests
Boston reports conflicting statements by the Coast Guard and State Department over denying political asylum to a Lithuanian seaman who defected to a U S cutter off Martha's Vineyard. Witnesses said Soviet captors beat him as Coast Guard crew did not intervene. Demonstrations spread to several cities as critics call for investigation.
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Boston
UPI
Coast Guard
State Department
Washington
U.S. Coast Guard
New England
Simas
U.S
Martha’s Vineyard
Vigilant
Department
Lithuanian Student Association of North America
Cleveland
Wired
Adm
Chester Bender
Robert Brieze
New Bedford
Mass
Brieze
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Government Center
Boston Common
John F. Kennedy
W.B. Ellis
First Coast Guard District
Ellis
Seaman
Nixon
Congress
National Selected Morticians Endorsed Across Regions
NSM National Selected Morticians showcases leading funeral firms coast to coast. The organization pledges to the Code of Good Funeral Practice and emphasizes performance reliability through experienced consultants. Members highlight nationwide recognition in Time Newsweek U.S. News & World Report and Maclean's.
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NSM
Time
Newsweek
U.S. News & World Report
National Observer
MacLeans
Canada
First woman Lutheran pastor returns to home church
The Rev Miss Elizabeth Platz, 30, the church’s first woman pastor, preached a warm sermon in flowing white robes at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Pittsburgh. She ordained Nov 22 at University of Maryland chapel. Weather outlook in New England predicts rain with cool temperatures across the region.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Snoopy
Elizabeth Platt
David A. Jensen
Miss Platz
University of Maryland
Vermont Toll Rises With Weekend Deaths and Tragedies
Vermont state police report one accidental highway death during the Thanksgiving weekend. Wallingford man Orange Harrington, 77, was struck crossing U S 7. In Worcester a hunter died of a heart attack, and an unidentified decomposed body was found, slated for autopsy. Rutland man Lloyd Aldrich, 79, jumped from a hospital window amid mood disorders. Northern Oil of Burlington faces a court hearing over alleged Lake Champlain pollution. In St Johnsbury Harold Fisher, 28, is to be arraigned for assault with intent to kill after a shooting that left Allen Lyster in critical condition. In Burlington Donald Murray, 18, died from injuries after a ceiling collapse at the Statehouse renovation.
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Rutland
Lloyd E. Aldrich
Rutland Hospital
Aldrich
American Legion
VFW
the Elks
Rutland Rotary Club
Vermont Bank & Trust Co
Marble Savings Bank
UPI
Northern Oil Co
Burlington
U.S
Lake Champlain
Northern Oil
ST. Johnsbury
Harold Fisher
Newark
Allen Lyster
Lyster
Fisher
Donald P. Murray
East Montpelier
Burlington Hospital
Statehouse
Montpelier
Stratton backs POW raid in New York banquet
Rep. Samuel S. Stratton told a 1955 class reunion in Schenectady that the Nixon administration was justified in its recent attempt to rescue American POWs in North Vietnam. He warned that once combat troops leave Vietnam, leverage to free remaining prisoners will be near gone. Stratton serves on the House Armed Services Committee.
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Schenectady
Samuel S. Stratton
North Vietnam
Stratton
Mount Pleasant
Vietnam
House Armed Services Committee
Laymen critique parish aid and finance secrecy in Berkshire
In Pittsfield, Western Massachusetts Council of Laymen leader Michael C. Gemignani accuses Massachusetts Catholic bishops of seeking state aid for parochial schools while withholding church asset details. Nearby, a Pittsfield National Bank building decision looms after the November explosion and fire, with tenants moving out and some rumors of relocation. In Adams, banners oppose the town’s second urban renewal program ahead of a December 8 special meeting. In Florida, 18 year old Donald R. LeClair dies after a car crash into a home near North County roads.
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Pittsfield
Western Massachusetts
Pittsfield National Bank
North St
Silvio O. Conte
Goodbody and Co
New England Telephone Co
Adams
Park Street
Florida
Donald R. LeClair
Mary Jane Scarborough
Blackwell
North County
North Adams Hospital
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Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Dial
Vermont
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Rutlander
Troy
Menands
Troy- Menands
Albany
Fourth Avenue
Jacob Whitbeck
Edward J. Zapf
Down In
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