UVM Trustees Tackle Student Representation After Talks
Burlington trustees sought a solution to student representation on the board selecting a study committee. The ad hoc panel will include two students two faculty and two administrators with recommendations aimed for the 1970 legislature. The meeting also noted $600000 in unexpended funds and approved a 4 percent raise for staff and faculty and air conditioning for Lafayette Hall.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Stuart Meacham
John Suttor
John L. Beckley
North Caldwell
N.J
UVM
Beckley
Ira Allen Chapel
Lyman S. Rowell
Rowell
Vermont
Lafayette Hall
Bayh Highlights Doubts on Haynsworth Nomination
Senator Birch Bayh and aides prepared a detailed list of concerns this week to challenge Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. as the Supreme Court nominee. With the court starting its fall term and one seat vacant, Bayh studied Haynsworth’s extensive records to argue for a Senate vote against confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Lene Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Senate
Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Bayh
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Indiana
South Carolina
White House
Nixon
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
GOP
Hugh Scott
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Judiciary Committee
Hruska
Scott
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Supreme Court Opens With an Empty Chair
Washington UPI reports the 1969 70 term began with Chief Justice Warren E Burger presiding, a vacant seat for Judge Clement F Haynsworth Jr, and 90 lawyers admitted. The court will hear first decisions after a week of private petition review. Mississippi desegregation cases loom.
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Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Senate
Clement F. Haynsworth
Warren
Mississippi
Nixon
Hanoi Envoys Deny Secret Talks Amid War Pressure
North Vietnam dismissed reports of secret peace talks with the United States as Nixon administration maneuvers. A Hanoi spokesperson blamed Washington for pressuring public opinion and urged continued resistance, while Nguyen Huu Tho of the Provisional Revolutionary Government vowed Viet Cong loyalty to Ho Chi Minh’s legacy and pursuit of victory.
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Paris
API
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Nixon
Provisional Revolutionary
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Huu Tho
Communist Party
L’humanite
Tho
Vietnam
Cuban Pilot Defects Lands MIG at Homestead AFB
A Cuban pilot defected after landing a Soviet-built MIG17 at Homestead Air Force Base near Key West. The aircraft bore a hammer and sickle on its gunsight and a Cuban flag on its tail, and the pilot sought asylum amid heavy guard and interrogation by authorities.
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Homestead Afb
Fila
Upi
Cuba
Key West
Air Force
Plot to overthrow King Hussein foiled in Jordan
Jordanian security forces detained several suspects after foiling a coup by the outlawed Al-Tahrir party. The plan aimed to seize power last Friday but authorities learned of it, with details and delays explained only in brief official releases. The incident followed King Hussein's return from abroad and a separate Air Force One security matter near President Nixon.
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Amman
Jordan
API
Hussein
Amman Radio
Interior Ministry
al- Tahrir (Liberation) Party
Middle East
Liberation Party
Mohammed Nabahani
Bahjat Talhouni
Morocco
London
Inside column on merit pay for teachers by Gerald Raftery
On the Inside column Gerald Raftery critiques merit pay for teachers. The page item notes a Lake George man killed in a woods near Danby in a freak accident. It also introduces new teachers at Shaftsbury Elementary School.
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Gerald Raftery
Lake George
N.Y
Danby
Shaftsbury
Thieu Opens Door to Cease Fire Talks in Paris
President Thieu told the National Assembly South Vietnam would discuss any subject at the Paris Vietnam talks but rejected an unconditional cease-fire. He said talks should determine procedures and argued for continuing the fight if necessary to defend independence and democracy. He urged allied resolve and signaled U.S. support to reduce direct American combat reliance in 1970.
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Thieu
Paris
Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris Vietnam
National Assembly
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Vietner Se
Broad-Based Moratorium To Be Headed by Carter
A Bennington group forms the Bennington Community Moratorium Committee to participate in the nationwide Vietnam moratorium on Oct 15. Harvey D. Carter Jr. is named chairman and a steering committee includes Mt Anthony teachers, Bennington College staff and local clergy. Plans include canvassing homes, a downtown information center, and noon services on moratorium day with the slogan Help the President end the war now.
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Pownal
Carter
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Holy Cross
Hoosac
Legal Community
Bennington College
David McConkey
Mt. Anthony
Robert B. Condon
W. Averell Brown
James M. Toolan
Melvin McGaughey
David Gil
Donald Humphreys
Mike Garrison
Arnold Ricks
Christopher Johnstone
Atty
Stephen H. Gilman
John H. Williams II
State Social Welfare Board
Williams
VSSDA Edges Toward Regionalization Okay
At its annual convention the Vermont State School Directors Association endorsed a state policy on regionalization with qualification. A resolution urged the Education Department to aid regional plans only when they improve education and preserve equal opportunity for students in applicant communities.
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Montpelier
Vermont State School Directors Association
VSSDA
State Education Department
State Department
Aline Ward
R-69
Moretown
Richard A. Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
USSDA
Education Department
Attorney General’s Office
Phone Line Vandalism Risks Human Life In Shaftsbury
A shooter mistook a telephone cable on East Road Shaftsbury and fired 22 rounds, rupturing 43 circuits. The break disrupted WBTN radio coverage of Mt Anthony Mt St Joseph game and severed the heart line linking Putnam Memorial Hospital to Vermont Medical Center. State police investigate potential penalties up to five years or a $1000 fine.
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Shaftsbury
WBTN
Mt. Anthony Mt. St. Joseph
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Vermont Medical Center Hospital
Burlington
Alfred J. Spinner
Bennington
New England Telephone Co
Spinner
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