Bound To Leave Sears Bitter Floor Fight Expected on Haynsworth
President Nixon's nomination of Clement Haynsworth Jr to the Supreme Court faces a brutal, bitter Senate floor fight. The 56 year old 4th Circuit judge has split Republicans, drawn Democratic charges of a Southern strategy, and sparked questions about DOJ background checks. Senate committee approval was 10 to 7, but a slim, embattled confirmation seems likely without a withdrawal.
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Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate
Haynsworth
White House
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
South
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clark Mollenhoff
UPI
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Revaluations Tripled Listings Under Bennington Survey
Bennington listers said 30 of 32 businesses had personal property assessments nearly tripled after tax specialist James E. Alexander reviewed their 1968 lists. The figures show a jump from 468,360 to 1,333,442 with two reductions earlier due to cross-listings. Details include Adams Drug Store, Agway Petroleum, Catamount Broadcasting, Bank, and others with 1968, current, and Alexander figures.
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Bennington Board of Listers
Bennington
James E. Alexander
Listers
Alexander
George Hadwen Inc
Gulf of Corp
Board of Civil Authority
Kennon Morse
Shaftsbury
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Legislators Urge Public Support for Oct 15 Rites
Thirty nine Democratic state legislators including unlikely allies urged public support for the October 15 national protest against the Vietnam War. Read by Assemblyman Stephen J. Solarz they argued the war drains lives and money and harms domestic needs. Senator Joseph Zaretzki voiced that 30 billion for living must replace 30 billion for killing in Vietnam.
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New York
N.Y
Vietnam
Stephen J. Solarz
Brooklyn
Ceal
Joseph Zaretzki
United States
Sen
Zaretzki
Jerome Kretchner
Manhattan
HEW Forms Panel to Probe Blacklist Exposures
Washington new panel led by John G Veneman Jr will review Health Education and Welfare security and blacklisting practices amid complaints of strict rules. Members include Roger Egeberg L Patrick Gray III Robert Mardian and Frederick Schmidt with Harlan Ellis assisting. hundreds of scientists reportedly barred from advisory roles and petitions from 27 organizations oppose security and suitability checks.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John G. Veneman Jr
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Wall Street Journal
Department
Harlan Reid Ellis
Columbia University Teachers College
Ellis
Ford Foundation
Roger C. Egeberg
Schmidt
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
National Science Foundation
HEW
American Orthopsychiatric Association
Wilbur J. Cohen
Association
New York
Cohen
John W. Gardner
Charles Lee
Moratorium movement gains momentum as students plan protest
United Press International reports Defense Secretary Melvin Lairds son joins the Vietnam moratorium effort. Yale President Brewster endorses a plan for a ceasefire and 12 month troop withdrawal. Congress contemplates an all night session while comedian Woody Allen plans to speak at a rally.
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Melvin Laird
Woody Allen
Yale University
Kingman Brewster Jr
U.S
John Laird
Eau Claire State University
Wisconsin
Laird
Nixon
Allen
Sam
Benjamin Rosenthal
Dm.y
Yale
Brewster
Post Office Politics Target North Bennington Again
North Bennington faces a move to remove a local postmaster and turn the office into a Bennington sub station under Stanley Pekalski. Residents vow to resist, citing loss of identity and fears the plan aims to boost Bennington’s postal revenue and salary through Garrison Corp. mailing operations. The village prides itself on courteous, efficient service and strong local mail handling. See POST OFFICE Page 14, Col. 1.
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North Bennington
Bennington
Stanley J. Pekalski
Welling
Post Office
Garrison Corp
North
Fice
Garrison
Department
Donald Cherbonneau
Sign Council Member Objects to I 91 Logo Plan
Brattleboro Vermont residents are urged to note Transport Information Council plans for large blue and white signs on Interstate 91 naming nearby gas stations hotels and restaurants. Mitch McLaughlin of Newfane resigned from the district highway committee protesting the logo policy. He questions whether a single council should decide such public impact matters. The sign plan includes exits with town names, lodging, food, and gas panels. gas lists six nearby stations while lodging and food show four names each. Gov Davis avoided commenting on guiding the council, which operates under the Riehle billboard law.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
Mitch
McLaughlin
Travel Information Council
Nev Iy
Newfane
District Highway Committee
Deane C. Davis
Travel Council
Riehle
Coun
Vermont Reinstates State Info Offices in Montreal and New York
The Vermont Development Board will restore 66 million dollars to the fiscal 1971 budget to keep state information centers in Montreal and New York open. Tourism leaders urged the move while Development Commissioner Robert Wilson plans a special committee to study industry impact.
Bennington credit card economy in Inside A column
Inside A column explores the credit card economy as practiced in Bennington. The piece outlines consumer behavior, lending trends, and regional impact within the local financial landscape.
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Bennington
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