Wealthy bidders converge for three day Ruth Hart Eddy sale
A three day auction at the Old Bennington estate of the late Ruth Hart Eddy opened at 10 o clock featuring a mostly out of town crowd bidding on American furnishings. Harold Hicks, longtime caretaker, and John McCurdy watched as a dining room chair sold for 150 dollars among many high priced items.
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Ruth Hart Eddy
Old Bennington
Bennington
Harold Hicks
Parmelee
Hicks
Eddy Estate
John McCurdy
Mobilehome fire probe in Pownal death
The cause of a mobilehome fire in Pownal is being investigated after a young man from Pownal died in the blaze early. Authorities continued to examine the scene for details and determine the origin of the fatal fire.
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Mobilehome
Pownal
Pedestrian dies after Route 7 collision in Pownal
A 74 year old Williams College alumnus, Bulkeley Van Schaack of West Hartford, was struck on Route 7 while crossing and died at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The driver, Metavio Dorie of Canton, remained at the scene as investigators reviewed the accident and funeral arrangements were planned.
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Pownal
Williams College
Bulkeley van Schaack
West Hartford
Conn
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Metavio Dorie
Canton
Ladd Brook
Dorie
van Schaack
Rourke- Eno Paper Co
Hartford
Williams
Carl Baley
William Lucyznski
Shaftsbury
Arthur E. George
Inside a World of Bombs and Soldiers
A column imagines a world where children throw bombs at soldiers outside Vietnam and discusses the surreal dangers. The piece touches on war’s reach into daily life and the oddly detached nature of modern conflict.
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Vietnam
Gerlad Raftery
ACLU
Russell Baker
ABC
Chiselville Bridge
Kennedy
Bobby
Abe Weatherwise
Patriots
James
Night patrol orders refused at Pace Fire Base
U.S. infantrymen defending Fire Support Base Pace on the Cambodian border refused direct orders to go out on a night patrol. Field reports differed about six men refusing and others entering a mine trap, the patrol returned unharmed. The incident, near Highway 22 northwest of Saigon, is under investigation.
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Bravo Company
U.S
Saigon
Highway 22
Vermont trooper arraigned over Wilmington shooting
Vermont state trooper Robert Murray was to be arraigned in district court on a breach of peace charge after a pistol shot was fired at Wilmington Police Chief Charles Goodnow during a disturbance call Saturday night. Murray was arrested by fellow troopers in Wilmington.
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Wilmington
UPI
Vermont
Tooper
Robert Murray
Charles Goodnow
Goodnow
U.S. Frees NVA Lieutenant in One-for-One Swap
UPI reports the U S Embassy said talks with the Communists yielded the release of a North Vietnamese army lieutenant as a reciprocal gesture. He was flown to a Memot Snuol area and released near where Sgt. Sexton was freed last Friday. Sexton began homeward as U S forces pressed for further exchanges while fighting raged near Cambodia’s border town of Krek.
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Sexton
U.S
Highway 7
Memot
Snuol
United States
NVA
Krek
Loc Ninh
Saigon
Ohio church boiler explosion kills five in Sunday School
In Marietta Ohio a boiler explosion during a First Baptist Church Sunday School session killed teacher Michael Murphy and four students aged 14 to 15. Fourteen others were injured, one critically, as debris and scalding water poured through the annex. Fire officials investigate the blast as residents recount harrowing rescues and family anxieties.
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Marietta, Ohio
William Hickman
Debbie McLendon
Murphy
John Burnworth
Burnworth
Rick Morris
Gary Haley
Carol Joy
Heather Dawson
Marietta
City Hall
Estes
Kay
Young See
Nader urges UVM students to form a consumer group
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged University of Vermont students to form a full time consumer organization to combat national problems blamed on big business. Speaking to about 6000 at Patrick Gym he criticized corporations and highlighted pollution and deceptive advertising while urging a public interest research group.
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Burlington
Ralph Nader
University of Vermont
UVM
Patrick Gym
Nader
General Motors
Winsted
Consumer Advocate
U.S
George McGovern
D-S.d
Nixon
Two Bomb Blasts Happen Ahead of Agnew Turkey Visit
Two bomb explosions struck the U.S. Consulate and a consulate automobile in Istanbul as Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Ankara for a two day official visit to Turkey. No disturbances were reported in Ankara.
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Agnew
Turkey
Istanbul
UPI
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Ankara
Kenton W. Keith
Spiro Agnew
Nihat Erim
Kemal’ Ataturk
Torrejon
Spain
GM probes faults in 1966 69 Chevrolets
DETROIT UPI General Motors confirmed it submitted government results on possible faulty engine mounts and rusting frames in 1966 69 Chevrolets after NHTSA notified GM of complaints. The spokesman said number of affected vehicles could not be determined. The mounts could cause throttle sticking or fuel line breakage if the engine shifts, risking loss of braking power.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Douglas W. Toms
Ralph Nader
Toms
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Bennington County
Rowland
International Business Machines
IBM
Charles Capriola
Hanson-Walbridge
Burlington Medical Center
George Renner
Herbert Blake
River Road
Renner
Mobile Home
Gls
U.S. Army
U.S. Command
Phnom Penh
Tang Kauh
Ohio
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Myla Martini
John Estes
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