12 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1970
Page
1
Vermont senator Edward W Brooke headlined a unity themed Bennington County GOP gathering with Sen Win Prouty in attendance. Brooke praised Prouty, urged party diversity, and called for Prouty’s re election as part of a broader aim to rebuild the Republican party locally.
Former Governor Philip Hoff accuses Senator Winston Prouty of high absentee rates, citing 83 percent overall absence over two years across major Senate committees. Hoff claims records show 80 percent on Labor and Public Welfare, 79 percent on Commerce, and 95 percent on the District of Columbia Committee, and proposes an impartial Washington delegation to verify attendance.
Six explosions in Rochester within ten minutes damaged the federal office building the Monroe County Building and two black churches. One man was injured by flying glass. five others were questioned, with one loitering charge. Police tied the blasts to dynamite planted through basement windows and noted possible theft Friday in Brockport of 89 sticks of dynamite.
Gerald Raftery writes about the Season of mists in the Inside column. Shaftsbury is highlighted for autumn beauty with a photo on page four through six. An expert water consultant opens a shop in Arlington on page seven. Vermont reports a new rainbow trout record on page eight.
In Montreal the FLQ said two kidnapped figures, James Cross and Pierre LaPorte, remain alive after missed deadlines. Premier Bourassa urged negotiation, asking the group to clarify how they will release the hostages and end police searches, while the FLQ maintained its demands and warned patience is limited.
The Supreme Court opened two days of arguments on desegregation strategies in Charlotte North Carolina Mobile County Alabama and Clarke County Georgia weighing busing redrawn attendance lines and methods. The administration argues neighborhood schools suffice while the NAACP LDF pushes total desegregation asserting every black student must attend a nonracially designated school.
The GOP opened its 1970 Bennington campaign headquarters on West Main Street with Gov. Deane C. Davis and a host of state and national Republicans in attendance. U S Senator Winston L. Prouty and U S Representative Robert Stafford faced delays due to fog but were set to attend the 9:30 a m opening. The event signaled growing Republican strength and effort to sustain it.
BELLOWS FALLS UPI President Nixon will make a campaign swing to Vermont Saturday, announced by Sen. Winston L. Prouty. The visit aims to aid Prouty’s re election bid against former Gov. Hoff. Prouty touted Nixon administration records, toured Franklin County, and campaigned with GOP supporters while Parton, Davis, and Burgess promoted the sales tax and spending lines to rally voters.
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