Abrams confirmed Army chief amid Lavelle raids controversy
General Creighton W. Abrams won Senate approval as Army chief of staff amid questions over knowledge of unauthorized 1.5 air raids in North Vietnam last winter. Abrams testified he did not know the raids were occurring due to falsified reports, while senators pressed for a full Pentagon inquiry and court martial discussion.
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Washington
UPI
Creighton W. Abrams
Senate
Army
North Vietnam
Abrams
Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
Kore
Margaret Chase Smith
H-Maine
Willam Proxmire
D-Wis
Pentagon
Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Arlington Wins Youth Development Center Program Over Mt Anthony
Arlington School Board approved a state and federal funded Youth Development Center for its first year, edging Mt Anthony which had rejected the original proposal. The program, about 15 students, will be funded by 11493 in state aid and 13000 through Bennington Manpower, with training mostly in Arlington and tutoring potential dropouts through Manpower.
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Arlington
Mt. Anthony Union School Board
Arlington School Board
Mt. Anthony
Greg Umia
George A. Sleeman
Bennington
Guma
Hostages freed in D.C. Jail revolt aftermath
In Washington a 22 hour prison rebellion at the D C Jail ended with eleven hostages released after pledges of reform. Prisoners accused long pre trial confinement and mixing youths with adults. Jail director Kenneth L Hardy collapsed from a heart episode during negotiations. Rep Shirley Chisholm aided talks and defendants were moved to court for hearings.
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Washington
UPT
D.C
Capitol
FF. Kennedy Stadium
Kenneth L. Hardy
Hardy
U.S. District Court
William B. Bryant
Albert McCay
Leavenworth
McCoy
American and British doctors win 1972 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Dr. Gerald Edelman of the United States and Dr. Rodney Porter of Britain won the 1972 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies. Edelman, 44, is a Rockefeller University professor in New York City. Porter has been a biochemistry professor at the University of Oxford since 1967. The prize totals $100,000 and honors endurance in immunology research.
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Stockholm
UPI
Gerald Edelman
United States
Rodney Porter
Britain
Royal Caroline Institute
Edelman
New York City
Porter
Ashton
England
Rockefeller’ University
Biochemistry
University of Oxford
Snowmobilers Clash With Vermont Land Use Rules
Vermont snowmobile groups led by VAST challenge new rules limiting use of public land, arguing discrimination against 12,000 members. They urge the Environmental Conservation Agency to permit broader access before the November 1 deadline, citing state land rights and local support.
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Charles Butler Sr
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Vermont Association of Snowmobile Travelers
VAST
Norman
Bayes
Public Hearing Association
Hayes
Environmental Conservation Agency
Town of
Groton
Fred Jagels
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
VPIRG
Jagels
Robert Norcross
St. Johnsbury
Northeast Kingdom
Norcross
Schuyler Jackson
Mt Anthony schedule notes and local election plans
Kit Foster discusses the Green Revolution not meeting expectations in Mt Anthony inside music classes. Mt Anthony students plan a mock election as part of the local schedule. Manchester developer wins an Environmental Commission approval. Red Mill Day may be dropped to Fish and Game. Dan Mason explains his independent candidacy. Hocgick Falls football maintains lead through season.
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Mt. Anthony
Kit Foster
Manchester
Environmental Commission
Fish & Game Department
Paownal
Dan Mason
Hocgick Falls
State CD reaches county shelter plan
Bennington County residents are to receive a Community Shelter Plan under a new Civil Defense program as part of nuclear attack preparations. A meeting in Manchester, Oct. 18, will explain the plan, with officials urging attendance. The plan aims to improve survival chances by distributing printed guidance just before an attack.
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Bennington County
Civil Defense
Richard ©. Hales
Holmes
Civil Defense Office
Montpelier
Bennington
Manchester
Sennington County
UN Abangonea
Rutland
Annie Taylor
Francis “Mike” Walker
Lowns
Charles Bett
Pownal
Hill Mattison
Glenn Spencer
Woodford
Glenn Linthan
Shaftsbury
Robert Lindsey
Arlington
Ralph Tudor
Landgate
Albert Bowen
Sunderland
Oakley Porter
Vernon Squires
Dorset
Ferdinand Thoma
Peru
Robert Graf
Hupert
Lois MacArthur
Landgrove
Meyer Seeks Congress Seat Back Aligns With McGovern
Former U S House member William H. Meyer, who served 1959 to 1961 and lost to Robert T. Stafford, resumes a Democratic bid. He allies with George McGovern and Vermont's Thomas Salmon, praising McGovern and touting a 1950s forward program including a volunteer army, U N admission for China, and reduced military spending, arguing his ideas were ahead of their time.
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William H. Meyer
U.S. House
Robert T. Stafford
Liberty Union
Meyer
George McGovern
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
McGovern
Richard Nixon
China
U.N
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Proxmire
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Bennington College
VSQ
Selor
Paricipants
Ursinus College
Collegeville
University of Pennsylvania
Rockefeller Institute
N.C. Porter
University of Liverpool
University of Cambridge
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