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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1968
Page
5
The National Institute of Mental Health funds four studies on teenage drug use including sites at the University of Vermont, Mt. Zion San Francisco and New York. Grants total 265, etc.
The State Investigation Commission issued subpoenas to Thomas Birmingham and Harold W. Chiarello as part of a probe into alleged Mafia connections with a local garbage operation. Chiarello said the company owes him 120000 and hinted at annual kickbacks of 160000. Birmingham and partner Gus T. Fucci described approaches by alleged mob figures to buy their business, with ties to Troy and Albany officials. In a separate federal case, Dannemora inmate Lawrence Wright testified about solitary confinement and sought a civil rights injunction and damages. Another inmate, Robert Mosher, seeks similar relief in a separate suit over alleged prison abuses.
A westbound Boston and Maine 55-car train derailed with two locomotives near Mechanicville causing extensive track damage. Cars carried paper and furniture. Investigators probe the cause as several previous derailments in recent months are noted.
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