Bennington Moratorium Draws 1500 in Peaceful Protest
Bennington residents joined nationwide Viet Nam Moratorium observances with vigils church service speeches and a half mile procession that ended with a memorial prayer at the monument. About 1 500 people from Bennington and nearby communities participated in a mostly peaceful event led by Harvey D. Carter Jr. and marked by orderly planning and a call for policy change.
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Hayes Hoff denounce Vietnam War at Bennington rally
Lt Gov Thomas L. Hayes and former Gov Philip H Hoff denounced U S involvement in Vietnam during a public gathering in the Bennington Armory south parking lot. Hayes criticized the war, endorsed nonviolent protest, and cited Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 campaign as proof participatory democracy can alter policy. Hoff spoke mildly against the war as Hayes critiqued the military establishment and implied Governor Davis erred on the moratorium.
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Massive M Day antiwar protests sweep nation
United Press International reports Nixon remained unmoved as hundreds of thousands across campuses streets churches and parade routes joined the Vietnam moratorium. A Washington Monument candlelight march to the White House drew about 50,000. Kings widow urged action. Demonstrations spanned Boston New Haven Rutgers Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago and more with scattered violence and arrests including at NYU ROTC site.
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Pearl Buck Perspective on US Involvement in Asia
Pearl Buck spoke at Windham College on Moratorium Day sharing views on Western history shaping America’s role in Asia. She noted Americans’ tendency to trust readings over facts, discussed the Pearl Buck Foundation amid controversy, and defended Theodore Harris while predicting a new director would soon lead the Amerasian charity.
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Three American Scientists Win 1969 Nobel Prize for Medicine
STOCKHOLM API The prize in medicine goes to three American scientists for virus research that laid the groundwork for studies of rabies encephalitis and the common cold. Awarded to Max Delbruck Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria, the $75,000 prize honors work on replication and genetic structure of viruses with impact on polio smallpox measles influenza and other diseases. The award ceremony will be Dec 10 at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
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Welfare Board seeks support from Davis
The Vermont Social Welfare Board asked Gov. Deane C. Davis to back departmental needs and oppose AFDC caps. Board member John Williams led an 11 page report urging zealous aid for the needy within sound fiscal management and calling for added personnel and a new commissioner. Davis met with board members and declined to comment on the governor’s welfare committee report while noting support for proper administration of AFNC funds.
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Inside Bennington Jaycees Sponsor Up With People Concerts
Columnist Kit Foster discusses technology’s quiet menace on the doorstep while brief notes highlight a Lake Paran mortgage reduction and United Counseling Service presenting a bold new approach to community mental health needs.
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