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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1971

Page

5

New England assured by OEP of adequate fuel oil supplies

Washington reports the Office of Emergency Preparedness says New England will have adequate fuel oil for winter with possible minor natural gas curtailment. The Joint Board on Fuel Supply in 10 regions will assist local issues, while Boston officials report inventories are well above last year and no shortage is anticipated.

New England OEP Washington UPI Office of Emergency Preparedness George A. Lincoln Lincoln Congressional Ment Joint Board On Fuel Supply New England Board Boston Albert D. O’connor O’connor Sen Thomas J. McIntyre D-N.h Subcommittee Massachusetts Boston Board

Nixon criticized for six nominees to Supreme Court

Harvard Law School dean Albert M. Sacks and 34 faculty members said President Nixon demeaned the Supreme Court by naming six possible nominees they characterized as plainly unqualified. The group condemned the flawed process and warned at least half of the six do not meet minimum standards for a high court. Signers included Professors Livingston Hall Louis Loss Frank I. Michelman Austin W. Scott and James Vorenburg.

Cambridge, Mass UPI Nixon Supreme Court Harvard Law School Dean Albert M. Sacks Profs Livingston Hall Louis Loss Frank I. Michelman Austin W. Scott James Vorenburg

Boston mayor's aide slain on happiest night of life

John J. Labanara a 26 year old Belmount resident and senior legal consultant for Boston's Building Department was shot dead after learning he passed the bar exam. Police seek three men seen fleeing in a convertible after the Newbury Street shooting. Mayor Kevin White called the killing senseless.

Boston UPI Kevin H. White John J. Labanara Belmont Labanara Suffolk Law School White Bilding Edward Sherry Homicide Bureau Skerry Newbury Street

Sisco to mediate Suez Canal reopening talks

United Press International reports Egypt accepts U.S. proposal designating Joseph J. Sisco as go between for Egyptian Israeli interim talks to reopen the Suez Canal. The plan follows Rogers six point framework, while Israel presses for drawdown terms. warlike Arab positions and Egypt’s Shafei threaten a “battle of destiny” by year end amid stalled negotiations.

United Press International Cairo Egypt State Department Suez Canal UPI Maurice Guindi Joseph J. Sisco Nixon Sisco U.N. General Assembly William P. Rogers Rogers Syria Israel Hussein Shafei Shafer Tehran Kayhan

GIs balk at commander's battle order at Pace base

At FIRE BASE PACE near the Cambodian border, 20 soldiers from Delta Company 1st Bn 1st Cavalry again refused a patrol. They relented after their platoon leader, Capt. Smith, explained the mission and vowed to accompany them, following earlier refusals by Bravo Company.

Pace Vietnam UPI U.S Delta Company 1St Air Cavalry Division Bravo Company Joseph D. Dye Beaverton Ore Ralph Newman Hammond Ind Greg A. Cowles Tuscon Ariz Newman Cowles Smith

18 Hospitals Join Tri-State Cancer Program Expansion

The Tri-State Regional Medical Program announced a two year pilot expansion from seven to 25 hospitals in eastern New England. If approved by the Health, Education and Welfare Department, the program would run Jan 1 for three years, aiding about 7 000 cancer patients with shared facilities and a cancer care team across Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Boston UPI New England Leona Baumgartner Lewis H. Rohrbaugh Boston University Medical Center Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Department of Health, Education and Welfare Tri-State Baumgartner Peter J. Morden University Medical Center Albert Schilling Morden Massachusetts Carney Whidden Memorial Everett New England Memorial Stoneham Framingham Union Leonard Morse Natick Norwood Brockton Cardinal Cushing Hospitals St. Luke’s New Bedford U.S. Public Health Service Hospital Brighton Veterans Administration Hospital Chelsea Naval Hospital Jewish Memorial Roxbury Youville Cambridge Pondville Cancer Hospital Norfolk Boston City Hospital

Vermont proposes 345000 for denticaid program in state plan

Vermont officials submitted a denticaid plan to Gov. Davis seeking 345000 in state funds to back a 12 000 child dental care program. The proposal comes amid fiscal caution as the governor resists new welfare initiatives while noting the program could fill a major health and welfare need. The plan would expand beyond the current mobile dental bus serving St Albans Enosburg and Rutland areas and ties into a broader 130 million budget framework for 1973.

Davis Cowles Budget and Management Department Burlington St. Albans Enosburg Rutland

Northfield weighs 24 hour police protection plan

Northfield residents convened a special meeting after a Sunday incident when no officers were on duty due to lack of funds. Chief Burton Saunders blamed no money for the absence of responders and urged more officers and money. Selectmen noted a new communications system remains uninstalled yet.

Northfield UPI Burton Saunders

NYSTA files first of four suits to gain back pay

The New York State Teachers Association filed the first of four federal suits in Buffalo to force salary increases in contracts negotiated before the wage freeze. Over 80 percent of teachers could recover 31 million dollars lost during the 90 day freeze amid expected DOJ opposition. In Albany Shaker Road, a fatality and two injuries occurred in an overnight crash. the victim’s identity was withheld.

Albany Nw York State Teachers Association NYSTA Buffalo Board of Education Brooklyn Manhattan U.S. Justice Department Albany-Shaker Road Vly Roa Cies

Pittsfield Wins State Approval For Windsor Water Reservoir

The Public Health Council approved Pittsfield plan to buy 1,400 acres in Windsor for a water supply reservoir. Pittsfield must secure city council approval and funding before taking the land. Windsor voters meet Nov 2 to decide on continuing the reservoir proposal. The North Adams Planning Board backs a corridor northeast of the city for a new north-south highway, favoring routes along eastern plateau and northern plateau, deeming other corridors impractical.

Pittsfield State Public Health Council Windsor North Adams Planning Board Robert Donald Clarksburg Hoosac

Bradford Corp Plans Purchase Track for Elderly Apartments

Pittsfield reports Bradford Corp, formed to rehab the downtown North Street block, will buy the property on November 15 from current owner Martin Glickman of New York with HUD assistance. Plan calls for 90 efficiency elderly apartments at an estimated $1.9 million total cost.

Pittsfield Bradford Corp Bradford Block North Street Martin Glickman New York Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistance

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