Vermont forum shows Hoff and Meyer spar over Prouty
Former Gov. Hoff accuses Sen. Prouty of avoiding debate and records while Hoff and William Meyer clash on political character. Hoff cites Prouty absent from 83 of 335 committee meetings this session and urges public discussion of unemployment, housing and military spending amid a Bennington League of Women Voters forum. Meyer defends direct approach and criticizes Hoff on gun control and environmental issues as the campaign unfolds.
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Philip H. Hoff
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
Hoff
U.S. Senate
Prouty
Bennington
Eugene V. Clark
Vermont League of Women Voters
Meyer
Sen. Prouty
Davis pledges welfare reform in Vermont crisis
Gov. Deane C. Davis warned dissident social workers that continued unrest in the Vermont Social Welfare Department could erode public confidence and jeopardize aid to those in need. He vowed to streamline welfare fund administration, curb abusers, and block out-of-state free riders as Vermont activists press for delays to new policy implementations and raise legal questions about the plan.
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Vermont Legal Aid
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Davis
Vermont
Betit
Henry Kite
National Association of Social Workers
NASW
Ben
Rosemary Trump
Pittsburgh
Service Employes International Union
SEIU
New England
Allen Hood
White River Junction
Garnett Harvey
Nixon to urge peace efforts at UN General Assembly
President Nixon planned to stress American diplomacy in Indochina and the Middle East and press for greater Soviet-American cooperation to curb hostilities. He was expected to discuss changes at the United Nations to improve its peacekeeping role while signaling a steady stance on Middle East and Southeast Asia policies.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
United Nations General Assembly
Indochina
Middle East
Ronald Ziegler
Andrei Gromyko
White House
China
United Nations
Gromyko
Assembly
United States
Russia
Cuba
Southeast Asia
Chile Under Martial Law After Attack on Army Chief
Chile declared martial law to hunt gunmen who wounded Army General Rene Schneider ahead of Allende's election. Troops with shoot-to-kill orders patrolled cities, curfews were imposed, and power to arrest without warrants was given as the government vowed to punish the attackers. The assault followed Schneider's shooting near his office, with SNPs of CNN reports and police investigations citing possible ultrarightist or CIA involvement.
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Santiago
UPI
Chile
Salvador Allende
Rene Schneider
Eduardo Frei
Atacama Desert
Schneider
Congress
Allende
Western Hemisphere
Camilo Valenzuela
Valenzuela
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Army General Staff
U S generals held incommunicado by Russians
UPI reports the U S Embassy seeks consular access to two American generals after their Beechcraft crossed into Soviet Armenia from Turkey during bad weather. The generals Maj Gen Edward C D Scherrer and Brig Gen Claude M McQuarrie Jr. were aboard with a U S pilot and a Turkish officer. Tass noted all are in good health and the incident is unlikely to trigger a major international crisis despite strain in U S Soviet ties.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Turkey
U.S. Air Force
Edward C. D. Scherrer
Shawneetown
Ill
Claude Monroe McQuarrie Jr
Ft. Benning
Oceor
Armenia
Tass
James P. Russell
Civat Danli
Soviet Union
Boris H. Klosson
Bombing disrupts slain officer funeral at San Francisco church
In San Francisco a time bomb exploded outside St. Brendan's Church during the funeral for Patrolman Harold L. Hamilton killed in a Wells Fargo robbery attempt. Gov. Reagan called the act vicious and linked it to revolutionary tactics. Mayor Alioto vowed tough law enforcement within constitutional limits. Police Chief Nelder described the bombing as despicable. three of Hamilton's sons were nearby as the blast injured no one seriously and delayed the service. Authorities renewed alerts for Weatherman bomber John Fuerst, suspected to be in the city with dynamite.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Alioto
Alfred Nelder
St. Brendan’s Church
Reagan
Alioto
Harold L. Hamilton
Wells Fargo Bank
James Sanchez
Nelder
Hamilton
Nicholas Dephne
John Fuerst
Weatherman Group
Fuerst
John Allen
Inside Notes on Bread and Stew by Ellen Cronan Rose
Inside Ellen Cronan Rose discusses French bread and a dunking stew on Page 3 while Sam Ogden analyzes liberal dogma on Page 4. An editorial on Page 4 contemplates curbing carnage from high powered vehicles and a Sunderland accident captured by Charles Bonenti on Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Cronan Rose
Sam Ogden
Sunderland
Charles Bonenti
Purdy dies from crash injuries in Bennington
Barry R. Purdy of 154 Burgess Rd Bennington died at Albany Medical Center after head injuries from a crash on Main Street near the YMCA site. He was a stock car racer, born May 8 1943, son of Robert and Jean Purdy, a 1961 Bennington High School graduate, and a mechanic at Hogan's Chevrolet and Cadillac. He is survived by his parents and a son. See Barry Purdy Page 12 Col 7.
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Barry R. Purdy
Burgess Rd
Bennington
Albany Medical Center
Main Street
Purdy
James J. Moore
North
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Albany
Robert and
Jean
Knights) Purdy
Bennington High
Hogan’s Chevrolet
Cadillac
Doris LeBlanc Lemieux
Barry Purdy
Long Island Rail Rides Quiet Amid Wildcat Electricians Strike
New York report says the Long Island Railroad suspended all service after electricians staged a wildcat walkout at 4 a.m. EDT. 90,000 daily riders were affected with about 100 commuters stranded at Penn Station and no advance notice given.
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New York
UPI
Long Island
Nhe
Penn Station
New York City
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David Scribner
Liberty Union
William H. Meyer
Rupert
Richard
Depot Street
Republic
Phil
O’brien
Deane C. Davis
Leo O’brien
Chittenden-Grand Isle
O'Brien
U.N
Military Hospital
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