Carl Ruggles dies at 95 renowned composer and painter
Carl Ruggles, famed as a 20th century music giant and painter, died at 95 Sunday night at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington where he lived the past five years. He and his wife had lived in Arlington since the 1920s. Funeral services were planned in Arlington, pending his son Micah’s arrival from Miami. Ruggles authored about a dozen works noted for intensity and originality, including Sun Treader first performed in Paris 1932 and in the United States in the 1960s. His only full orchestra pieces numbered three, with Men and Mountains as a notable American work.
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Prouty memorial highlights GOP fundraising dinner
At Barre Vermont the 13th annual $50 dinner honored late Sen Winston L Prouty with Gov Deane Davis praising him as a Green Mountain patriot The event featured remarks by Sen Robert Dole and Mrs Tobin Armstrong urging Nixon reelection and supporting the administration stance on ABA review of Supreme Court nominees Dole also forecast Powell and Rehnquist Senate confirmations and defended withholding nominees from ABA scrutiny as a safeguard against unwarranted criticism
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Protesters aim to evict Nixon in Washington rally
Led by Rennie Davis the Mayday style antiwar demonstration plans a two day nonviolent program on the Washington Mall and at the White House with a transatlantic Spock Vy call. Police and 2 000 troops were placed on alert as organizers say 10 000 people will attend a candlelight march past the White House from the Washington Monument grounds.
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Nixon vows to pursue lasting world peace
President Nixon in a Veterans Day address warned against unreal promises about his trips to China and the Soviet Union. He said progress in arms talks exists and outlined steps toward ending wars, stressing that peace demands patience, unity at home, and support for veterans in jobs and relief.
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Sources of Champlain oil pollution found in spills
University of Vermont graduate student John Malter studies oil pollution in Lake Champlain. He identifies automobile drippings and land spillages, plus outboard engines as major pollution sources, estimating 4 percent fuel loss at high speed and 27 percent at trolling speeds. He aims to quantify sources and volumes and aid a contingency plan with Burlington Harbor Commission.
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State colleges join St. Mike's in liquor ruling challenge
Vermont state colleges trustees voted to aid St. Michael's College in challenging a liquor ruling. The move links public colleges with the Catholic campus in Burlington as they pursue legal action to overturn or modify restrictions.
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Morrisseau Wins Place on Liberty Union Ticket
Democratic candidate Dennis Morrisseau secured a spot on the Jan 7 special election Liberty Union ballot line, edging Peter Diamondstone for the senatorial nomination. The party faces a court challenge over ballot eligibility after 1970 election results. proceedings affect a Burlington candidate and on-campus bar licensing debate.
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Editorials and notes span Vermont primary apathy and TV bias
Inside coverage notes a typhoon in Vietnam worsening cries for aid. An editorial blasts vermont voters apathy toward the upcoming primary. Gerald Raftery examines Edith Efron bias in TV judging. Times editor Reston warns against presidential entanglement with Wilbur Mills on money. Fire damages Arlington landmark. Doris Day rumored for president? Mighty MSJ loses to Bellows Falls. Bennington pee wees enjoy rainy football.
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Poland and East Germany Reach Open Border Agreement
Poland and East Germany agreed on an open border and greater currency convertibility for citizens, allowing border crossing without passports from the new year. Poles could convert up to 7,000 marks and would need only police IDs. border process delays and passport supplements would end, easing travel to East Germany, seen as the most accessible East bloc country for Poles.
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Kissinger Returns to Washington From Peking
Henry Kissinger will fly back to Washington from Peking where he arranged plans for President Nixon’s trip to Communist China. He is due at Andrews Air Force Base at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday after a 10 day trip aboard the presidential jet.
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