Tito Returns to Devastated Banja Luka After Quake
President Tito visited quake wreckage in Banja Luka where 20 bodies were recovered and 690 injured, amid 80 percent city destruction. Officials report power and water restoration soon as thousands camp in parks. Refugees line up for aid while authorities warn Vrbas River pollution from a damaged plant.
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Banja Luka
Yugoslavia
UPD
Tito
Belgrade
Mitja Ribich
Skopje
Vrbas
Zagreb
Belgarade
Planners delay hearing on Bennington zoning map
Bennington Planning Commission postponed its Nov 5 public hearing on the permanent zoning map and ordinance after officials realized they had not provided required 15 day public notice. The hearing may now be held Nov 19 to allow proper warning and a local viewing location for proposed material.
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Bennington
Commission
Thomas H. Foster
Foster
Planning Commission
Norton Barber
Barber
Selectman
Joseph E. Higgins
Massed Pickets Block Gates At GE Plant in Schenectady
Massed pickets blocked two main gates at the GE facility in Schenectady New York as executives and clerical workers tried to cross. About 2000 to 3000 strikers stood 10 deep, causing arrests and minor injuries to at least one worker and one officer. Scattered violence and more than 40 arrests were reported nationwide as the GE strike entered its second day.
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Schenectady
New York
UPI
General Electric
N.Y
Bridgeport
Conn
Pittsfield
Mass
United Electrical Workers Union
Daytona Beach
Fla
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Nixon
Inside Up With People housing seek for cast
Page 3 notes the program’s need for housing for its cast. The item highlights local options and community interest in supporting the show. Page 4 carries a column by Mankiewicz-Braden on Vice President Agnew as a political hatchet man. A guest editorial argues land development is a two way street. Page 6 features Joe Swayze on a freezer locker as a prep site for deer season and Hoosick Republicans planning a pre election dinner.
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Mankiewicz - Braden
Agnew
Governor questions 40 percent state aid for schools
Governor Deane C. Davis said Vermont may be unable to provide 40 percent of local education costs from state funds. He outlined priorities for 1971 including Brandon Training Center, Vermont State Hospital, welfare, and education, and urged regional police outreach as crime rose 43.6 percent in early 1969. He also expressed a preference for Merriman as state party chair and hinted at a sales tax surplus.
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Davis
Brandon
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Russell Merriman
Montpelier
Washington County
Philip DeRonde
Merriman
DeRonde
Bennington Drug Program Sparks School Board Review
Mt. Anthony Union School Board heard a six teacher panel report on drug use in Bennington. The group outlined a Grade 7 to 12 curriculum and planned parent brochures while noting symptoms but not conducting a poll. Students offered views on availability and sources, urging immediate board action and expanded education from elementary levels. Local and regional links to New York and Boston surfaced as context for drug access.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Troy
Albany
Thomas Beshara
Charles W. Keir
Cpl
Paul S. Huntley
Beshara
New York City
United Counseling Service
Steve Rice
Ralph Wright
Mary Burgess
New York
Boston
Franklin Frantz
David Adler
Adler
Rice
Castle
Mead urges legalization of marijuana during Senate hearing
Anthropologist Margaret Mead urged legalization to ease friction between the young and old. She testified before the Senate subcommittee on Monopoly, arguing prohibition creates a dangerous situation, and supported psychotropic drugs to cope with modern life while warning against overreliance on any drug.
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Washington
Margaret Mead
Mead
Columbus University
Senate
Subcommittee
Select Committee On
Dr. Mead
Gaylord Nelson
D.wisconsin
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Bob Dole
Kansas
Davis Starts Newsletter To Overcome Bad Press
Governor Deane C. Davis says he created a six page newsletter for 700 Vermont Republican workers to present his positions and state finances. The piece, funded by the Republican State Committee, covers Vietnam Moratorium Day, ROTC credits, school redistricting, Pinkerton probes, tax relief, and welfare concerns.
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Davis
Republican State Committee
Pinkerton
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David Scribner
Banner
Joe Swayze
Town of Hoosick
Betsy Samuelson
By Greg Guma
Paul Delaney
New York Times News Service
Paul VI
Vatican City
World Synod of Bishops
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