Virginia Supreme Court rules death benefits for Vietnam GI's
Major life insurers weigh honoring Vietnam war death benefits after Virginia's high court ordered North American Assurance Society to pay $1,000 to the serviceman's grandmother. Aetna Life & Casualty said it would comply with the precedent, contesting claims from other states. The ruling is considered potentially landmark for insured beneficiaries nationwide.
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Virginia Supreme Court
Hartford, Conn
UPI
Life Insurance
Virginia
Aetna Life & Casualty
Hartford
North American Assurance Society
Vietnam
Aetna
Congress
Christine Jackson
Petersburg
Calvin Cook
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford Group
Travelers
U.S
Supreme Court
McCloskey Delivers NH Campaign Tour Weekend Plan
Rep. Paul N. McCloskey prepares a Labor Day weekend drive through New Hampshire for the 1972 GOP nomination. The California congressman will hike the Presidential Range with his son, visit Lancaster fair, Whitefield picnic, and hold events in Gorham Berlin Plymouth and Concord as Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
John
Wildcat Mountain
Presidential Range
McCloskey
Gorham
Berlin
Fourteen charged in East Coast counterfeit ring case
Fourteen men pleaded innocent in Boston after being charged in a $2 million counterfeit operation that spread fake $5, $10 and $20 bills mainly through Greater Boston over two years. Indictments also named A.F.&D. Construction Co. and listed bail amounts for each defendant.
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UPI
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Revere
Middlesex County
John J. Droney
Secret Service
Raymond Scarino
Frank M. Woods Jr
Johnson
Campbell
Frederick J. Donatelli
Lynn
Anthony J. Mattera
John M. Lyons
Lynnn
Vincent Lupo
Nathaniel Craigmiles
Dorchester
Craigmiles
Lupo
Mattera
Lyons
Jack Kilroy
Louis Dipitro
Belmont
Frederick McGovern
Medford
Police await breakthrough in Burlington murder case
Burlington area investigators lift a month-old blackout on Rita Curran's death and say a major development is possible within two weeks. Two suspects are in custody as the probe continues, with FBI lab delays cited as hampering results. State's Attorney Patrick Leahy praised media restraint amid rumors.
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UPI
Rita Curran
Milton
Brooks Avenue
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Richard Beaulieu
Beaulieu
FBI
Washington
Leahy
Woman's Body Recovered From Lake Champlain
Elizabeth N. Cramer, 52, of Osterville Massachusetts, was found drowned in Lake Champlain near Schuyler Island two miles from the New York shore. Autopsy cited epileptic seizure as cause after her 30 foot yacht Lobo had been moored at the island for two days. A Chesterfield resident reported no activity aboard the boat before searchers located the body.
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Port Douglas
N.Y
UPI
Elizabeth N. Cramer
Osterville
Mass
Lake Champlain
Schuyler Island
New York
Essex County
Chesterfield
Middlebury seeks voice on pumped storage site
Middlebury selectmen endorse a resolution urging the Addison County Regional Planning Commission to hold action on Velco’s proposed 1,200 megawatt pumped storage plant until planners discuss it with town leaders. They say no decision should occur before Velco completes tests in Abbey Pond watershed where the project is planned. Velco calls Abbey Pond the last remaining New England pumped storage site.
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Middlebury
VPI
Addison
Velco
Abbey Pond
New England
Education deputy sought in Vermont with screening planned
Vermont education commissioner Joseph H. Oakey seeks a deputy for learning services. He plans screening procedures via the Personnel Division, with final selection by Oakey and the board. Previous attempt to name Kenneth Hood failed, and James Coroogos remains acting head.
Fire crews bogged by a rash of false alarms in Schenectady
In Schenectady 18 false alarms forced firefighters to race to trucks on Tuesday and Wednesday nights despite intensified police patrols and a new night fire patrol. Several alarms occurred in patrol areas, highlighting the anomaly in the new program. The city air remains tense as responders chase non emergencies.
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Schenectady
Williamstown
Parks and Cemetery
Field Park
Adams rail land sale to Park Street parking lot eyed
Adams officials anticipate formal purchase of railroad land behind Park Street for a town owned parking lot at a price of 4500. Turgeon said sale requirements under receivership may be complex while Shea will hold the title.
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Park Street
Leonard A. Turgeon
Richard V. Shea
Turgeon
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Middlesex
Roger L. Ethier
Ottawa
Ont
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Troy
Hudson Valley Community College
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