Abrams Dies at 59 Army Chief of Staff and Bastogne Hero
Gen Creighton W Abrams, famed for Bastogne and Vietnam command, died at Walter Reed at 12:35 a m EDT after lung cancer surgery complications. He had been treated for a lung removal and later heart and clot issues. buried at Arlington with funeral arrangements pending. Survived by his widow Julie and six children.
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Washington
UPI
Creighton W. Abrams
Bastogne
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Abrams
Pentagon
Julie Harvey
Ford to name Haig NATO chief
President Ford plans to nominate White House Chief of Staff Alexander M. Haig Jr. as commander of allied forces in Europe in place of Gen. Andrew Goodpaster. Dutch and Belgian officials in Brussels indicated the move would be logical given Haig’s four star rank and foreign affairs experience.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Europe
Haig
Andrew Goodpaster
Brussels
U.S. State Department
Netherlands
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Max van der Stoel
Haigh
Ter Horst
NATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bush chosen envoy to China amid NATO Haig talk
Washington sources say Republican National Chairman George Bush will become the U.S. envoy to China, with Mary Louise Smith replacing him as party chair and Richard D. Obenshain as her assistant. The change follows rapid White House briefings amid ongoing NATO top command speculation involving Haig.
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Washington
UPI
George Bush
U.S
China
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
Iowa
Cochairman
National Committee
Bush
Richard D. Obenshain
Obenshain
Virgina Republican Party
White House
Texas
David Bruce
Peking
United Nations
GOP
Nixon
Sen
Bob Dole
Kansas
Smith
Republican Party
Forged Signature Claim Linked To Froines Hiring Dismissed
Vermont officials say a forgery claim regarding the hiring of John Froines as director of occupational health is baseless. Harry Ashe’s signature on a related form was disputed, but two state employees testified they saw Ashe sign it at a May 13 staff meeting in Burlington.
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Ashe
Froines
Davis
John A. McKay
Health Department
Darlene Prentice
Burlington
Fraines
Robbins
Harry
Vermont
Inside pages cover strikes delay Vermont school openings
The newspaper outlines how teacher strikes push back start dates for many Vermont schools across districts. Reports note districts weigh contingency plans as classrooms remain without teachers. The piece highlights community impact and administrative responses during the delayed openings.
Silver seeks seat to study legislature at first hand
Michael Silver, 23, a June Johnson State College graduate, campaigns for Bennington Subdistrict 42 as a Republican in a primary against William Hoisington. He likens hisMontpelier experience to preparation for a House term, pledging year round service and accessibility, while criticizing lawmakers for poor bills and apathy.
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Silver
Vermont
Michael Silver
Montpelier
House of Representatives
Bennington
Johnson State College
William Hoisington
Woodford
East End
Johnson
Hoisington
Logan hijack prompts ransom demand for Roxbury funds
A young Black man hijacked an Eastern Airlines DC9 at Logan International Airport, held Captain L. E. Whittaker at knifepoint for almost four hours, and demanded $10,000 to aid the "poor people of Roxbury." Passengers were allowed to leave. the hijacker surrendered with no injuries reported.
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Boston
UPI
Eastern Airlines
Logan International
Roxbury
New York
Federal Aviation Administration
L.E. Whittaker
Eastern
J.L. Kincaid
C.m.drew
F.G. Daniels
Y.T. Furniss
Whittaker
LaGndia
Logan
Airlines
William Owens
Cofield
John Stiffler
Eastern Airlines Airport Services
Stiffler
Hoisington vows to battle capital gains tax in Vermont
Vermont Republican candidate William Hoisington denounces the capital gains tax as paralyzing development and aims to represent Subdistrict 4-2 in the state House. A Bennington real estate owner, Hoisington emphasizes fiscal conservatism, local control with a weak Land Use Plan, support for Act 250, and openness to learning more on state issues.
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Salmon Administration
Vermont
William Hoisington
Hoisington
Michael Silver
Bennington-Woodford
Bennington County
Montpelier
Bennington
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Maine
New Hampshire
Saunders joins Bennington selectmen as Lamb bids farewell
Bennington selectmen welcomed Harold R. Saunders as town manager while thanking Edward R. Lamb for nearly five years of service. Saunders outlined a week of orientation and future priorities, thanking Lamb and the board for the warm reception as he and his wife Elinor settle in. The meeting also discussed the Hewitt Brook pollution issue with an inconclusive geologist report and a Thursday briefing with the Water Resources Board to plan a response.
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Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Edward R. Lamb
Saunders
Elinor
Lamb
Gerald P. Morrissey
Rutland
John Kittell
Willow Road
Hewitt Brook
Selectmen
State Water Resources Board
Walter Danish
Union Carbide
Scott Street
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State Personnel Department
Yale University
Yale
Cora Cheney
Tom Braden
Russell Baker
Orvis Ian
John Leaning
Newfane Fiddlers
Henry Fonda
Clarence Darrow
TV Tonight
BBS
By Jan Slusmon
Mansfield
John Richmond
Massachusetts Port Authority
James Cofield
St. Johnsbury
Wilmington
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