China mourns Mao as heirs clash over power
Millions across China begin a week of formal mourning for Chairman Mao while a power struggle among his designated heirs surfaces. Shanghai, Peking and Tianjin party committees pledge to continue the “cause” and deepen criticism of Teng Hsiao-ping, signaling early factional battles in the wake of Mao’s death.
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China
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Forbidden City
Nnion
Communist Party Committees
Shanghai
Peking
Tientsin
Teng Hsiao-ping
Party Central Committee
Hoosac School Seeks Students Amid Outdoor Focus
Beckford notes Hoosac's Episcopal identity shapes the community beyond academics. The school emphasizes in loco parentis duties, year round outdoor sports, and a campus consisting of the Gothic Tibbits home and compatible dormitories. With no gymnasium, winter sports favor skiing and outdoor hockey as it remains sparsely populated for private school standards.
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Beckford
Hoosac
Tibbits
Bennington Auto Crashes and Pool Heater Fire Reported
Police report multiple vehicle collisions on Route 7 and Kocher Drive in Bennington injure minorly or cause extensive damage. A Plymouth struck a gas pump at Lehigh, a Lincoln sustained minor damage, and trucks including a White Freightliner, a Cadillac, and Ford models were involved. Firefighters doused a propane heater fire at 112 Congress Street with CO2.
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Tanya N. Paulin
Shaftsbury
Lehigh Gas Co
Ferdinand P. LaFlamme
Movers Johnson’s
Stewart Kent
Sherbrook
Quebec
Irving Bornstein
Tams River
N.J
Route 7
Kocher
Clark H. Green Jr
Lloyd C. Mitchel
Wallingford
John E. Sandquist
Congress St
Charles J. Sawyer
Hebard Eyes Budget Tight Year and Money Flows
Former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Hebard, notes the coming year will be tough for money as demand in the Boston market drops. He recalls higher returns under Frank Davis and lower returns under Stella Hackel, credits her performance, and warns of a shrinking float and potential credit-rating risk. Pinch points hit Coolidge Homestead and other budget areas as the state balances deficits and bond obligations.
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Boston
Frank Davis
Davis
Stella Hackel
Hebard
Ms. Hackel
Vermont
St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County
Windham College
Benmont Papers
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
Coolidge Homestead
Plymouth
Funeral for Nora M Larney Held in Bennington Church
The Liturgy of Christian Death was celebrated Friday at Sacred Heart Church Bennington for Mrs Nora Larney. Rev Joseph M Quinn officiated followed by a graveside service at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne NY. She died Wednesday at Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington after four years at Crescent Manor Nursing Home. Her husband James died in 1941.
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Nora M. Larney
Sacred Heart Church
Bennington
Nora Larney
Joseph M. Quinn
Cs.c
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Hawthorne
N.Y
James
New York Cty
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Doris Carter
Ponderosa Trailer Park
North Pownal
Louisiana
Mr. Carter
New Jersey
Chef's School
Florida
Florence Snelling
Whitehall
Carter
Hijackers free passengers hold crew on Indian jet
Pistol wielding hijackers released 71 of 72 passengers aboard an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 in Lahore after near 18 hours of captivity. The seven crew members remained hostages as negotiators sought safe passage to Libya via Saudi Arabia. An American aboard declined to be named. earlier exits included a German couple with child and an Indian man with a heart condition. The aircraft was surrounded by Pakistani Army troops at Lahore Airport.
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Chou En-dai
Mao
Peking
Hong Kong
Tien An Men
Heavenly Peace
Lahore
Pakistan
UPI
Libya
India
New Delhi
Bombay
Saudi
Meaker Campaign Stops In Bennington Area Today
Republican Attorney General hopeful John Meaker plans a general election swing in the Bennington region with morning stops in Manchester Arlington and an afternoon in Bennington. Community listings and local notices accompany a mix of local ads and event reminders from area businesses and organizations.
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John Meaker
Bennington
Manchester- Arlington
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