Soviet Expulsion of U S Diplomat Shocks Moscow
UPI report states the Soviet Union declared Donald R. Lesh, 34, second secretary at the U S Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata over alleged activities incompatible with diplomatic status. The move follows U S charges against Russian Third Secretary Valentin A. Revin for espionage and a broader pattern of alleged U S espionage claims cited by Soviet media.
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UPI
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U.S
United States
Tass
Lesh
Valentin A. Revin
Russia
Lorienko
Foreign Ministry
David E. Boster
Boster
Illinois
Rochester
Harvard
Moscow University
U.S. Navy
Komsomolskaya Pravda Dispatch
Rober Madden
Andriana Fowerman
Ohio University
Charles Merlock
Princeton
Columbia
Bennington Primary Yields Sparse Voter Turnout
Bennington and Woodford voters in Legislative District 3 cast a meager turnout of about 10 percent with Richard Snelling the statewide gubernatorial winner leading the GOP ticket in the district by 308 to 32 for Hayes. The tally includes several write ins, statewide contest results, and district breakdowns across subdistricts 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3, plus absentee totals and Democratic race figures.
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Bennington
Woodford
Legislative District 3
Richard Snelling
Thomas Hayes
Snelling
Bennington Fire Dept Plans Battle Day Celebration
Bennington Fire Department plans an annual old fashioned firemen day to celebrate the Battle Day holiday on Aug 16. Chief Charles Sawyer said a big parade and contests like Vermont State Firefighters Association events may invite volunteer units from southern Vermont, western New York and northwestern Massachusetts. Musters would be held on the Sunday or weekend nearest Battle Day to aid participation.
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Bennington
Sawyer
Vermont State Firefighters Association
Inside Later Pages Reflect Editorial On Nomination
Inside features an editorial on Snelling’s nomination and a column by Elizabeth Dwyer critiquing neglected statistics, with a county visitor reflecting on South Africa’s issues, illustrating varied opinions across the sections.
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Snelling
Elizabeth Dwyer
South Africa
Snelling Wins GOP Nod To Pace Hoff in November
Bennington County Republicans split their governor nomination with Hayes carrying the county overall 1 253 to 1 151 while Snelling won several towns. Hayes led in Bennington and Manchester but Snelling carried Arlington Sandgate Landgrove Stamford Readboro and a few other towns. Other statewide results showed John R. Perry winning the treasurer nomination and John T. Carmody Jr. securing the State's Attorney nod across parties.
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John T .Carmody Jr
Ray F. Paddock
Manchester
Henry B., Cherbonneau
Otis
John T. Carmody Jr
Atty. Fillmore R. Paddock
Bennington
Carmody
Woodford
Paddock
Snelling
Pace Hoff
Hayes
Dorset
Rupert
Winhall
Pownal
Arlington
Sandgate
Landgrove
Stamford
Readsboro
Shaftsbury
Peru
Sunderland
Searsburg
John R. Perry
H. Ward Bedford
GOP
Atty
Fillmore R
Snelling Wins GOP Nomination In Vermont Governor Race
Richard A. Snelling, Shelburne industrialist and sales tax advocate, won Vermont’s Republican gubernatorial nomination defeating Thomas L. Hayes by a wide margin as Hoff seeks a third term. With 241 towns reporting, Snelling led 21 945 to 15 368 and faced a tough general election against Gov. Philip H. Hoff. The GOP also chose Oakes Perry Hathorn and Byron Hathorn for attorney general treasurer and secretary of state, while Connarn held the Democratic attorney general spot.
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Shaftsbury
Gerard Trudeau
Middlebury
Bennington County
Arlington
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Wilmington
Manchester
Clifford Harwood
Hayes
Snelling
Winston L. Prouty
Harvard Business School
Brattleboro
James L. Oakes
John R. Perry
Barre
H. Ward Bedford
Cornwall
Treasuer
Byron Hathorn
Hartford
Rudolph Smith
Hyde Park
Lamoille County
Lounsbury Wins District 32 Seat in Pownal Race
In district 32 three-term Rep Kenalene Collins R Readsboro loses to James Lounsbury of Pownal by 459 to 550 votes with Ira Whitney R Stamford also on GOP ballot and Rufus Horton D Wilmin gton winning Democratic nomination Horton also picks up 9 GOP write ins. Write-ins for Em ery and Carrier appear on the Democratic ticket.
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Pownal
Kenalene Collins
Rreadsboro
James Lounsbury
Ira Whitney
Stamford
Rufus E. Horton
Wilmington
Lounsbury
Roger MacBride
Halifax
Whitney
U S Troops Hit Jungle Stronghold In Major Assault
Thousands of U S troops of the 1st Air Cavalry Division dropped into the Crow's Foot area in the Central Highlands 280 miles north of Saigon in one of the war's largest helicopter operations. Intelligence says a full Communist division was in the zone as U S forces sought to cut off the 610 Yellow Star division and disrupt Viet Cong-North Vietnamese efforts after elections.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Song Kim Son
Viet Nam
Guam
1St Air Cavalry
Thu Duc
Rmk-Brj Construction Company
Xuyen Tra
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Thomas L. Hayes
Cal
Robert E. Treat Jr
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