Dorset Spat Over Roadside Wall Threatens Historic Tree
Painter Dean Fausett fights a town order to move a retrofitted roadside wall back seven feet claiming the wall protects a historic maple planted by Cephas Kent and preserves the 1776 convention site. Selectmen insist the wall sits on town property and endangers motorists, while considering the claim. The Sept. 9 deadline stands.
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Dean Fausett
Vermont
Cephas Kent
West Road
Kent
Fausett Belives
Fausett
Lee
Dorset
Memorial service today for Prouty in Washington
Washington memorial service marks the death of Senator Winston Prouty 65 after a career aiding the needy and elderly. A funeral and burial are scheduled in Newport Vermont with a tribute from lawmakers and calls for a speedy successor appointment.
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Washington
Prouty
UPI
Senate
Winston Prouty
Mike Mansfield
Newport
House
Sen. Prouty
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Jennette Prouty
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Proutys
Edward L. Elson
Andrews Force Base
Maryland
Burlington
The
United Church
Thomas Hutchison
Pine Grove
Deane C. Davis
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Lamoille County
Lamoille
Stafford
Inside Scotland Yard Backlash After Bank Robbery Fiasco
On the Inside Scotland Yard rails at police laxity as a bank is robbed. The piece hints at public backlash over ineffective policing and questions the handling of the crime. It contrasts the department’s image with the bold act of the robbery, implying scrutiny from readers.
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Scotland Yard
Prospect School
Nikita Khrushchev
Veemnat
Gov. Reagan
California
Hoosick Falls
Vermont
Attica Riot Toll Rises as Guards Find Two More Dead
The Attica Correctional Facility riot death toll climbs to 40 with two more inmates found dead. Officials fear more may lie in the tunnels as the five day revolt ends after state troopers and National Guard forces storm the facility. Hostages and inmates sustained many casualties. Governor Rockefeller defends the assault against militants.
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Attica
N.Y
UPI
Frank Wald
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Corrections
Russell G. Oswald
Vincent R. Mancusi
Oswald
MAUHS board names only one candidate for superintendent
Mt. Anthony Union High School board held a quiet session amid SVSU successor speculation. Chairman Adler said only Assistant Supt. George A. Sleeman was mentioned as a candidate. no other names were offered. The board discussed wage price freeze effects on teacher raises and heard concerns about paying $900 per student for computer courses. Building updates included a new junior high roof and upgrades.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union
SVSU
Catherine Corcoran
David Adler
George A. Sleeman
Adler
Eugene V. Clark
Fred Keppler
Southern Vermont Computer Center
BenMont Avenue
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Stephen Gilman
Gilman
Raymond C. Murray
Keppler
Clyde Burgess
MAUHS
George Sleeman
MATHS
Anatomy of a prison riot Attica 1971
The Attica uprising, led by black militants and Puerto Ricans, lasted five days and ended with 10 prison workers and 28 inmates dead. Officials suspect outside help and say militant groups coordinated the plan, while inmates demanded religious rights, better pay, and harsher treatment. Prisoners built trenches and improvised weapons as guards and hostages endured a tense siege.
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Clay F. Richards
Attica
N.Y
UPI
Russell G. Oswald
Oswald
Attica State Correctional Facility
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
U.S
William Quinn
Quinn
Warsaw
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James W. Lee II
Chicago Seven
William M. Kunstler
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Mauhs Board
New
AFL
New York
Attica Prison
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