Mt Anthony High Adopts Universal Weight Machine
Mt Anthony Union High School installed a $2,600 Universal Weight Machine, allowing up to 15 students to exercise simultaneously. In four days over 1,200 students tested it, noting benefits for general conditioning, overweight students, and physical therapy while reducing costs and safety concerns of traditional weight equipment.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Clarence Pelkie
Mt. Anthony
Pelkie
Pittsfield
Adams
McGovern accused of meeting Viet Cong at church in Saigon
Saigon Police Chief Trang Si Tan said McGovern met with Viet Cong agents at a Roman Catholic church before a firebombing incident. McGovern dismissed the claim as outrageous, met Thieu later with U.S. officials present, and condemned Saigon police actions while insisting no Viet Cong were present. Police blamed indignant PSDF units for the attack as McGovern’s Vietnam visit continued.
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UPI
Trang Si Tan
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Nguyen van Thieu
Tan
Thieu
Saigon Press Corps
People’s Self Defense Forces
PSDF
Psdfs
U.S
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Independence Palace
Catholic Church
Daily War
Israel says Egypt builds new missile sites along Suez
An Israeli military source in Tel Aviv claims Egyptian troops are erecting new frontline missile sites near the Suez Canal two miles from the front. Maariv cites missiles with a 25 mile range aimed into the Sinai. Al Ahram reports Israel's navy talks with Ethiopia about Red Sea strategy. In Amman, saboteurs blow the Trans-Arabian pipeline, fires erupt, repairs start.
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West Bank
Suez Canal
Newspaper
Maariv
Sinai
Cairo
al Ahram
Israel
Ethiopia
Red Sea
Egypt
Addis Ababa
Haim Bar-Lev
Gulfs of
Suez
Aqaba
Sudan
Gulf of Aden
Amman
Syria
Local control debated in school chief selection
An Inside editorial calls for some local control in choosing a school superintendent. Page 4 notes Tom Braden questions Sen. Muskie's honest answer on a running mate issue. Louise Day Hicks seeks mayoral run after Congress. Bond vote background for Dorset school addition next week. Shaftsbury School Board reviews enrollments and projects tighter budgets. Dodgers alive but Giants hope otherwise in MLB chatter. Page 4 5 8 12.
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Tom Braden
Sen. Muskie
Louise Day Hicks
Congress
Boston
Dorset
Shaftsbury
Dodgers
Giants
Rural's Double Taxation Issue Sparks Charter Change Talk
Bennington Rural Fire Department seeks relief from double taxation in Bennington, proposing a charter change to allow an ongoing town contract funded by the town's general tax. Rural critics want independent status while sharing costs with the town for fire protection, similar to North Bennington. Posters discuss rebates and tax burdens for outside-town residents as selectmen weigh a charter amendment.
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Bennington
North Bennington
North Village
Rural Department
Edward Frasier
Selectman
James C. Jerome
Jerome
Prouty Buried in Newport Funeral Honors Mark Career
Senator Winston L. Prouty of Vermont was buried in Newport after dying in Boston at 65 from stomach cancer. President Nixon aide Volpe and a large delegation attended services in Newport and Washington, with Air Force planes transporting the body and a military honor guard at Burlington Airport.
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Newport
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
John A. Volpe
Transportation
Nixon
United Church of
Prouty
Boston
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Air Force
Burlington International Airport
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Robert C. Stafford
God
Aiken
Davis
Burlington
Gordon Paquette
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
House
Attica Hostages Shot. Nine Dead As Prison Retaken
Authorities now confirm nine hostages died of gunfire at Attica State Prison during the rugged retaking by inmates who had no guns. Death toll rises to 32 inmates and 10 hostages, with ongoing questions on shooters and investigation.
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Attica
N.Y
UPI
Attica State Prison
Russell G. Oswald
Correctional Services
New York City
Nelson A
New York
Attica Correctional Facility
Unity at Attica echoes of a rare prison unity
Observers describe four days inside Attica Prison where rebel leaders forged discipline and cross race solidarity. A Black Muslim leader and others coordinated crowds, security chains, and orderly sessions while dissenting voices were silenced, suggesting unity despite deadly outcomes.
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Rutland School Board
Thomas Chesley
Chesley
Dave Frederickson
David Adler
Charles G. Salem
United Press International
East Bank
By Joe Swayze
Tipton
England
Fred Webb
Sen. Prouty
By Tom Wicker
N.Y. Times News Service
Richard Clarke
Richard
Herbert Blyden
Russel G. Oswald
Clarke
Oswald
Blyden
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