Carter Withdraws From 32nd District Race Over Litigation
Rep. Harvey D. Carter of Pownal announces he will not seek re election to the Vermont General Assembly citing personal and professional reasons. Carter, who faces ongoing litigation related to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, says he will focus on legal actions before the Public Service Board and Atomic Energy Commission. Democratic candidates for the November election were named as Robert M. LaMorder and Ellen Reiss. Republican nominees are Kenalene Collins and A Daniel Mason for District 32, which includes Pownal Stamford Readsboro Whitingham Wilmington Dover and Searsburg.
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Pownal
Harvey D. Carter
I-32
General Assembly
Rachel Mason
District 32
Carter
Williams, Witten, Carter and Dollard
Conservation Society of Southern
Vermont
Vermont Public Service Board
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Public Health Boards
Peter Strong
Conservation Group
General Electric
Connecticut River
Strong
Bennington Law Firm
The
Conservation Society
Mason
Democratic State Committee
Robert M. LaMorder
Whittingham
Ellen Reiss
Dover
Reiss
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
A. Daniel Mason
G. William Hamilton
Wilmington
Stamford
Whitingham
Searsburg
Pollster sees O'Brien victory in Vermont race
In Salisbury Vermont pollster Naramore shows Democratic Sen. Leo O'Brien leading Gov. Deane Davis 69 to 31 for governor with statewide 59 to 40 favoring O'Brien. Hoff leads Prouty 51 to 49 in Senate contest. poll notes sales tax issue as a voter concern.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Salisbury
Leo O’brien
Deane C. Davis
St. ’S College
Vincent J. Naramore
Philip H. Hoff
Winston L. Prouty
U.S. Senate
Naramore
O’brien
Davis
Varamore
Hoff
Prouty
U.S
Billboard lobby puts squeeze on Vermont anti billboard law
Vermont Attorney General James Jeffords accuses the Outdoor Advertising Association of America of pressuring the federal government to withhold highway funds in response to the state anti billboard statute. He says the group seeks compensation for removed signs under the Highway Beautification Act and warns Volpe to delay money until Vermont reimburses billboard owners.
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Association
Jeffords
State aid urged to boost Vermont ski industry
An official $6,500 report by J. Robert Hill says Vermont ski areas are the most expensive in the Northeast, losing business to neighbors. It urges the state to provide technical help and direct financial aid, citing 3,800 workers and $6.7 million payroll in 1969. It notes high lift prices and the need for expanded development to regain market share.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Committee On Natural Resources
J. Robert Hill
Burlington
Thomas Hayes
Meir visits U.S. to press aid and talks with Nixon
Prime Minister Golda Meir arrives in New York en route to Washington where she will meet President Nixon and Secretary Rogers. She seeks about 1.8 billion dollars in military and economic aid, denies U.S. State Department ceasefire violation claims, and calls for broader Middle East cooperation. She notes Jordan’s martial law declaration and praises stability as key for regional peace.
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Golda Meir
Israel
Tel Aviv
U.S
Nixon
New York
UPI
U.S. State Department
Kennedy International Airport
Washington
William P. Rogers
Middle East
United States
Meir
State Department
Suez Canal
Hussein
Jordan
Jordan warns neighbors against intervention in civil war
United Press International reports that Jordan warned Syria and Iraq against intervening in its civil war as fighting raged across Amman with tanks and artillery. Guerrilla attacks spread to Lebanon and Zerqa, Salt, Irbid, and Ramtha districts saw heavy clashes. Damascus radio blamed Washington. curfew was imposed in Amman. militants seized parts of the Jordanian embassy in Beirut. overall, the crisis drew in regional powers.
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United Press International
Syria
Iraq
Amman
Lebanon
Zerga
Salt
Irbid
Ramtha
Damascus
Habes Al-Majali
Radio
Jordan
Israel
Con
Washington
Sixth Fleet
Hussein
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Mayor Lindsay Leads Bikers to Work in Fifth Avenue Ride
More than 1,000 cyclists led by New York Mayor John V. Lindsay biked along a 20 block Fifth Avenue route from 60th Street to Wall Street in a bike to work experiment to curb auto exhaust. Labor leader David Dubinsky and Con Edison chairman Charles Luce joined, with tandem bikes and canopy-equipped cycles among the fleet.
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New York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
Fifth Avenue
60Th Street
Wall Street
David Dubinsky
Charles Luce
Consolidated Edison Co
Viet Cong propose cease-fire if U.S. withdraws by 1971
In Paris the Viet Cong and North Vietnam offered a cease-fire in South Vietnam if the United States pulls its forces out by mid 1971. They also proposed a provisional coalition administration for South Vietnam excluding Thien Khiem and Ky, with shared power until elections. Bruce called the plan familiar, saying it sounded like new wine in old bottles.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Nguyen van Thien
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Thien Khiem
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Mme. Binh
Viet Cong Provisional Revolutionary Government
BSDs Trainable Classes Debate Bennington Education Design
BSD Chairman Richard Sleeman noted L Heureux showed interest in the Bennington Design but did not attend drafting meetings. Board members discussed including special education students and the need for a formal justification paper to seek state approval for a Molly Stark School six room addition funded 75 percent by the state. See BSD MEETING Page 16, Col 1.
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BSD
Richard A. Sleeman
L'Heureux
Bennington
Joanne Dunham
Willard McBride
Molly Stark School
Bernard G. Winslow
Vermont
George A. Sleeman
Richard Sleeman
Molly Stark
George Sleeman
David Allen
Senate Rejects Gag Rule in Electoral Reform Debate
The Senate rejected a Mansfield cloture motion 54 to 36, failing to reach the two thirds needed to limit debate on a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College. The House has approved a direct voting proposal with runoff rules if no candidate clears 40 percent. President Nixon backs the plan for a 1972 election implementation.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nixon
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Ecologist condemns U S aid plan for Mekong basin losses
Milton from the Conservation Foundation warned at Bennington College of irreversible damage from the AID Mekong project. He cited 60 dams, 25 to 30 million affected, displacing thousands, disease rise, soil and fish declines, and minimal ecological study funding, urging action against further dam construction.
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Tishman Hall
Bennington College
John P. Milton
The
Conservation Foundation
Washington
Agency For International Development
AID
U.S
Mekong River
Southeast Asia
Milton
Inside and Columnists Debate Money and Movements
On the Inside columnist George Connelly critiques “old money” and its scent compared to freshly minted cash. John Chamberlain contrasts the YAF and the SDS, highlighting a sharp divide. An indictment in Washington County, New York is noted, with details on page 8. Manchester students propose a dress code limiting earrings and shoulder-length hair.
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John Chamberlain
Manchester
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Harvey Carter
Billboard
N.Y.C
Bruce Skeptical
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People’s Liberation Armed Forces
Mekong
By Catharine C. Foster
George Connelly
Washington County
N.Y
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