Thompson Attacks Watergate Probers as Gestapo Tactics
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson accused two Senate Watergate Committee staffers of using Gestapo like tactics and urged President Nixon to enlist the FBI to investigate the investigators. He protested harassment of Dr. Roberto Alonzo over the Canuck letter and related inquiries, defending Alonzo and demanding constitutional protections.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
FBI
Sam J. Ervin
D-In.c
Thomson
New Hampshire
Watergate
Roberto Alonzo
Alonzo
Orford
Manchester Union
Miami
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island farmer fights labor shortage hurting harvest
Rhode Island producer Joe Parenti cannot hire enough harvest help for his small vegetable farm, risking waste of crops after a cannery shutdown and a weak labor market. State official Rolland Swallow notes broader struggles for truck farmers amid insects and wet weather, while dairy farmers face rising feed costs and price controls.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Joe Parenti
Parenti
Rhode Island
Howard Reservation
Ers
Rolland Swallow
Natural Resources Department
Division of Agriculture
Swallow
Bennington Community Notices Drift into Winter Events
Bennington briefs report local remedies and gatherings: Stefan Strohmaier cuts hand on a rock, seven stitches at Putnam Memorial Hospital, and is recovering. VFW Post 1332 meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. at North Street post homes. Gradation group of First Baptist meets Thursday at 4 30 p.m. with 6 p.m. dinner. American Legion Auxiliary installation dinner at Heritage House Tuesday 6 30 p.m. Autumn hours listed for local venues and promotions. Posters contest at Knapp's Pets and Hobbies with grand prize a live puppy. Shea Agency Inc notes life insurance options for those with medical issues.
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Stefan Strohmaier
Middle Pownal Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Engaged Marchant to Santo in Stoneham Massachusetts
Stoneham residents Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Marchant announce the engagement of their daughter Susan to Nicholas Santo son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Santo of Bennington Both are graduates of Johnson State College Vermont Santo earned a BS in chemistry and will continue at the University of Vermont Burlington Marchant earned a BA in social sciences and works in the VISTA program at Johnson State College No wedding date set.
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Stoneham, Mass
Donald F. Marchant
Stoneham
Susan
Nicholas Santo
Carl Santo
Bennington
Johnson State College
Vermont
Santo
University of Vermont At
Burlington
Marriages of Pat Shaw and Alan Coates in Bloomington
Hoosick Falls New York announces Pat Shaw and Alan Bryan Coates wed August twenty first in Bloomington Indiana. Pat Shaw earned a music degree from Potsdam and a master of music from Indiana University. Coates has a music degree from Stetson and is pursuing a doctorate in brass pedagogy at Indiana University.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Samuel E. Shaw
River St
Pat
Alan Bryan Coates
Bloomington
Ind
Coates
Hoosick Falls Central School
State University of New York
Potsdam
Indiana University
J. Baxter Coates
Florence, S.C
Stetson University
Police dispatcher fired after bias dispute over hiring
Dana Barber a 19 year old police department dispatcher was suspended and later fired after charging unfair hiring practices. He says the department’s 21 to 45 age policy discriminates though Chief Arthur McClellan says no EO act mandate requires hiring under 21. Barber sent his complaint to the mayor and press, claiming bias.
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McClellan
Barber
Richard Pratt
Vermont
Vermont review of weekly public meetings and hearings
Vermont calendar lists numerous public hearings and meetings through the week led by state agencies and committees. Key events include Administrative Coordination hearings on information systems and privacy in Montpelier, school board work session, Senate Finance morning session, and land use plan hearings at multiple towns. Additional items cover environmental planning, highway planning, nursing home regulation testimony, and a college trustees meeting in Montpelier.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Committee On
Pavilion Auditorium
State Board of Education
State Office
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Senate Finance Committee
State House
Vermont Electrical Environmental Planning Organization
Burlington Electric Department
Thomas Salmon
State Highway Department Planning Division
Middlebury Municipal Auditorium
White River Junction
American Legion Hall
Community College Advisory Council
CCV
Langdon St
John Burgess
New England Council
Cortina Inn
Mendon
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Committee On Administrative Coordination
Burlington City Hall
ACT tests to be given at MAUHS on Oct 20
Mt. Anthony Union High School will host the ACT Assessment on October 20 with five testing opportunities scheduled for the 1973-74 year. Registration closes October 1. the fee remains 6.50 and the exam takes about three and a half hours. The schedule for 1973-74 includes Oct 20, Dec 8, Feb 23, Apr 27, and Jun 15 with testing and registration windows noted by guidance director Thomas M. Beshara.
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ACT
Mauhs
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Thomas M. Beshara
Beshara
Errant plane arms for pilot at Tew-Mac Air Port
John Pateman of Westford refueled a plane at Tew-Mac Air Port in TEWKSBURY Massachusetts Sunday night. He started the engine by hand cranking after batteries failed. The plane rolled, he tackled the tail, chased it down the runway, and narrowly escaped as the plane crashed on the airstrip side. Pateman was not hurt.
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Tewksbury
Mass
UPI
John Pateman
Westford
Pateman
Survey shows librarians want Bookmobiles back in Vermont
At Windham College Putney last week Mrs Muriel Thomas reported a statewide survey of librarians. Of 153 responses 133 favored restoring Bookmobiles, 16 opposed, 4 undecided. The second question on Bookfetch drew 101 dislikes, 37 likes, 15 undecided. Gov Salmon said Bookmobiles would not be sold for now and a van service is substitute amid delays in book delivery and regional library visits. Citizens urged to write views to State Library Board and the governor.
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Putney
Vermont Library Association
Windham College
Muriel Thomas
State Library Board
Thomas
Salmon
Obituary notices for Deborah Bump and Anna Baldwin
Deborah Jean Bump 18 of North Adams died Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital after a week as patient. Born June 27 1955 in Bennington she was daughter of Lorenzo and Marjorie Boshoff Bump. Funeral Saturday Simmons Funeral Home officiated by Rev Dr Paul C Klose. Anna M Baldwin 90 of Bennington died Saturday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born May 28 1883 in Denmark she trained as a nurse and lived in the area 30 years. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home officiated by Rev George Mills. Burial Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Deborah Jean Bump
Frederick St
North Adams
Mass
North Adams Regional Hospital
Bennington
Lorenzo and
Marjorie (Boshoff) Bump
McCann School
First Baptist Church
Craig
David
Bruce
Scott
Christopher Bump
Earl Bump
Ada Boshoff
Florence Bump
Simmons Funeral Home
Paul C. Klose
Southview Cemetery
Anna M. Baldwin
Depot St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Denmark
James and
Maren
Saxild) Sorenson
United States
Chautauqua School of Nursing
Jamestown
N.Y
Arthur L. Bailey
Frank Baldwin
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
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All America
Muskie
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Manchester
R.I. Farmer
By Kenneth Cafarell
Boston
New England
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Seaboard
Coast Guard
Cuba
Newport
Bennington Briefs
VFW Post 1332
North Street
First Baptist Church of
American Legion Auxiliary
Heritage House
Fairdale Farms
Bennington Lanes
Knapp’s Pets and Hobbies
ADV
Shea Agency Inc
Gober
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Happy Cook
New York Times
Fannie Farmer
Good Housekeeping
Arlington
SUN
Marchant-Santo
Coates-Shaw
Sandgate
Florence S. King
Chunks Brook Road
David Goodell
Mildred Conlin
Shirley S. Goodell
Pownal
Winfield Cross
Mack Molding Company
Pi Kappa Lambda National
Country Club Drive
Frappier
Websterville
Esther M. Frappier
Bradford
Clifford A. French
George Davis
Henry Morren
Joyce Fisk
Ernest French
Velma Walker
Candy Davis
St. Johnsbury
ULTRA
Charlemont
Morrisville
Berlin
Legislative Committee
Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees
U.S
ACT National Office
Iowa City
Iowa
National Weather Service
Kings Furniture
Stamford
Mother of the
ST Il Ie
Eagle ST
American Gem Society
Jewelers
Main Street
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