Mallary quits to run for Congress in Vermont race
Vermont politics shift as Richard W. Mallary resigns as administration secretary to seek the GOP nomination for the House seat vacated by Robert Stafford's elevation to the Senate. Bernard O'Shea and Dennis Morrisseau also announce Democratic bids for the seat, with Stafford moving to the Senate and Prouty’s late-term term to be filled in a January special election.
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Bernard O’shea
Enosburg
Stafford
Dennis Morrisseau
Burlington
Liberty Union
Congress
Deane C. Davis
Senate
Winston L. Prouty
Vermont
Prouty
Portrait of a new senator from Vermont
United Press International profiles Robert T. Stafford the newly appointed junior U S senator from Vermont. The Vermont native and former congressman is described as a careful listener, outdoors lover, and diligent worker who rose to vice chairman of the GOP House Conference. He and his wife Helen have four daughters and a history of public service including Navy duty.
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Robert T. Stafford
Washington
Vermont
Stafford
U.S
Rutland
Vermont Supreme Court
Joseph Johnson
Stowe
Helen
Potomac River
Lake Champlain
Tinmouth
Black
Navy
Maryland
Ailing Justice Black retires from Supreme Court
Justice Hugo L. Black, age 85, announces retirement for health reasons after undergoing tests at Bethesda Naval Hospital since last month. President Nixon accepts the decision and will seek the best qualified replacement, with Black having served since October 9, 1937.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
White House
Black
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ziegler
Justice Black
Bomb blasts near Oswald's Albany office amid Attica probes
A bomb exploded Friday night on the ninth floor near Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald's offices in Albany's Twin Towers. No injuries were reported though damage was extensive. The blast followed a bomb threat via a caller claiming a device in the building. Attica prison protests and a House Crime Committee inquiry coincided with the incident, as doctors reported inmates were shot or clubbed during the prison retaking.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
State Corrections
Russell Oswald
Attica State Prison
Twin Towers
Oswald
Attica
Congressional
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
House Select Committee On Crime
Pepper
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Department of Correctional Facilities
Lionel A. Sifontes
Howard B. Marcus
Anthony Kutzycki
Sheldon Schwartz
Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital
Sifontes
Witten Details Elusive Search For Land Use Tax Formula
Representative R Marshall Witten of Bennington led a St Albans audience in discussing Vermont land use taxation. He argued current proposals fail to fix unequal assessments across towns and warned against shifting burdens to homeowners or promising broad state reimbursements. He urged a statewide uniform listing method paired with an income test to achieve fair, rational relief.
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Rep
Witten
Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Vermont
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
House Appropriations Committee
Joe Blow
Montpelier
Rockefeller
Rain Likely With Clouds Expected Through Weekend
A forecast indicates rain likely with mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers today and into Sunday. Temperatures reach the low 70s today with overnight lows in the low 60s. Rain chances run around 30 percent today and tomorrow.
Medina murder case narrowed at My Lai the lone count
A military judge reduced or dismissed 101 of 102 murder charges against Capt. Ernest L. Medina in the My Lai case leaving one count accusing him of killing a Vietnamese woman outside the village. Medina admits shooting but claims self defense amid a moving figure. F. Lee Bailey argues either way the case hinges on whether the woman moved.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Pownal Back Sleeman for SVSU Superintendent
The Pownal School Board announced its three votes for Assistant Superintendent George A. Sleeman as SVSU superintendent. The move follows Woodford and Bennington boards publicizing support, with Corcoran set to retire from a $21 000 annual post next June. Sleeman already has nine votes from public boards.
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Pownal
George A. Sleeman
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
SVSU
John Mason
Sleeman
Mason
Woodford
Bennington
Catherine Corcoran
North Ben- Lee Pownal Page
Col
Harriman to marry Churchill kin widow Pamela Hayward
Former Ambassador W Averell Harriman 79 confirms engagement to Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward 51, widow of Leland Hayward and former wife of Randolph Churchill. The pair, longtime acquaintances dating to 1941, expect to wed before year end.
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Washington
UPI
W. Averell Harriman
Sir Winston Churchill
Harriman
Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward
London
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Katherine Graham
the Post
Hayward
Edward Digby
Churchill
New York
Leland Hayward
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North Adams State College
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North Adams State
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George Washington University
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