Spock Urges Voting as Alternative to War at Bennington
Dr Benjamin Spock the renowned pediatrician and political activist spoke at Bennington College urging voting as an alternative to U S involvement in Vietnam His remarks critiqued U S policy while linking broader social injustices to the war He recalled voting for Calvin Coolidge and later aligning with a New Deal Democrat stance while criticizing Johnson era escalation
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Bennington Cllege
Benjamin Spock
Caryrus
Vietnam
United States
Albany
Vermont Liberty Union Party
Berard Sanders
Peter Diamondstone
U.S
Speck
Calvin Coolidge
New Haven
Conn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
E Pee Se
Johnson
Goldwater
Dr. Spock
LBS
Thape
Seedr
Spock
Cal
Bennington College
Tishman Hall
People's Party
Vermont Liberty Union
Wby
Nixon to cut aid for nations protecting drug traffickers
President Nixon pledged to suspend U S assistance to countries whose leaders protect narcotics traffickers at an international anti drug conference. He highlighted expanded treatment facilities, aiming to help up to a million heroin addicts annually if funds are approved, and urged action to dismantle trafficking networks worldwide.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
U.S
International Narcotics Control Conference
State Department
Nizon
Congress
Sen
Georges. McGovern
McGovern
Southeast Asia
United States
Richard Nixon
Laos
Thailand
South Vietnam
Three POWs released by North Vietnam in Hanoi
The North Vietnamese released three American pilots to relatives and a U.S. peace group in Hanoi. The pilots Markham Gartley of Dunedin Florida, Noctis Charles of San Diego, and Edward Elles of Valdosta Georgia arrived with families and peace activists. They toured damaged areas before possible travel to Moscow via Vientiane. Gartley urged ending the war and repatriating all pilots, while Mrs Weiss spoke of bringing home all captured servicemen.
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Tokyo
UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
Navy
Markham L. Gartley
Dunedin
Fla
Noctis Alphonzo Charles
San Diego
Calif
Air Force
Edward Knight Elles
Valdosta
David Dellinge
Cora Weiss
Princeton University
Richard Falkavi
Wiliam
Sloane Coblin Jr
Yale University
Charles
Gartley
Committee of
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
United States
YNA
Vermont Democrats press for more efficiency in government
Vermont Democratic platform to be released stressing more efficiency in government. The platform committee debated further state government reorganization begun under Gov. Deane C. Davis and opposed the “super agencies” while backing 40 percent state aid for education, tax relief, better health care, and an ombudsman system.
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Robert Wilson
Philip Hoff
Hoff
Kite
Wilson
Windsor probe panel opens in Montpelier
A joint legislative committee to probe Windsor State Prison began its first session in Montpelier with Gov. Deane C. Davis in attendance. Members include House leaders Walter Kennedy and Lt Gov. John Burgess, eight House members and two senators from both parties. The panel, sparked by recent prison breaks and calls to reform corrections, plans a public meeting while keeping some details confidential to protect inmates and guards. Warden Robert Smith was granted 60 days sick leave as investigations continue and resignations are anticipated among corrections staff. Windsor officials have shifted toward abandoning the prison in Windsor as a newer facility is debated. See Windsor page 12.
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Ways and Means
Edward Conlin
Windsor
Louis Swainbank
Johnsbury
Davis
Kennedy
Conlin
Ae State
Corrections
the Tate
Smith
Issu
Martin
Burlington
Stoneman
Lai Place
National park panel urges end to private autos
A yearlong study by a task force of citizen specialists urged sweeping reforms in the park system. It calls for preserving parks in their natural state, eliminates private autos and most home-on-wheels facilities, and phases out rudimentary overnight accommodations. The report, funded by a $170,000 grant, favors expanding the system while separating urban parks as a federally assisted but distinct effort.
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Eitizen
National Park Service
The
Conservation Foundation of
Washington, D.C
New York
San Francisco Gateway National
Department of the In
Interior Department
Park Service
National Parks debate on traffic ban raises doubt
Morton remains doubtful about banning automobiles from national parks. A Conservation Foundation report urges excluding cars and campers from parks, arguing for preservation. Morton says cars may be the only feasible way some visitors can access scenic areas. Park Service director Hartzog attended the Yosemite conference and offered cautious critique. The study group includes Penfold, Curtis, Wilkinson, Strong, Durning, and Denis, with Sydney Lee as foundation president.
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Mont
Teers
C.B. Morton Roy
Conservation Foundation
Morton
Yellowstone
Wyoming
National Park Service
George B. Hartzog Jr
Yosemite National Park
California
Joseph W. Penfold
Izaak Walton League
Joseph F. Curtis
Boston Park
Doris Y. Wilkinson
Macalaster College
St. Paul, Minn
Annn Louise Strong
University of Pennsylvania
Marvin Durning
Seattle
Robert T. Denis
The
Sydney Leebanon
Miss Catherine Corcoran Named Vermont Education Consultant
Miss Catherine Corcoran of North Bennington, former superintendent, is named to a Vermont Department of Education consultant post in the Division of Administrative Services. She will liaise with local superintendents, plan orientation for Vermont superintendents, aid districts with federally funded programs, and help with school district reorganization. The appointment runs Sept 11 1972 to Sept 10 1973 with a salary in the $9,000 range.
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Montpelier
Catherine Corcoran
North Bennington
Vermont Supervisory Union
Vermont Department of Education
Corcoran
Fabian
State Department
Editorial on pool fund growth and military brass control
Inside pictures show how the pool fund keeps growing while an editorial questions military brass overreach. Page 3 covers the fund's expansion and Page 4 questions leadership as columnist Gerald Raftery endorses a November candidate. Page 5 hints at a Red Tide invasion metaphor and includes clams as a metaphorical aside. Page 8 notes soccer and football results at Mt Anthony and Burr & Barton with a consistent theme. Page 4 also lists Raftery's candidate. Page 4 confirms the endorsement. Page 4 and 5 mix columns with sports results and race coverage. Page 4-5 highlight opinions and politics, Page 8 sports results. Page 4-8 span multiple topics.
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Miliary Brass
Gerald Raftery
Mt. Anthony and
Burr & Barton
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Daniel Allen
Rutland
Gladwinhill
N.Y
Special Conservation Foundation
Vermont
Miss Corcoran
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