Billboards to be removed in Vermont this year
Vermont officials plan to finish removing illegal off premise signs by year end as part of enforcing the Outdoor Advertising Act. The billboards have long faced compensation disputes tied to federal highway funding. The case against compensation drew on earlier court battles and federal mandates.
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Vermont
Cyrus E. Brush
Tourist Information Council
Russ Garland
Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Vermont Supreme Court
Cargo doors blamed in C5A crash near Saigon
The Pentagon says rear cargo doors blew off a C5A Galaxy carrying South Vietnamese orphans, severing hydraulic lines and causing rapid decompression. The pilot executed a skillful crash landing, saving many lives, but the plane crashed five miles from Tan Son Nhut, destroying the aircraft and killing over half of the 305 aboard.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Saigon
World Aviation
Turkish Airlines
Sabotage questions loom in Saigon C5 crash
UPI reports Pentagon officials opened a probe into whether sabotage or enemy fire caused the Saigon C5 crash that killed at least 178, most of them Vietnamese orphans bound for adoption in the United States. No evidence confirms either theory. a board of investigation led by Gen. Warner E. is convened.
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UPI
Pentagon
Defense Department
Saigon
United States
Warner E
Vermont Senate backs first national presidential primary plan
Vermont Senate approved a bill to hold a presidential preference primary on Town Meeting Day aligning with New Hampshire in March. The measure, non binding on delegates, faces uncertain fate in the House amid partisan debate and opposition over injecting politics into local Town Meetings. The chamber also approved a Blue Cross Blue Shield merger compromise and preliminarily okayed requiring doctor or audiologist approval before selling hearing aids.
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Vermont
Government Operations Committee
Appropriations
House
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
Senate
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Health
Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
Salmon Tax Plan Faces Weak Support In Vermont
Vermont Governor Salmon pushes a tax package including a broad sales tax and higher rates on cigarettes meals rooms and wine. Lawmakers resist any new taxes and a balanced 1976 budget passed without new levies. Supporters warn fiscal trouble looms if taxes are delayed.
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Salmon
House Appropriations Committee
House
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
Senate
Vermont
Thieu forms new government as cabinet resigns
President Thieu ordered a new government to restore morale and resist Communist gains. He warned the United States must honor aid pledges or risk Americans being labeled traitors, while accepting Prime Minister Tran Thien Khiem’s cabinet resignation. Nguyen Ba Can to lead a right wing reshuffle as Viet Cong PRG decries the move.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
South Vietnam
American Congress
Tran Thien Khiem
Nguyen Ba Can
National Assembly
Can
Thieu
Paris
Viet Cong
PRG
U.S. Army
Frederick C. Weyand
Ford
Sleeman disputes Williams on Mt Anthony budget ruling
Bennington area news notes Mt Anthony school board candidate John H Williams II claims the budget may be considered approved if voters reject it on April 25. Supt George A Sleeman says the board can achieve passage with enough votes, amid the 3.13 million net budget for 1975 1976 after February rejection and subsequent cuts.
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George A. Sleeman
The
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Mt. Anthony
Sleeman
Mt. Anthony Board
Bennington
Weather outlook with lingering snow and cold snap
Another windy spell continues with more snow and possible accumulation today. Temperatures top in the 30s while tonight remains cloudy and snow diminishes with lows in the teens to low 20s. Sunday brings sunny intervals, breezy conditions, and a high near 40 with additional flurries. Sunset 7:25, sunrise 6:28.
Salt shortage hits Bennington after storm
Bennington town crews ran out of road salt during a winter storm. Town Manager Harold R. Saunders said the shortage came from not stocking salt over the summer. He noted that even with more salt, heavy snowfall would have limited impact. Crews were forced to restart salt usage repeatedly as extra snow appeared. Saunders said the town contacted William E. Dailey Co. of Shaftsbury for additional supplies.
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Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
William E. Dailey Co
Shaftsbury
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Thomas Salmon
Banking and Insurance
James Guest
State House
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Dbrattleboro
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Drutland
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U.S. Senate
U.S
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