School board endorses Bennington Program
Mt. Anthony Union school board approved $30,000 to fund the Bennington Program for another year with one dissenting vote by Lawrence Hartington. Board members defended the program amid praise from Sister Maryellen Harmon of the Albany Street Academy and a passionate plea from mother Dorothy Toomis to keep the program unchanged.
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John Leaning
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Lawrence “Moe” Hartington
Woodford
Raymond Murray
Harrington
North Bennington
Mary Dailey
Robert McWatere
William F.D_ Sith
Shaftsbury
Smith
Maryellen Harmon
Albany Street Academy
Gameone
Sister Harmon
Paase
Dorothy Toomis
Perjury hinted in ITT probe in Washington dispute
UPI reports Rep. Bob Wilson charges ITT Washington head W F Merriam may have lied denying receipt of a controversial memo by ITT lobbyist Dita Beard. Sen Edward Kennedy cites DOJ information gaps as he leads a broader probe into Kleindienst’s nomination and possible GOP campaign links to ITT.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Wilson
Calif
ITT
W. F. Merriam
IPT
Dita Beard
Beard
Denver
L. M. Hadetsky
Merriam, Mca
Wilson
San Diego
Merriam
Richard G. Kleindienst
GOP
Henry Peterson
Criminal Division
Justice Department
Life ‘Magazine
Kleindrenst
U.S
Harry Steward
Peterson
Kleindienst
Pean
Ian
International Telephone & Telegraph
Jack Anderson
Dita D. Heard
W. BR. Merriam
Anderson
Nide Brit Hume
Shereton Hotel Corporation
John V. Tunney
D-Callf
Hegumony
Mrs. Beard
Vermont Act 250 Could Save Searsburg Landmark Bond-Rice House
Searsburg officials and Windham Commission chair Peter Zilliacus say Act 250 may block NEPCO from demolishing the Bond-Rice house, a 10-year-old Gothic chalet style frame home deemed a local historic asset. If designated historic, NEPCO must preserve it. otherwise demolition could proceed. The town, which owns no funds to preserve it, has joined regional planning talks with inconclusive results.
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Charles Bonette
Searsburg
Vermont
Windham
Environmental Commission
Peter Zilliacus
New England Power Company
Burlington
The
Power Company
Strigens
Windsor House
Vermont’ National Bank
Windsor
Atility
Bond-Rice
NEPCO
Até
Wen
Windham Regional Planning. Commission
Mud Season in Vermont Roads Weary Yet Hopeful
Shaftsbury residents describe the annual mud season between winter and spring. Dirt roads turn to quagmires as wheels sink into ruts, drivers dodge river-crossings, and old cars struggle to reach the curb. The author recalls hardy pioneers and laments traffic chaos, ending with a cheer that spring nears.
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Ordy
Vermont
OAS secretary general blasts Nixon Pan American policy
Plaza, a former Ecuador president, told the opening session of the OAS General Assembly that Nixon’s Latin America policy lacks definition and harms inter American relations. He urged concrete policy terms and criticized U S aid cuts and bank loan boycotts tied to compensation for U S firms.
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OAS
Nixon
Washington Plaza
Secretar Alot Organization
Latin America
Plaza
Ecuador
United States
U.S
Americas
Uruguay
Obituary: James Gibney Dies at 64 in Woodford
James Basil Gibney of Woodford, longtime owner of Gibney Funeral Home and former Bennington public official, died at his home around 8:30 am from a heart attack. He served as town moderator and agent, was a former state senator, village president, and active Republican, with extensive community and fraternal involvement.
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James Basil Gibney
Woodford
Thomas A
Mattie (Hornidge) Gibway
Hershey
Bennington
Bennington Village
Bennington County
Republican Committee
Vermont Senate
Bennington Republican Town Committee
Order of Eagles Werie
Bennington Lodge of Bils
Loyal Order of Moose
The
Farm Bureau
Grange
Eagles Nerle
Harold J. Arthur
Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council
Dash" Gibney
Les James Gibney
Cal
Inside Treasury uncovers rampant tax fraud in Southeast
A Southeast crackdown reveals a huge number of fraudulent tax returns at the Treasury Department. District Court updates and college tuition hikes across campuses are reported. A youthful voter appeal promotes participation in local caucuses for presidential delegates.
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Treasury Department
Southeast
Chaplin
Manchester
Mt. Anthony
Fish & Game Department
John Randolph
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TIT
Gleason
William EB. Timmons
Farler
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Green Mountain State
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International ‘Telephone and Telegraph
ITS
Columnis
Salvador Allender
James Gibney
James B. Gibney
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