Planning panel seeks more land for South Street project
The Bennington Planning Commission last night urged the Housing Authority to enlarge the South Street housing project by acquiring property on Jefferson Avenue. It backed annexing land behind the HH unit for an exit only drive to create more recreation space for tenants, aiming to reduce downtown congestion.
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Housing Authority
South Street
Jefferson Avenue
Bennington
Planing Commission
South
Ips
Paul Bohnell
Uns
Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Millwood Development Corp
Freeport
N.Y
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Bohne
Apollo 16 faces transient guidance glitch before moon mission
Apollo 16's main guidance system showed a temporary fault one day before launch, quickly corrected by command module pilot Thomas Mattingly with Earth help. The issue involved a platform suspended on gimbals that free-tilts from star references. engineers will review to prevent recurrence as Young Duke and Mattingly prepare to explore the lunar highlands. The mission proceeds, with plans to test controls and alignments during the voyage.
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Space Center
Houston
Apt
Thomas
Mattingly
Earth
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke
Space Agency
Laird says raids to continue over North Vietnam
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told Senate committees today that American warplanes were conducting raids in North Vietnam. He said no attacks were reported since the weekend on Hanoi and Haiphong, but did not rule out future operations. Officials stressed no details of tactical plans would be discussed.
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UPI
Melvin KR. Laird
North Vietnam
Laird
Capitol Hill
Senate Committees
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
Haiphong
Saigon
Noruth
Dmz
An Loc
South
North Vetnam
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri
Pedro
Delaney seeks Vermont Dem unity in gubernatorial bid
Colchester restaurant operator Sen. Charles L. Delaney announces his Democratic bid from Montpelier press conference aiming to unite the party. He labels himself a moderate who can win in November and criticizes Gov. Davis while signaling a campaign buildup and potential support from party figures. Delaney backs calls for a special session on two issues and says Bartlett should step aside until sentencing.
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UPI
Charles L
Delaney
Chittenden - Grand Isle
Colchester
State House
Vermont
John Downs
St. Johnsbury
Downs
John Daley
Davis
Iforitier
Iirlington
Fraticia
Edward Bartlett
Bartlett
United Nations
Rhodesia
Edmund Muskle
Maine Democrat
Davis to decide Bartlett fate after guilty plea
MONTPELIER UPI Deane C. Davis will decide if Edward Bartlett the state tax commissioner continues in office after his guilty plea to conspiring to form a Liechtenstein secret corporation to hide trade with Rhodesia. Bartlett faces sentencing June 16 with potential penalties. Administration Secretary William French backs Bartlett and will discuss retention with Davis.
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William French
Bartlett
Sailors killed as gunfire rakes coast of Vietnam
UPI reports two U.S. sailors were killed and 18 wounded off Vietnam with two ships put out of action amid heavy U.S. air strikes. The Communications described clashes near An Lac and An Loc as North Vietnamese forces pressed defenses in Binh Dinh and Quang Tri provinces, with multiple bases shelled and several ships hit.
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Vietnam
Saigon
UPI
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
Quang Neal
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Binh Dinh
An Lac
An Loc
Baz
Konlum Province
Tan Canh
An Khe
Bennington Democrats Back Muskie Ahead of State Caucuses
Bennington leaders line up behind Sen Edmund Muskie as Vermont Democrats prepare Wednesday caucuses to choose delegates for the May 20 state convention and Miami nominating event. Rules shift to proportional delegation end unit rule, many local figures solidly Muskie, with scattered McGovern support.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Bennington
Vermont
Miami
Armory
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
State
Democratic Committee
Arlington
Tnte Lown
Manchester
Burr & Burton
Pownal
Town Hall
Readsboro
Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
George M. Flenberg
Peru
Sandgate
Woodford
Aclington
Dorset
Landgrave
Bearlsboro
Rupert
Searsburg
Stamford
Sunderland
Winhall
McGovern Commission
Fienberg
Humphrey
Robert Cummings Sr
Kennedy
Gloria Gil
McCarthy
Gil
Robert B. Condon
Lawrence F. Powers
Emme Harwand
Joseph B. Higgins
Robert Kearns
Francis Getit
Virginia N
Three killed as sightseeing helicopter crashes in New York
A sightseeing helicopter spiral out of control flipped upside down and plunged into the East River near Wall Street heliport. The pilot and two passengers died. one woman passenger body recovered, others unnamed. Witness Caesar Victinero described the blades stopping before the crash.
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New York
UPI
East River
Caesar Victinero
Hel-Atre Copter Ltd
New York Harbor
Wall Street
Inside story on a Connecticut Democrat in Nixon camp
A traditional Democratic family in Connecticut maintains party loyalty while birthing a worker aligned with the Nixon camp. The piece traces political shifts and the personal lineage within the state, highlighting local voter dynamics and ideological evolution.
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Connecticut
Bennington County
North Shire
Eagle Square
Shaftsbury
Water Resources Hoard
Arlington
Battenhill
John Randolph
Bear Swamp
Deerfield
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taiphong
Les Iacegroud
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Burlington International Airrport
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National Governor's Center
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