Four Honeywood Watercolors Highlight Lexington Concord Battl
Bennington Museum displays four rare watercolors by St John Honeywood marking the 200th anniversary of the Lexington and Concord battle. Inspired by Amos Doolittle engravings, the works echo eye witness drawings and are among the few known representations of the event. Honeywood, born 1763 in Leicester Mass, studied at Yale under Ezra Stiles and died after 1804. The exhibit emphasizes scarce surviving art and the museum’s research value.
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Lexington
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Lexington Meetinghouse
Publick Inn
Bennington Museum
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Concord
St. John Honeywood
Amos Doolittle
Ralph Earl
Honeywood
Doolittle
Vermont Budget Flip Flop Sparks Tax Increase Debate
Montpelier lawmakers approved a balanced state budget without a tax increase, largely funded by revised revenue estimates and one time windfalls. Governor Salmon criticized the move as abandoning fiscal responsibility, while Republicans claimed budget choices avoided taxes, hoping an improved economy boosts revenues. The decision reduces the state income tax this year but risks a next year hike due to federal rate cuts and planned spending, potentially shaping Salmon's 1976 Senate bid.
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Robert T. Stafford
Senate
Robert Wilson
Senate Appropriations Committee
John T. Boylan
Essex
Orleans
Boylan
House Appropriations Committee
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
Salmon Administration
Congress
Idaho congressman Hansen jailed for campaign finance failure
UPI reports Rep. George V. Hansen of Idaho was sentenced to two months in prison for failing to file complete campaign finance reports for the 1974 Idaho primary. The judge suspended the rest of a one year sentence and placed him on probation. Hansen will report to a federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania on May 2.
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Washington
UPI
George V. Hansen
Idaho
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Hansen
Hart
Allenwood
Connie
Boise
Idaho Republican
House
Congress
Thomas J. Lane
D-Mass
Justice Department
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Vermont bans throwaway bottles and flip tops in 1977
Vermont lawmakers pass a bill banning throwaway beer and soda bottles and flip top cans, plus plastic rings on six packs. The Senate approved a delayed effective date of January 1, 1977, sending the measure to Gov. Salmon for signature amid broader session wrangles over taxes and other major bills.
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UPI
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Thomas P. Salmon
Senate
House
Salmon
Thomas Salmon
General Assembly
Weather outlook with showers and storms this afternoon
The forecast calls for continued showers with warm conditions and gusty winds. A possible thunderstorm is expected in the afternoon with highs in the mid 60s, followed by a partly cloudy and cooler Sunday.
Ford urges national unity as 200th anniversary begins
President Ford spoke at Boston’s Old North Church urging renewed national unity amid turbulence and recalling the founding ideals. He warned unity may be an impossible dream but emphasized patience and reason to revive the American spirit. Police contained protests around the event as thousands gathered and a fight broke out over school busing. Ford’s tour also fed 1976 campaign momentum in New Hampshire while embassy staff exfiltrated Americans from Saigon amid evacuation orders.
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UPI
Ford
America
Old North Church
Paul Revere
New Hampshire
White House
Concord
N.H
Manchester
Senate panel backs $200 million Vietnam aid plan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a $200 million package for humanitarian aid and evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam. The bill splits $100 million for a contingency evacuation fund and $100 million for refugee relief. The panel urged rapid withdrawal of all nonessential American dependents and staff once embassy duties permit.
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UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
White House
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