Major Vermont fires erupt amid drought and heat
Hundreds of firefighters battled two large fires near Mother Myrick Mountain and Mount Equinox as unseasonably warm, dry weather kept Vermont’s forests tinder dry. Fires, started by careless use of fire, scorched hundreds of acres and drew crews from multiple towns with air support and heavy equipment. Authorities urged caution as conditions persisted and bans on open fires remained in effect statewide.
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Stratton Mountains
Green Mountain National Forest
Mother Myrick Mountain
Beartown Notch
Mount Equinox
Howard Dailey
Bennington County
Stratton
Stratton Ski Area
Casey Rowley
Stratton Mountain
International Paper Co
Salmon outlines energy plan in Bennington visit
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon, campaigning for the U.S. Senate, pressed a comprehensive energy program stressing hard leadership and conservation. He criticized Ford energy policy, urged federal aid for research, and cited Vermont plans like a Wood-derived demonstration at Waterbury Hospital. He praised tax exemptions for energy saving home updates amid limited funds and warned nuclear power may dominate unless better alternatives arise.
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Thomas P. Salmon
Bennington
Chamber of Commerce
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U.S. Senate
Scott Skinner
Robert T. Stafford
Washington
Louisiana
Texas
North
New England
Wood
Vermont
Waterbury State Hospital
United States
Mt Anthony Union Budget Election Opens for Voters
Polls open today until 7 p.m. for the proposed 3.3 million Mt Anthony Union School budget vote. Balloting occurs in Cole Hall Shaftsbury McCullough Fire Station North Bennington Woodford Hollow School Bennington Elementary School and Pownal Town Hall.
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Cole Hall
Shaftsbury
McCullough
North Bennington
Woodford Hollow
Bennington
Pownal Town Halil
Mother Myrick Burned in Dorset Mountain Fire Tale
Eye witnesses describe a Tuesday blaze on Beartown Notch as 150 foot flames roared from the peak. Volunteers, including Arlington workers in a long night watch, fought the fire with water tankers while others marveled at the dangerous beauty.
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Beartown Notch
Sandgate
Arlington
Energy plan shifts high priority to conservation
The Energy Research and Development Administration announced a revised plan that places conservation on par with developing new energy supplies. It emphasizes private sector innovation, notes expected savings in oil imports, and introduces a five year short range ahead to 1980s targets while maintaining a strong focus on nuclear, coal, shale oil, crude oil and natural gas expansion.
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Washington
Energy Research and Development Administration
Congress
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Ford
Supreme Court Allows Suburban Low Income Housing to Cut City Segregation
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that federal courts may order HUD funding to expand low income housing in suburbs to remedy constitutional violations from segregation in city public housing. The decision involves Chicago and confirms courts can require remedial housing beyond city limits if needed, without forcing municipalities to bear the funding burden alone.
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Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago Housing Authority
Detroit
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Chicago
Democrats Meet in Rutland to Back Humphrey Nomination
Vermont party figures gather at Hotel Bardwell in Rutland to assess the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Dr Elwyn Kernstock states Humphrey will be the nominee, cites uncommitted Vermont delegates, and aims to elect broad uncommitted support to avoid later discontent.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Bardwell
Elwyn N. Kernstock
Vermont
Humphrey
John Daley
House
Thomas Candon
Florence L. Robillard
The
National Brewers Association
Gilbert G. Godnick
Kernstock
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Minnesota
Green Mountain
GOP
Wilkie
Margaret Lucenti
U.S. House
Rutland City
New York City
Godnick
Lee Humphrey
Inside Canada Trudeau today national look page two summary
A nation wide glance at Prime Minister Trudeau with focus on policy and public reaction. Supreme Court prepares to hear a gag rule case affecting what newspapers may print, shaping press freedoms. Local notes cover Sen Leahy on Humphrey and the opening of an adult book store, plus editor Thom Spargo on travel revealing past and future.
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Trudeau
Supreme Court
Sen. Leahy
Sen
Humphrey
Thom Spargo
Russell Baker
Times Square
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