Marlboro Opposes East West Highway Plan
Marlboro Town Planning Commission proposes upgrading Route 9 to ease traffic rather than building a new east west corridor. The group urges study of alternatives and favors a Halifax Marlboro line as the least disruptive option if traffic studies show Route 9 relief is insufficient.
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Marlboro
Vermont
Planning Commission
New
Brattleboro
Wilmington
Whittingham
Halifax
Greenfield
Mass
Williamstown
Earth Day Rites at College Spur Ethics Education
Environmental group activity at Barn I, College, featured Rep. Harvey D. Carter urging civic action and biodegradable packaging laws, Joseph E. Joseph of Bennington Brush Co. promoting tech use and public education, and John Bischof stressing grassroots change. Dr. Irving Lyon cautioned against one-sided solutions as a campus orientation precedes targeted environmental workshops.
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Barn I
College
Harvey D. Carter
R-32
Pownal
Joseph E. Joseph
Bennington Brush Co
John Bischof
Irving Lyon
Carter
Washington
al Moulton
Davis
Water Resources Board
U S Mobilizes To Clean Planet
Americans unite to combat pollution with demonstrations teach-ins litter pickups and official actions. Chicago declares Earth Day in Chicago while governors move to create environmental offices. Students nationwide join planned events including memorials and teach-ins as officials pledge action and awareness.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
New Jersey
William T. Cahill
Environmental Protection Department
State Department
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Life Style Must Be Changed To Attack Pollution
Former Gov. Philip Hoff told an Earth Day gathering at the University of Vermont that America must change its lifestyle to combat environmental pollution. He argued affluence and materialism link to Americanism and urged ecology and economy balance, higher prices for polluting products, and funds for recycling and waste reduction. He appeared with Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes and others, with further Earth Day events planned in Bennington.
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Hoff
Burlington
UPI
Philip Hoff
America
University of Vermont
Thomas L. Hayes
John Burgess
Brattleboro
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
Governor’s Environmental Control Commission
Burgess
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Mutiny at Chaguaramas Arms Base Sparks Martial Law
UPI reports 200 mutineers seized the Chaguaramas army arms depot in Trinidad as government troops clash with rebels. One mutineer and one loyal soldier killed, total deaths five. Britain possibly deploying troops. U.S. ships sent from San Juan to evacuate nationals. Port of Spain declares emergency area amid reports of British landings.
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Port OF Spain
UPI
Chaguaramas
Black Power
Britain
Eric E. Williams
U.S
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Spain
Barbados
Fredericks Street
Red House
Pete Braithwaite
Coast Guard
Organization of American States
OAS
Floodwall Bids Stir Local Protest In New York Area
Norton Barber, Bennington town counsel, says Army Corps of Engineers advertises bids for the Roaring Branch floodwall in New Jersey and New York City without notifying local officials. Local contractors fear out of state bids will curb jobs amid a slowing economy.
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Norton Barber
Army Corps of Engineers
New Jersey
New York City
Roaring Branch
Army Corps
Bennington
William H. Morse
Dodge Reports
Bennington Selectmen
Daniel Cadiz
Selectmen
J. Duncan Campbell
One-Car Crash Fatal To Hoosick Falls Girl
Miss Barbara Dean Mooney 17 of Hoosick Falls died after a one car crash on County Route 20 Breese Hollow Road near Aimie Grenier residence. Driver Wayne V. Tracy 18 was treated for injuries. two passengers escaped injury. Mooney had started nurse aide duties at Albany Memorial Hospital earlier that week. Funeral arrangements set with Mahar Funeral Home and Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Barbara Dean Mooney
High St
Hoosick Falls
Albany Memorial Hospital
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Breese Hollow Road
Wayne V. Tracy
White Creek
Eleanor Tracy
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Town of
Tracy
Hoosick Falls Central School
Hoosick Court
Hoosick Road
Miss Mooney
Loren and
Barbara
Weber) Mooney
Cambridge Central School
Albany
YWCA
Peter Loy
Greenwich
Deborah
Laurie Mooney
Samantha Weber
Hector Wood
Melrose
Mahar Funeral
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Vermont's new environmental control laws spark mixed views
In Montpelier UPI reports, Vermont lawmakers clash over House Bill 417. Attorney General James Jeffords warns of initial confusion as residents learn the law. Rep. Arthur Gibb praises its goal to curb development and establish boards while Rep. Harvey Carter cautions it will cost at least 1 million dollars to enforce and may hinder growth. He questions its impact on housing and the economy, and calls for a separate ecological land-use agency rather than centralized state control.
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General Assembly
Gibb
Geneal Assembly
Harvey Carter
R-Pownal
Carter
Vermont
State Environmental Board
Inside pages weigh Mt Anthony realignment concerns
An editorial and a letter question the Mt Anthony District realignment plan, highlighting unresolved issues and local impact as discussed on Page 4. The piece stresses community division and policy details prompting public debate.
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Mt. Anthony
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China
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Chiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Joseph
United Press International
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Los Angeles
White House
Nixon
Ohio State University
Olentangy River
Ashtabula
Ohio
Southeast
Missouri State
Trinidad
Army
N. Y.C
David Scribner
Barber
Morse
Cummings
Ronald Hasbrook
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Patrol
Arthur S. Faris
Shaftsbury
Hasbrook
George Tashjian
Aimie Grenier
By Rodney Clarke
Winhall
Manchester
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