Town fathers switch make the lights go on
Bennington selectmen opened their meeting by unanimously approving Paul Sheridan's motion to reconnect all disconnected street lights. The audience favored the move, led by a petition signed by 573 citizens. Debate continued on fluoridation with Dr. William Burnham urging its benefits, while opponents warned of past scare tactics. A special meeting May 6 was set to finish zoning and town plan work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Woolmington
Bennington
Selectmen
Paul Sheridan
Margaret M. Craven
Ralph G. Wright
Marian Cummings
William Burnham
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Medical Association
Burnham
Peter R. Donavan
Wright
Joseph Higgins
Higgins
Vermont New York tax dispute rekindled in Arlington
A federal action seeks to block New York from collecting state sales taxes on goods bought in Vermont and delivered to New York. John Willey, a New York tax examiner, was served with summons at Griffins Furniture in Arlington as five New York officials pursue an injunction in Burlington federal court.
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Arlington
New York
Vermont
N.Y
Griffin's
Route 7
John Willey
Sales Tax Bureau
Federal District Court
Burlington
Willey
Griffins
U.S. Marshall
Hiram Savage
Nington
Savage
Paul Wickes
Griffins Inc
U.S
Wickes
U S braces for refugees from Saigon airlift to Guam
The United States shifted the Saigon evacuation to Guam as the first group of 219 refugees arrived at Andersen AFB aboard a DC8. Officials warned as many as 131,000 refugees could pass through Guam in weeks, with estimates of 60,000 in the next 10 days. The pace strained Guam's population and food stocks while the Philippines handled thousands more at Clark AFB.
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United Press International
United States
Philippines
U.S
Guam
Saigon
Andersen Afb
Ricardo J. Bordallo
Pacific
U S
South Vietnam
Ford
Clark Afb
Washington
Ford Administration
Anderson
Los Angeles
James Hayes
California
Viets seek cease-fire and inclusive Saigon talks
South Vietnam urged a cease-fire and negotiations guaranteeing Viet Cong influence in the government. Viet Cong spokesmen in Saigon questioned the offer, while PRG leaders in Paris rejected an immediate cease-fire as unacceptable. Viet Cong officials in Saigon said they were ready to negotiate if Saigon truly bargains, not just bluff.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Phuong Nam
Paris
PRG
Nguyen Lee
Saigon Explosive Killings Shake City as Commando Move Grows
In Saigon a dusk explosion at Ham Nghi market kills and wounds multiple civilians amid heavy tension as North Vietnamese troops close in. Police fired to control crowds while government negotiates a power sharing coalition with the Viet Cong and U.S. forces evacuate Americans and endangered locals to bases in the Philippines and Guam. A renewed air assault targets Bien Hoa, 14 miles away, as Saigon calls for unconditional Paris accord talks and a National Council for Reconciliation and Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Bien Hoa
Ham Nghi
Tu Do Street
Tu Do
Leon Daniel
Tran van Huong
Viet Cong
U.S
Philippines
Guam
Third Force
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Human Services' catch-22 hits major snags in Vermont
Vermont Human Rights Commission, hampered by a $1,000 next year budget and narrow jurisdiction, faces abolition calls if the legislature does not expand power. New executive secretary Peter Watts and assistant AG Phoebe Morse begin reorganizing but encounter office, funding, and statutory hurdles. One-quarter of the remaining budget will fund Watts’s trip to Washington to seek federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Morse
Commission
Watts
Margaret Lucenti
General Assembly
Morse
Federal
Equal Opportunity Office
Vermont
World Bank
Lucenti
Human Rights Commission
Harlan Sylvester
Burlington
Washington
Would-be attacker foiled at plaza clothing store
Country Casuals co owner Mrs Jane Kaufmann describes a brief morning incident at the Bennington Monument Plaza store. A short man in jeans entered, produced a jackknife and demanded she strip. She fled toward the front door, escaping as the man fled past the First Bank. She arrived about 9 30 a m and later provided a description.
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Plaza Clothing Store
Geoffrey Chapman
Jane Kaufmann
Country Casuals
Bennington
Monument Plaza
Mrs. Kaufmann
First Bank
Inside National and Local Notes Across Pages
Summary of brief items shows five new arrivals in Cincinnati and a friendly greeting at The Banner as Nancy Blades joins. Fresh Air Program luncheon marks start of the season. Also notes on preschool budget talk, Vermont reflection, reader opinions, Shaftsbury IBA variances, Manchester Sewage plant progress, and sports happenings with Padres, Sabres, Canadiens, and MAU standout Green.
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Cincinnati
Nancy Blades
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Shaftsbury Iba
Manchester Selectmen
Sabres
Canadiens
MAU
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U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Manila
Clark
Evening Express
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Tan Son Nhut
S. Viets
Human Services
Catherine Roberts
Senior Citizen Project
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