Bennington BSD teachers vote to start work-to-rule action
Bennington School District teachers vote 70 to 3 with one abstention to begin work-to-rule today over a 15 month contract dispute. They plan to leave en masse at bell and suspend nonessential activities while a Sunday vote on striking is set. A unity march and rallies are planned. a 5 percent three year raise is discussed by the board and union negotiators amid stalled talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Action Committee
Teacher Association
David Palmer
State Labor Relations Board
David Allen
William Lally
Allen
George A. Sleeman
Lally
BSD
Richard A. Sleeman
Sally
Town workers petition for union recognition
The Vermont Labor Relations Board confirms salaried Town of Bennington employees signed a petition to elect collective bargaining representatives through Local 490 of the American Association of State County and Municipal Employes. About 10 signatories, a two week response deadline, and unrest over a town personnel policy fuel the move. Policemen express displeasure and have formed an organization to meet with Town Manager Sardas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Labor Relations Board
Bennington
American Association of State
George Rogers
Louis C. Savelas
Diamond's crusade seeks 200000 for Vermont crime task force
Vermont Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond pushes a two phase plan to win 200000 in federal LEAA funds plus 22000 state money to form a major crime strike task force. He cites art and antique thefts narcotics trafficking and unsolved killings across Bennington County and southern Vermont as justification and notes several high profile incidents in Manchester Adams Drugstore Wilmington and a southern Vermont motel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Washington
Bennington County
Manchester
Adams Drugstore
Massachusetts
Wilmington
Green Mountain
Carter pushes hospital cost controls amid health insurance debate
President Carter proposed strict hospital cost controls to curb rising charges and cap investment in new technology while signaling humility about a national health insurance plan. Officials say welfare reform may eclipse broad health coverage, with budget balance the administration's top goal by 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Lyons
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Joseph A. Califano Jr
GM to swap cars or insure owners of engine swapped models
GM will swap 128000 1977 model Oldsmobiles Pontiacs and Buicks with Chevrolet V8 engines or offer a three year 36000 mile insurance policy covering repairs to engines transmissions or rear axles. The plan targets cars from Oct 1976 to Apr 10 1977 and aims to placate lawsuits while maintaining engine labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
General Motors
Elliott M. Estes
Manhattan
Supreme Court
New York City
New York
Estes
Chevrolet
Illinois
William J. Scott
National pet overpopulation hits Bennington County shelter
The Humane Society warns 17 million cats and dogs will enter shelters nationwide this year with only 14 percent of dogs and 9 percent of cats finding homes. In Bennington County last year 1,872 animals were brought in. about 30 percent were placed while 70 percent were euthanized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leaning
Humane Society of the
United States
Bennington County
Humane Society
Alice Edwards
Bennington County Humane Society
Inside Local Highlights and Sports News Briefs
Architect renderings for a pavilion named Y Woods proposed off Niles Road on Page 3. Braille textbook factory in Manchester on Page 7. Area artist Alan Stoltzfus exhibits at Hoosac School on Page 9. John Randolph on the Indian controversy. Canadiens meet the Islanders on Pages 10 and 11. Also a report on shelters facing resource strains due to population growth and the need for responsible pet ownership to curb unwanted animals with leash laws and breeder restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Woods
Niles Road
Manchester
Alan Stoltzfus
Hoosac
John Randolph
Canadiens
Islanders
O’mara
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Rob Woolmington
Teachers’ Association
Molly Stark
Palmer
North Sea
Norway
Diamond’s Crusade
By John Leaning
Bennington County Humane Society Animal Shelter
National Insurance
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!