Town Manager Lamb Resigns After 20 Years in Government
Edward R. Lamb, town manager of Bennington for five years, announced his resignation citing accumulated frustrations from two decades in municipal government. He praised the town and its officials despite stepping down.
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Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Bennington
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Northeastern University
Hartland
Essex
Essex Junction
Laura
Crescent Boulevard
Nixon Reviews Edited Tapes As Deadline Near
President Nixon's lawyers supplied edited transcripts of 36 subpoenaed Watergate tapes to review before turning them over to Rep. Rodino's Judiciary Committee by Tuesday morning. Six tapes are missing or unrecorded. officials say Nixon plans to provide transcripts only, which Rodino says would be unacceptable. A White Paper and possible broadcast address are anticipated as the deadline approaches. Nixon left for Camp David with Pat and Tricia to study the transcripts.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
Judiciary Committee
Rodino
Camp David
Pat
Tricia
Ronald L. Ziegler
Alexander M. Haig
J. Fred Buzhardt
Cautious jury weighs Mitchell Stans perjury case
Nine men and three women weighed the complex charges against John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans in New York as jurors asked Judge Lee P. Gagliardi to reread perjury instructions shortly before a dinner break.
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New York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Lee P. Gagliardi
Chapin guilt upheld in Wategate case ruling
UPI reports US District Judge Gerhard Gesell denied Dwight L. Chapin's motions for a new trial or acquittal after Chapin was found guilty of two counts of making false statements to the grand jury about dirty tricks in the 1972 campaign. The judge defended the jury and noted overwhelming proof of intent. trial in Washington drew a packed courtroom and ongoing interest as related charges against Mitchell and Stans proceeded.
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Washington
UPI
Gerhard A. Gesell
Dwight L. Chapin
Wategate
Chapin
Gesell
Mitchell
Stans
Commerce
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Vesco
F. Donald Nixon
U.S. District Court
Lee P. Gagliardi
Waterbury security tightened after three escapes
Vermont officials from the Departments of Mental Health and Corrections unveiled plans to bolster security at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury after three inmates escaped from the maximum security wing. The proposals include joint reviews of procedures, Windsor prison training for staff, and criteria for admission and discharge, with cross training and mutual case planning to be developed by supervisory personnel. Waterbury selectmen urged Gov. Salmon to address the ongoing trouble following the latest escape.
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Montpelier
UPT
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Departments of
Mental Health and Corrections
Windsor
State Hospital
Robert Okin
Kent Stoneman
Waterbury Selectmen
Thomas P. Salmon
CVPS curtails 1974 construction amid rate fight
Central Vermont Public Service Corp plans to scale back its capital program from 5.3 million to 3.5 million due to delays in securing higher rates. President James Griffin warns customers face higher costs as the utility seeks rate increases, including a 31 percent request. The retrenchment will cut up to 40 contract jobs and skip temporary hires, with safety projects shielded. Griffin says two years may pass before a return to normal scheduling, pending financial assurances.
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Charles Butler Jr
Rutland
UPI
Vermont
Friday
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
James Griffin
Central Vermont
Public Service Board
PSB
Vermont Supreme Court
Griffin
Dorset botanist at 95 finds rewards of research
Alfred Holly Gilbert of Dorset, age 95, remains active as a botanist and plant pathologist. He began studying potato diseases in 1923 and, decades later, his observations foreshadowed a viroid-related finding. Gilbert’s work highlighted the spindling-tuber disease with distinct vine and tuber symptoms, predating wider identification by other scientists.
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Dorset
Alfred Holly Gilbert
Gilbert
Dorset Village
Gertrude Drury
Vermont Agricultural Extension Service
D.O. Diener
USDA
Beltsville
Long Island
Burlington
Maine
Vermont
Vermont lawmakers push study on statewide recycling
The Natural Resources Committee of the Vermont House posed with reclaim tin cans to study statewide recycling as a solution to waste and shrinking landfills. A pilot bill died in Appropriations, but members will press on. They visited Ohio and New Jersey plants last session for insight. From left are Rep. Emerson.
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Natural Resources Committee
Vermont House
Appropriations Committee
Natural Resource
Ohio
New Jersey
Vermont
Emerson
Weather outlook with clearing and weekend showers
The forecast calls for a mostly sunny day with highs in the mid 60s. Increasing cloudiness tonight will drop temperatures to the 40s. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers.
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