Tourists face higher prices and thinner budgets in southern Vermont
An informal Banner survey finds summer tourist activity down 10 to 12 percent in motels and restaurants across southern Vermont while some shops and attractions report solid sales. Inflation and past floods weigh on travel, but major sites like the Bennington Museum and Battle Monument stay strong. Local motel owners show limited receptivity to Savages plan to lure more visitors as two Arlington campgrounds report below normal attendance.
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Banner
H. G. Savage
Greater
Bennington
Savage
Ohio
New Hampshire
Maine
Pownal View Barn
Benn Barry Shop
Griffin’s of
Arlington
Bennington Museum
Bennington Battle Monument
Topping Tavern
Nebraska
Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Big House
Bennington Recreation Dept
Dean given 14 years on conspiracy charge
John W. Dean III, Nixon aide turned key witness, was sentenced to one to four years for conspiracy in the Watergate cover-up. Judge Sirica rejected delays, released Dean on personal bond with term starting Sept 3 due to his mother-in-law’s illness. Dean apologized, acknowledged wrongdoing, and agreed to testify in the forthcoming Watergate trial.
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Washington
UPI
John W. Dean III
Nixon
U.S
John J. Sirica
Dean
Leon Jaworski
Sirica
California
Sirca
Warden Julius Moeykens resigns at Vermont prison
WARDEN JULIUS V MOEYKENS SUBMITTED his resignation to Corrections Commissioner R Kent Stoneman stating it will be effective Aug 9. He cited personal reasons. Stoneman will consider replacements. no detailed talks with candidates yet.
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Moeykens
Windsor
Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Salmon to cut 2.1 million to ease budget shortfall
The Salmon administration announced 2.1 million dollars in state spending reductions to balance a projected revenue gap. Gov. Thomas P. Salmon pledged no state employee layoffs and no welfare cuts beyond recent general assistance roll reductions, with education, debt service, and other aid areas also affected.
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Agency of Environmental Conservation
Agency of Human Services
University of Vermont
Salmon
Vermont
Nixon
Vermont Judiciary System
Community College of Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Greece to allow vote on Constantine's fate
Athens promises the Greek people will decide Constantine's fate after exile and restore the 1952 constitution with monarchy references removed The government expects a referendum or constituent assembly within six months to determine Greece's future as a monarchy or republic Constantine, age 34, fled in 1967 after an attempted power grab and has stayed in Italy and Britain awaiting a call to return
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UPI
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Greece
Constantine Karamanilis
Panayotis Lambrias
Constituent Assembly
Italy
Britain
Karamanlis
On the Inside Drought Turns Nebraska to Disaster Area
A page 2 feature outlines drought impact across Nebraska creating disaster area designations. The piece notes agricultural losses and community strain, with officials outlining relief steps and regional responses.
Crash on Route 7 Claims County's 9th Auto Death
A 19 year old from Williamstown dies when his southbound 1965 Chevrolet leaves Route 7 near Green Mountain race track and halves after striking a utility pole. Passenger David W. Jones, 25, is thrown onto the Boston and Maine tracks and later to Putnam Memorial Hospital in fair condition with a broken leg and injuries. Police say the car traveled over 400 feet off the road before hitting the pole. The death marks Bennington County's ninth auto fatality of the year, with one prior pedestrian death. Ellsworth and Jones are residents of 15 Hall Street in Williamstown Massachusetts.
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Pownal
Green Mountain Race Track
Donald R. Ellsworth
Hall St
Williamstown
Mass
Ellsworth
David W. Jones
Boston and Maine
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Jones
Arthur S. Faris
Raymond Bolton
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bennington
Glenn Hall
Bennington County
More tapes given up promises for rest in 1973 coverup case
Nixon lawyers surrendered 13 more Watergate tapes to Judge Sirica for possible evidentiary use. They previously delivered 20 tapes and promised the remaining 64 conversations will be turned over by next week. The White House will file privilege claims for portions they deem protected, with Sirica to rule on all assertions.
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White House
Nixon
Jaworski
Shaffer
Sirica
Dean
Impeachment Debate Moves to TV and Radio
The House schedules Nixon impeachment debates to start August 19 with a vote planned between August 26 and 31. Senate trial could begin in late September. A United Press International poll shows 164 House members committed or leaning to impeach, with 218 needed for a majority if all 435 vote. Rep. John Rhodes plans to declare his position after a Monday news conference following talks with 186 House Republicans.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
House
Senate
United Press International
Rep
John Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Lee
Nixon Faces Crest of Crisis and Possible Resignation
Tom Braden states that President Nixon faces a decisive crisis and will likely act. Some insiders consider resignation as an option, citing House Judiciary Committee momentum and Senate scrutiny. The piece notes Nixon’s past actions and suggests resignation could counter obloquy and rebuild national security credibility.
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Nixon
California
Ron Ziegler
Dean Burch
House Judiciary Committee
Stennis
The
United States
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