Lawmakers press to expedite Route 7 project plan
In Bennington County lawmakers debated expediting a new Route 7 between Bennington and Manchester while urging resurfacing of the existing road. The group split on what expedite means, with several members wary of committing funds without concrete steps toward the new highway. Ronald Crisman, transportation secretary, outlined a forthcoming technical analysis, while a public audience of about 40 observed.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Bennington
Manchester
Cole Hall
Thomas O. Foster
Michael Nawrath
Merritt S. Hewitt Jr
Nawrath
Jane Gardner
Darlington
Gardner
David Shaffe
D-Bennington
Highway Department
Ronald Crisman
Secretary of Transportation
New York Judge Opens Path for Federal Abortion Funds
Washington reports a UPI summary: U.S. District Judge John Dooling lifted an injunction in the Hyde amendment dispute, allowing federal funding for abortions only to save the life of the mother for the next two months. HEW Secretary Califano said funds will be provided if a physician certifies necessity. House and Senate remain divided over funding rules beyond Sept. 30. Senate wants broader access including rape and incest. the House seeks Hyde limits through next fiscal year.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
Henry Hyde
R-Il
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Supreme Court
U.S
John Dooling
New York
HEW
Joseph Califano
Department
Syria Rejects Early Talks Plan Amid Geneva Conference Drive
UPI reports Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrived in Amman seeking a framework for a Middle East peace conference after Syria’s Hafez Assad rejected a preliminary foreign ministers meeting in the United States. Assad signaled possible conditional acceptance if Palestine representation is ensured, while Vance pressed for a comprehensive dialogue on the West Bank and broader regional questions.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Damascus
Middle East
Syria
Hussein
Vance
Geneva
Hafez Assad
United States
Assad
Idea
Israel
Palestine Liberational Organization
West Bank
Crisman Road to Start Soon Amid Legal Challenge
Vermont officials say the Route 7 corridor from Bennington to Arlington will be ready for travel by 1980 while opponents move in federal court for a new hearing. Bennington attorney Harvey D. Carter Jr. seeks reargument of a key issue, arguing Arlington is not a logical terminus as defined by the Federal Highway Administration. Judge James L. Oakes previously dissolved a 1972 injunction on a connection between Bennington and Arlington, but kept the injunction between Arlington and Manchester.
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Shaftsbury
Vermont
Ronald Crisman
Bennington
Arlington
Federal District Court
Burlington
Harvey D. Carter Jr
James L. Oakes
Oakes
Manchester
Carter
Federal Highway Administration
Crisman
Carter signs $1 billion jobs bill in White House ceremony
President Carter signed a $1 billion jobs bill to create about 200,000 year round public service jobs for youths 16 to 23, funding conservation, parks and public works. The measure, part of a broader stimulus, could reach up to 400,000 jobs per Labor Department estimates. Carter highlighted aims to restore confidence in government as Urban League chief Vernon Jordan skipped the event, sending a deputy instead. Carter planned a Plains, Georgia reunion and to announce welfare reform and energy department moves upon return.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Plains
White House
Rose Garden
Urban League
Vernon Jordan
Jordan
Napoleon Johnson
Labor Department
Reporters' sources become new focus of Hulbert trial
The Hulbert trial widened to involve source disclosure as reporter Steve Racz of WBTN was ordered to reveal his sourcing after reporting Hulbert’s arrest for drug possession in Pownal. The subpoena risks a possible mistrial as defense lawyer David Reid presses for source names while the case also centers on alleged police brutality during the Aug. 5, 1976 incident at Kenneth Waine’s Jefferson Heights home.
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Lee Harrison
Samuel Hulbert
Steve Racz
WBTN
Hulbert
Pownal
George M. Fienberg
David Reid
Raez
Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Bennington
Kenneth Waine
Jefferson Heights
Michael Gibbons
Ronald Gerity
Gerity
Gibbons
U.S
Banner
John Leaning
Leaning
Reid
Waine
Selectmen
Timothy) Corcoran
Corcoran
Lee Hulbert
Temple Smith Reaches 100 at Bennington Home
Temple Smith of 605 Gage Street Bennington celebrated turning 100 on Thursday. She shares her life with her brother Webster S Temple and marks a century with family and friends nearby.
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Temple Smith
Gage St
Bennington
Webster S. Temple
Lulu Wyman
Beartown
West Road
Manchester
Helen
Windsor House Gets $40 000 Grant
County notes a 40000 dollar grant awarded to Windsor House. The item summarizes the funding as part of local developments and outlines the grant’s purpose within county projects.
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Windsor House
Hoosick Falls
Bennington
Red Sox
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Rupert
Madeline Harwood
Frank Wirmusky
SRO
Wirmusky
Gideon Reynolds
William Johnston
George McKearin
N.Y
Camp David
Congressional Black Caucus
Aaron Henry
Mississippi
Julius Nyerere
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Department of Energy
Labor
Ray Marshall
FALN
Garden Club
Horton
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