Striking Ohio firemen watch 15 homes burn
Fifteen arson fires destroyed homes and garages in Dayton and suburbs while striking firefighters stood idle. Firefighters demanded a 6 percent pay raise and shorter weeks. homeowners fought blazes with hoses as police saved belongings. City officials urged a return to work amid a 45 day fact finding plan. Deputies discussed a possible walkout in support of police.
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Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Paul R. Leonard
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Tim Harker
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Order of Police
Environmentalists clash over Route 7 plans in New York
Hoosick Falls residents heard regional DOT official Clarence Fosdick explain New York Route 7 work will be limited to one section before 1980 due to pressure from New York environmentalists opposing further reconstruction in Rensselaer County. Vermont counterparts argue for a two lane bypass between Bennington and Manchester, amid a broader budget crunch and federal environmental review requirements.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York State Department of Transportation
DOT
Rensselaer County
Troy
Bennington
Vermont Highway Department
Manchester
Fosdick
New York Dot
State Line
New York
N.Y. 7
New York Highway Department
Regional Highway District 1
State Highway Department
Washington
Selectmen to Hear Opinion on New Vermont Office Building
Bennington selectmen voted to hold a public hearing next Tuesday at 7 15 p m in town offices to gauge public opinion on locating a state office building at the Vermont Veterans Home. The hearing could influence the project though timetables require swift action.
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Bennington
Selectmen
Veterans Home
Economic Development Administration
EDA
John G. McCullough
Home
McCullough
The
Banner
Veterans Home Board
Haley
Veterans Home Trustees
Vermont
Town Planning Commission
Brattleboro
First United Methodist Church
Main Street
Evelyn Peterson
Man turns self in after torching car in hit and run
Guilt ridden 23 year old John Alan Hempel of Manchester turns himself in after burning his 1970 Chevrolet to dispose of evidence from a Route 7 collision that left 32 year old Richard Bovey and 13 year old Sherrie Quesnel with multiple injuries. He was cited for leaving the scene and operating without a license.
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Manchester
Fred Wessner
John Alan Hempel
Essex Circle
Robert Ewer
Wessner
Hempel
Ralph Jameson
Salem
N.Y
Jameson
Channel 6
Manchester Village
George Hoag
New York State Police Laboratory
Albany
Channel 6 News
Richard J. Bovey
Arlington
Bryant’s Hill
Bovey
Sherrie Quesnel
Miss Quesnel
Rutland Hospital
Donkey ball crowns Bennington Fire Dept rivals
More than 2000 people watched as Frank Snow of the Bennington Rural Fire Department tried to reboard. The Bennington Fire Department beat their rural counterparts 4-3 in the championship, part of pre Battle Bicentennial events this week. Tonight an outdoor dance and band concert runs from 8 to 11 at the municipal parking lot off Pleasant Street.
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Union Carbide Corp
Bennington
Conrad Hoffman
Carbide
Hoffman
St. Albans
Union Carbide
Frank Snow
Pleasant Street
Inside Local Highlights and Page References
On the Inside Local notes Joseph Parks to speak on the Battle of Bennington page 3 and a note on Joseph Rudd and van dalism at the mini park page 4. Op Ed Robert Thum recalls bombing Washington by accident page 5. Dorset selectmen oppose Lt Gov Buckley traffic law page 8. County Youth notes State Dairy Day Monday page 11. WHA hockey bidding war heats up page 14. Review of After the Fall and The Importance of Being Ernest opens at Dorset Playhouse Thursday page 16.
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Recreation Center
Joseph Parks
Bennington
Joseph Rudd
Robert Thum
Washington
Dorset
T. Garry Buckley
WHA
Dorset Playhouse
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U.S
By Rob Woolmington
Ms. Peterson
Richard V. Perrott
East Road
Perrott
Louis C. Savelas
George Woleful
State Agency of Environmental Conservation
Sarelas
Eugene Bilodeau
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