Changes Sought for Bennington Business District
The Bennington Village Planning Commission and the Greater Bennington Association map a 20 year plan to reshape downtown. The master plan targets more parking with 400 to 500 new spaces, traffic flow and zoning tweaks to bolster Bennington as a major Vermont gateway and regional shopping hub. Merchants will review the recommendations at a GBA meeting, with regional input from John C. Burdis of Albany.
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Bennington
Village Planning Commission
Merchants Division
Greater Bennington Association
Regional Planning Commission
GBA
Regional Commission
John C. Burdis
Albany
Vermont
Hoff Answers Snelling on Roads
Gov. Philip Hoff clashed with Republican candidate Richard Snelling over a $34 million highway plan on Route 7. Hoff pledged a four lane Rutland to Pownal, while Snelling proposed a $300 million program for four lane roads. Hoff also discussed executive branch redevelopment and telecom privacy measures with NE Utilities subcommittee backing automatic cutoffs.
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Montpelier
API
Philip H. Hoff
GOP
Richard Snelling
Hoff
Snelling
Rutland
Pownal
Rte. 7
Rte.7
Gas Tax Hike Eyed to Fund Interstate Completion
Washington based report shows federal gasoline diesel and tire taxes may rise to bridge a $6 billion shortfall in the highway trust fund. The Public Works Committee notes the interstates run a year late and the program total could reach $51.2 billion with the federal share at 90 percent.
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Washington
UPI
House
Public Works Committee
Highway Trust Fund
Johnson
Jet bombers hit Uong Bi power plant in North Viet Nam
U S air and naval jet bombers carried out 118 missions against the Uong Bi thermal power plant near Haiphong and attacked 14 oil depots. A Navy F8 Crusader was shot down but the pilot rescued. The plant, supplying about half the power for Haiphong and Hanoi, has been hit before and will need rebuilding.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S
Navy
North Viet Nam
Oriskany
Uong Bi
Haiphong
Hanoi
Than Hoa
Sam Alley
Viet Nam
Pope Paul VI Ends Post Council Work With Clergy Order
Pope Paul VI at the Vatican announced completion of the formal phase of post Ecumenical Council work with a far reaching executive order affecting clergy. The move marks a major step in church reforms and shapes church governance amid ongoing Vatican activity.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Msgr
Pericle Felici
Post Council
Paul
Ecclesiae Sanctae
Holy Church
John XXIII
Felici
Episcopal Conferences
Pontiff
Central Missionary Council
Rome
Pontifical Mission
North Korea Breaks With Moscow Peking Calls Independence
The Rodong Shin moon editorial declares independence for Communist parties, says revolution cannot be exported or imported, and hints at shifting alignments toward Japan and Romania. Observers note a move away from Peking with outside support playing a secondary role. The piece accompanies Vatican news on Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Council reforms, including retirement rules for clergy and new missionary structures.
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Tokyo
UPI
Communist Party
Rodong Shinmoon
Moscow
Peking
International Communist Movement
One Billion Dollar Hit From Airline Strike
The ongoing airline machinists strike has cost American business at least 1 billion dollars, with Chicago alone losing about 600 thousand dollars daily as airports delay mail and travel. London reports worsened conditions and trips to New York are rerouted via Prestwick or Europe. Some travelers receive 100 dollar loans, while U.S. agencies report mixed impacts on tourism and business travel.
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New York
UPS
Chicago Association of Commerce
Chicago
O'Hare International
Washington
Los Angeles
Cials
London
Trans World Airline
Atlantic
Prestwick
Scotland
Europe
Canada
TWA
Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd
Worldwide Travel Agency
American Airlines
Northeast Airlines
Boston
Public Beach Sold in Tax Foreclosure mix up
ROCHESTER New York city admitted it accidentally sold 1100 feet of Durand Eastman Park Beach on Lake Ontario for 700 to real estate investor William Carnahan in a tax foreclosure. Carnahan offered to lease back the beach. county shut it for safety. City seeks negotiation or condemnation as next steps.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Lake Ontario
William Carnahan
Durand Eastman Park Beach
Carnahan
Monroe
Gordon Howe
Inside the Press Box on Costly New England Power
Editorial notes rising power costs in New England and how it shapes policy. Sam Ogden recounts a scenic Saratoga trip while Governor Hoff attends the Manchester Fair highlighting regional events page by page.
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New England
Sam Ogden
Saratoga
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New England Utilities Commissioners
Public Service Board
Ernest W. Gibson III
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Gibson
Hotel Ritz
Guayaquill
Ecuador
Pope
Reds
Manchester
Otis
Philip Hoff
Manchester Fair
Peter Cooper
Ottawa
Rideau River
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