Boutin Edges Jerome In Bennington Board Win
Bennington voters elected six men to the expanded Board of Selectmen under the 1966 Unification Act. Leon J. Boutin and Edward Frasier defeated James C. Jerome and Salvatore Santarcangelo while Ormal Pierce beat Paul Sheridan. New terms run to March with meeting set for Aug 17 to govern consolidating town and village operations by Jan 1, 1971. Total ballots 1,431.
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Bennington
Boutin
Jerome
Pierce
Sheridan
Frasier
Santarcangelo
Mary Hodeck
North Bennington
FTC Official Says Big Firms Dominate the Oil Industry
FTC official Lawrence G. Meyer told the National Congress of Petroleum Retailers in Las Vegas that big, vertically integrated firms dominate the oil trade and recognize price competition is not in their self interest. He urged retailers to sue firms over coercive tactics and noted structural factors limit consumer choice and price cutting.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Lawrence G. Meyer
Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation
National Congress of Petroleum
Las Vegas
Meyer
Senate Backs Nixon on ABM Funds Amid SALT Talks
The Senate voted 52 to 47 to maintain funds for the Safeguard ABM system, backing the Nixon plan as talks with the Soviet Union on limiting strategic arms proceed in Vienna. Opponents vow to push amendments next week to curb expansion without cutting funding.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
ABM
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Vienna
Inside Postal Reform Bill Advances Despite Flaws
An editorial lauds the reform bill as a surprising advance even if imperfect. A separate letter to the editor criticizes the state's environmental regulations. Reviewer William Gilbert reviews Weston’s latest offering this week. Kathe Dillmann interviews a notable summer resident.
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William Gilbert
Weston
Kathe Dillmann
Nerve Gas Court Order Closes Cape Fear Shipping
In Southport a Liberty ship loaded with nerve gas rockets will trigger the closure of Wilmington port and lower Cape Fear River channels as the area is declared a security zone from Friday through Monday August 14 to 17 Federal Judge June L Green set a hearing on the matter as Sen Ernest Hollings denounced the plan Gov Claude Kirk and the Environmental Defense Fund urged caution Army officials claim salt water will neutralize the gas and the cargo loading proceeds with longshoremen trained for the operation
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Southport
N.C
UPI
Wilmington
Cape Fear River
E. A. Allen Jr
Fifth Coast Guard Distrit
Atlantic
June L. Green
Washington
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Senate
Claude Kirk
Florida
Environmental Defense Fund
le Baron Russell Briggs
Army
Ocean Terminal
Sunny Point
Anniston
Ala
Richmond
Edward Lee Rogers
East Setauket
N.Y
Kenny Webster
House Ready To Override Nixon Veto
House members aimed to repass a 4.4 billion dollar school aid bill over President Nixon veto with two thirds support seen in both chambers. Senate Democrats also believed votes to override were in hand, while a separate 18 billion dollar housing and benefits bill faced a closer fate in the House.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Senate
Paper Mill Decision Defended in Vermont Ruling
Vermont Environmental Board Chair William S. Cowles Jr. defended last month’s development permit decision for a $7.2 million Pownal paper mill, saying changes restated findings to align with state law and stand up in court. The Bennington District Commission had set 18 conditions for Spruce Tissue Mills Co. of New York City planned beside the Hoosic River. the Bennington County Industrial Corp. appealed three of them.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Environmental Board
William S. Cowles Jr
Pownal
District Commission
State of
Vermont
Cowles
State Board
Bennington District Commission
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Spruce Tissue Mills Co
New York City
Hoosic River
Christie to publish 80th book on 80th birthday
London based Agatha Christie will release her 80th novel Passenger to Frankfurt on her 80th birthday September 21, according to her publishers.
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London
UPI
Agatha Christie
Frankfurt
Bruce Fails To Move Talks Off Dead Center
Paris dispatch reports the 79th Vietnam peace conference session failed to advance. U.S. envoy David K E Bruce urged practical negotiations in a conciliatory tone while Nguyen Minh Vy said no positive results were evident. Viet Cong leaders called for unconditional U S troop withdrawal and a representative coalition government in Saigon amid mutual accusations over the war.
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Bruce
Paris
U.S
Nixon
United States
Hanoi
Saigon
Nguyen van Tien
Provisional Revolutionary Government of
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Indochinese
Pham Dang Lam
Cambodia
Laos
Lam
Indochina
Republic of
South
Jury Finds McDermott Guilty In Arlington Shooting Spree
A six by six juror panel found Harry J. McDermott of Arlington guilty of breach of peace by destruction of property after a November nighttime shot at the home of William Towne, Arlington Memorial High School principal. McDermott testified intoxication and memory loss, while a cousin denied sole involvement. a store owner corroborated sobriety earlier that evening. No injuries were reported. See McDERMOTT Page 12, Col. 4
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McDermott
Arlington
Harry J. McDermott
William Towne
Eveyln Sallisky
Neil S. Moss
Frederick W. Neff
Shaftsbury
Towne
Route 7
East Arlington Road
Moss
Senate Panel Approves Roaring Branch Funds
Senator George D. Aiken announced that a bill carrying 250000 dollars for Roaring Branch flood control in Bennington gained Senate Appropriations Committee approval. He said 350000 had been approved in 1967 but blocked by the Budget Bureau. an additional 250000 is needed to finish the project to protect Mt. Anthony Union High School.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Roaring Branch
Bennington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Aiken
Budget Bureau
House
Senate
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Edward Frasier
Ormal A, Pierce
Tansitor Electronics Inc
Ormal Pierce
Village of
Leon
Knotty Pine
U.S. 7
J.C. Jerome
Col
Jack Osick
By David McConkey
Eagle
Pony Express
Winston M. Blount
U.S. Postal Service
Blount
Post Office Department
New Postal Service
J. Edward Day
James A. Farley
Arthur E. Summerfield
Lawrence F. O'Brien
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