Disaster aid arrives for Belle's Vermont victims
Emergency relief is on the way after President Ford designated Vermont a disaster area following tropical storm Belle. Aid includes temporary housing unemployment assistance debris removal and repair of municipal facilities with low interest SBA loans and Farmers Home Administration aid. Eight more counties join the initial four. National Guard engineers are aiding Huntington Woodstock and Jamaica roads and bridges. Two deaths reported and property damage expected at 5 to 10 million dollars with hundreds displaced. Red Cross teams survey damage and distribute vouchers for essentials.
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Small Business Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Vermont
Bennington
Rutland
Washington
Windham
Thomas P. Salmon
Addison
Caledonia
Chittenden
Franklin
Lamoille
Orange
Orleans
Windsor
Salmon
National Guard
Huntington
Woodstock
Jamaica
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Norman James
White House
Stafford
Belle
Red Cross
Joseph Patterson
Cape Hatteras
N.C
West River Valley
Massachusetts
GOP platform favors ERA and abortion ban clash
Kansas City UPI Ford wins a narrow victory as the Republican platform committee backs the Equal Rights Amendment. The panel also endorses a constitutional change to ban abortion and supports school prayer, harsh gun sentences, and other curbs on federal aid to education, with Reagan allies threatening fights on Panama and deficits.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Ford
Republican Platform Committee
Rogers Morton
Ronald Reagan
Panama
Detente
Taiwan
Congress
North villagers plan in-depth MAU survey
North Bennington School Board moves to gauge local sentiment on Mt Anthony Union High School. A new task force will visit about 120 homes to collect frank feedback, with Mrs Betty Riley coordinating results and broader district involvement planned.
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North Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Betty Riley
Mau
Riley
Union High School
Union Board
Mt Anthony budget faces voters third time next Tuesday
Mt Anthony Union voters go to the polls Tuesday for a third budget vote for 1976 77 after two defeats. A federal court order leaves the board a lame duck with all directors up for re election and possible resignations. Debate centers on what the people want and how to handle budgets without triggering a broader political fight.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Mt. Anthony
Vermont
David Allen
Reagan Resists Financial Disclosure
Reagan resists full public disclosure of personal finances as he nears the Republican nominating process. The Times review suggests his net worth may be understated, with $1.46 million reported and $282k earnings in 1975 after California governorship. He has not released tax returns or complete tax details.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
New York Times
Hays Withdraws From Reelection Bid in Ohio Race
Rep Wayne Hays a Democrat from Ohio exits the campaign after admitting an affair with Elizabeth Ray. He withdrew as a candidate for re election in the 18th district although he had won renomination in the June 8 primary.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
UPI
Wayne Hays
Washington
Elizabeth Ray
Congress
Hays
Columbiana County Board of Elections
Two Vermont colleges forge new era of cooperation
Ethan Allen Community College president Timothy J. Stevenson and Southern Vermont College president Thomas A. Gee announced a new era of cooperation across Bonnet Street in Manchester. They described complementary roles for the two institutions serving southern Vermont, with Southern Vermont aiming to become a four year college and Ethan Allen reaffirming its two year, low cost access mission for adults.
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Timothy J. Stevenson
Ethan Allen Community College
Thomas A. Gee
Southern Vermont College
Bonnet Street
Stevenson
Vermont
Vermont Community College Extension
Springfield
Gee
Southern Vermont
Ethan Allen
Southern
Lee Colleges
Tim Stevenson
Thomas Gee
Inside Local highlights this week at Wadsworths and Lions
This week features Wadsworths basting and marinading items and new Bennington Lions members on page 3. Edit notes Pete Hort on bland popular music and Paul Malamud on Kennedy Castro connections with an editorial suggesting a fight to bring the Steam train here on page 4.
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Pete Hort
Paul Malamud
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St. James Episcopal Church
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ERA
Elizabeth Dwyer
By Rob Woolmington
Lawrence E. Harrington
David Adler
By Nicholas M. Horrock
N.Y. Times News Service
Rep. Hays
Russ Garland
St. James Church
BCRC
Whitingham
Generals
Syracuse
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