Reapportionment Ordered for MAU by U.S. Judge Holden
U.S. District Court Judge James Holden ordered the Mt. Anthony Union High School Board to draft a reapportionment plan within 60 days to meet one person one vote and equal protection standards. The board plans to appeal to the Second Circuit, likely delaying any plan. The ACLU had filed a year earlier alleging malapportionment, with Bennington underrepresented and Woodford overrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. District Court
James Holden
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Union District
U.S
Vermont
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Union Board
Bennington
Woodford
ACLU
Jeff Taylor
Brattleboro
A. Luke Crispe
Crispe
Holden
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Harwood Union
Champlain Valley
Supreme Court
Harwood
MAU
Franklin Vermont drought spurs emergency meeting
Franklin County suffers severe drought with about 2 dozen farms totaling 1500 cattle idle for lack of water. Farmers haul water from streams and neighbors as Extension Service seeks Civil Defense involvement and coordination with state officials and National Guard. A Friday meeting will include state Civil Defense, local selectmen, National Guard, Agriculture Department, and Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
UPI
State Civil Defense Office
Vermont
Franklin County
Extension Service
Robert Neale
National Guard
State Agriculture Department
Thomas Salmon
Norman James
Bennington prepares for annual Redcoat victory parade
It marks 198 years since Green Mountain Boys and allied patriots defeated Redcoats in New York. The Bennington Fire Department leads weekend celebrations in Bennington with Richard Knapp helping place Main Street flags as Sunday parade plans draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Bennington
Richard Knapp
Main Street
Kidnapers Send Tape in Bronfman Case
Yorktown Heights in Westchester reports a taped call from Samuel Bronfman jr. kidnapers received by Edgar Bronfman at the Seagram heir’s estate. A two page ransom note demanded 4.5 million dollars, claimed the youth was buried nearby with water and air for 10 days. An FBI contact was linked to newspaper ads and the Cornwall Associates service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
UPI
Samuel Bronfman
Westchester County
Edgar Bronfman
Seagram Co., Ltd
Kid- Papers
Bronfman
Westchester
New York Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
Hearst denies talk of payoff in Hearst kidnapping saga
Hearst said he met with Jack and Micki Scott about two weeks ago but rejected any money negotiations. Walter J. Scott, in FBI custody, claimed his brother offered to guide authorities to Patricia Hearst in exchange for $100,000 and immunity. Micki Scott seeks to compel Walter to testify in a Harrisburg federal hearing, while Hearst’s San Francisco statement described the meeting at the Scotts’ Fairmont hotel apartment and subsequent paced discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Hearst
San Francisco
Scotts
Walter J. Scott
Jack
FBI
Philadelphia
Walter
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Las Vegas
New York
Micki Scott
Harrisburg
The
San Francisco Examiner
Jack Scott
Cecil Williams
Fairmont” Hotel
Scott Brothers
See Hearst
Northeastern States Plan Bid to Rebate Oil Tariff
Legal teams from eight states including Vermont convene in Boston to press for a $1 billion rebate of oil import tariff funds deemed illegal by a federal appeals court. The group weighs routes for congressional or legal action to return the money to consumers as White House signals an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Vermont
Ford
Massachusetts
Maine
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
White House
Ron Nessen
Tye
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Wheels roll toward completion of bicentennial VT2 rail loop
The VT2 rail loop moves toward reality with $1 million in federal funds and up to $300,000 more from the legislature. Plans outline Bellows Falls to Burlington and Whitehall to Bellows Falls routes with several daily trains, plus a Burlington to Bennington run and a Northeast Kingdom Sunday excursion. Rolling stock from Steamtown, Amtrak alignment, and trackwork would enable speeds up to 50 mph on parts, with a projected $5 million profit over two years. Memorial Day 1976 remains target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burley
Burley
Bellows Falls
Burlington
Whitehall
N.Y
Bennington
Rutland
Northeast Kingdom
Lake Champlain
Transportation Committee
Green Mountain
Planning Commission
North Bennington
Manchester
Steamtown
Legislative Committee
Bicentennial Transportation Committee
Vermont Railway
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Robert Y. Justis
State Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Justis
Amtrak
Steamtrain
FBI doubts Hoffa disappearance was self imposed
The FBI questions James Hoffa engineered his own vanishing. An FBI spokesman said investigators found the July 30 disappearance unlikely to be self-made, with the theory not stronger than many others. Don Vestal, Hoffa's former secretary, suspects a phony kidnapping aided by Teamster leaders to keep Hoffa from testifying in a grand jury probe into union finances. He believes Hoffa is alive and in involuntary hiding. Teamster officials in Boston ejected reporters from a Hoffa rival's meeting as delegates backed Frank Fitzsimmons for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
API
FBI
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Vestal
Jimmy
Boston
Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Edward Rice
London
Conn
Inside National Rocks Fly in Boston Violence
A report from Boston details racial unrest as rocks fly in the city, prompting officials to respond and calling attention to community tensions during a tense period. The article frames the clash within ongoing national debates and local impacts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By John Leaning
Franklin
Redcoats
Fred Dollard
Daily News
Jack Mullaney
Post
Princeton
N.J
Cornwall Associates
New York City
Cornwall
Young Bronfman
Williams College
Ann Margaret Loeb
Purchase
United Press International
Randolph A. Hearst
Green Mountain Railroad
Anthony Giacalone
Anthony Provenzano
Leonard Schultz
Saratoga
Park-McCullough House
Kit Foster
Maddocks
Russell Baker
Rob Woolmington
Williamstown
BBS
Susan Ford
Arlington
Mt. Anthony
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!