CIA mail opening suit yields $1000 payout and apology
U S judge orders the government to pay 1000 dollars and court costs to three plaintiffs and issue an apology for mail opened during the CIA domestic monitoring program from 1953 to 1973. The decision notes at least 215000 pieces were opened, with potential liability cited by the ACLU. Further suits pending target officials like former CIA director Richard Helms.
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New York, N.Y
Central Intelligence Agency
Jack B. Weinstein
Weinstein
Federal District Court
Brooklyn
N.Y
American Civil Liberties Union
Civil Liberties Group
Rhode Island
Richard Helms
CIA
United States
Eastern District of
New York
Edward R. Korman
Wade McCree
Barbara Allen Babcock
Justice Department
Report bids Vermont to expand role in nukes
Vermont state radiologist David Scott urged the Health Board to challenge exclusive federal control of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. He proposed the state develop a mechanism to regulate health and safety features beyond waste disposal, asserting the NRC is often sensitive to local concerns. Vermont OSHA Director John Fraines praised the report as a landmark for state involvement.
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Froines
Vermont Yankee
John Beck
Effort weighs to designate downtown Bennington as historic district
Bennington eyes possible federal historic district to protect its Victorian manses and river mills with meetings and grants for renovations. Proposals include Putnam Square Elm and Union streets Main and Pleasant segments and bank areas near the Walloomsac River. Old Bennington may also be named a national district. property owners urged to share views.
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Bennington
Elm
Union
Walloomsac
William Burbank
Putnam Square
Union Street
Elm Street
Main
Pleasant Streets
Walloomsac River
Lance report on Bert Lance bank probe sent to Carter
A 100 page report from the comptroller of the currency on Bert Lance’s bank loans was sent today to Lance, President Carter, and Congress. Lance expressed confidence the findings will clear him amid a month long probe into multimillion dollar loans in Chicago New York and Georgia.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Lance
Carter
Congress
Comptroller of the Currency
Comptroller’s
Camp David
Maryland
John Heimann
Chicago
New York
Georgia
Comptroller of Currency
State Buildings Chief to Explain Office Plans at Vermont Veterans Home Site
Vermont State Buildings Director Irving Bates will address the Bennington Planning Commission on September 7 to clarify unanswered questions about a proposed state office building at the Vermont Veterans Home site. The commission has no formal proposal to act on, while local officials note zoning allows offices and discuss Act 250 compliance.
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State Buildings
Irving Bates
Bennington
Michael McDonough
Timothy Smith & Associates
Griffin
McDonough
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Veterans Home Board of Trustees
Haley
J. Duncan Campbell
The
Planning Commission
Campbell
Selectmen
Charles Mather
Planners Back New Ventures In Bennington Plan
Bennington Planning Commission voiced approval for several projects including a 64 unit apartment condominium on a 23 acre site between Elm Street and the Bennington Museum. The plan also envisions eight acres for eight two acre single family parcels in Old Bennington while focusing discussions within Bennington jurisdiction. Another proposal would repurpose the W H Morse building beside the St Johnsbury truck terminal for BennKraft Insulation Inc to manufacture insulation from paper fiber.
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Bennington Planning Commission
John Wilkinson
Elm Street
Bennington Museum
Old Bennington
Wilkinson
Bennington
Planning Commission
BennKraft Insulation Inc
W.H. Morse
St. Johnsbury
Lee Planners
Wickes vows open tax reform to Bennington business leaders
Bennington on Wednesday hosted R. Paul Wickes, Vermont tax commissioner, who admitted past department laxness and pledged reform while offering little solace to affected locals. He blamed legislators for gaps in information as Jay Zwynenburg of the Bennington Bookshop outlined four complaints about inconsistent tax information and punitive back audits. The meeting at Heritage House followed a Chamber position on dissemination, compliance policy, adversarial relations with taxpayers, and back audits from three years prior.
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R. Paul Wickes
Bennington
State Tax Department
Wickes
Montpelier
Heritage House
Bennington Chamber of Commerce’s Position On the Matter By Jay Zwynenburg
Tax Department
Zwynenburg
Inside National and Local Highlights Across Pages
Summary of varied coverage including N Y Port Authority appealing SST testing order, a killer’s defense, Woodstock resident seeking Panama Treaty opinions, Anita Bryant staging, nostalgia for Battle Day, Ed page on metrication, Hoosick Falls traffic study with no 1981 funding, Green Mountain National Forest fighting California fires, and Sports noting Courageous win, Kuhn power bid, and BWI Round Robin first round.
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N.Y
Green Mountain National Forest Service
California
Courageous
Kuhn
BWI
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By Rob Woolmington
David J. Newell
William B. Pinney
State Division of Historic Preservation
Chamber of Commerce
Burbank
Scape Unlimited
Studio One Architects
Springfield
Mass
Putnam Hotel
Putnam
EDA
Louis C. Sarelas
Gregory Burke
Bennington Regional Commission
Sarelas
Philadelphia
Houghton Lane
Mt. Anthony Union
North Bennington
White House
Secret Service
Dumbo
Atlanta
By Lee Harrison
Harrison
Bennington Merchants Bureau
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