Carter to boost defense strategy signals tighter US posture
President Carter issued a secret directive for modest defense spending increases and flexible forces to meet threats in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, and East Asia. It directs Brown and planners to review targeting policy for nuclear warheads, aiming to inflict unacceptable damage if needed while exploring limited response options to avoid full escalation. The plan seeks a sophisticated balance rather than a radical shift, reassuring hawks and doves alike without conceding a major German loss in a Warsaw Pact strike.
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Washington
Carter
United States
Europe
Middle East
Persian Gulf
East Asia
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
West Germany
Soviet Bloc
Vermont road advocates push for Route 7 corridor funding
About 150 residents packed Cole Hall in Shaftsbury to back Vermont Highway Department plans for a Route 7 corridor linking Bennington and Manchester. They call for resurfacing the existing road and hiring an attorney to pursue lawsuits if needed, while noting hearings since 1958 and costs rising from 2 million to 34 million dollars.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Vermont Highway Department
Bennington
Manchester
Friends of Seven
Ronald Crisman
Vermont
Sons of Friends of Seven
Crisman
Robert J. M. Matteson
J. Duncan Campbell
Friends
Matteson
Campbell
Green Mountains
Court upholds offshore oil leases in Baltimore Canyon area
Exxon Mobil Shell and Continental predicted oil and gas drilling could start by year end after the 2nd Circuit reversed a lower court ruling voiding $1.13 billion in leases for 93 undersea tracts. Interior said production would take four to six years, with 400 million to 1.4 billion barrels of oil and 2.6 to 9.4 trillion cubic feet of gas possible in the 500000 acre area located off New Jersey and Long Island. Environmental groups voiced disappointment and hinted at possible appeals and seeking tighter safeguards.
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New York
UPI
Baltimore Canyon
New Jersey
Delaware
Exxon
Mobil
Shell
Continental
2Nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
Interior Department
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Jack Weinstein
Walter Mansfield
Long Island
Inside National and Local Highlights Across Pages
British air strike chaos and Women’s Equality Day parade in Washington highlighted in Inside National. Vermont bibliography in Bennington Free Library and Sept 6 Senior Citizens picnic planned locally. Early to Rise birds and Vermont banking trends discussed. Merck Forest farewell to two friends with bicentennial hospitality notes. Rutland Fair for stamp enthusiasts. disappearance of Daniel Webster plaque. Hoosac School opens. Route 7 paving. Hobson homers lift Red Sox. Snead’s time bomb mention. Graham Smith targets second gold on pages 8 and 9.
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Washington
Vermont
Bennington
Free Library
Merck Forest
Rutland
Daniel Webster
Hoosac School
Hobson
Red Sox
J.C. Snead
Graham Smith
Friends Push Court Fight Over Route 7 Shaftsbury
About 150 Bennington County residents at a Thursday meeting backed joining with towns to pursue all legal steps for the Bennington to Manchester Route 7 corridor. Attorneys debated appeals of a judge’s injunction lift, possible stays, and timing for construction plans and property purchases amid ongoing 4(f) and environmental questions.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Friends of Seven
Bennington
Manchester
William Painter
Southern Vermont Conservation Society
U.S. District Court
The
Conservation Society
Painter
U.S. Second Circuit Court
New York City
Vermont
Oakes
Bennington-to-Arlington
Ronald Crisman
Bennington-to
Arlington
Crisman
Green Mountains
Sunderland
Lye Brook
Be Manchester
Carter
Bennington-to- Arlington
Highway Department
Vermont Timber Woes Persist Despite Demand Rise
Four part series notes private foresters in Vermont struggle to convert advice into action as long term forestry gains lag. Net growth remains low while most commercial land is privately owned and low grade wood markets limit revenue. Experts urge removing non growing stock and expanding outlets for low quality timber.
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U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Vermont
Forest Resources of
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
William Gove
Gove
Department of Forests and Parks
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Robert J.M. Matteson
Transportation
Woolmington
Sarah Chasis
National Resources Defense Council
Carter Administration
By Rob Woolmington
Rob Woolmington
Jim White
White
State Department of Forests and Parks
Robert Potvin
Potvin
Stamford
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