Bennington town votes for emergency water fix plan
Town selectmen authorize a March Town Meeting article to finance urgent water measures in Bennington. Town Manager Edward R. Lamb outlines a three point plan to boost pressure at high elevations, add pumps at Morgan Springs, and reroute pressure to balance the system, with Beech Street extensions to follow if feasible. The $40,000 to $70,000 stopgap aims to cover several years and address protests over polluted groundwater and low water supply in Margaret Lane Jefferson Heights Crescent Boulevard and Old Bennington.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Beech Street
Lamb
Seermen
Margaret Lane
Jefferson Heights
Crescent Boulevard
Old Bennington
Bolles Brook
Main Street
Morgan Springs
Memorial Park
Truman's Condition Worsens As Illness Deepens
Former President Harry S Truman, 88, lay seriously ill in Research Hospital Independence Missouri with pulmonary congestion. His wife Bess Truman, Secret Service and aides were at his side as doctors cautioned that recovery remained uncertain and vital signs were unstable.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry O .Truman
Wttle
Missouri
Wallace Grahan
Truman
Reco
College president's feminist history draws contemporaries
Bennington College president Gail T Parker spoke to more than 60 women and a few men at St Joseph College about the American feminist movement. She outlined its origins in the 1840s, highlighted Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and shared letters from prominent feminists, noting the long struggle for equality and recognition as individuals.
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Margaretta van R. Schuyler
Bennington College
Gail Z. Parker
Bennington
Miss Schuyler
Old Bennington
John
Bennington County
Gail T. . Parker
Genteman
St. Joseph
James G. Donahue
Mrs. Parker
Mrs. Stanton
Apollo 17 Launch Tonight From Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 lifts off from Cape Kennedy at 9 43 p m EST with astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt for a 12 day 16 hour mission to the moon. Aboard the Saturn 5 rocket they expect a 75 hour moon stay and a 23 mile moon buggy traverse in the Jamar valley amid a star blazing finale to the $25 billion program.
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Cape Kennedy
Spaceflight
Ernest Amman
Florida
Amman
Spaceport
Moonport
Cerman
America
Brevard County
Taunch Complex 39
Cernan and Schmitt
Ryans
Lunar
Land plan draws mixed reviews at Vermont hearing
The Vermont Environmental Board’s land development plan drew divided praise at a public session in South Burlington. Environmentalists said the plan is vague while landowners argued it harms property rights. about 600 people attended and opponents included large landowners. Support came from groups like Lake Champlain Committee and Sierra Club, urging a stronger, clearer statement. The board’s next hearing was set for Thursday in Arlington.
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South Burlington
UPT
Vermont Environmental Board
Montpelier
Lake Champlain Committee
Sierra Club
Zero
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Adele Bishop
Derby Line
Vermont
Salisbury
Reynolds
Jericho
Truman Hall
Scott Skinner
VPMNG
Vietnam peace talks in Paris hint at early cease fire
In Paris a five and a half hour session between Vietnam negotiators and aides fueled speculation of a cease fire before December 15. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho joined the talks, which followed a Monday pair of sessions and a postponement on Tuesday.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Noth
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
13 Die in Midair Collision Of Army Planes
A military transport plane with 12 crewmen and a lone fighter collided over Bayboro South Carolina near Myrtle Beach. Thirteen men are missing believed killed. Weather hampered search as debris and a flaming parachute were reported. aircraft were from Pope AFB North Carolina and McEntire ANG Base South Carolina. Captain Thomas C Hagood of Lexington DC led the fighter.
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Bayboro
S.C
UPI
Myrtle Beach
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
McEntire Air National Guard Base
Columbia
Hubert G. Tyler Sr
Tyler
Thomas C. Hagood
Lexington
D.C
South Carolina Air National Guard
Inside Federal funding sought for Bennington’s recreation building
A look at federal support and proposed funding for a new recreation building in Bennington, outlining the project scope, potential sources, and community impact as discussed on page 3. The notice notes state and local involvement and possible timelines.
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Bennington
PSH
Wilmington
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Tom Wicker
John Page
Tripe
Kit Foster
John Hubbard
Johnny Rodgers
Greg Pruitt
Hackett ally named state GOP chairman
Stewart Smith of Rutland, ally of Roland Seward, was elected chairman of the Vermont Republican Committee, defeating acting Chairman Constance Johnson who sought a paid post. Smith will name a paid executive secretary within 10 days from seven candidates, including former Rep Pan Zolotas. Johnson had backed an unpaid leadership path as the party seeks unity and a path back to the State House.
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Pan Zolotas
Springfield
Zolotas
Smith
James Sanderson
William Tufts
Bethel
Douglas Mills
Hackett
John Wu
Windsor
Billiot Greenblat
University of
Vermont
Jeffrey Bailey
Washington County
Johnson
Nancy Hill
Lyndon
Jeffords
State House
Tlec
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
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Town Water
Apollo 17
Addison County Regional Planing Commission
Hackett Ally
State Gop
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