Shaftsbury State Park 1976 plans unveiled
Vermont officials unveiled 1976 Shaftsbury State Park development plans with 325000 in funds including 175000 state money and a 150000 federal grant. The plan adds picnic areas beach youth camping lean tos restrooms and a three quarter mile nature trail on about 100 acres. Local residents urged keeping park open during 1976 summer while construction proceeds.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury State Park
Bennington County
Cole Hall
Vermont Department of Forests & Parks
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Merritt S. Hewitt
Forest & Parks Department
James Wilkinson
Rodney Barber
Montpelier
David C. Barton
Rutland
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Bennington
State Forests & Parks Board
Lake Shaftsbury
John B. James
Robert J.M. Matteson
Peleg A. Matteson
Anthony J. Altobell
Sanford Buxbaum
Sen. Hewitt
Pray's Escape From Waterbury Hospital Raises Questions
Disturbing details surround Gary Pray's Thursday departure from Waterbury State Hospital amid questions of whether he left willingly. Investigators weigh possible self flight against a potential foul play scenario while a misleading hospital report about his mental state is noted. A mysterious visitor, posing as Pray's brother, further complicates the case as Pray appeared eager for release and spoke of a Friday freedom.
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Gary B. Pray
Waterbury State Hospital
Pray
Bennington
Middlesex
Shaftsbury
Burlington
Chalmers Pray
Gary
Waterbury
Gary Pray
Maxwell Arel
Arel
Howard Keough
Keough
Moore pleads guilty to attempting to assassinate Ford
Sara Jane Moore told U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti on Friday she wished to change her plea to guilty in the San Francisco case accusing her of firing at President Ford on September 22. She described a dream of a new revolution and said she acted willfully and knowingly, prompting caution about government use of assassination to suppress dissent.
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San Francisco
UPI
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Land
U.S
Samuel Conti
Conti
Miss Moore
San Francisco Bay Area
FBI
Moore
Ford signs bold move to repeal fair trade laws
President Ford signed federal legislation eliminating remaining fair trade laws in 21 states aiming to lower consumer prices. The repeal allows retailers to set prices competitively nationwide, with an expected 90 day implementation and an estimated $2 billion annual consumer saving cited by White House officials.
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Washington
UPI
Ford Friday
White House
Ford
Supreme Court
Congress
Heat over Vermont super agencies sparks budget clash
The Vermont cabinet form budget battle heats up as Sen John Boylan proposes a 6.4 million cut, dismantling three agencies and eliminating 191 jobs. Gov Salmon and Democrats call the plan a sham while noting existing cuts and transfers. The dispute centers on the future of super agencies and fiscal conservatism in state government.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
John Boylan
Essex
Orleans
Boylan
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Soviet Court Sentences Lithuanian Biologist to Seven Years
Moscow reports a Lithuanian biologist was sentenced to seven years in a labor camp for slandering the state. Sergei Kovalev received seven years in a strict regime camp plus three years internal exile. Andrei Sakharov denounced the verdict as unfair and harsh outside the Vilnius courthouse.
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Moscow
UPI
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Vilnius
Lithuania
Sergei Kovalev
Kovalev
Tass
Communist Party
Oslo
Norway
Soviet Union
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Gulag Archipelago
Weekend Outlook Brings Gray Skies With Snow Flakes
A pervasive gray pattern dominates the weekend with a slim chance of snow Saturday. Temperatures hover in the 30s as snow may melt into rain by Sunday, signaling a cool, unsettled stretch ahead.
Bermuda Triangle claims another Liberian freighter sinking
Rescuers search for eight missing crewmen after the 315 foot Drosia sank 90 miles east of Cape Hatteras in the Bermuda Triangle. Sixteen crew saved. three survivors found by USS California. 12 men rescued by USNS Hayes after a distress flare was spotted. The ship, bound for sugar, sank in four minutes with calm seas and 3–4 foot waves. The master V. Theodora was among survivors.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
UPI
Bermuda Triangle
Atlantic
California
Bob Baeten
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Baeten
Drosia
V. Theodora
USNS
Hayes
Bennington College faces board faculty clash unfolds Sunday
Trustees from New York arrive by helicopter for first talks with two faculty leaders as Bennington College endures its worst crisis in 43 years. Dispute stems from the Futures report calling faculty cuts and new policies, sparking faculty no confidence votes against President Gail Parker and a push to limit president involvement.
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Bennington College
New York
Gail T. Parker
Bennington
Merrell Hambleton
Francis Keppel
Joseph Lord
Robert Gutman
Boston Globe
Parker
Rush Welter
Reinhoud van der Linde
van der Linde
College
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U.S. 7
Arlington
Shaftsbury Zoning Board
District Environmental Commission
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Noeythu
Lake Sha
Tsbay
Rangers
Ienont Department ™ OF Forestse Parks
Shatts State
Bury Park
Scales
By John Leaning
Sara J. Moore
Toronto
Allen Cyderman
Toronto Transit Commission
Cryderman
By William Poole
Robert Gannett
Geofrey Chapman
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