Directors decide today fate of Cushman plant
General Interiors Corp officials meet in New York as Cushman Manufacturing faces options to restructure operations at North Bennington plant. Possible moves include relocating finishing and shipping to another site or shifting production to Lewisburg, Pa, with no definite decision yet. Local meetings with union leaders and staff signal potential sale or transfer, which would impact 150 workers and Bennington’s tax base.
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General Interiors Corp
H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Co
North Bennington
General Interiors
New York City
Thomas P. Fetters
Cushman
Super
Visory
Local 545
Upholsterers International Union
Lewisburg
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Henry T. Cushman
New York
United States
Cushman Colonial Creations
Paran Creek
Water Street
Vermont Senate weighs end to heavy seniority system
The Vermont Senate, led by a Republican majority, held an organizational caucus as Sen. Ellery Purdy urged releasing the Committee on Committees to base appointments on merit rather than tenure. Purdy and colleagues offered to resign chairs for fresh leadership, but most GOP members stayed silent. Lt. Gov-elect Burgess will preside and chair a committee. Janeway seeks re election as Senate president pro tempore.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Senate
Republican Senate
Ellery Purdy
Rutland County
Purdy
Stoyan Cristowe
Windham County
Sen
Olin Gay
Windsor County
New Blood
GOP
Edward Janeway
John S. Burgess
Senate
Janeway
Gay
Burgess
Dissolution possible as YMCA weighs options in Vermont town
Southwestern Vermont YMCA president Dr. Dudley M. Baker hinted the organization may dissolve to manage mounting debts tied to a $1 million Memorial Park project. Town officials pressed for revenue options, with discussion on HUD grant funding, local cash needs, and town ownership of a HUD wing attached to the pool building.
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Dudley M. Baker
Southwestern
Vermont
Baker
Gage Street
Selectmen
Edward Frasier
Frasier
Y Development
Robert Foxen
Foxen
HUD
Polish Troops Quell Riots in Baltic Sea Ports Gdansk Gdynia Sopot
Polish troops and tanks gained control of three northern port cities after two days of clashes over food price hikes. At least six killed and many injured as mobs torched cars and looted shops in Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot. Authorities vow decisive action.
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Baltic
Warsaw
UPI
Communist Party
Pap
Poznan
Wladyslaw Gomulka
East Germany
Silesia
Gdansk
Danzig
Gdynia
Sopot
Poland
Inside Pete Horton spotlights Vermont HR commissioner
On the Inside Pete Horton offers a glimpse of Vermont's new human resources commissioner. Editorials cover SST critiques and pants suits while saluting a birthday boy. Manchester expands parking meters but trims fire protection for Winhall. Arlington faces a costly loss to Fair Haven. John Page gives environmental tips for the December 24 tourist.
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Pete Horton
Vermont
Manchester
Winhall
Arlington
Fair Haven
House backs plan to extend Delta Queen life
The House voted 295 to 73 to send a Senate backed three year exemption from the 1966 Fire Safety Act to conference, boosting efforts to keep the wooden sternwheeler Delta Queen operating on the Mississippi. Supporters see better odds securing final approval with House-Senate talks, while opponents warn of danger if tragedy strikes.
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Washington
UPI
House
Mississippi
Senate
Delta Queen
Edward A. Garmatz
D-Md
House Merchant Marine Committee
Garmatz
Congress
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
War critics push to block Cambodia aid measure
UPI report notes Senate foes led by Sen. Fulbright press a bid to block a $255 million Cambodian aid bill. Administration supporters claim enough votes to pass. A compromise allowed the president to deploy troops in Cambodia Laos or Thailand under disengagement aims, stirring dove opposition. Church says Nixon indicated the troop ban was acceptable.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Cambodia
Senate
Nixon
J. William Fulbright
Southeast Asia
Fulbright’s
Foreign Relations Committee
House Senate
Laos
Thailand
Indochina
Congress
House
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
White House
Bennington Students Protest English Teacher Firing
Bennington College students in the literature division occupied the office of division chairman Richard Tristman and then confronted President Edward J. Bloustein over the nonrenewal of poet and teacher Stephen Sandy. About 20 protesters demanded reinstatement for a three year contract and parity in literature division governance, citing restricted faculty decisions and lack of democratic participation.
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Literature Division
Bennington College
Edward J. Bloustein
Richard Tristman
Stephen Sandy
Sandy
Tristman
Bloustein
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