Bennington selectmen weigh four rough budget options
The Bennington selectmen will choose among four budget plans to fix a $150,000 highway deficit. Options include layoffs and frozen purchases, a four day work week with pay, a later or higher tax assessment, or reworking the budget with smaller spring layoffs.
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the Selectmen
Harold R. Saunders
Highway Department
Peter R. Donavan
Paul Sheridan
Kremlin denies emigration deal sparks dissident criticism
Soviet denial of any trade off to ease emigration draws fire from Andrei Sakharov and artist Alexander Glazer. Sakharov calls the claim very disappointing and says promises should be written into law. Foreign Minister Gromyko’s letter to Kissinger and a state press statement reject a deal to boost outflow of dissidents, especially Jews.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Henry A. Kissinger
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Salmon May Seek Legislature to End Vermont OSHA Program
Governor Thomas Salmon administration weighs asking the Vermont legislature to rescind the state OSHA program and transfer duties to the federal government to save money. If approved, most duties of Occupational Health Director John Fraines could be eliminated, meeting labor opposition despite support from the Vermont Labor Council.
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Anthony Robbins
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New Hampshire
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Bennington School District reports budget surplus and cost cuts
The Bennington School District board announced the current year’s budget totals 3.9 million dollars excluding estimated income and praised living within budget. Supt. George A. Sleeman warned of tighter reviews for 1975 1976 to cut costs, citing reduced travel and field trips. He proposed using vacant St. Francis Academy for storage and distribution to save, and suggested replacing a $10,000 yearly security guard with Albert Elwell for day and night patrols at Mt Anthony and BSD schools amid vandalism. The board approved the plan through March and discussed Park and Gage street crossing safety.
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Rockefeller Near Adjournment Amid Senate Confirmation
Washington dispatch reports the 93rd Congress moving toward adjournment after approving foreign aid and highway bills. Nelson Rockefeller is slated for a rapid Senate confirmation and swearing in tonight in the first televised Senate ceremony, as Ford plans a key domestic policy role for him.
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Henry M. Kissinger
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Five and a Half Billion Dollar Job Program Approved
National coverage notes a $5.5 billion job program gaining formal approval. The article outlines program aims, funding sources, and projected impacts on employment and industrial sectors nationwide.
Pekalski ends 23-year tenure Bennington postmaster to retire
Bennington Postmaster Stanley J. Pekalski, appointed Oct 13 1951 by President Truman, plans to retire Dec 27 after more than 23 years. The successor will be chosen from qualified postal workers by a New York City area board. interim charge by Leon Jasanis. Pekalski moved operations to the Elm Street post office and notes a 20 percent drop in mail volume this Christmas season. He seeks rest and recreation before traveling, with wife deceased in 1970 and daughter Maryann at St Joseph College.
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Pittsfield
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N.Y
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St. Joseph College
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Arabs warn Israelis of possible nuclear war spillover
Arab oil producers warned that Israeli threats to widen the war could trigger a world economic crisis and a nuclear confrontation. Israel and Syria traded threats while border clashes flared at Lebanon. Peres vowed retaliation against any Arab attack. Assad warned of a long war if it comes. In UPI notes, Rep elect James Jeffords learns he may sit on two major House committees Agriculture and Judiciary.
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Shimon Peres
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Hafez Assad
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House
One Fifth of Auto Workers Will Lose Jobs Across Industry
DETROIT is reporting that at least 142000 hourly workers, nearly one in five in the U S auto industry, will be laid off by January end. GM will have 91000 on indefinite layoff, Chrysler trims white collar and hourly staff, Ford to detail further cuts before Christmas as overall output for early 1975 is slashed to about 1.4 million cars, the lowest since 1961, with Cadillac remaining busier than others.
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