Fire damages SVC barn theatre plan in Bennington
Southern Vermont College and Oldcastle Theater Company faced a setback when a fire destroyed the second floor of the apple barn planned as a theater and student union. Fire crews from multiple towns battled the blaze for hours amid high winds and low water pressure, with preliminary insurance estimates around 20000 dollars and plans to revise the grant proposal as investigators assess the remains.
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Lee Harrison
Southern Vermont College
Oldcastle Theater Company
Bennington
Thomas A. Gee
Robert Morrissey
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Pownal
Morrissey
David Sargent
Brattleboro
Gee
Eric Peterson
Oldcastle Company
Peterson
Oldcastle Theater Group
Curious Santa Letter From Third Grader
A handwritten plea to Santa Sarva L hopes for warmth and care at home. The writer, a third grade student nicknamed Jim, asks Santa not to get sick and signs with affection, promising a letter of their entire life.
Bombshell push hoped to revive Cairo peace talks
Egyptian and Israeli negotiators failed to reconcile basic differences in Cairo and looked to a Christmas summit between Sadat and Begin to spark a bombshell development that could move the stalled peace conference. Disputes centered on main principles versus detailed terms and on Palestinian statehood versus self rule, with a greeting to Sadat on his birthday the only tangible accord.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
Esmat Abdel Meguid
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Menahem Begin
Middle East
Jordan West Bank
Begin
Sadat
West Bank
Jordan
U.S
U.N
Ismailia
Snelling seeks federal road project funds for Burlington
Gov. Richard Snelling appeals to the Carter administration to reform federal highway funding to favor rural areas. His plan would raise the federal share to 80 percent with 15 percent state and 5 percent local funding. The proposal would aid Burlington connectors and ten other communities including Bennington and Montpelier, aiming to ease congestion on Williston and Shelburne Roads.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Washington
Burlington
Snelling
Carter Administration
Bennington
Brattleboro
Rutland
Saint Albans
Saint Johnsbury
Winooski
South Burlington
Barre
Essex Junction
Transportation
Brock Adams
Williston
Shelburne
Vermont Yankee blasted for not reporting explosion
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp faced criticism from Gov. Richard Snelling for underestimating public concern and failing to report a December hydrogen explosion at the Vernon plant. Attorney General Diamond questioned enforcement of the voluntary reporting pact, while plant officials argued the event was not reportable and posed no safety risk.
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Snelling
Vernon
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Vermont Yankee
Connecticut
UPI
James Griffin
Federal
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Griffin
NRC
Stacey Weaver
OPEC Fails to Agree on Oil Prices at Caraballeda Meet
OPEC ended a two day session at Caraballeda without consensus on 1978 oil prices. The decision keeps current prices, as Saudi Arabia plans production cuts to reduce a world market glut. Common Market officials in Brussels welcomed the outcome, noting even a 5 percent rise would increase nine nation costs.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Caribbean
Caraballeda
OPEC
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Brussels
Belgium
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Sarva
Santa Jim
Santa Claus
Santa
Meguid
Mena House
Mideast
State Health Board
Barbara Goldman
New State
Ms. Goldman
Public Service Board
PSB
Richard Saudek
Lee Yankee
Mana Saeed al Otaiba
United Arab Emirates
Right
Valentin Hernandez
Abdul Muttaleb al Kazemi
Kuwait
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