Walpole rejects $200 million pulp mill proposal
Walpole New Hampshire voters turnout large for a one issue ballot, rejecting by 866 to 690 a plan for a 1000 ton per day pulp mill along the Connecticut River Valley. Gov. Meldrim Thomson backs relocation of the project to other sites in the state.
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Walpole
N.H
UPI
Connecticut River Valley
Meldrim Thomson
Parsons and Whittemore
New York
New Hampshire
Connecticut Valley
Parsons
Whittemore
Connecticut River
National Headquarters
Thomson
Edward Bennett
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Executive Council
Bennington College names Iseman acting president for year
Joseph S. Iseman a New York lawyer and board member will serve as acting president at Bennington College for the rest of the academic year. He will lead with Dean Reinhoud van der Linde, whose resignation was rescinded as part of Iseman's acceptance. Trustees and faculty met in New York after a nine hour meeting that saw Parker and vice president Parker resign along with two trustees. The mood among faculty is optimistic as the interim administration seeks to stabilize finances and governance, with strong backing from a joint trustee faculty statement.
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Joseph S. Iseman
New York
Bennington College
Iseman
Reinhoud van der Linde
van der Linde
Gail T
Thomas D. Parker
Parkers
John G. McCullough
North Bennington
Richard Darman
Washington, D.C
Keppel
Gail
Tom
Rein
Iseman and van der Linde named to lead Bennington College
Joseph S. Iseman new acting president of Bennington College and Reinhoud van der Linde stay as dean. Iseman, a New York City attorney, will assume duties around Feb 25 and move to Bennington for his limited tenure. He emphasized moving the college forward with faculty support and noted his lack of being an educator, relying on the faculty. Welter, the college historian, remains skeptical about financial stability and predicts renewed internal strife once issues resurface, while receiving a $19,600 National Endowment for the Humanities grant for a book sequel.
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Joseph S. Iseman
Bennington College
Reinhoud van der Linde
Iseman
Gail Thain Parker
Bennington
New York City
New York
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison
Rye, N.Y
Harvard College
Yale Law School
Merrell H. Hambleton
Wilhelmina Eaton
Alumni Association
Robert Gutman
Rutgers University
Francis Keppel
U.S
Joseph F. Lord
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
van der
Parkers
Welter
National Endowment For the Humanities
United States
Inside Edit highlights NH snow and Little Monster update
TRB column plows through the New Hampshire snow with Gerry Raftery reporting on the famous Little Monster. Page 4 covers the update while Page 5 discusses engineering schools teaching remedial English to sophomores and Page 6 7 detail local races and events in Hoosick Falls Manchester and Williams College fee changes. Carter gains in Maine caucus voting and sports items cover Alpine skiers debate at the Olympics Eagles vs Green Mountain MAU wrestling win over Keene NH to cap pages 14 15.
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TRB
New Hampshire
Gerry Raftery
Hoosick Falls
Williams College
Manchester
Carter
Maine
Green Mountain
Keene, N.H
Vermont labor council ranks Stafford pro union strongest in state
The Vermont Labor Council via the AFL CIO political arm released voting tallies showing Sen. Robert Stafford right on labor issues 12 times and wrong once. Sen. Patrick Leahy posted 11 right and two wrong while Rep. James Jeffords was weakest with five right and 13 against. Gov. Thomas Salmon looms as a potential Senate challenger and pledged to veto a right-to-work bill if passed in 1976.
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Council
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Labor Council
Stafford
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Senate
Vermont Yankee fortress take shape as shutdown looms
Vermont Yankee is being fortified with a new $100000 guardhouse and $400000 office building reviews, plus a weather tower and gamma ray shielding to curb risks. Spokesman Lawrence Keyes notes enhancements aim to meet stricter NRC standards even before formal rules.
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Vernon
Vermont Yankee
Fort Yankee
Lawrence Keyes
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vermont
Marines advised to adjust to future combat needs
Brookings researchers urge the Marine Corps to move beyond World War II amphibious landings like Iwo Jima and prepare for future warfare in an era of heavy tanks and laser artillery. Gen. Louis Wilson defends continuing rifleman ashore forces before the House panel as the service debates its postwar role.
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Marine Corps
Brookings
Inchon
Korea
U.S
The Business of Death I Preparing for the Inevitable
Funeral directors face public scrutiny over costs as a seven part series begins. Dean Hanson and Alexander Mahar defend their profession, noting most directors strive to meet emotional and financial needs with transparent pricing. They explain funeral components and contrast vague packages with itemized options. In Bennington, most funerals run 901 to 1200 dollars, with 30 percent under that range and about 17 percent above 1500 dollars.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C
Bennington
Dean Hanson
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Alexander Mahar
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Hanson
Northeast
National Selected Morticians Organization
Morticians’ Organization
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Iseman Heads College
Parker
McCullough
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Brian Burns
House
Richard Snelling
Herbert Ogden
Windsor County
Yankee
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Claire Miles
Keyes
Binkin
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