Vermont Interstates Overbuilt and Underused Says Researcher
Vermont researchers describe the interstate system as overbuilt and underused, warning it risks a financial crisis. A 178 page report by Benjamin Huffman argues further highway construction costs more than benefits, urging focus on urban transit and bus service instead of extending I-89 I-91 and related projects.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Pne of Vermont
Benjamin Huffman
Huffman
Frost attacks Harrington over curriculum cuts
Dr. Oakley Frost labels Lawrence Harringtons stance a ripoff and vows to hold a meeting before the week ends if Harrington blocks discussion of proposed curriculum revisions at the Mt. Anthony Union School Board meeting. The debate centers on deletions in the art department, a seven period day proposal, and yearly course loads.
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John Leaning
Lawrence E. Harrington
Mt. Anthony Union
Oakley Frost
Harrington
Frost
Moe
Banner Newsroom
Clarence Pelkie
Bennington
Dr. Frost
Ford budget described as first step toward fiscal integrity
President Ford unveiled a 1976 budget of 349 billion dollars urging Congress to join in permanent controls. He cited a 52 billion dollar deficit due to lagging tax receipts, and promoted tax rebates and an energy program to restore growth while aiming to balance budgets in good times. He warned that- without 17 billion in spending cuts- the deficit would rise, and called for cooperative action to rein in uncontrollable programs.
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Washington
Ford
Atlanta
Congress
Fair school aid plan effort called failure
Vermont failed to design a fair school aid system says new report. Wealthier districts still receive more aid under the current foundation and Miller formulas, because property values do not reflect town wealth. The Tashman proposal favors resident income, with land owned by non residents allowed. Details unclear. towns lack data on effects.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
University of Vermont
Leonard Tashman
Tashman
Inside National and Local Notes Across Pages
A digest mentions Sea law debates among nations on Inside National Page 2, Vermont voting patterns in Congress on Local Page 3, plus Gerald Raftery’s economics column and a letter proposing local candidate nomination changes on Page 4. Anthony Lewis weighs Vietnam aid on Page 5. Shaftsbury zoning in Bank Street Extension near North Bennington on Pages 6a, ABC breakfast show expands on Page 9. Mark Quinlan shines in national cross country trials while Maryland outpaces NC State and Connors dominates tennis on Pages 10 and 11.
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Vermont
Congress
Gerald Raftery
Anthony Lewis
Vietnam
Shaftsbury
Bank Street
North
Bennington
ABC
Mark Quinlan
Maryland
N.C
Connors
Bennington Town Meeting faces four special budget items
Four special articles, three involving money, will go before Bennington voters at Town Meeting on March 4. The key item is a proposed budget of 1,862,522 dollars, split into a general fund of 1,422,522 and a highway fund of 475,000, to be voted by secret ballot during voting hours. The plan includes funding for the Day Care Center, Tutorial Center, and Opportunity Council. Also on the ballot is a nonbinding public power referendum urged by Liberty Union to push state action toward phasing out private utilities in favor of local cooperatives. The remaining articles propose 5,000 dollars each for the RSVP program and the Bicentennial Committee.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
Springfield Selectmen
Central Vermont Public Service
Kissinger to discuss U.S. oil strategy at press club
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plans a general outline of U S strategy for uniting major oil consuming nations for talks with OPEC. The remarks, to be delivered at a National Press Club luncheon, mark a shift from background briefings to public diplomacy and come ahead of IEA meetings in Paris with other consuming nations. He faces congressional friction over Turkey arms aid and a Moscow trade pact dispute linked to Jew emigration and Ex im Bank lending limits.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
America
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
U.S
Kissinger
National Press Club
Press Club
Secretary of
Richard Nixon
Congress
Paris
Board of Governors
International Energy Agency
IEA
France
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Ford France
Turkey
Cyprus
Soviet Union
New nations seek global export plan
Delegates from over 100 developing nations gather in Dakar to craft a global strategy for raw material exports to the West, aiming to form a union of producers akin to OPEC. Algeria backs the effort, saying results would curb imperialist maneuvers and equalize exchanges, opposing the systematic pillage of natural resources.
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Dakar
Senegal
UPI
West
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Algeria
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Delaware River
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Hoffman
Thomas P. Salmon
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Bethel
St. Johnsbury
U.S. 2
Helen Thomas
Floyd H. Norris
Moscow
Russia
Zarinoff Lebreuf
Johnny War Eagle
Bennington Armory
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