Bennington selectmen ban trailers in village area temporarily
Angry villagers pressured Bennington selectmen to approve a zoning amendment barring mobile homes in the former village zone while permitting them outside the area. The vote, taken after 30 residents protested, is temporary until a permanent policy is set after March 23 when the merged town village zoning takes effect.
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Bennington
Bennington Village
Planning Commission
North
Old Bennington
J.C. Jerome
Selectmen
Downtown revival talks draw diverse civic views in Bennington
A Rotary Club round table at Second Congregational Church gathered Bennington area businesspeople to discuss downtown revitalization. Panelists from Bennington and nearby towns weighed current use, pricing, and the need for more diverse shopping, stressing personal service and concerns about parking and competition.
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Bennington
Second Congregational Church
Woodford groups vote to end development and sell land
In Woodford sixty‑nine of 175 voters approved a permanent zoning measure by a 78 to 18 margin to halt new commercial development after a sale of most town land to the National Forest. Ninety‑two percent of land will be in government hands. remaining areas support existing businesses, homes, and forest use after the sale.
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Woodford
National Forest
Montpelier
Inside Vermont Delegation Vote And State of the Union Notes
On the Inside how Vermont congressional delegation voted and Russell Baker views the State of the Union while waiting in a gas line. Letters abound on Pages 4 and 5. Manchester selectmen hear proposal for long range planning on Page 6. Anything Goes in Williamstown on Page 10. $275,000 a year isn't enough for Jerry West on Page 13. Four tapped for football Hall of Fame on Page 14.
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Vermont
Russell Baker
Union
Manchester
Williamstown
John Page
Jerry West
Football Hall of Fame
Congress asked to end wage and price controls
Washington UPI reports the administration urged Congress to end strict wage and price controls across the economy by April 30 except for petroleum and health care. CLC director Dunlop told a Senate panel public opinion favors dropping controls, while two recommendations include keeping health industry controls until national health insurance passes and converting the CLC into an inflation watchdog with limited powers. Vermont Gov Salmon calls gasoline rationing imperative in New England and seeks energy crisis measures including a state transportation agency.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Senate
Dunlop
Federal Energy Office
Nixon
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
CLC
Council
Simon pushes refinery shift to boost gasoline output
Washington energy chief William E. Simon will urge refineries to cut heating oil production and raise gasoline output to avert possible gasoline rationing in warm weather. Congress moved toward aiding striking truckers on fuel costs as Simon warned of local rationing only if public pressure grows.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
Congress
Simon
Senate
House Commerce Committee
NBC Today
Weicker questions Nixon on Watergate handling
Senator Lowell Weicker pressed President Nixon with 11 questions about Watergate, demanding who Nixon informed and when, asserting failures to report could amount to felony. Weicker cited Dean and Ehrlichman timelines and pressed on authorities contacted.
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Washington
UPI
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Weicker
Senate
Watergate Committee
White House
Dean
John) Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Lead poisoning feared at Globe-Union plant in Bennington
Dr. Howard Freed of Putnam Memorial Hospital reports 20 to 30 lead poisoning cases among Globe Union workers at the Bennington plant over the past year with two new cases in the past week. Globe management denies a major problem, citing safety gear and testing, while some workers fear retaliation if they speak out. Families may be exposed as workers bring contaminated clothing home.
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Bennington
Globe- Union
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Globe Management
Howard Freed
The
Banner
Globe Union
Putnam
Freed
Globe
Globe-Union
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John D. Randolph
William H. Morse
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Mary Hodeck
Tordis Isselhardt
June Carroll
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Thomas Bluto
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Shaftsbury
Matteson
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John Proud
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Dwash
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