Vermonter pitches preservation fund in a bottle idea
Rep Kenalene Collins proposes a $50,000 state preservation fund distributed by matching grants to towns preserving architecture and landmarks. The plan reemerged after last year’s committee defeat, then faced tax burden concerns in Appropriations. A novel bottle tax idea, by Rep Hebard, would fund the restoration via commemorative glass bottles sold to collectors.
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Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Rep. Collins
House Natural Resources Committee
Rep
Collins
Appropriations Committee
Emory Stebard
Glover
Vermont
Rep. Hebard
What the Red Cross does in Bennington County
Editorial by Waltrode Pierce for the Bennington County ARC describes the Red Cross as a bridge and a series of connections linking communities to aid. It emphasizes relevance as timely action, from disaster relief to blood supply, first aid, and military support, urging local participation.
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Red Cross
United States
New threat to labor by Verran at convention
Verran Jackson Jr executive director of the National Urban League argues at a United Steelworkers of America convention in San Francisco that anti black and anti labor sentiment is a dangerous threat. He warns that a split with civil rights forces would weaken labor and reduce public support for its goals.
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Verran £. Jordan Jr
National Urban League
United Steelworkers of Ameriga
San Fegas
Open letter defends Act 250 and land plan in Vermont
A Vermont letter from South Windham argues Act 250 and the Land Capability Plan protect land use against a vocal minority seeking quick profits. It claims Act 250 limits the size of subdivisions, ensures local control, and requires nine citizen weighings of facts for permits. The author cites permit statistics from 1970 to 1974 and frames opposition as driven by speculators, not farmers or longtime residents.
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Vermont
State Environmental Board
USA
District Commission
Environmental Board
Montpelier
Fom
Power and the perils of nuclear energy policy
The piece argues that belief in experts and power companies led to pursuing nuclear fission. It cites risks, warnings from independent scientists, and potential coverups, calling for a moratorium on nuclear plants until safety and emissions are addressed. It notes massive investments and political tensions affecting US India relations.
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Atomic Ray Commission
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Hom
Lela
Earth
Suaer
Vernon
Gordon B. Sternrud
Public Service Board
Vermont
Moynihan in India What of the Nixon letter
The piece argues the Nixon letter shocked Indian leaders by shifting from paternalism to a direct approach, questioning India's response to East Pakistan's crisis, Pakistan's actions, and Moynihan's upcoming task in explaining Nixon's stance to Indians while noting civilian suffering and regional tensions.
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Moynihan
India
Nixon
0.S
John F. Kennedy
United States
Goa
Pakistan
Ike
East
Sunrise to Sunset Pioneer courage Jamaica
A reflective piece recalls early coastal explorers from Champlain to Vikings, noting the dangers of clearing land and surviving winters. It contrasts published history with the unrecorded record of mariners who met the Maine coast, ending with a meditation on pioneer courage and the harsh realities of pioneering life.
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Samuel de Champlain
Champlain
Delaware
Labrador
Henry Hudson
Henry
Hudson’s Bay
Europe
John Smith
Virginia
Massachusetts Bay
Smith
England
New World
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Main Street
Bennington
UVM
University of Vermont
Edward C. Andrews
Thuse Appropriations Committee
Thomas Psalmon
Vermont Student Assistance Corp
Waltrode Pierce
Bennington County
Arc
Arctic
Jake
South Windham
Hlurlington Free Press
Gladys Lodge
Dorset
New Delhi
Patrick Moynihan
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Gandhi
Asia
South Asia
Jamaica
New England
Portugal
France
Grand Banks
Jamestown
Plymouth
Orry ‘Thompson
National Park
Shore Road
Prospect Harbor
Maine
Ory
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