Mini-bus service adjusted in Bennington area
Bennington Regional Transit Inc. will run buses in Bennington North Bennington Pownal and Shaftsbury while service to Arlington Sunderland Manchester and Dorset is canceled. No date set for changes, current schedules continue until new ones are ready after a meeting yesterday.
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Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Sunderland
Manchester
Dorset
Bennington Regional Transit Inc
BRTI
Robert Schmid
Schmid
BRT
North Shire
Robert Sheridan
G. Bradford Craig
Water shortages hit Bennington area towns and village
Water supplies in Bennington Shaftsbury and North Bennington have dwindled prompting officials to suspend 24 hour water flow requests. Warnings target heavy users while thawing conditions threaten deeper frost and more line freezes. Three million gallon Bolles Brook tank went dry forcing shift to Burgess Road reservoir.
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Water Department
Bennington
Louis C. Savelas
Bolles Brook
Burgess Road
Snelling Lectures to Vermont Press Association
Gov. Richard A. Snelling addressed the Vermont Press Association audience with a good natured yet stern message on accountability. He criticized unsigned editorials and urged clarity in the press’s role, during the Thursday night gathering in Montpelier.
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Vermont Press Association
Richard Snelling
Norman Runnion
Brattleboro Reformer
Snelling
Rutland Herald
Energy Office
Forrest Orr
Richard A. Snelling
Orr
Burlington Free Press
EPA
Richard Nixon
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Carter proposes tax credits replacing personal exemptions
President Carter outlined a plan to substitute a tax credit of 240 to 250 dollars for the current personal deduction. The change would benefit many taxpayers but hurt higher income households, with a 16 000 to 20 000 dollar breakpoint for married couples depending on the credit level. A family of four earning 10 000 could save up to 388 dollars, while a 50 000 dollar earner could face a 630 dollar rise. The White House indicated tax reform details would appear on the back page.
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Washington
Carter
Emil Sunley
the Treasury
White House
Indictments for Helms and Geneen Reported Over Chile Coup
A UPI report says a federal grand jury prepared perjury indictments against former CIA Director Richard Helms and ITT CEO Harold Geneen for lying to Senate committees about Chile’s 1973 coup. The Justice Department denied the claim, while The Wilmington News-Journal cited sources saying indictments were completed and awaiting final approval from President Carter.
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Wilmington
Del
UPI
CIA
Richard Helms
ITT
Chile
Justice Department
Washington
Wilmington News-Journal
Federal Grand Jury
Harold Geneen
Helms
Senate
Geneen
Tas
Carter
White House
U.S
Griffin Bell
Indianapolis hostage incident ends with jail and no immunity
Nation news item reports an Indianapolis man freeing a hostage but receiving jail time instead of the promised immunity. The piece notes ensuing reactions and headlines on the topic.
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Indianapolis
Swallows
Vance
Rhodesia
Bennington
Pete Horton
Utilities Urge Water Rationing in Three Vermont Towns
Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury officials ask residents to sharply cut water use amid a serious shortage. Bennington residents urged to turn off taps and avoid heavy users including washing machines. Shaftsbury and North Bennington seek a 25 percent reduction. only pipe-freeze cases may keep the trickle running.
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Morgan Street
Recreation Center
Gage Street
Burgess
Bolles Brook
Savelas
Shaftsbury Prudential Committee
Shaftsbury
North
North Bennington Water Department
Elwell
Bennington
North Bennington
Moderate January rise in wholesale prices limits inflation concerns
The Labor Department reports a 0.5 percent January gain in the Wholesale Price Index, placing inflation in a moderating trajectory. Construction materials led gains while fuels fell. economists caution the severe winter will push costs higher for food and raw farm goods later.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
John Kendrick
Kendrick
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
New Forest Service ranger aims for public input in Vermont
New Forest Service District Ranger Wolfgang Schumann aims to involve residents in deciding how 135 000 acres from Wallingford to Stamford are used. He replaces Norman Arsenault and plans early drafts in January 1978 with a 45 day written comment window. Public hearings will follow later, as the unit plan progresses.
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Manchester
U.S. Forest Service
Wolfgang Schumann
Schumann
Norman Arsenault
Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest
Lake Tahoe
California
Wallingford
Stamford
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John Leaning
Judson Brown
Anne Eisenmenger
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Barbara Snelling
Vermont Press
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Charles Moha
N.Y
Times News Service
Runnion
Helms and Geneen
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Hoosick Falls
Carey
Rensselaer County
GOP
MAU
Mt. Greylock
Buxton
Patriots
Springfield
Entertainment
Milt Bass
Times
Forest Ranger
Bucholt
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