Only Bid Rocks School Districts Bus Contract
Mt. Anthony Union and Bennington School Districts tabled a single bid from Alan Morrison of Gareth Bus Lines for a three year contract at 414 dollars, far above the prior 512604 dollar nine year total. The bid includes a gas escalation clause and a daily mileage formula tied to fuel costs. Morrison’s mileage base is 225000 per year with extra runs to Pownal, prompting Supt Sleeman to seek a lower figure.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Alan Morrison
Gareth Bus Lines
Morrison
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Pownal
Mt. Anthony
Gareth
Mau
Morrison’s
Massachusetts
Leonard Roberts
North Adams
Ray Lintern
Greenfield
William Free
Florence
Salmon okays Vernon startup
Gov. Thomas Salmon said Vermont will not challenge the NRC decision allowing the Vernon Yankee nuclear plant to restart. The plant was offline since January 27 due to safety system concerns. Salmon noted the NRC has exclusive decision-making power but called the move a breakthrough in federal-state relations and an opportunity to elevate the nuclear debate.
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NRC
Salmon
Vermont
Hamill Sprints To Olympic Figure Skating Title
Dorothy Hamill of Riverside Connecticut won the Olympic women’s figure skating championship in Innsbruck. She received nine perfect six point zeros for artistry on Sea Hawk music, with Dianne de Leeuw taking silver for the Netherlands and Christine Errath of East Germany earning bronze.
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Innsbruck
UPI
Dorothy Hamill
Hamill
Riverside
Conn
Dianne de Leeuw
Paramount
Calif
Netherlands
Dorothy
Dianne
Christine Errath
East Germany
Weekend Forecast From Sunny To Cloudy And Breezy
Today will be sunny with highs in the 30s. Increasing cloudiness tonight brings lows in the 20s. Sunday turns breezy and milder with improving conditions overall.
Ford vetoes job bill in PORK BARREL critique
President Ford vetoed a 6.2 billion public works bill aimed at creating 600,000 jobs calling it a election year pork barrel that would not significantly cut unemployment. House leadership predicted an override next week as lawmakers prepare to press the vote.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Ford Friday
Democratic House
Congress
House
Senate
Ford
Thomas “Tip’’ O’neill
D-Mass
Hearst Prosecution Restes After FBI Agent Testimony
In San Francisco the government wrapped its bank robbery case against Patricia Hearst after FBI agent Thomas Padden testified he arrested her at gunpoint in an apartment with two loaded carbines and a revolver. Defense lawyer F Lee Bailey cross examined, as Hearst's former fiancé Steven Weed was expected to testify for the defense.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
FBI
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Browning
Miss Hearst
Steven Weed
Thomas Padden
Padden
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Symbionese Liberation Army
Oakland
Marcus Foster
Hearst
Food commission sets priorities for Vermont agriculture
Governor's Commission on Food releases a 51 point plan to boost Vermont farming, self-sufficiency, and rural economy. It backs Agricultural Development powers, small farm support, and a pilot farmers market. Proposals include grain storage studies, dehydration plant feasibility, and tax incentives for small businesses.
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Montpelier
The
Food Commission
State Tax Department
Parkers ousted at Bennington amid Keppel report turmoil
An analysis and interview recounts Bennington College board forced the resignations of President Gail Thain and VP Thomas D. Parker after the Keppel Committee found the Parkers had lost confidence among many faculty and community members. The report noted policy clashes and questioned Reinhoud van der Linde’s role, while timing suggested resignation before its submission.
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Geoffrey Chapman
Bennington College
Bennington
Gail Thain
Thomas D. Parker
Parkers
Francis D. Keppel
U.S. Education
Ben
Parker
Keppel
Reinhoud van der
Linde
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Jack Wait
Albany
N.Y
Topping Tavern
Shaftsbury
Bennington Museum
Peter W. Cook
Pps
Vernon Startup
Patty
By John Leaning
Governor’s Commission On Food
Thomas P. Salmon
Agricultural Development Commission
State Department of Agriculture
House Appropriations Committee
Parkers and
Gail Thain Parker
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