Putnam Square Preservation Bid Attracts Private Matches
The proposed $273000 Putnam Square restoration seeks federal historic preservation funds matched by local donors. Vermont National Bank owners and Putnam Hotel operators pledged shares while others consider participation. Plans include facade restorations, lighting upgrades, signage, and a coordinated rear parking scheme with total project cost around $135000 for the northeast block.
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Bennington
Putnam Square
John G. Simson
Board of
Vermont National Bank
George Hadwen
Putnam Hotel
Pennsysaver
Chittenden Trust Co
Burlington
Simson
William Burbank
Scape Unlimited
Springfield
Mass
East Main Street
North Street
First United Methodist Church
Vermont
William B. Pinney
Division of Historic Preservation
Burbank
Pinney
South Street
Chittenden
Bank
Vermont National
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Putnam
A. Drysdale and Son
Putnam House
Ford names Bush intelligence czar in major reorganization
President Ford designates CIA Director George Bush to oversee all U.S. intelligence agencies, controlling budgets and resources while deferring day to day operations to deputies. An Oversight Board will monitor abuses and a new law aims to curb leaks and require warrants for surveillance.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
CIA
George Bush
America
Committee On Foreign Intelligence
Bush
Administration
Defense Department
National Security Council
White House
Ron Nelsen
Czar
U.S
Robert D. Murphy
Army
Stephen Ailes
Leo Cherne
Pearl Harbor
Express train crash near Alexandria kills 13
An express train rammed the rear of a stalled passenger train near Alexandria Egypt, killing 13 and injuring 113, with 64 listed as seriously hurt. Darkness and a lack of warning blamed. the collision occurred about 15 miles southeast of Alexandria near Kafr El Dawar.
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Cairo
UPI
Alexandria
Interior Ministry
Mediterranean
Beheira
Nile Delta
Kafr El-Dawar
Vermont Yankee eyes settlement with GE over shutdown costs
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp aims to recover all costs from an 18 day shutdown at Vernon plant. Negotiations with General Electric seek a settlement on a design defect in the 217 million facility. The plant, rated over 90 percent, was restarted after NRC approval and faces at least 300 thousand dollars in containment upgrades.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
Robert Weeks
Vermont Yankee
James Griffin
General Electric Co
Connecticut River
Vermont
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
New England
Nixon China trip sparks speculation on timing
Former President Richard Nixon arrives in Peking amid speculation the visit is timed to embarrass President Ford before the New Hampshire primary. Analysts note China may host a lavish welcome and could favor Nixon over detente policies, with possible stops near the Sino-Soviet border or in Guilin.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Richard Nixon
Peking
Ford
New Hampshire
China
Nixon
Shanghai
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Ford Defends Rightward Stance as Reagan Clash Looms
President Ford argued on national TV that Ronald Reagan is too far right to win a national election. He said no major philosophical differences exist but he believes Reagan is pragmatically to the right. Ford criticized a $6.2 billion Democratic public works bill as a hoax and discussed veto threats amid jobs and price concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Democratic Congress
House
Reagan aide cries foul over Ford in NH clash
Reagan campaign chairman Hugh Gregg accuses President Ford of a cheap political shot at a televised news conference. Gregg says Ford demeaned the presidency and misrepresented Reagan on social security and the transfer program. Ford plans a NH two day stop as Reagan gears up for a final campaign swing.
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N.H
UPI
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Ford
California
Reagan
Hugh Gregg
Gregg
Inside and Opinion Across Sections
A composite page list notes diverse local and national items across pages 2 through 14. Topics include labor lockout and Hearst trial coverage, Angolan recognition, regional politics, museum features, a grim editorial on humanity, environmental permits, historic Arlington sites, race policy debates in Connecticut, Oscar nominations, library film program, farm notes on chick hatchings, garden courses, crime and locksmiths, and MAU sports updates including Brattleboro, Sonny Niles, junior teams, and MVL championship results.
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Hearst
Las Vegas
Montpelier
Bennington
Russell Baker
District Environmental Commission
Pratt
Arlington
Social Ecology Institute
Goddard
Elks
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Nicholson
Cuckoo’s Nest
Catamount School
John Page
MAU
Brattleboro
Sonny Niles
MAU Jr. Hi
BBS
Handguns study urges restrictions across nation
Washington UPI reports a Treasury Bureau study finds cheap concealable handguns used in about 45 percent of street gun crimes. A House Judiciary Committee vote was expected on a bill to ban Saturday Night Specials, with an amendment pending to ban sale manufacture and import. The study notes many guns come from pawn shops and from states with gun sales tax controls. The committee also rejected two national gun registration proposals.
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Washington
UPI
House
House Judiciary Committee
Martin Russo
D-Ill
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Bureau
Rex Davis
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Peking Airport
Kweilin
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