Rental of St. Francis Gives Breathing Time
Bennington School District approved a one year rent of St. Francis de Sales Academy for 12000 dollars to alleviate classroom shortages after St. Francis closure. The deal excludes the library and allows night use with district consent. a renewal option and possible purchase were discussed. Breathing time will let BSD hire more teachers and explore additions or sales options for local facilities.
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St. Francis
Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Francis B. Flanagan
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sacred Heart
Supt
George A. Sleeman
Msgr. Flanagan
BSD
Sleeman
Msgr
Flanagan
Anthony Pello
Richard Sleeman
George Sleeman
Bennington Catholic High School
Catamount Elementary School
Molly Stark
Town Health Agency Opens Office in Town
The Home Health Agency office in Town opens today announced by selectmen and Town Manager Edward Lamb. Located at 310 West Main St the office operates 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. with an answering service staffed by two registered nurses Elizabeth Burke and Virginia Barrett. Telephone number is 442 5502.
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Home Health Agency
Edward Lamb
West Main St
Elizabeth Burke
Virginia Barrett
Troy Steel Plant Ordered to Stop Hudson River Pollution
Albany New York Dr Hollis S Ingrahan state health commissioner orders Republic Steel Corporation to install waste water controls at its Troy plant or suspend production next year. It requires an approvable wastewater facilities report by June 1 a final plan by April 1 1971 and completion by April 1 1972 with starting dates in September 1971. John W Mills attorney for Republic Steel agreed facts justify the move.
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Albany N.Y
Hollis S. Ingrahan
Republic Steel Corporation
Troy
Hudson River
Health Department
John W. Mills
Cleveland
Carter Attacks Blucher Over Vermont Land Plan
Rep. Harvey D. Carter of Pownal challenged Arlington planner Walter Blucher as unfit to mold Vermont’s rural future. He warned against urban influenced planning and Westchesterizing the state while endorsing careful environmental legislation and village rural balance. Carter spoke to Conservative Republicans led by Rep. Melvin Mandigo amid debate on environmental control measures.
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Montpelier
Harvey D. Carter
Pownal
Arlington
Walter Blucher
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Carter
Westchester County
Blucher
House
Melvin Mandigo
Glover
Hanoi Demands Nixon Free Chicago Seven and Lawyers
Hanoi officials at the 55th Vietnam peace talks pressed Nixon to release the Chicago Seven and their two lawyers, accusing the United States of prolonging the war and expanding it across Indochina. Vu and Madame Nguyen Thi Binh led the charge while Xuan Thuy continued a boycott, and the session ended without published texts from the American delegation.
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Paris
Ups
North Vietnam
Nixon
Chicago
Hanoi
Nguyen Minh Vy
Vietnam
United States
Laos
Indochinese
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
Congress
Xuan Thuy
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Thuy
Ha van Lau
Seven jailed for contempt of court in Vietnam case
Seven individuals and their two lawyers were sentenced to jail for contempt of court. Vu, acting for Col. Hau Van Lau who has been recalled to Hanoi, then accused the proceedings.
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Hau van Lau
Hanoi
Senate adopts Stennis amendment slowing school integration
The Senate edged toward a slower path on integration as Sen. John C. Stennis D Mississippi won a 56 to 36 vote for an amendment declaring civil rights guidelines shall be applied uniformly nationwide in schools. The move, backed by 11 Northern Democrats, was seen as a gate that would ease the push for de facto and de jure segregation.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Mondale
White House
Sen
Sam
J, Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Jacob K. Javits
R-N,y
Ervin Threatens Filibuster To Delay Voting Rights Bill
Senate fight over civil rights heats up as Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. signals a detailed comment to stall the voting rights extension and Carswell nomination. The Nixon plan would prolong suits, require Justice Dept. approval for new state voting rules, and abolish literacy tests.
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Ervin
Washington
UPD
Senate
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Carswell
Judiciary Committee
House
Nixon
Justice Department
Gov Davis backs St George new town concept in Vermont
MONTPELIER The plan to create a self contained new town on a 50 acre tract near Burlington was outlined by St George selectman Albert Barber and Armand Beliveau of the Chittenden County Planning Commission in a meeting with Gov Davis. The governor, noting Burlington area housing pressure, said planning director Theodore M. Riehle Jr. will assist. St George covers 2,184 acres, much smaller than the typical Vermont township.
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Montpelier
Vermont
St. George
Burlington
Howe Scale Offer Spurned in Rutland Strike
Union members at Howe-Richardson Scale Co. rejected a second contract offer after a 180-44 secret ballot vote. About 230 Local 1590 IAMAW members remained on the picket line for the eighth day. Ralph Crippen called the offer "little improvement" over the prior proposal as talks center on cost of living increases and fringe benefits.
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Rutland
UPD
Howe-Richardson Scale Co
The
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Ralph Crippen
Centralized Control Idea Ruled Out by House Pane
Montpelier Vermont lawmakers reject a Gibb amendment to block statewide centralized control of land development. The House Natural Resources Committee keeps the governor’s plan for regional districts but expands some districts per Rep Graf. Attorney General Jeffords warns the Gibbs amendment conflicts with the governor’s decentral localism concept.
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Ing
Environmental Control Commission
Gibb
Robert Graf
Rupert
Grafplan
Bennington
Rutland
Windham
Windsor
Environmental Commission
Davis
Montpelier
James M. Jeffords
Gibbs
Gov. Davis
NBC's Chancellor Sees Cloudy Media Future
NBC veteran John Chancellor told Green Mountain College that the U S media face a gloomy future amid calls for reform from within and fears of a federal ministry of information. He warned against conspiracy theories blaming the press for social changes and urged calm and humor in journalism while noting aggressive criticism from Nixon Agnew. He spoke under a grant. lecture fee was $2,000.
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Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Chet Huntley
Green Mountain College
S & H Stamp Company
Bennington Police Chief Says Force Not Growing Fast
On the Inside Bennington Police Chief Fox states his department is not expanding as quickly as the town grows. The piece notes growth plans and potential staffing gaps affecting service levels.
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Bennington
Fox
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