Route 7 project okayed by federal judges 2 1
The U S Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a December 1974 ruling and, by a 2 1 margin, found the Route 7 environmental impact statement satisfactory under a NEPA amendment allowing states to prepare statements with federal supervision. The decision may free federal funds and boost highway construction from Shaftsbury town line to Manchester along the Green Mountain National Forest.
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U.S
Bennington
U.S. Second Circuit
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
NEPA
Second Circuit
Circuit Court
Shaftsbury Town
Manchester
Green Mountain National Forest
Lye Brook
U.S. District Court
James L. Oakes
Scranton picked for U N post
President Ford plans to appoint former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton as U S Ambassador to the United Nations to replace Patrick Moynihan. Moynihan resigns Feb 2 and will return to Harvard. Scranton has Eisenhower era service and a Nixon Middle East envoy stint.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Patrick J. Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
Scranton
Moynihan
Harvard University
John F. Dulles
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Middle East
Carbide Wins Unanimous Bennington Expansion Approval
Union Carbide Corp. won full Planning Commission approval to expand its Bennington battery plant. By late next year staffing could rise from 650 by 50 as six new production lines come online. A temporary layoff of about 130 workers is planned when the Scott Street energizer facility closes in April.
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Bennington
Scott and
Division Streets
Union Carbide
Hoffman
Valmore A. Clifford
Carbide
I’m
Chemical Fabrics chief John Cook dies in crash
John Cook 58 of Riegelsville Pa president of Chemical Fabrics Corp in Bennington and founder of Warren Wire Co in Pownal was killed when his twin engine plane crashed near Salem N Y on approach to Bennington airport. FAA investigates cause. Cook helped build Warren Wire from 1947 onward and later started Chemical Fabrics in 1968.
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Salem
N.Y
John Cook
Riegelsville
Chemical Fabrics Corp
Bennington
Warren Wire Co
Pownal
Here
Route
Argyle
Greenwich
Cook
Mitsubishi
FAA
Cornish Wire Co
Williamstown
Mass
Cornish Co
Warren Wire
Paterson
California
Northern Ireland
General Cable Corp
Liggett & Bosworth
Volkswagen
Northside Drive
Peron will not seek reelection in Argentina
Isabel Peron announced in a national broadcast that she will not run for a second term but will complete her current presidency, with elections to be held before year’s end. She stressed she would finish her term despite impeachment calls as Argentina faces a deep political and economic crisis amid high inflation and protests.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Isabel Peron
Peron
Juan Peron
Congress
Mrs. Peron
Eduardo Farias
Phillips oil chief issued illegal $50,000 to Nixon in 1968
Phillips Petroleum president allegedly handed $50,000 to Richard Nixon at his New York City apartment per a court filing. The suit settlement requires six new outside directors, stricter political funding rules, and quid pro quo actions if officers violate laws.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Phillips Petroleum Corp
Richard Nixon
Nixon
New York City
Oil Company
U.S. District Court
K.S. Adams
W.W. Keeler
Phillips
Keeler
Adams
John M. Houchin
Melvin Laird
Harold Williams
Ucla Graduate School of Management
Center For Law
Center
Northrop Corp
Kissinger visit sparks rock attack on Lima embassy
In Lima, about 30 demonstrators pelted the U.S. Embassy during Henry Kissinger’s visit, smashing eight plate glass windows as security guards fired warning shots. Police arrested several protesters as Kissinger left for Brazil after praising Peru’s military leaders.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Brazil
United States
Miguel Angel de la Flor
State Senate sustains ratification of ERA
Vermont state Senate defeated a resolution to rescind the 1973 ERA ratification by 17 to 11. The measure drew a 42 vote adverse Senate Judiciary Committee report. Opposition warned the ERA would impose duties on women, while supporters argued it mirrors U.S. 14th Amendment protections. Senator Esther Sorrell, the only woman Democrat, voted no.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
State Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Esther Sorrell
Chittenden County
Robert Cummings
D-Bennington County
Herbert Ogden
Windsor County
Melvin Mandigo
Essex-Orleans
Fred Westphal
Lamoille County
MAU Bulletin Highlights Local Honors and Regional News
MAU Grade 7 qualifies for honor roll and four Vermonters receive Arts & Sciences Academy recognition. Local notes cover town forest land sale prohibition, Democratic trustee candidates, and Pownal bicentennial events. Sports section features MAU wrestling dominance and Patriots girls basketball near SWL finale.
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Moscow
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Pownal School
MAU
Springfield
Patriots
Bellows Falls
Miller and Crenshaw
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By John Leaning
Robert Schwartz
U.N. Post
Rockefeller
Chemical Fabrics
Phillips Oil
Bartlesville
Okla
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