Vermont Women Attend First Statewide Town Meeting
Vermont women gathered at Vermont College for the first statewide Women s Town Meeting drawing 1019 attendees from across the state. They explored status of women, drafted recommendations, elected delegates, and discussed issues from legal rights to displaced homemakers. Workshops covered health resources, job training, and cultural barriers, amid pro and anti abortion tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont College
Constance Kite
Governor’s Commission On the Status of Women
Town Meeting Coordinating Committee
National Commission On the
District of Columbia
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
Guam
Trust Territory
Pacific Islands
Ford
Congress
Houston
Commission
Carter
Frances “Sissy” Farenthold
Laurie Shields
Alliance For Displaced Homemakers
California
New Jersey
Florida
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vi
Farenthold
U.S. Supreme Court
Wells College
Texas
Contempt Charge Looms Over Route 7 Start
Citizens opposing the Shaftsbury to Arlington Route 7 project may file a contempt of court claim against the state Highway Department due to an existing federal injunction. Attorney Harvey D. Carter Jr. says unresolved issues include federal procedures for highway placement near the Lye Brook Wilderness Area, with forest officials fearing reduced access and crowding threats to the wilderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Green Mountains
Bennington
Manchester
State Highway Department
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Carter
Lye Brook
National Forest
Highway Department
Cold Creates Worst U S Monthly Trade Deficit
The United States posted its largest monthly trade deficit on record for January with imports at 11.3 billion and exports at 9.6 billion. Cold weather drove plant closures and hindered shipment of goods, pushing the deficit to 1.67 billion, following a 610 million December shortfall and a prior peak of 1.03 billion in November 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Department
Court to hear tanker ban plea
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Washington State's appeal seeking to bar supertankers from Puget Sound to prevent oil spills. A lower federal court struck down the state law, saying federal regulation applied even in state ports, while Washington argues the measure is a valid use of state environmental protection power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Washington State
Puget Sound
Amin Assures Americans of Safety at Entebbe Meeting
President Idi Amin told a predominantly American white group at Entebbe airport that he has nothing against them and that world media misread his orders. He said he will hand out honor medals at Wednesday's gathering, insisting Americans are not hostages. Diplomatic sources noted no Enterprise carrier movement and that 5,000 Marines were said to be offshore.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Entebbe
Radio
Uganda
Amin
Carter
U.S
Enterprise
Mombasa
Varied issues loom as county towns prep for town meetings
Journalists JUDSON BROWN and MAGGIE C. BUCHOLT report Bennington area towns gearing up for Town Meeting. Sandgate plans a lengthy session with reappraisal effects, budget debates, and a town clerk raise amid a contested clerk race. Pownal sees earlier defeats and renewed asks for library and recreation funding. County towns prepare for a big day of deliberation and potential tax shifts.
Land purchase near Shelburne Pond aided by East Dorset man
East Dorset resident assists Nature Conservancy in acquiring land near Shelburne Pond. Five generations of the McCoy family are pictured. Page references note local opinions on goals, plus coverage of Manchester School Board candidates, Hoosick Falls Parents Association meeting, and vocational education hearings. Sports wrap covers BBS vs Milton, MAU wrestling, Draper ending Panthers run, and Nicklaus eagle in Florida.
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East Dorset
Nature Conservancy
Shelburne Pond
McCoy
Parents’ Association
Hoosick Falls
Prospect School
Manchester
BBS
Milton
MAU
Draper
Panthers
Troy
Patriots
Nicklaus
Florida
Bennington Town Meeting in Three Parts This Year
Bennington schedules a three part town meeting with a 2 p.m special session on revenue sharing, a 7:30 floor meeting, and a Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. balloting at Bennington Elementary School. North Bennington residents vote Tuesday at the North Bennington Firehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
North Bennington
Norman Greenberg
Selectmen
Economic Development Administration
North Bennington Village
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Iona Lutey
Vermont Women’s Town
Aurora
N.Y
By John Leaning
Judson Brown
and Maggie C. Bucholt
Sandgate
Douglas Tschorn
Board of Selectmen
Tschorn
Ann Kreffer
David Trachte
Chris Clevinger
Bruce Stewart
William Lemberg
Pownal
Solomon Wright Library
General Fund
Gerry Raftery
Strout
Carter St
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