Vermont Bicentennial Plan Hinges on Donation Drive for VT2
Vermont Bicentennial Commission approves a fundraising plan to support the VT2 Transportation Plan featuring a Lake Champlain sidewheel steamer and steam rail revival. Donations of five dollars would yield prints or posters, with about four dollars tax deductible. seed money of five thousand dollars approved for advertising and initial production.
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Vermont Bicentennial Commission
Park- McCullough
North Bennington
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Bennington
Rutland
Bicentennial Commission
John S. Burgess
Burley
Commission
Lake
Champlain
Ford weighs tax cuts as Congress eyes gas rationing
President Ford met with congressional leaders amid signals of possible tax cut compromise while opposing wage price controls and gasoline rationing. Senate Dems and Byrd pressed for stronger fuel conservation and a broader tax cut for low and middle income families, with Seidman outlining compromises Ford would accept.
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Washington
L. William Seidman
Ford
NBC Today
Seidman
Byrd
Congress
U.S
Colby reveals CIA kept files on 10000 Americans
CIA Director William Colby testified before the Senate that the agency maintained files on about 10,000 U.S. citizens and used American businesses as cover for agents abroad. He cited 1960s and 1970s surveillance, break ins, mail taps, and phone taps, while defending limited oversteps as rare. The testimony outlined past covert actions and asserted no mass domestic activity.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Colby
Senate Appropriations Committee
CIA
Spiro Agnew
Richard Helms
FBI
Secret Service
U.S
United States
Lee CIA
Bolton aims for stronger crime pursuit and better police ties
After just over two months as Bennington County state’s attorney Raymond G. Bolton outlined two goals for the coming period. He seeks to strengthen cooperation with state police and local agencies, and to intensify enforcement of serious crimes, especially burglaries, noting Vermont counties show high break in rates and the need for ongoing training. He also discussed pardons and furloughs in Corrections policy, urging to limit surprise releases and ensure police know of any pardons.
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Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
Pittsford
Bennington
Windham
Vermont
Corrections Department
Joseph Jamese Jr
Windsor State Prison
Inside National and Local Pages Highlight Edits and Open Topics
The edition surveys oldtimers in Congress fighting to retain power and Portugal relinquishing empire roots, along with local items on MAU adult education, a transportation study progress report, and editorials on nutrition, public attention, and bureaucratic issues in food stamps.
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Congressional
Portugal
Empire
MAU
Progress Report
Kit Foster
Safire
George Connelly
Peter Pan
Manchester
Arlington-Sunderland
Hoosick Falls
Ford
Vermont Faces Higher Oil Costs and Economy Strain
Vermont officials warn Congress energy tax plans will hit the state hard. Governor Salmon cuts capital spending to bolster finances while unemployment rises. heating oil costs could climb about seven cents a gallon, raising annual home heating expenses for oil users.
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Vermont
Wilson
Thomas P. Salmon
House Appropriations Committee
Salmon
Montpelier
UPI
Can We Save the Beauty of Vermont Panel Discussion
A Bennington Library event features six regional panelists including Wallace P. Scott and Dean Fausett debating whether Vermont’s natural beauty can endure. The moderated talk, called Can We Save the Beauty of Vermont, drew attendees from grammar students to seniors and was hosted by local groups. Panelists warned against obsession with preservation and stressed diverse perspectives on beauty.
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Tim Powers
State of the Union
Bennington College
Dean Fausett
John Simson
The
Bennington
Rick Wilson
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
Elfriede Abbe
Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Fred Stocking
Williams College
Old Bennington
Scott
Vermont
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