Public scrutiny urged for Vermont utility finances and rate hikes
Attorney General James Jeffords seeks review of 18 percent rate increases by Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Green Mountain Power Corp. He urges a broad investigation into the utilities’ finances, insolvency risks, and the Vernon nuclear project, asking what would happen if a private utility went bankrupt and who would bail them out.
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James Jeffords
Federal
CVPS
Green Mountain
Public Service Board
CSSW
AEC
Calvert Cliffs
Vermont Yankee
Vermont
AEC Licensing Board
George Aiken
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Public Service Board of Vermont
PSB
Bennington Banner Publisher Details
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Peace Corps budget cuts threaten global aid and U.S. ideals
The Peace Corps faces drastic retrenchment after Congress slashed its budget from 125 million in 1966 to 72 million with further cuts. Recruits halt, half the 8,000 volunteers may depart from 15 countries, 40 others cut. Rep. Otto Passman champions abolition, provoking liberal push to restore funds when Congress reconvenes.
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Peace Corps
Nixon
Otto Passman
Congress
Alden Pushes Vermont Use Tax Return On Car Tax
State Sen. John T. Alden seeks a legislative resolution to refund Vermont's use tax that applied to the federal automobile tax now repealed. The effort frames the move as protecting consumers from a tax on a tax, noting the elimination of the federal levy and Vermont’s retroactive collection. Overheard: a light remark about garden weeds returning in spring.
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Vermont
John T. Alden
Windsor County
U.S. Congress
Sen. Alden
Ralph Nader
Don Quixote Meets Windmills in a Dragon Slayer Tale
A reader offers a playful windmill episode framed as a Don Quixote adventure. The tale recaps the famous windmill giants scene with Sancho Panza warnings and Quixote’s stubborn valor, including a reference to a 350 year old publication and a tongue in cheek disclaimer.
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Don Quixote
Sancho Panza
Sancho
Don
Briareus
Dulcinea
Rocinante
Friston
Miguel de Cervantes
Spain
J.M. Cohen
Vermont Yankee fallout shows AEC clash with critics
A conservationist view recounts the Burlington meeting and the ongoing struggle over Vermont Yankee. The CSSV, aided by Bennington law firm, pressed state boards to impose harsher standards, while scientists like Lederberg and Pauling warned that increased radiation could raise cancer deaths and defects. The Public Service Board approved bonds but deferred environmental questions, prompting a new agreement to follow stricter state rules, highlighting core conflicts over regulatory authority and public health risks.
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Stratton
AEC
Vermont
Burlington
Nucleonics Week
Bennington
Glenn T. Seaborg
James R. Schlesinger
Bal Harbour
Fla
Washington
Associated Press
The
Burlington Free Press
Conservation Society of
Southern Vermont
Bennington Law Firm
Williams, Witten, Carter and Dollard
Water Resources Board
Board of Health
Public Service Board
Vernon
Vermont Yankee
CSSV
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
PSB
Yankee
Joshua Lederberg
Linus Pauling
John Gorman
Arthur Tamplin
Stratton Mountain
Lederberg
Gorman and
Tamplin
U.S
Vermont Supreme Court
State of Ver
Vermont gas stations gain beauty boost from Noyes design plan
Architect Eliot Noyes urges oil firms to recede garish signage and beautify stations to boost sales and community harmony. He promotes an eight step program covering exteriors interiors lighting and themes, noting private owners control many sites. Petroleum Today highlights environmental and economic perks of aesthetic upgrades.
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Connecticut
Eliot Noyes
Noyes
Petroleum Today
Vermont Life
American Petroleum Institute
Justin Brande
Cornwall
Brande
Frederick Cook
Vermont Petroleum Association
Cook
Vermont
Florida
Ohio
No fault marriage licenses hover in lighter side column
A UPI column parodies applying no fault auto insurance to marriage licenses. It suggests divorces would be avoided, alimony could rise, and high risk spouses lose licenses, while noting potential carelessness and legal fee savings. The piece ends with a humorous grandmother anecdote from United Mine Workers Journal.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Journal
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Atomic Energy Commission
Safety and Licensing Board
Jeffords
Bennington Banner
Louisiana
House Appropriations Committee
Passman
Joseph Blatchford
Fischetti
Banner
Moe Harrington
Bob Williams
Shaftsbury
Peter Strong
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
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