Pattison Nader and Fish urge nuclear safety safeguards
Washington DC lawmakers Pattison Fish and consumer advocate Nader pressed Carter to adopt safer nuclear power. They urged underground containment and full time federal inspectors plus a moratorium until environmental and safety questions are answered. They warned of atomic waste buildup and the need for multiple energy solutions.
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D-West Sand Lake
New York
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Ralph Nader
Jimmy Carter
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Occupational health director to speak at Brattleboro Forum
Dr John Froines, director of Vermont State Health Department occupational health division, discusses America at a Crossroads environmental health energy and production. Lecture Friday Jan 28 at West Village Meeting House as part of 1976 77 Brattleboro Forum series with noon discussions at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and follow up session Saturday at 10:30.
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London
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Windham College
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Keene State College
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Orion Barber
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Democrats to Show Off New House Quarters in Concord
House Democrats plan a reception to unveil their new smaller offices in the New Hampshire State House after Speaker George Roberts ordered the move on January 17. Invitations describe the event as showcasing improved legislative management and facilities. The map on the third floor guides attendees past eight Republican rooms to two Democrat rooms.
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State House
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Foley calls Seabrook petition tactic abuse of power
Senator Eileen Foley of Portsmouth denounces Governor Thomson for pressuring state liquor store workers to sign a Seabrook nuclear plant petition. She calls the effort a disgraceful abuse of the executive office and insists public employees should not be used for political ploys.
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Foley
Pownal and Bennington youth groups meet tonight
Local youths gather for scheduled meetings across Pownal and Bennington. Pownal Brownie Troop, Pownal Fire Protective Association, East Pownal Fire Auxiliary, and Pownal Boy Scouts join Bennington troop at First Baptist Church and Firehouse venues. The Solomon Wright Library hours are also listed for the week. In Nassau, a mother faces a court petition on a child neglect charge after keeping three children home to avoid a cold bus ride. Hazel Rakowski defends her decision amid school district disputes over bus access on a rough road.
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Sweepstakes tickets tied to greyhound race outcome proposed
Concord New Hampshire sweepstakes director Ed Powers said the commission is considering selling one dollar tickets during a 90 day period. Prizes would range from 2 to 10000 dollars with a random drawing linking ticket holders to greyhounds in a race potentially drawing top dogs from across the country.
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N.H
UPI
Ed Powers
Sweepstakes Commission
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Snelling to wield power on Vermont Act 250 boards
Gov. Richard Snelling will name five to six openings on the nine member State Environmental Board and consider 18 of 27 district environmental commissioners, expanding executive influence over Act 250, Vermont's land use law. In Rutland County, a Rutland hearing covers a suit by two Pawlet women denied fire department membership for gender bias, filed by Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond.
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UPI
Richard Snelling
Snelling
Environmental Board
Rutland
Rutland County Superior Court
Pawlet
M. Jerome Diamond
Dawn Wood
Marilyn Lewis
Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department
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Vermont House delays lottery bill vote awaiting amendments
Montpelier Vermont UPI reports the House General Affairs Committee postponed action on a state lottery bill awaiting attached amendments. Chairman John Murphy expects to receive the bill Tuesday as the panel is seen approving it, amid strong public support from a November nonbinding referendum. Vermont remains the sole New England state without a state sweepstakes.
St Albans Mayor plans talks on regional correctional center
Mayor Mervin Kaye will meet Gov. Richard Snelling to discuss concerns about the St Albans regional correctional center west of the city. Corrections commissioner Kent Stoneman defends a liberal stance while acknowledging mistakes. Some critics say the facility, meant for youth, now houses a mix of offenders including hardened criminals. Barre weighs using Supreme Court ruling to challenge state mobile home zoning laws. final decision by Feb 17 meeting.
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Richard Snelling
Kaye
Vermont
Kent Stoneman
Stoneman
Fire Hits Lansingburgh Central Catholic High School
A second blaze in a month damaged the basement cafeteria of the gym at Lansingburgh Central Catholic High School after a Sunday bingo event. Smoke damaged the cafeteria but students were expected to use the facility next day. a prior Christmas Eve fire had also heavily damaged the gym.
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CCHS
No prison closing for Monroe camp despite protests
North Adams residents pressed state corrections chief Frank A. Hall to shut the Monroe prison camp or halt work release. Hall rejected the demand, cited recent incidents including inmate escapes and a suspected abduction linked to a former Monroe worker, and pledged an investigation with no new admissions for now. In Pittsfield a car full of youths narrowly escaped asphyxiation after a loose exhaust pipe left an engine idling at Brodie Mountain.
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Frank A. Hall
Berkshire
American Legion Hall
Hall
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Falmouth
Carol Ann Todd
Joseph R. Bianco
Berkshires
Pittsfield
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