NRC sets hearings on Seabrook construction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will allow Seabrook nuclear plant work to continue while hearings decide if the $2 billion project should proceed. An appeals-board order to halt construction was stayed, with oral arguments set for Feb. 7 in Washington. The case centers on cooling towers and open ocean tunnels, with PSC and EPA positions cited amid cost rises and regional energy needs.
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Manchester
N.H
Commission
Appeals Board
PSC
William Tallman
New England
NRC
New Hampshire
Scherz
Public Service
Seabrook Consortium
Piscataqua River
Portsmouth
Strategic Air Command
EPA
Seabrook
Washington
Carter
Leahy probes strange FHA self appointment
UPI reports Sen. Patrick Leahy seeks Civil Service Commission inquiry into Sherman Sprague naming himself head of the Farmers Home Administration Business and Industry Loan Division after Carter election. Sprague, an FHA appointee, held the job open for two years before taking it.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Farmers Home Administration
Patrick Leahy
Dvt
Leahy
Sherman Sprague
FHA
Sprague
Jimmy Carter
Civil Service System
Leady
Paul Bruhn
Civil Service Commission
Envoy Volpe retires from politics after four-year Italy post
UPI reports former Massachusetts governor John A. Volpe, 68, retires after 24 years in public life. He plans to teach or write, saying he is through with politics. Volpe arrived home from Rome where he served as U.S. ambassador to Italy for four years.
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Boston
UPI
U.S
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Italy
Massachusetts
Rome
USS
Nixon
Washington
Eisenhower
Welcome Wagon Introduces Bennington Newcomers
Newcomers to Bennington are invited to a Welcome Wagon session hosted by Sharon Hoskins. A public social event features Ric Mitchell and Fred Peabody performing live at Mt. Anthony Country Club on Saturday February 5 from 8 30 p m to 1 a m. Tickets are two dollars per person and proceeds help alumni activities of Southern Vermont College.
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Bock
Ric Mitchell
Fred Peabody
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Southern Vt. College Alumni Association
EPA probes faulty Moosehead sewage plant in Maine
Four EPA investigators begin a week long study of the Moosehead Sanitary District plant in Greenville Maine. The plant has legal actions against builders S G Philips Co of Vermont and two homeowners who refused sewer connection. About 100 residents were notified to pay a one time assessment and the district may sue those able to pay.
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Greenville
Maine
UPI
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Moosehead Sanitary District
S.G. Philips Co
Vermont
Hubbard Trefts
Trefts
Marry Swanton Couple In Civil Ceremony At 5 P.M.
Donna Lee Underwood of Swanton and David Wayne Spencer of Swanton were married New Year’s Day in a 5 p.m. civil ceremony at their Swanton apartment conducted by Justice of the Peace Robert Cioffi. The bride wore a white chiffon gown with lace details and a red rose bouquet. Debra A. Godin was maid of honor. Christopher C. Greenwood, best man. They honeymooned at Stratton Mountain family camp and will reside at 48 Merchants Row, Swanton. The bride is a 1974 MVU High School graduate. the groom, a 1974 Bellows Free Academy graduate, works at Lake Champlain Motors in South Burlington.
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Swanton
Donna Lee Underwood
Harold C. Underwood
Beatrice Underwood
St. Albans
David Wayne Spencer
Merchants Row
Gardner A. Spencer
Harwood Drive
Bennington
Justice of the
Robert Cioffi
Goline Doremus
Godey
Debra A. Godin
Christopher C. Greenwood
Punch
Diane Barrette
Peggy A. Underwood
Missisquoi Valley Union High School
Glenn A. Spencer
Woodford
Bellows Free Academy
Lake Champlain Motors
South Burlington
Fifth annual spaghetti for scholars dinner at MAU
MAU hosts fifth annual Dollars for Scholars spaghetti dinner Friday February 4 from 5 to 7 to fund aid for students pursuing education beyond high school. Dinner is $2 for adults and $1 for students. Don Ratelle chairs the event with all work by volunteers. Spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, coffee or milk, salad and cake served. Windsor game night.
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MAU
Don Ratelle
Stiffer parking fines in Bennington ordinance take effect
Bennington police will begin enforcing a tougher parking ordinance with higher fines and court action for violators. Most fines rise, while overtime meters stay $1. Notable penalties include $10 for fire lane or fire station driveway violations, $8 near hydrants, $3 for intersections or driveways, $5 for sidewalks, and doubles for all night street parking. Overnight parking on streets becomes $2 per night if tagged by police. Chief Fox warned motorists of a brief adjustment period before tickets rise.
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Fox
Army Reserve opens Bennington area recruitment event
The Army Reserve through Co. C 368th Engineer Battalion will host an open house at Molly Stark School Health Wing at 7:30 p.m. The unit seeks plumbers carpenters electricians heavy equipment operators and clerks to join a Rutland based platoon serving Bennington area. Capt Hugh Galvin promotes part time jobs with $25 000 life insurance for $3.40 monthly. prior service can enlist for one year at a time.
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Army Reserve
Molly Stark School
Co. C
368Th Engineer
Rutland
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Rural fire district approves purchase of new fire truck
Voters in the Bennington Rural Fire District approved buying a new fire truck by 87 to 16. The tax rate will rise 4 cents. At the Beech Street Firehouse 115 attended the annual meeting and elected Paul Kelley moderator and Keith Young to the prudential committee.
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Bennington
Beech Street
Paul Kelley
Keith Young
Prudential Committee
Eleanor Moore
Frances Snow
Con
Leahy pushes bill to rescind nuclear carrier funds
Senator Patrick Leahy D Vermont introduces legislation to rescind 350 million dollars allocated last year for a 2 billion dollar 94 000 ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier. He notes Ford opposed proceeding with the carrier and NSC study plus defense budget debates tainted by politics.
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Leahy
Washington
U.S
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Department of Defense
Ford
Congress
Treasury
National Security Council
Ronald Reagan
NSC
Secretary of Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
National Security
White House
Funeral Services for Lormier Danforth of Shaftsbury
Funeral services were held January 21 at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home for Lormier Skinner Danforth of North Country Road Shaftsbury a World War II Air Force veteran who died January 19 at age 25 year employed by Dailey Co. Entombment with military honors followed at Evergreen Cemetery Arlington. Burial planned for spring in Evergreen Cemetery. The flag presented to the family by Joseph Lobravico. The same service for George William Hathaway Jr. who died in the January 19 Dewey Street fire was conducted January 22 at Hanson Walbridge with burial later in Park Lawn Cemetery.
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Lormier ‘Skinner
Danforth
North Country Road
Shaftsbury
Hanson- Walbridge
Angus J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury United Methodist Church
Clyde Mears
William E. Dailey Jr
Edward Legacy
William Finney
Evergreen Cemetery
Arlington
George William Hathaway Jr
Dewey Street
Hanson Walbridge
Floyd I. la Bombard
First Baptist Church
Charles and
Alan Watson
David Yarosz
Thomas Kehoe
William Fonteneau
Steven Brown
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington couple announces engagement in Ballston Spa
Engaged couple from Ballston Spa and Bennington bonds unite Carol Kingsbury of 307 North Street Bennington to Craig D. Sweet of Barney Road Bennington son of Douglas E. and Mrs Sweet also of Barney Road Bennington Carol Kingsbury works at Bennington Museum a Ballston Spa High School and Mt Holyoke College graduate Craig Sweet Mt Anthony Union High School graduate and student at Southern Vermont College no wedding date set
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Ballston Spa
N.Y
Clifford A. Kingsbury
Pleasant St
Carol Kingsbury
North St
Bennington
Craig D. Sweet
Barney Road
Douglas E. Sweet
Bennington Museum
Ballston Spa High School
Mt. Holyoke College
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Southern Vermont College
Snelling moves to repeal land use plan proviso
Vermont efforts to scrap Act 250 land use guidance advance as Sen. Arthur Gibb sponsors repeal of the state mandated plan. Snellingbacked by opponents seeks to strike the requirement while a separate bill aims to end the nine percent income tax surcharge from 1969.
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Snelling
Norris Hoyt
Norwich
1976 best year on record for newspaper advertising
Hollywood Florida UP I Jack Kauffman president of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau said 1976 was the best year on record for newspaper advertising. He noted a 19 percent rise over 1975 and that revenues topped the $10 billion mark. Projections show gains across classifications retail 6.4 billion classified 3 billion and national 1.7 billion. A national readership project was announced with a Newspaper Readership Council to review and promote growth study for readers and circulation.
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Hollywood
Fla
UPI
Jack Kauffman
Newspaper Advertising Bureau, Inc
Kauffman
Otto A. Silha
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co
Joe D. Smith Jr
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Central Review Board
Silha
Oil globules wash ashore at Wellfleet
Oil globules one to two inches in diameter washed onto Newcomb Hollow beach in Cape Cod, covering 200 to 300 yards at the high tide mark. Coast Guard officials said the source was unknown, samples were collected, and a surveillance plane was planned to scan for oil slicks offshore.
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Wellfleet
Mass
UPI
Cape Cod
U.S. Coast Guard
Newcomb Hollow
Coast Guard
Car damage report and shoreline oil inquiry near Pownal
State police report Shannon A. Rollins of Bennington lost control of a 1964 Mustang on Route 7 in Pownal at 10:20 AM causing major damage to the car but no injuries. Guardsmen will inspect shoreline sections for oil deposits. A body from the fishing boat Patricia Marie was recovered near Four miles off Provincetown. oil from the Patricia Marie is considered likely, with only a small possibility it came from the Argo Merchant.
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Shannon A. Rollins
Bennington
Pownal
Atlantic
Provincetown
Patricia Marie
Coast Guard
Newcomb Hollow
Argo Merchant
Nantucket Shoals
Wellfleet
Checking Attics For Hidden Roofing Problems
Inspect an attic thoroughly by walking the space and examining beams for rot or termite damage. Look for sagging timbers and water stains on rafters. Check ventilation with vents at gables and eaves, and ensure at least six inches of insulation with a vapor barrier. Also note Mrs. Hoisington as principal broker and board president with licenses in Vermont and New York.
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Hoisington
Hoisington Realty
Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors
Tri-State Real Estate Institute, Inc
Vermont
New York States
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Seabrook Construction
Bennington Briefs
Sharon Hoskins
ADV
Spencer-Underwood
Stratton Mountain
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Windsor
Rural Fire District
Stance Blake
Marie Turgeon
Mildred Howe
Helen Wiggins
Edward Haddad
Robert Morrissey
Leon Turgeon
Haddad
Willow Road
George W. Hathaway Jr
Kingsbury-Sweet
First Vermont Bank
FDIC
Bennington Banner Telephone
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Home Furniture CO
By Hoisington Trothy
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