Flammability of mobile homes cited in Scott Street blaze
A $10,000 three month old unoccupied mobile home on Scott Street was destroyed by fire early this morning when a kerosene heating unit malfunctioned and apparently exploded. The owner Lewis H. Senecal, visiting his father in Rutland, was expected to return today. About 70 Bennington Fire Department personnel fought the 1:30 a.m. blaze, with lines on all sides and the firemen mopping up by 2:30. The incident raised safety concerns about mobile home construction and fire detection devices, noting flammable interior paneling and the impossibility of stopping a blaze once started. The fire also gutted Senecal’s baby grand piano and left the mobile home shell largely destroyed, with nearby structures briefly threatened.
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Track dispute over three-year pact at Green Mountain Park
Negotiations continue between Green Mountain Park management and Local 597 of Teamsters Union over a proposed three-year contract for mutual clerks ahead of the February 5 track opening. Clerks allege wage and representation grievances amid ongoing friction, with a letter to the editor by Paul Eagan detailing Sunday racing complaints.
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Soviet Venus 7 transmitting from surface confirms first data
Tass reported Venus 7 operated on the surface for 23 minutes after landing with signals 100 times weaker than during descent. Temperature near 887 degrees and pressure around 90 atmospheres, 1523 psi. The vehicle studied the surface and descent, with cosmic ray measurements in flight.
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Nixon plan trims $5 billion revenue share by state
White House released a breakdown showing $5 billion in general revenue to be distributed to states on a population basis starting Oct 1, with California set to receive $590 million and Vermont $12 million. The proposal drew opposition from Rep. Wilbur Mills who warned of hearings to kill it. Other details include 52 percent kept by states and 48 percent passed to cities, based on census figures with a capacity-boost bonus for improving revenue potential.
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Inside Want to Abandon Ski Slopes for Fields
A column by Mankiewicz Braden criticizes Democratic whip choice over Kennedy and Byrd. An editorial accuses Senator Aiken of intransigence on nuclear hazards. The piece also surveys Ralph Nader's fight against corporate power and features skating tips from Carlo Walter. Patriot basketball eyes another shot at top spot tonight.
Uganda Leader Obote Flees to Tanzania After Coup
Scattered fighting flared outside Kampala as a military government seized power from President Milton Obote. Obote sought political asylum in Tanzania while Idi Amin announced the takeover. Tanks and armored cars roamed Kampala as Abandoned portraits of Obote filled streets and Curfews were imposed.
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Phaseout in store for Vermont income surtax plan
Vermont governor weighing a staged reduction of the 15 percent state income tax surcharge over three years. Deficit retirement and Nixon revenue sharing influence the move. If enacted, the plan could cut the rate to 10 percent next year, 5 percent the following year, then repeal within three years.
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Native of East Dorset W G Wilson dies founder of A A
William Griffith Wilson 75 a native of East Dorset Vermont and co founder of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935 died Sunday in Miami Florida The former Wall Street analyst credited a spiritual experience with sobering him and launching AA in 475 000 alcoholics in 15 000 groups in 88 countries He died of pneumonia and cardiac complications at the Miami Heart Institute with his wife Lois at his side Lois founded Al Anon and Alateen to aid families and children of drinkers The obituary notes his birth on November 26 1895 and his early life in Vermont The Times continues the story on Page 14 Col 1.
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