Gray Pushes Regional Approach To East-West Highway Planning
State Highway Commissioner John T. Gray outlined a regional study plan for east-west highways under a New England Regional Commission, addressing 35 attendees at the Regional Highway Council annual meeting at Mt. Anthony Country Club. He noted opposition in Bennington to a North Bennington spur and said funds could shift to beltline plans, urging public cooperation while emphasizing unity among Rutland and surrounding towns.
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New England Regional Commission
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
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State Highway Board
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House Highways Committee
Rutland
Goodwin Crosby
Danby
T. Garry Buckley
Buckley
Ben
Resch
Highway Board
H. James Wallace
Robert Bigelow
Nixon Seeks To Curb Nuclear Arms Spread
President Nixon convened the National Security Council to decide how fast to curb nuclear arms spread. The session focused on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which Nixon had supported but opposed ratifying amid Soviet actions in Czechoslovakia. He also met with Dr. Glenn Seaborg to discuss peaceful nuclear uses and possible explosive options.
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UPH
Nixon
National Security Council
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Seaborg
Track to Seek Sunday Racing If State Lowers Take
Green Mountain Racetrack officials told the Vermont Ways and Means Committee they would back Sunday racing only if the state lowers its share of betting handle from 6 percent. Attorney Ralph Foote and GM manager Vincent Bartimo argued the 6 percent rate breaks a 1967 gentlemen's agreement, as Sundays produced about $550,000 in added revenue in the first year.
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Foote
Vincent Bartimo
Green Mountain
Town Manager Five-on-Board Proposed by Selectmen
In two unexpected moves Bennington Selectmen advised both party caucuses to be held Thursday night that it is considering adding two members to the current three man board. They also heard a proposal to institute a town manager system but deferred action until next week. If adopted both proposals would be placed on the agenda.
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Bennington
Selectmen
Theodore C. Lanoue
Rush Welter
Hugh McCabe
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Eurich Named New Agriculture Commissioner in Vermont
Gov. Deane C. Davis is expected to appoint Rep. Edward Eurich of Waitsfield as Vermont agriculture commissioner. Eurich, 44, chairs the House Agriculture Committee and has broad legislative backing. He owns a farm in Waitsfield and emerged from a trio of candidates to replace Robert Branon, the current commissioner.
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Australia
Central America
Nixon
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
King Timahoe
Another Increase In Cost of Living 1968 Report
The Labor Department reports 1968 consumer prices rose 4.2 percent from 1967, with December up 0.2 percent as food and housing costs climbed. Wholesale prices in January 1969 show the largest rise since 1966, signaling further consumer price impacts later in 1969. Grocery foods up 4 percent, restaurant meals 5.7 percent, medical costs up 7.3 percent, and consumer services up 6.1 percent since December 1967.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Lyndon B. Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Bennington YMCA plans phase one at $750000
The Bennington Area YMCA announced a fall 1970 start for its expanded program and new building in Memorial Park off Gage Street. Architects Malmfeldt Associates presented preliminaries for a steel framed facility with a front ramp for accessibility and a 75 ft by 37 ft pool meeting NCAA standards for use by area schools.
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YMCA
Herbert H. Leonard
Paradise Restaurant
Leonard
Ben Kenyon
Ed Breen
Malmfeldt Associates
Hartford, Con
Morgan Memorial Park
Gage Street
Safford
Inside editorial urges reassessment of China policy now
An Inside edition editorial argues the United States should reevaluate its approach to China based on current realities. It discusses shifts in global power, trade, and security concerns shaping policy decisions at this time.
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U.S
China
Crime and racial tension grip Washington crime wave
Washington faces a crime surge amid racial tension as officials note rising robberies rapes and armed confrontations. President Nixon ordered a specific crime program while the city contends with fears and security measures as demography shifts and the inner city bears the impact.
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