Ford Steps Up Politics Ahead of Florida Primary
President Ford coordinates with advisers planning campaign trips to New Hampshire and Florida amid reported Florida primary difficulties. Key aides stress potential gains in Congress as debates over reform of the brutal primary system surface led by Sen. Packwood and leaders Mansfield and Mondale.
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Ford
New Hampshire
Florida
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Congress
GOP
Ron Nelsen
The
New York Times
Nessen
White House
Washington
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Union Carbide to Expand Bennington Plant with 1.4 Million Addition
Union Carbide Corp plans a 64 000 square foot expansion on Scott Street in Bennington. Construction, to start next spring, follows a zoning variance filing and will occupy two parcels bordered by Pratt Street and Division Street. Existing houses at Scott Division near the site await removal. The expansion aims to broaden product lines and could boost employment by about 50 over the long term.
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Union Carbide Corp
Bennington
Scott Street
Pratt Street
Division Street
Scott
Division Streets
Senate approves 200 mile fishing zone measure
The Senate voted 77 to 19 to establish a 200 mile fishing zone with U S permits required for foreign vessels and enforcement by the Coast Guard. Enactment is delayed to July 1 1977 to align with international talks. Supporters call it an interim step. opponents warn it defies international law and could require gunboat enforcement.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
House
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
State Department
White House
Coast Guard
Cuba
México
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Public weighs busing cuts at Bennington School Board
Frustration over rising transportation costs and uncertain public reaction dominated Wednesday’s Bennington School District Board meeting. Bids for the BSD Mt Anthony transportation contract open Feb 13 at 2 p.m., revealing cost impact. Discussion covered advisory ballot ideas but no final action.
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Bennington
BSD
Mt. Anthony
Gerald Cornell
George A. Sleeman
Thomas D. Steffen
Steffen
Cornell
Sleeman
Vermont House Debates 1.8 Million Supplemental Bill
The Vermont House opens debate on a 1.8 million supplemental appropriations bill testing fiscal mood. A 5 thousand restoration to the Tooth Fairy program passes 71 to 62 while Memorial Day date legislation faces floor opposition and potential committee referral.
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House
Social Welfare Department
House Appropriations Committee
Thomas Salmon
Public Safety Department
Franklin County
Public Safety
Inside Report On Angola Spillover To Zambia
World: Civil war tensions threaten to spill into neighboring Zambia as regional instability grows. Local: MAU schedules activities for remainder of year across departments. Editorial: Russ Garland on Winhall Trust decision. Kit Foster offers indoor seed starting tips. Page 4 notes. Page 5 discusses veep picks urged by Godfrey Sperling. County: Manchester town budget hearing. county survey lists historic sites. General: Reagan tax cut slant. Gov. Noel considering Pastore seat in Rhode Island. Entertainment: Shakespeare Theatre in Connecticut faces closure due to funding shortfalls. Sports: MA Athletic Association basketball update. Ali training camp progress. Havlicek powers Celtics.
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Zambia
Mau
Russ Garland
Winhall Trust
Kit Foster
Veep
Godfrey Sperling
Manchester
Reagan
Noel
Rhode Island
Shakespeare Theatre
Connecticut
MA Athletic Association
Ali
Havlicek
Red Hot Celtics
Prager stays on the job after plea in Bennington
Alan Prager, director of the Champlain Valley Work and Training Program in Bennington, remains employed following a no contest plea to one charge of lewd and lascivious conduct involving an 11 year old. He had initially faced six counts involving three youths aged 9 to 13 in Bennington on June 2, 1975, with a trial canceled due to the plea, per the article’s back-page note.
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Alan Prager
Bennington
Champlain Valley Work and Training Program
Prager
Senate to quiz Kissinger on Angola policy
Sen John Tunney accused a State Department memorandum on Angola of bellicose language that pushed MPLA leaders toward closer ties with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Kissinger was set to testify on U S policy as Congress debated covert aid limits, with mounting tension over U S support for anti MPLA factions.
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Senate
Kissinger
Angola
Washington
UPI
State Department
Soviet Union
Cuba
John Tunney
D-Calif
Tunney
Senate Subcommittee On
Africa
Henry A. Kissinger
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
U.S
CIA
Union For the Total Independence of
National Front For the Liberation of
United States
MPLA
Mark Moran
T. A. Wilson
Boeing Aircraft Co
Republicans Nominate Bennington Town Officers At Caucus
Republicans in Bennington held an 8 p.m. caucus Wednesday night to nominate town officers. Incumbent selectmen Richard B. Leake III and Gerald P. Morrissey were chosen for two year terms, with Peter R. Donavan not seeking re election. Richard Perrott was nominated for selectman in Sub district 3-2 after moving from Sub district 1, and Edward B. Keough and Dorothy Warren were nominated for town treasurer and auditor respectively with Keough to fill a one year term after Alma Langlois resignation.
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Bennington
Richard B. Leake III
Gerald P. Morrissey
Peter R. Donavan
Richard ‘Reggie’ Perrott
Perrott
J. Duncan Campbell
Ralph G. Wright
Subdistrict 1
Edward B. Keough
Dorothy Warren
Keough
Alma Langlois
Democrats By Woolmington Set Slate In 20 Minutes At Bennington
The Bennington Democrats quickly formed their slate for upcoming selectmen races with no contests. Subdistrict 1 sees Lorraine Eastman challenging GOP incumbent Richard Leake III. Subdistrict 2 picks Alden Corky Harwood to face current seatholder Peter Donovan who won’t seek re-election. Subdistrict 3 fields June Carroll against Gerald Morrissey, while auditor candidate Janet Henry runs against Democrat Scott Racicot. Incumbent town treasurer Edward Keough, who holds the post, is nominated by the Democrats to complete Langlois’s term. Michael Woodward urged brief candidate statements and questioned any ties to special interest groups.
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Paul F. Sheridan
Alden E
Corky
Harwood
Subdistrict 2
Peter R. Donavan
Gerald P. Morrissey
Jan Slusman
Janet Henry
Scott Racicot
Edward Keough
R. Alma Langlois
Michael L. Woodward
Selectman
Ms. Henry
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Froté Street
New England
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Town Caucus
Richard B. Leake
Richard V. Perrott
Elizabeth Dwyer
Lorraine Eastman
Corky” Harwood
By Rob Woolmington
Bennington Democrats
Board of Selectmen
Emma _ Harwood
June Carroll
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