Swanton Fire Ravages Main Business Row in Vermont
A devastating wind driven blaze destroyed 12 businesses and two apartments in Swanton near the Canadian border, leaving 41 homeless and over 100 jobless. Gov. Davis pegged damages near 2 million dollars as federal aid was pledged and emergency crews from 21 communities battled the four-alarm fire for hours.
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Swanton
UPI
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nixon
Robert Bruyette
Merchant’s Row
Vermont
New York
Canada
Davis
House on 74 71 Vote Passes Abortion Bill
Vermont House approves abortion reform on a 74 to 71 vote sending the measure to the Senate. The passage follows a debate over a proposed amendment to strike a provision permitting abortion if a disabled fetus might be born.
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House
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Senate
Charles Greene
St. Albans
Unions May Strike Railroads Monday
Negotiations among four rail maintenance unions and carrier reps stalled with no talks scheduled, raising the threat of a nationwide rail strike Monday. Leaders said a strike was possible though not guaranteed. the central dispute involves a work rules change and a proposed 68 cent hourly raise by year end 1970.
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Washington
UPI
John P. Hiltz
William W. Winpisinger
Nixon
Congress
Penn Central
Naionwide
Winpisinger
Editorial notes on education lobby activity and policy shifts
Inside the paper an editorial critiques militant education lobby activity. A letter defends the Fish and Game Dept and biologist Ben Day. The Green Mountain National Forest goals remain, but policies shift. Manchester faces a 90000 loss in state school aid under the Miller formula and a state adjusted fair market listing.
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State Fish and Game Dept
Ben Day
Green Mountain National Forest
Manchester
One Union Accepts Agreement With GE
New York UPI reporting that the United Electrical Workers UE accepts a tentative pact with General Electric ending the 14 week strike involving 147 000 workers across 33 states. The IUE coalition weighs recommending acceptance to its 158 member ITUE GE Conference Board as counts foresee plant reopenings within a week or ten days. PMID: none
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New York
UPI
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
QUE
Itue-Ge
IUE
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Counts
IVE Conference Committee
Town Meeting Adopts 19 Cent Increase and Merger Question
Bennington voters will face six appropriation items at the March 3 town meeting. The key issue is a proposed consolidation of town and village governments via charter 83 to improve efficiency. A 22,000 article adds six cents to the tax rate for Willow Park development while a 20,900 item funds BCIC for a water line project.
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Bennington
Duncan Campbell
Alexander Drysdale
Drysdale
Joseph Carroll
Carroll
Willow Park
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Bennington Rotary Club
Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Congress Has It Both Ways In Education Funds Battle
The piece uses satire to explain why a Congress member supports aid for so called impacted areas while benefiting from a defense installation in his district. It notes that reactivating the Buttermilk Falls Depot would bring jobs but also deprive locals of tax revenue and school funding, illustrating political inconsistency and the Nixon veto context.
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Washington
Buttermilk Falls
409Th
Tent Peg Repair Batalion
Tent Peg Repair Center
Tent Peg Repair Battalion
Pentagon
Congress
Nixon
A Peek Inside Cuba: Johnson Reports on 26 Day Visit
Russell Johnson, peace education secretary for New England AFSC, spoke at the Bennington Free Library about his 26 day Cuba visit. He described social gains such as free education and housing efforts, while noting rationing, political prisoners, and the role of embargo as a rallying point. He contrasted Cuba with other nations and warned against underestimating its resolve.
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Russell Johnson
U.S
Cuba
Johnson
New England
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC
Bennington Free Library
Key West
Fla
Bennington Area
Dorset
Mexico
Southeast Asia
Paraguay
Brazil
Greece
South Africa
Fidel Castro
Batista
Pontiac
Havana
Chile
Venezuela
Bolivia
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By Rodney Clarke
Rep
Harry N
Montague
D - Brattleboro
House Health and Welfare Committee
Benjamin Gould
R-Veregennes
Representatives
House Judiciary Committee
David Scribner
By Dick West
Castro
Baptista
Fidel
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