31 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1974
Page
1
204 Depot St. expands its juvenile services by opening a girls program at 102 River St. to house and treat females 14 to 17 with behavioral issues. Richard Sears will direct both sides. James and Karen Cappy, experienced in Brattleboro, will supervise on-site as residents.
In Vermont the Rutland Herald poll shows Republican House Speaker Walter Kennedy of Chelsea as the favorite for the GOP gubernatorial nomination with 35 legislative supporters. Lt. Gov. John Burgess trails with 10 votes, former Attorney General James Jeffords has nine, Superior Court Judge Franklin Billings four, and Sen. Frank Smallwood two. The piece also notes program staffing questions and economic support for a youth rehabilitation effort at 204 Depot St. and mentions an unrelated Senate action to remove the Fish and Game Department from the Agency of Environmental Conservation, with potential veto by Gov. Salmon’s administration.
President Nixon declares one year of Watergate is enough and urges Congress to address the energy crisis and rising prices. He vows to stay in office, cooperates with impeachment inquiries while asserting executive privilege. He announces Arab leaders may discuss oil embargo relief and outlines 1975 budget plans.
In a 25 000 word report delivered with the address, President Nixon seeks to break the energy crisis with emergency powers and long term self sufficiency. He aims for world peace, price controls, universal affordable health care, new federalism, local transportation funding, flexible education aid, stronger privacy rights, welfare reform, and revised international trade terms.
Vermont Water Resources Board voted 2 to 1 to reject Lawrence M. Scalera’s plan to build a 360 foot long dam on Flood Brook near Hapgood Pond. The project would create a 15 acre pond, affect fish spawning and habitat, risk stream temperature and siltation, and lacked demonstrated public benefit. opponents included landowners Stewart Berkman and Willard A. Riggins, plus Fish and Game and Peru Planning Commission.
Winston W. Lother announced he will run as an independent for Bennington District 3-2 selectman after losing the GOP caucus to Peter Reed Donavan. The three way contest also includes Democrat Alex Drysdale, creating a crowded race for town government.
Vermont energy advisor Forrest Orr told a Vermont business symposium that gasoline supplies will be tighter in February than January. He said the Salmon administration is developing a gasoline rationing system for crisis situations. Central Vermont Public Service Corp. President James Griffin and Public Service Board Chairman William Gilbert predicted higher electric bills and urged industrial users to bear the main cost if a proposed lifeline service bill passes.
A Pan American World Airways 707 with 101 aboard crashed in a thunderstorm near Pago Pago Tutuila killing 91 and leaving 10 survivors. Survivors included eight with burns over 50 percent and two in fair condition. Captain Leroy Peterson reported fire before the crash as violent squalls hit 1,000 feet short of the runway. The flight was Auckland to Honolulu with Pago Pago as a stopover.
Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Anthony Robbins challenged the state medical profession to address three care problems. He cited gaps in emergency care, surgery operations, and untreated high blood pressure, urging immediate action and noting uneven surgical rates across regions. The Health Care Foundation seeks over $100,000 in federal funds for a peer review program amid mixed hospital and physician responses.
Nationwide strike actions by truckers disrupt transport, with Page 2 detailing the call to halt work.
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