Gov Davis protests surprise Massachusetts highway plan
Vermont officials reacted with strong opposition to a Massachusetts proposal for a new four lane Interstate through the Berkshires from Pownal to Rutland linking with Bethel. The plan could divert $359 million in federal funds from eastern to western Massachusetts, despite local hearings and three-way political back-and-forth.
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John Leaning
Vermont
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Pownal
Bennington
Rutland
Bethel
Davis
Wes
Sherburne Pass
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Wallace
Highway Department
Danbury
Conn
Boston
Joseph J. Cararciola
House Highway Committee
U.s.transportation Department
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Nixon
Ann
Col
Sunny and warm with a warm midweek forecast
The report calls for mostly sunny and warm conditions with today's high in the mid to upper 80s. Tonight’s low near 60 with variable cloudiness and a slim chance of showers tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 85 and low 54 with 7 am reading 56. sunset at 0 33 and sunrise at 5 22.
Bond vote called to finish pool in Bennington Vermont
Bennington Board of Selectmen moved to seek a $200000 bond on Sept 12 to finish a $750000 indoor pool project at Memorial Park. The plan hinges on a $100000 private fund raise led by Richard Sleeman and Community Resources Center Inc. If funds fall short, the bond vote is cancelled.
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Melwayz
Vermont
YMCA
Bennington Board of Selectmen
Memorial Park
Richard A. Sleeman
Comunity Resources Center Tnc
Bennington
T. Sleeman
Selectman
J. Duncan Warmpbell
James C. Jerome
Sleeman
Wreht & Morrissey Burlington
Community Resources Center
Campbell
Bleeman
Kennedy rules out vice presidency at Miami convention
UPI report says Sen. Edward Kennedy will not accept the vice presidency. Aides say Kennedy has not been contacted by McGovern or anyone representing him and will not attend Miami Beach unless invited by the nominees. Kennedy spent time with his family and watched the convention on TV.
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Tesday
McGovern
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Manuel
Mannisport
Mass
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
George McGovern
Sde
Dick Drayne
Kennedy
Ewsmen
Drayne
Mo Excepion
Edward Kennedy
Miami
Drayn
Joan
Democratic Unity
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Seg McGovern
Miami Beach
Frank Mankiewicz
Mankeiwice
Senate
Wiless
McGovern eyes running mate as convention ends
McGovern, having secured the nomination, privately weighs a vice presidential pick. He met southern and border governors including Askew, West, Bumpers, Carter, Mantel, Hall, and Scott to gauge support and potential running mates. He aims to unite the coalition amid party rifts and labor opposition.
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Miami Beach
UPI
George
McGovern
Nixon
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund 5
Muskie
Govs
Reubin Askew
Florida
John C. West
South Carolina
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Marvin Mantel
Maryland
David Hall
Oklahoma
Robert Scott
North Carolina
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin
Dolph Briscoe
Democratc
Texas
Askew
Bumpers
Padergs
Organized Labor
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
George Wallace
Georg Meany
The
ATI
Inside Candidate Hackett Blames Welfare Costs
On Page 3 Hackett cites federal guidelines as driving up welfare costs while the campaign casts the issue as a national policy concern. The piece frames the argument as part of broader spending debates and political fault lines.
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Hackett
Pete Horton
Puge Il
Democrats quietly arm for 1974 Vermont elections
The Committee for a Two Party System, backed by a professional staff and 200 volunteers, opens in Montpelier to back candidates who can win this fall and groom a future governor. It targets Jeffords in 1974 and Leahy for attorney general, with polls from Cambridge polster guiding local how-to for House and Senate races.
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Committee
Democratic
Philip H. Hoff
Jeffords
Patrick Leahy
Chittenden County
Cambridge
Mass
Polster
Massachusetts
House
Senate
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
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Bale
Ron Coléman
St. Albans
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas Mills
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Convention
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Pennsylvania
Charles Butler Jr
Deane C. Davis
James Jeffords
South Burlington
Luther Hackett
Leahy
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