Critics Attack Paper Plans in Vermont Development Flap
Vermont critics allege International Paper plays fast with Little Pond Stratton Winhall development. The Vermont Natural Resources Council urges new laws and a special legislative session to curb environmental harm and protect buyers from large developers.
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Bondville
Deane C. Davis
Montpelier
International Paper Co
Winhall - Stratton
Vermont Natural Resources Council
the Resources Council
Vermont Guide Service
International Paper
Little Pond
Stratton
John W. Stevens
The
Guide Service
Stevens
American Central
Stevens and
Cole
Winhall
Mrs. Cole
Winhall’s
Equinox Mountain
Manchester
Bennington Craft Fair Persists Despite Rain and Low Turnout
Despite forecasts of 20 000 attendees the Creative Craft Fair in Bennington drew about 5000 visitors through Sunday with 3600 paid admissions. Organizers touted gains in crafts participation and local facilities, while police reported smooth traffic and security. Chamber director notes tourist and museum attendance rose. motels sold out. organizers consider Bennington as a permanent site.
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American Craftsmen’s Council
Bennington
Craftmen and Fair Committee
Jean Delius
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Fair Committee
Chamber
South Street
Bennington Museum
Mystery Surrounds Russian Moon Shot
Moscow reports Luna 15, an unmanned Soviet mission, sped toward the moon to arrive the same day as Apollo 11 lift off. Tass framed the launch as testing onboard systems and lunar science, while critics argued it aimed to scoop or shadow the American moon effort.
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Moscow
UPD
America
Earth
U.S
Tass
Moon
Thomas P. Paine
Soviet Union
United States
Washington
State Department
Frank Borman
Russia
Kenneth Gatland
British Interplanetary Society
London
ABM Proponents Say Deployment Not Immediate
Washington UPI report notes that Senate backers of Nixon antimissile plans acknowledge Pentagon will not deploy missiles for another year.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nixon
Pentagon
Nixon Urges crackdown on drug abuse and reform
President Nixon appeals to Congress for a national drugs crackdown calling abuse a serious threat. He outlines 10 steps including new marijuana legislation, foreign cooperation, interdiction, rehab efforts, and cites hundreds of thousands of addicts and a sharp rise in juvenile drug arrests. The ABM deployment debate looms in Senate with key opposition to funding.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
America
Congress
United States
Inside columnist urges saving Vermont from people
On the Inside Gerald Raftery argues Vermont must be saved from certain people. The piece appears on page 4 discussing civic concerns and local policy in a concise opinion note.
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Gerald Raftery
Vermont
Prouty to reveal stand on ABM today
Washington UPI Sen. Winston L Prouty of Vermont is expected to declare his position on Nixon ABM. He considers the issue a matter of conscience and will speak in the Senate this afternoon. Uncommitted senators include Williams and McIntyre as the chamber remains narrowly split 49 to 48.
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Defense Department
Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Montana
North Dakota
Pentagon
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Phillip A. Hart
D-Mich
Washington
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Richard Nixon
Vermont
George Aiken
Aiken
Prouty
Johnson
Nixon
John Williams
Thomas McIintyre
Senate Chamber
Army fines soldiers overlong hair at depot
Bicester England United Press International reports commanders at the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Depot levy a 12 fine for hair that exceeds regulation length. An army spokesman said the aim is a tidy appearance with hair not curling over the collar or ears.
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Bicester
England
UPI
Royal Army Ordinance Corps
Army
Memorial for Bennington Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Private First Class Gerald S. Colvin of 88 Oakes Street Bennington was killed in Vietnam on July 8. He enlisted in 1968 and trained at Ft. Dix Ft. Sill and Ft. Benning before serving in Vietnam since March 25. He was born November 20 1948 in Bennington and is survived by his parents a brother two sisters and a grandmother. Funeral arrangements are under Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home pending body arrival.
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Gerald S. Colvin
Oakes St
Bennington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Pfc
Colvin
Ft. Dix
N.J
Ft. Sill
Okla
Ft. Benning
Gerald L
Josephine (Sweet) Colvin
Gary L
Cynthia L
Carol J
Josephine Sweet
Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home
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Paper Company
International
Governor’s Environmental Control Commission
Duncan A. Campbell
Jack Galub
Galub-Riback
New York
William Fox
Park Street
Hiram G. Savage
Greater Bennington
James Kane
Washington, D.C
Tom Wicker
Pfe
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