Bennington Growth Seen as Inevitable by Planner Bohne
Paul Bohne chairman of the Bennington planning commission told the Rotary Club growth is unstoppable and must be guided. He outlined planning and zoning roles, enforcement needs, and the cost of violations while predicting Bennington will expand northward toward a 2000 population of 11,000 to 30,000 and possibly become a bedroom community for Albany Troy Schenectady.
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Bennington
Paul Bohnett
Town Planning Commission
Rotary Club
Bohke
Hoehine
Harwood Hill Orchards
Rotary
Bohne
Zoning Boards of Adjustment
Vermont
Planning Commission
Hennington
Stuart Hurd
Albany -Troy-Schenectady
Hiram Savage
Budget turmoil persists as BSD seeks final numbers
School officials wrestle with a convoluted budget that shows a $22,805 discrepancy between defeated and new figures. Treasurer Alma Langlois is sidelined by illness, Supt. Sleeman notes items like legal services may rise and bond-related costs for St. Joseph College depend on state aid. A Monday review and a Wednesday board vote loom.
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Sleeman
Hayes
Finance Committee
David Allen
Supt. Sleeman
Tutal
Banner
Alma Langlois
BSD
St. Joseph College
Maine eyes deposit law after Vermont Oregon results
Maine legislators seek a favorable report on returnable beverage container laws in Vermont and Oregon, delaying action to study their effects. The Keep Maine Scenic Committee cites pilot centers and storage concerns as grocers resist a Maine deposit plan amid talks with Vermont wholesalers.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Vermont
Oregon
Keep
Vermont Beverage
At the Movies Cinema 1 screens Last Tango In Paris amid sold out crowds
Manager Steve Hanson reports about 200 opening night patrons turned away as lines grow. Advance tickets are selling and some queueing customers are prepaid. Other films include The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Woodstock, High Plains Drifter, You’ll Like My Mother, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Only Ki Thel Masters with showtimes listed at dusk.
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Cinema 1
Paris
Steve Hanson
Hanson
Burt Reynolds
Sarah Miles
Bennington
Clint Eastwood
Kiis
Moore recounts Watergate details in Senate testimony
In a tense exchange Moore describes talks with Dean and Nixon about the Watergate coverup. He says Dean told him March 21 of major developments and Nixon allegedly discussed clemency for Hunt. Moore insists Dean did not share March 13 details with him.
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Moore
Dean
Nison
White House
Howard Hunt
Nixon
Nation
Committee
Hunt
Democratic
Watergate
G. Gordon) Liddy
Thes Notiow
Gurmey
New county band to meet Sunday in Mt Anthology High
The Jeuoington County Band holds its second meeting Sunday at 7 40 p m in the Mt Anthology Union High School band room. Warren Robinson, director, says initial turnout was encouraging. Sponsored by Park McCullough House Association, the group hopes to perform on Big House lawn and at other community venues.
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Jeuoington County
Sanday
Mt. Anthogy Uslon High School
God Sandeys
Warren Robinson
Park-McCullough House Association
Big Rouse Lawn
Recycling in Bennington Faces Low Public Use
Bennington's recycling program operates and self sustains but few residents participate. The regional group, a top New England entity, covers multiple towns and has capacity for 450000 people. Issues include low community usage and shipping costs for recycled materials.
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Bennington
Andrea Ader
New England
Linda Small
Great Barrington
Mass
Manchester
Stamford
Williamstown
Clarksburg
North Adams
Pittsfield
Sheffield
Creat Barrington
Andeshire
Land use plans clash over state and local roles
State and local land use planning options mix. The Planning Office favors local plans guiding state goals while the Environmental Board pushes incentives and land purchases to guide development. A technical committee and the Board seek governor support as drafts near completion in fall.
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State Planning Office
Environmental Board
Planning Office
Salmon
Weather favorable for French 1977 nuclear test in Pacific
Weather stations report clear conditions in the South Pacific raising expectations that France will conduct its first 1977 nuclear test near Mururoa Atoll. The ban limits ships and aircraft, while protest ships Otago and Fri ship join peace activists in the danger zone as Canterbury sails to relieve Otago.
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Papeete
Tahiti
UPI
South Pacific
France
Paris
Peace Media
New Zealand
Otago
Fri
Mururea Atoll
Defense Ministry
Wellington
Canterbury
Auckland
Fesser M. Colman
Bennington District Court Hears Guilty Pleas On Break-In Cases
In Bennington District Court acting Judge George M. Fienberg heard pleas from Kurt Blodgett 18 Bennington who admitted guilt to nighttime breaking and entering committed April 14 and faces presentence investigation with release on own recognizance conditioned on entering a Waterbury state hospital drug program. Also Bennington defendant Earl Peacock 38 pleaded not guilty to July public intoxication charges and another July intoxication count with bail set at 280 each and Turner Roger D. 23 of Niantic Conn pleaded guilty to daytime breaking and entering on April 7 Landgrove with bail revoked and extradition ongoing for burglary and larceny in Connecticut.
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Bennington District Court
George M. Fienberg
Kurt Blodgett
Bennington
Blodgett
Roderick Humphreys
State Hospital
Waterbury
Earl Peacock
Benington
Rutland Regional
Roger D. Turner
Niagtie
Conn
Landgrove
Ball
Turner
Connecticut
Cum Laude Melon Developed by Delaware Experts
In Newark Delaware University of Delaware scientists unveil Cum Laude a new high quality cultivar cantaloupe expected to appeal to roadside stands and markets for its color flavor and aroma said originator Eugene P Brasher a university plant scientist.
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Newark, del
UPI
University of Delaware
Eugene P. Brasher
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