Selectmen sidestep planners on junkyards
Bennington selectmen sidestepped a Planning Commission recommendation to confine auto junkyards to commercial industrial zones, instead asking for a revised proposal. Council members favored controlled locations beyond current zones to avoid spot zoning and economic barriers, with several members opposing the original motion. The Kip request for a junkyard site prompted the discussion and a call for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leaning
Bennington Planning Commission
Bennington Selectmen
Selectman
Gerald P. Morrissey
Planning Commission
Timothy Corcoran
Commission
Corcoran
Paul Sheridan
Lorraine Eastman
Morrissey
Richard Leake
Richard Perrott
Perrott
Mars life clues rise as Viking reports terrain and air data
UPI reports Viking 1 sent narrow Martian surface images from Chryse after resuming contact with Earth. Initial atmosphere analysis shows about 3 percent nitrogen and 1.5 percent argon, suggesting Mars may have been nitrogen rich in its past. Scientist Michael McElroy notes nitrogen aids Earth like life, while argon implies lower planetary outgassing and substantial ancient water reserves.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 1
Mars
Earth Control
Viking
Earth
Michael McElroy
Harvard University
McElroy
Global praise for American Mars landing cited worldwide
Newspapers from Britain and West Germany lauded the American Mars landing as a stupendous achievement and a technical masterpiece. The London Daily Mirror called it near-miraculous and a tribute to America in its bicentennial year, while the Daily Telegraph headline noted the planet’s quiet reception. The Rheinische Post in Duesseldorf urged recognizing the US belated contribution to the Bicentennial.
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Mars
London Daily Mirror
America
Daily Telegraph
Duesseldorf
West Germany
Rheinische Post
Attica unrest mirrored 1971 as prison teeters on brink
Attica NY authorities warn the prison is in a combat like condition. A Correction Commission team reports conditions as perhaps worse than in 1971 with a risk of renewed inmate rebellion. Overcrowding persists with 1,989 to 2,014 inmates. grievances include food, visiting rights, work programs, and alleged guard brutality and racism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ferretti
N.Y
Times
Attica
State Commission of Correction
Scott Christianson
Correction Commission
Harold J. Smith
Carey
Benjamin Ward
Correctional Services Department
Ward
Russell Oswald
Smith
McKay
Robert G. McKay
New York University, Law School
Tax bills pass Senate with unknown contents and favors
The article reports that Senator Lloyd Bentsen inserted at least ten provisions benefiting a few firms into the tax bill, with the exact count unclear due to poor committee records. It highlights lax procedures, possible constituent influence, and specific cases like the Britannica amendment and increased tax free bonds for hospital construction.
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Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Sen. Bentsen
IRS
John Bradley
San Antonio
The
Federation of American Hospitals
British envoy Christopher Ewart-Biggs killed in Dublin bombing
British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and a 27 year old woman died when a mine exploded beneath his official car near his Dublin residence. The blast also injured Brian Cubbon the Northern Ireland office secretary and the ambassador's chauffeur. Irish authorities blamed suspected IRA factions. Dublin officials declared mourning and ordered flags lowered as investigators pursued a remote controlled device and getaway suspected in the attack.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Irish Republican Army
Garret Fitzgerald
Provisional Ira
Brian Cubbon
Northern Ireland
Judith Cook
Cubbon
London
Foreign Office
Sinn Fein
Liam Cosgrave
Ewart-Biggs
Jane
Ambassador
Murphystown Road
Sandyford
Amnana House
Manchester approves tax stabilization plan at special meeting
Manchester voters approve the article by a wide margin at a special Town Meeting, authorizing selectmen to negotiate industrial tax-stabilization contracts after a half hour of discussion amid a history of protests over industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Christian Science Church
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Manchester
Inside Local and County News Montage
The column highlights White Creek antiquities on page 3 and a museum feature on the monument star on page 4. It notes a new rescue squad in Petersburg NY, a BBS trustee, and White Creek Homecoming pages 6 and 7 with farm items on pages 10 and 11 including pigs defense and Camp Ondawa field day. Sports pages 14 and 15 cover US swimmers Olympic sweep and Mt Anthony golf, plus a legal battle between Finley and Kuhn. A town meeting in Manchester Vermont grants limited tax relief for new industries with a 3 percent cap on Grand List growth. aim to create 100 jobs with 2–3 small firms, under a policy to extend contracts and stabilize the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
District Court News
Canada
Petersburg
N.Y
BBS
John Page
Ondawa
U.S
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Finley
Kuhn
Selectmen
Henry R. Lambert
Manchester
Lambert
Vermont
Richville Road
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Lincoln
Robert
Clayton Kip
Kip
Exxon
Steet
AL Rossiter Jr
United Press International
Comstock
Greenhaven
By David E. Rosenbaum
and Eileen Shanahan
N.Y. Times News Service
House
Ways and Means Committee
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