Old Bennington votes to surrender charter for unification
In Old Bennington residents approved unification with Big Bennington by 43-38, 81 ballots cast, 54 percent turnout. It becomes the second local charter surrender since the Unification Act passed last spring, following Bennington village’s June vote. North Bennington plans a Aug 11 vote. Rural Fire District 1 may vote soon.
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Old Bennington
Big
Bennington
North Bennington
Rural Fire District 1
Lamb
Arthur E. Wickenden
North Ben- Lee
North Bennington residents skeptical on unification plan
About 80 residents packed the McCullough Firehouse to hear Bennington officials discuss unification with the town. Skepticism about surrendering the village charter dominated, with Aug 11 as the vote date. Tax projections varied whether the village preserves or surrenders its charter, and residents weighed costs and outcomes.
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North Bennington
McCullough
Bennington
North Village
Drug Board Backs Down Amid Mail-Order Probe
A Vermont legislative committee pressed the Pharmacy Board over price fixing and a mail-order ban on prescriptions. The board agreed not to enforce the ban until the 1971 legislature considers the issue, defusing a potential political clash with Gov. Deane C. Davis.
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Senate House Committee
Pharmacy Board
Herbert J. Feinberg
Burlington
Comal Satie
Montpelier
Feinberg
Vermont
State Highway Board
Deane C. Davis
Daniel V. DeBonis Jr
D-37
Poultney
Hayes Finds Vermont Polarized and Protests Governor Role
Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes in a broad interview says Vermont politics is polarized like the nation. He criticizes Gov. Davis on the Vermont Yankee hearings and argues the governor has authority to reopen hearings if new evidence emerges. He also addresses Vietnam, Agnew, and dissent in national policy. See HAYES Page 14, Col. 4
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Brattleboro
Thomas L. Hayes
Vermont
United States
Hayes
Gov
Davis
Spiro Agnew
Aiken
Hoff
Stafford
Nixon
Agnew
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Liberty Union Party
Dodd Declares Run For Senate On Independence
Senator Dodd, age 63, announced at a news conference his bid for the U.S. Senate, stressing the need for an independent minded representative. He noted he survived a mild heart attack in May and said party lines are less clear than before.
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Dodd
Connecticut
U.S. Senate
Addonizio
Rigo
Anthony
Tony Boy” Boiardo
Inside Kit Foster argues sand coating oil spill fails
An Inside Kit Foster note contends that coating an oil spill with sand and sinking it does not eliminate pollution. The item appears on Page 4 and highlights ongoing pollution cleanup limitations.
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Kit Foster
Poll shows Davis trailing in Vermont governor race
A Salisbury poll estimates Gov. Deane C. Davis would lose to Daley 57 43 and to O'Brien 55 45 in the governor's race. Hoff leads Prouty narrowly, 51.3 to 48.7, with Hoff gaining while Prouty is barely begun. The survey also finds Daley beating Hayes 62 38 and O'Brien beating Hayes 61 39 for the lieutenant governor race.
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Davis
O’brien
Philip H. Hoff
U.S
Winston L. Prouty
Prouty
Hoff
Vincent J. Naramore
St. Michael’s College
Vermont Press Bureau
Sen. Prouty
Statehouse
Naramore
Salisbury
Daley
Thomas L. Hayes
Hayes
GOP
State
Republican Party
Gov
Russell Merriman
Merriman
William H. Meyer
Addonizio Convicted of Extortion and Conspiracy in Newark
Former Newark Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and four associates were found guilty on all counts in a 64 count indictment tied to a $1.4 million kickback scheme with city contractors. Convictions carry maximum penalties and were announced after a jury verdict in federal court in Trenton.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
Newark
Hugh J. Addonizio
U.S. District Court
George H. Barlow
Addonizio
Philip Gordon
Public Works
Anthony Lamorte
The Highway Appraiser Is Coming To Take Land For US 7
The article warns landowners north of Bennington near Deer Park and Shaftsbury that a state appraiser will assess their property for the new US 7. Bill McIntyre of Newburgh will survey yards and provide appraisals tied to deed transfers as part of a $10.5 million project from Bennington to Manchester. A necessity hearing in Bennington County Court is planned for August or September to challenge the project.
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U.S. 7
Bennington
Deer Park
Shaftsbury
Bill McIintyre
Newburgh
N.Y
Bill
Vermont
Way
Manchester
Hunt Street
WBTN
Kocher
State Highway Department
Bennington County
Highway Department
Ts. McIntyre
le Poulet Amandine
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Walter Lapham
Elizabeth Dwyer
Edward R. Lamb
David Scribner
Sen. Hands
Christowe
James M. Jeffords
Rep
Daniel V. DeBonis
Joint Committee
Sen.Dodd Will Rm
Bruce
Paris
Stamford
Hoosick Falls
Joseph Biancone
Ralph Vicaro
Kenneth A. Gibson
Lamotte
Constract Inc
Newark City
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