Zoning hearings end in tied vote on bylaws and map
Bennington selectmen failed to pass two bylaws and map changes after a zoning hearing. A state agency letter flagged seven contradictions or ambiguities prompting rewarning and another hearing in 15 days. Citizens turned out in poor weather as contention over roadside commercial development grew.
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Charles Tilgner III
Bennington
Elizabeth Hamstone
State Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Paul Sheridan
Planning Commission
Tilgner
Gerald P. Morrissey
Inside National and Local Highlights Across Pages
The note outlines several items from Inside National and Local sections, including Kent State trial implications, expulsion of U.S. newsmen in South Vietnam, local coalitions in Shaftsbury, SVAC weekend openings, a museum toy column, Congress after vacation, Mancester pool progress, a wine-tasting fundraiser, Shaftsbury IBA permit hold, Bromley Mountain hotel approval, Hoosick Falls students in Washington, alfalfa news, dairy product notes, MAU tennis honors, BBS softball final result, Pele tour rumors, and Argentina tax topics.
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Kent
South Vietnam
U.S
Shaftsbury
SVAC
Partridge
Congress
Pool
Manchester
Beaux Arts
Shaftsbury Iba
Bromley Mountain
Hoosick Falls
Washington
MAU
BBS
Pele
Argentina
Ford urges allies to back strong defense and energy program
President Ford addressed the United States Military Academy graduating class at West Point after a six day European tour. He urged Congress to reject defense cutbacks and pressed for a comprehensive plan to end oil dependence. Ford said allies show unity and trust in Washington but need leadership to tackle peacekeeping, energy and economic challenges.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
Ford
NATO
Europe
United States
U.S. Military Academy
Anwar Sadat
White House
Michie Stadium
Washington
Congress
Israelis End Sinai Thinning and Seek Mid East Peace
Israelis completed a thinning of 3,500 troops 15 tanks and 36 cannons in Sinai a day ahead of schedule. Shimon Peres said a fair chance for settlement exists if Egypt compromises while Kissinger noted conditions for progress. Ford hinted a Mideast plan by late June while Sadat eyed canal transit and potential cargo passage to Israel.
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Israel
Sinai Desert
Shimon Peres
Middle East
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Europe
Washington
Kissinger Party
Salzburg
Austria
Anwar Sadat
Mideast
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
United States
Japan
Sinai
Rabin
Suez Canal
Sadat
Peres
Kissinger
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Justices rule on video tape use in Vermont trial
Vermont Supreme Court upholds use of video taping in jury trials noting it can aid fairness. Arthur Moffitt, a Bennington man charged with driving under the influence in 1972, appealed his conviction. the court rejected his claims and allowed the novel taped witness testimony method used in Bennington.
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Montpelier
Bennington
Arthur Moffitt
High Court
Moffitt
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
Supreme Court
Bennington District
John P. Morrissey
Morrissey
Senate debate over 1976 weapons ceiling sparks White House push
The Senate opened debate on limiting U S weapons procurement to 23.8 billion for fiscal 1976, opposing by President Ford. The Defense Department sought 29.9 billion and the Armed Services Committee recommended 25 billion through June 30, 1977. Senators Kennedy Symington and Cranston urged the ceiling, while Stennis opposed trimming line items. Ford urged defeat of the proposal and emphasized a strong U S posture abroad.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
U.S
Ford
Defense Department
Senate Armed Services Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Alan Cranston
California
Mike Mansfield
Pacific
United States
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Congress
White House
D-Mo
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
D-Calif
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
Bennington College faculty contract renewals hinted
Officials declined to disclose decisions on eight Bennington College faculty renewals. Unofficial sources name William Dixon Richard Haas and Reinhard Mayer as recommended for new contracts despite Faculty Personnel Committee doubts. Mayer says a new three year offer is accepted others unavailable.
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Bennington College
William Dixon
Richard Haas
Reinhard Mayer
Mayer
Democrats aim to override job bill veto
House Democrats seek up to 35 Republican votes to override President Ford's veto of a 5.3 billion employment bill intended to create 900,000 jobs, fund 13 federal agencies, and launch 840,000 summer youth positions, amid a broader veto fight. The measure would also finance 21,000 new cars and public service programs.
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Washington
Ford
O'Neill
Congress
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Peter R. Donavan
Selectmen
Woolmington
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United Press International
Beirut
Euphrates River
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