Ditching reduces Bennington landfill woes and costs
Bennington officials praised rapid progress on drainage work at the landfill. Town Manager Louis Sarelas said ditching and draining should cut most problems as water migrates and filters, with total project costs between 6000 and 7000 dollars.
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Bennington
Louis C. Sarelas
Sarelas
Savelas
Gerald P. Morrissey
Houghton Lane
Selectmen
Depot
Dewey and Elm
River
Gage
East Main
North Branch
Safford
Park and County
Crescent Boulevard
Recreation Department
Vermont
Donald Marsh
Louis Sarelas
Inside scoop on swine flu shots and weekly columns
National notes highlight a plan to vaccinate columnist Jack Anderson first as part of White House plots. Local items include MAU academic awards and Chamber of Commerce seeking volunteers for bicentennial events. Opinion pieces discuss Jimmy Carter and the religion issue, museum clock history, and a touring directions column. County pages note a big development grant, Shaftsbury library debate, and MAU wrestling fund drive. Farm and sports sections cover Vermont food study, weed control, and MAU wrestling fundraising plus a college draft highlight.
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White House
Jack Anderson
MAU
Chamber of Commerce
James Reston
Jimmy Carter
Russell Baker
Prince and the Palace
John Gould
Ethan Allen Community College
Shaftsbury School Library
Vermont
John Page
New Mexico
Lucas
Carter Nears First Ballot Win In Democratic Race
United Press International reports Carter close to clinching the Democratic nomination with 1,122 delegates, aiming for 1,505, and Ford leading Reagan in a tight GOP contest. Carter cites talks with Daley and Wallace, vows no pledges to delegates, and notes support shifts as California Ohio and New Jersey finalize primaries.
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Carter
Ford Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
George Wallace
Florida
North Carolina
California
Ohio
New Jersey
UPI
GOP
Reagan
Daley
Wallace
Illinois
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Humphrey
Californians Defeat Proposition 15 Nuclear Safety Measure
California voters rejected Prop 15 by about two to one, ending a high profile effort to tighten safety standards for atomic power plants. Supporters led by Ralph Nader warned of risks and costly campaigns by utilities, while opponents said the measure would shut down plants and raise energy costs. Proponents claimed a partial victory as three safeguard bills were quickly enacted by the legislature and signed by Gov. Brown.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Ralph Nader
People’s
Lobby
Nader
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Vermont zoning precedents launched in Enchanted Doll House case
A landowner suit against adding two storage wings to Manchester’s Enchanted Doll House challenges how appeals of zoning board rulings are heard in Superior Court. If appealed to the state Supreme Court, the case could set statewide precedent under a two year old change to Vermont zoning law. Chief Judge Hill noted the unusual scope and confusion as the hearing proceeded.
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Manchester
Zoning Board of Adjustment
State Supreme Court
William C. Hill
Manchester Court House
August
Jean Schramm
Hill
Vermont
Kissinger condemns Chile rights abuses in OAS speech
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the OAS General Assembly that U S Chile relations would stay strained while political prisoners are persecuted. He cited the Chilean military regime of Pinochet and urged continued efforts to uncover Cuban prisoner abuses. Panama Canal fate discussed amid debates on negotiation.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Cuba
General Assembly of
The
Organization of American States
Hemisphere
Human Rights Commission of
OAS
Augusto Pinochet
Pinochet
Salvador Allende
Kissinger
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Vermont Senators Seek FB-111 Crash Probes and Flight Route Review
UPI reports Vermont senators Leahy and Stafford push separate inquiries into a FB-111 crash near a New Haven school. Leahy seeks a thorough crash investigation while Stafford calls for assessing warplane flights over Vermont and possible Atlantic refueling. No injuries in the incident.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
U.S
New Haven
Patrick Leahy
DVI
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Vermonters Report On Visit To Red China
Eight Vermont residents recount 18 days in China visiting Peking Shanghai Canton Sian and Loyang with a look at communes loess soil and barefoot doctors They note austere life heavy labor purposeful work and a self-sufficient agrarian system feeding 800 million people with limited transport and modern clinics as a slide show caps the session.
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Red China
China
North Bennington
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Lucien M. Hanks
William R. Scott
Carleton Howe
Marion Smith
Frances Ross
Jane Hanks
Ursula Scott
Tokyo
Peking
Shanghai
Canton
Sian
Loyang
Chiang Kai-shek
Red Army
Russia
Ussr
Red Star
Bill Scott
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By John Leaning
Walloomsac
Route 7
Monument Road
Putnam Four Corners
Timothy Corcoran
South Street
Wills Agency
Sal’’ Salaria
Woodford
Shaftsbury State Parks
United Press International
Morris Udall
Udall
Arizona
Sen
Russ Garland
Londonderry
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Elizabeth Dwyer
Revolutionary Committee
Red Star Commune
Joan Hinton
Putney School
Carmelita Hinton
Erwin Engst
Trip
Shaftsbury
Mildred Cummings
Ms. Hinton
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