Officials weigh Route 7 9 impact reassessment plans
Vermont highway planners with the Federal Highway Administration review environmental effects of Route 9 west and Route 7 south to Pownal Center. Decisions hinge on Supreme Court or Congress action shaping National Environmental Policy Act guidance, while Route 7’s fate awaits a July court argument.
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Bennington
Arthur Goss
Supreme Court
Congress
Goss
High Court
New York State
New York
Hoosick
N.Y
Vermont Highway Department
Mammoth Mart
Manchester
Communists gain in Italian elections
In Rome thousands of jubilant Communists waved red flags to celebrate sharp gains threatening the government. Enrico Berlinguer praised the party as indispensable for Italy's salvation while results showed the Communists with 33.5 percent to the Christian Democrats 35.2 percent.
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Cesenatico
Italy
Communist Party
Christian Democrats
Rome
Enrico Berlinguer
Aldo Moro
Christian Democratic
Amintore Fanfani
Nedzi Sees House Support for CIA Panel Chair
The House backed Rep. Lucien Nedzi 290 to 64 as chair of the CIA panel amid continued disputes. Nedzi said he resigned from the other panel and skeptics urged abolishing or reforming the panel. Separately, the Armed Services Committee blocked Harrington from CIA files after his disclosure to the Washington Post. Church disputed reports of plots against de Gaulle, and Kennedy called Rockefeller's assassination plot claim utterly irresponsible.
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Calif
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Nedzi
House
Sisk
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House Armed Services Committee
Stanton
Michael Harrington
Dmass
Ronald Dellums
D-Calif
Harrington
Washington Post
Chile
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate
CIA Committee
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Chicago Tribune
Scheel says U S ties with Europe remain strong
West German President Walter Scheel told a joint session of Congress that recent events have strengthened rather than weakened transatlantic ties. He urged long term US European cooperation marked by candor and mutual trust, stressing interdependence and unity in Europe. He did not name Indochina but referred to the South Vietnam collapse and US policy there.
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UPI
Walter Scheel
Congress
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U.S
Europe
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Governors to examine Fundy tides for energy
New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers plan renewed talks on the Passamaquoddy Project to harness Fundy tides for electricity. Maine Governor James Longley and New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield voiced readiness to discuss the 1919 blueprint by Dexter P. Cooper for generating power from the Bay of Fundy tides.
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ST. Andrews
New Brunswick
UPI
New England
Bay of Fundy
Maine
James Longley
Richard Hatfield
Passamaquoddy
Hatfield
Dexter P. Cooper
Maine-New Brunswick
George Baker
Vermont cuts energy use but pays more under report
Vermont state agencies and buildings reduced oil and electricity consumption by about one third in two years, yet electricity costs have risen. January fuel use dropped from 90 000 to 60 000 gallons, and monthly electricity use averaged 500 000 kWh versus 700 000 in 1973, with bills around 13 900 monthly versus 11 600 in 1974.
Bicentennial rail funding in Inside Local notes
Inside Local outlines funding for a Vermont rail rejuvenation with reference to a bicentennial project and mentions a Page 3 discussion on the topic.
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Vermont
Tom Braden
Portugal
Maple Hill
Godfrey Sperling
Russell Baker
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Vermont Unwed Mothers Keep Babies Amid Adoption Trend
In Vermont the stigma of unwed motherhood wanes as more mothers keep their babies. A UPI report cites a drop in illegitimate births placed for adoption, with 430 total adoptions in 1974 and 33.5 percent born out of wedlock, down from 44.2 percent in 1973 and 71 percent in 1971.
Ford backs Rockefeller as running mate with open convention caveat
President Ford signaled support for Nelson Rockefeller as his 1976 running mate but left final selection to convention delegates. Aides described the stance as open until delegates secure enough votes, while Ford also indicated he plans to veto the $1.35 billion housing bill, arguing it is not well conceived and would barely impact housing starts.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
Ron Nelsen
House
John J. Rhodes
Rhodes
Vermont official rejects federal Manpower ruling stance
Davis opposition to two Labor Department decisions. Vermont argues Peter Watts was illegally hired as executive secretary of the Human Rights Commission under CETA and challenges Holland’s sub grantee employment in Bennington. Davis says Vermont will not buckle under federal pressure and will pursue the cases.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Human Services
Thomas Davis
Peter Watts
Human Rights Commission
Labor Department
Davis
Thomas Holland
Champlain Valley
Bennington
Daniel Holland
Holland
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