19 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1976
Page
1
The 301 foot blue dolomite Bennington Monument undergoes a $60,000 maintenance project. Kelley's Inc uses electric saws to repoint joints six years after a prior 1969 top section repair. Weep holes and rubber caulking will manage water ingress as scaffolding remains for photos.
President Ford stays in Washington to oversee the convoy evacuations of Americans from Lebanon and will view the return of Ambassador Francis Meloy and economic counselor from Beirut. Ford plans to travel to Andrews Air Force Base Saturday to see the bodies returned.
In Johannesburg and surrounding mining towns violence escalates with police firing on black mobs using automatic rifles. Riots spread from Soweto to nine other townships as more than 70 people die and 800+ injured. Authorities close black universities and ban public gatherings while urging calm.
Federal Judge John Lewis Smith Jr. blocked regulations aimed at saving $1 billion annually while excluding over 4 million people from the program. The injunction barsWe continue the current program under existing rules as appeals loom and Congress contemplates revisions.
Rome Italy's campaign closed with the Christian Democrats again ruling out a coalition with the Communists and Vatican officials warning Catholics voting Communist will be excommunicated. Four point four million voters prepare to cast ballots Sunday and Monday amid tight polls and scattered street violence between factions.
The Interior Department proposed listing 1,767 plants as endangered to protect a world heritage in Hawaii and across 46 states. About 250 may be extinct already, with dune grass near Death Valley and Antioch primrose at risk. Some projects like the $2 million LaFarge Dam on the Kickapoo River could be blocked, delaying funding pending studies on water quality.
The Vermont State Employees Association released a list of five House members slated for defeat this year under a political education plan. Members from Montpelier Jericho Northfield Barre and Vergennes include all Republicans except Democrat David Drew. The group cited influence voting records and tight 1974 elections, plus districts with sizable state worker populations, as criteria.
Hot and wet conditions prevail with hazy humidity and a chance of late day thunderstorms. Highs reach 80 to 85, with cloudy skies tonight and lows in the 60s. Sunday brings showers and thunderstorms with highs in the 70s to near 80.
In Montpelier sessions lasting three days, about a dozen lawyers officials and press questioned an engineer a financial consultant and a utility executive on the Verizon Yankee shutdown costs. Vermonters urged that 2.6 million in power costs from the shutdown be borne by stockholders not ratepayers and criticized pass-through charges by major utilities as paid by customers. The Vermont Yankee plant near Vernon shut January to mid February over a possible safety system issue. The Public Service Board must decide how pass-through costs are shared, with the attorney general noting ongoing considerations.
The Vermont PSB faces calls for a public elected board to boost responsiveness. The state Supreme Court blocked a bid to pause pass-through charges tied to PSB decisions, keeping surcharges in place as hearings proceed. Lawyers clash over mismanagement at Vermont Yankee and GE safety design with CVPS concerns.
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