BSD initiates MAU dissolution talks
Bennington School District directors proposed a unanimous meeting of Mt. Anthony Union boards to discuss dissolving the union. The group cites Bennington taxpayers shouldering most transportation costs and potential long term savings as possible reasons to dissolve.
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Rob Woolmington
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
BSD
Richard A. Sleeman
Sleeman
George A. Sleeman
North Bennington
Central Office
Anthony
Raymond C. Murray
MAU
James S. Halden
US. District Court
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Union
David Allen
Allen
Supt
Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
Pownal
Northeast governors form regional economic coalition
Seven northeastern states including New York New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania Massachusetts Vermont and Rhode Island met in New York City chaired by Gov Carey to fight recession and coordinate planning They pledged to lobby Washington for favorable federal policies and form an economic development corporation to attract industries The group plans joint planning and to shed intraregional job pirating concerns.
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N.Y
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Gov. Carey
56Th Street
Avenue of the Americas
Carey
Bennington College to name new head next week
Acting President Joseph Iseman edges toward departure as the Presidential Search Committee whittles a field of about 300 applicants to three with one top candidate deemed a “hot” choice. The announcement likely comes early next week, with Iseman credited for healing tensions after the Parker era and guiding the college toward broader input and trust.
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Bennington College
Joseph Iseman
Iseman
New York
Bennington
Gail Thain Parker
Thomas
FBI burglaries said revealed by files
Washington DoJ leads a nationwide inquiry into alleged FBI burglaries dating from 1971. The probe, described as the bureau’s broadest criminal investigation, targets agents and officials in the intelligence division. At least a dozen agents, including an assistant director, have hired counsel as the inquiry unfolds.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
FBI
New Left
William L. Gardner
Civil Rights Division
Richard Ash
Socialist Workers Party
Missing billions in Teamsters pension funds under scrutiny
Washington labor investigators say hundreds of millions in the Central States Pension Fund are unaccounted for and may trigger federal trusteeship. Indictments against 16 trustees could come later, as probes examine questionable loans, possible kickbacks, and improper fund management ahead of a potential takeover under ERISA.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Washington — Labor Department
Teamsters’ Union
Central States Pension Fund
Labor Department
Department
Justice Department
Ford Administration
Teamsters
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
CIA data withheld from Warren Commission sparks debate
Local and national news items cover the CIA withholding data from the Warren Commission, a Pennsylvania plane crash injuring many, Ford to sign anti-busing legislation, BSD Board candidate interviews, Eagles state convention photos, and cultural features from garden notes to a Chekov play review.
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CIA
Warren Commission
Pennsylvania
Ford
BSD
Eagles
Kit Foster
PMH School of Practical Nursing
Dorset
Park-McCullough
Jim Giddings
SVAC
Brattleboro
Orioles
Foster Home Shortage Prompts SRS Ads in Bennington County
Bennington County faces a critical foster care shortage with 52 children in homes and only 30 active foster homes. Public defender David Potter challenges SRS social workers' court reports while officials push for more foster homes and better training, plus a protective services approach to avoid courtroom actions.
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Bennington County
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
David S. Potter
Claire O’leary
O’leary
Potter
The
Banner
Putter
United Counseling Service
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Supt. Sleeman
Paul Jepson
Northeast
College
By John Leaning
Parker
Parkers
Progressive College
Betty Ford
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Activities
Edgar Hoover
Clarence M. Kelley
Senate Committee
Kelley
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