Vermont Officials Question Adequacy of Stratton Mountain Development
Vermont and local officials, including Winhall and Stratton leaders, met with state Water Resources Board and Central Planning Office to probe plans for a 1200 acre development atop Stratton Mountain. The review raised concerns on sewerage, water supply, fire protection, schools, and road access for 545 future lots, with officials urging upfront contingencies and reserved sites for water and sewage facilities.
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Stratton
Bondville
Winhall
State Water Resources Board
Central Planning Office
Stratton Mountain
Neil Stanton
American Central Corp
International Paper Co
Vermont
Stanton
George Herre
Stratton Selectman
Edward G. Janeway
Londonderry
Windham County
The
Conservation Society of Southern
Gov. Davis
Edward B
Hinman
International Paper
Sen. Janeway
Housing and Urban Development Department
George B. Gordon
Jamaica
Paul Cummings
Water Resources Board
William H. Schmidt
Windham
Selectman Herre
Little Pond
William Mitchell
Stratton Page
Day Care Coffers Bare as Center May Close
Trustees warn Bennington Day Care Center faces imminent closure after a bleak financial statement shows a bank balance of 1123.02 dollars and payroll commitments of 780 dollars, leaving under 400 dollars and no near funding. The center’s fate hinges on urgent emergency support to continue operating beyond July 1.
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Bennington
Center
Center Tries To Keep Day Care Open In Vermont
Daniel J. Holland outlined two federal funding options for the Bennington day care center as officials in Vermont explored aid with HEW in Boston. Gov. Deane Davis praised local effort but warned state funds are unavailable. the center, opened March in a private home, serves children of working mothers with fees on a sliding scale, yet runs a roughly $25 000 annual shortfall. See DAY CARE Page 22, Col. 7
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Ture
Daniel J. Holland
Office of Economic Opportunity
Vermont
Holland
Thomas C. Davis
Deane Davis
Boston
New England
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Gov. Davis
State of
Bennington
Ben-Mont Avenue
Fire halts Rocky Flats plutonium plant production
A May 11 fire at the Rocky Flats plutonium handling plant in Colorado halted warhead component production for the U S missiles for the rest of 1969. AEC officials said defense deliveries would still be met while two other plants may absorb some output. Radiation exposure occurred to a Denver firefighter. investigation continues.
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Washington
Rocky Flats
Colo
United States
Associated Press
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Pentagon
Commission
Colorado
U.S
Senate
E.B. Giller
Air Force
Hanford
Wash
Los Alamos
N.M
Giller
Denver
New York Health Official Urges DDT Ban by 1971
Albany NY A first deputy commissioner of the New York State Health Department urged a legislative committee to eliminate DDT for all but emergency uses by 1971. He called for reappraisal of pesticide laws and warned knowledge of residues in soil air crops animals and people is insufficient.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State Health Department
Andrew Fleck
Fleck
State Pesticide Control Board
New York
State Health Department
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Daniel M. Dalrymple
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Insecticide Endosulvan Ties Rhine Poisoning Mystery
Dutch health authorities announce the nerve gas like contamination in the Rhine is Endosulvan an oil based insecticide. U.S. FDA cleared Endosulvan for US use while German scientists probe its role. The chemical paralyzes fish gills causing rapid deaths and prompting Holland cities to shut water intakes.
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Bonn
UPI
Rhine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Colorado
Holland
Koblenz
Germany
Peru to seize major land tracts for peasants, expropriation decree
President Velasco Alvarado announced a military backed drive to turn all large privately owned lands, including those held by U.S. investors such as Nelson Rockefeller and W R Grace Co., into farming cooperatives with compensation in bonds or similar terms. The decree covers Peruvian and foreign holdings with no exceptions, and follows recent nationalized assets. No date was set for the action and the move risks souring U S Peru relations further.
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Lima
UPI
Peru
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Velasco
Rockefeller
Nixon
Latin America
U.S
W. R. Grace Co
International Business Economic Corp
Rodman
Hoff Speaks At Pacific Northwest Regional Growth Forum
Former Vermont Governor Hoff urged Northwest states to act and avoid inaction vacuums as regional leaders from Washington Oregon Idaho Alaska and British Columbia convened for a three day conference. Spilhaus warned of pollution while McCall framed the region as holding untapped resources and potential. Theobald criticized external decision making centers and asserted local progress requires bold steps today.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Advisory Commission of
Urban Action Center
Urban America
Hoff
Penk
Athelstan Spilhaus
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Alaska
Canada
British Columbia
Daniel J. Evans
Pacific Science Center
Tom McCall
Riuyers
Spilhaus
Chesapeake Bay
Robert Theobald
New York
Detroit
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Banner
Greg Guma
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
John J. DeVito
Richard Sleeman
Bernard Winslow
New York Times
Rhine River
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