Bennington selects two incumbents as three money questions fail
In Bennington voters returned two of three incumbent selectmen to office while defeating three of five money articles. Paul Sheridan defeated Ormal Pierce for the District 32 seat. J Duncan Campbell and Edward Frasier won reelects for their districts. John Stone and J C Jerome won races for two one year terms and the auditor race flipped to John J DeVito. Article 13 for Day Care Center passed. a $10,000 water and sewer extension sinking fund also approved. other requests including 4000 for Bennington Battle Day and 8000 for BROC were defeated. Total votes varied across races with Campbell 467 to Baker 357. Jerome 511 to Morse 409. Pierce 316 to Sheridan 374. Stone 534 to Gil 357. Frasier 515 to See BENNINGTON Page 18 Col 1.
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Bennington
Ormal Pierce
Board of Selectmen
Pierce
Paul Sheridan
J. Duncan Campbell
Fred Baker Jr
Edward Frasier
Charles Dewey III
John Stone
Gloria Gil
J.C. Jerome
Kennon Morse Sr
Robert E. Keough
John J. DeVito
Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council
BROC
Selectmen
Campbell
Baker
Jerome
Morse
Sheridan
Stone
Gil
Frasier
Bennington Page
Pownal approves school bond after years of effort
Voters approved a $600000 bond for a 32000 square foot elementary school addition by a 121 vote margin, 388 to 267. Three board seats changed hands as Carolyn Peckham, Janet Wilcox, and Mary Jane Rounds won, while incumbents Barbara and John Mason retained seats. a separate vote declined an $806 planning budget and interim zoning narrowly failed at 330 to 305.
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Pownal
Carolyn Peckham
Dexter Moore
Janet Wilcox
Harry Johnson
Mary Jane Rounds
Bruce Burrington
Barbara
John Mason
John Simson
Bennington County
Rutland mayor winner Foley edges rivals by 62 votes
Vermont results show Foley winning Rutland mayor by 62 votes after a tight three candidate race. Chapleau seeks recount. Abel also tabbed voters while Burlington and Montpelier chose against tax increases and schools cuts.
Vermont Yankee to meet environment requirements says AEC
AEC staff says Vernon Vermont Yankee will meet technical environmental protection requirements. The draft notes no assessment of ecological impact if standards are met, while critics argue protections are inadequate. Attorney General Jeffords warns of potential radiation dose effects and demands adequate information before judging safety. The AEC notes some potential environmental effects are not expected to be significant and Vermont Yankee will follow applicable regulations. A pre hearing conference is set for April 13 with a full hearing tentatively in June regarding the 135 million dollar plant's license.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
AEC
Vermont
James M. Jeffords
The
U.S. Public Health Service
Inside Vermont Proclaims Environmental Education Week
Gov Davis proclaims Environmental Education Week with help from two Bennington women. The item appears on page 3.
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Gov. Davis
Bennington
Terrorists free Yank in Uruguay
UPI reports Tupamaro guerrillas released 65 year old American agriculture expert Claude L. Fly in Uruguay after months in captivity. Fly was left at a hospital doorstep with a heart attack, saying he was excited to be among free men again. He is to remain in the hospital for several weeks.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
UPI
Tupamaro
Claude L. Fly
Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Tupamaros
Jorge Pacheco Areco
U.S
Charles Adair Jr
Miriam
Valera Aud
Oklahoma City
Claude
Aloysio Dias
Ballot Articles List Approved Tax Measures
Ballot results at a glance show approved measures including Article 11 a 10 000 sinking fund for water and sewer extensions Article 12 4 000 for Bennington Battle Day Article 13 3 000 for Day Care Center Article 14 tax exemption for Knights of Columbus Article 16 60 000 for outside reappraisal. Total ballot article additional tax approved 4 cents. Total town tax rate 2 83.
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Bennington
Knights of Columbus
Winhall selects aim to end air of suspicion
At a six hour Town Meeting residents approved a 146350 dollar 1971 town budget to erase most of a 100000 dollar deficit amid a state probe into alleged misuse of town funds by two former selectmen. The meeting heard reports on alleged private use of town resources and a pending civil suit against Norman Fair and Good Earth Inc. as officials sought to end the rumor mill.
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Winhall
John W. Stevens
Bennington County
Alwin Ameden
Bondville
Beni District Court
Selectmen
Ameden
Norman Fair
Good Earth Inc
Strattonwald
Fair
Selectman
Florida
Winhall Fielctmen
Carroll Ford
Ina Coleman
Penditure
Ford
Highway Commissioner
Stevens
Stratton
Stratton Corp
International Paper
Scribner
Bennington District Court
Nancy Oakes
Joyce
Oakes
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Swayze
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Montpelier
William J. Foley
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Burlington
Foley
William Chapleau
Joseph Abel
Chapleau
Abel
Gordon Paquette
Frank Dion
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Paquette
Francis Cain
Bernard Sumner
Winooski
Dominique Casavant
Model Cities Program
Richard Ogden
Vergennes
Frank Spates
Newport
Mount St. Joseph’s Academy
Burlington International
Champlain Valley Union
Charlotte
Williston
Shelburne
Hinesburg
Northfield
Randolph
New Hampshire
East Pownal
Charles Mason
Coleman Mason
Robert Pudvar
George Renner
Charles Rounds
Frances Lampman
Florence Towslee
Ida Cameron
Arthur George
Harold Marshall
Margaret Lillie
Daniel Mason
Harold Hicks
Charles Palmer
Pete Horton
David Scribner
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