Bennington voters face selectmen races and budget vote
Voters will elect three selectmen from three districts, choose an auditor, and decide on the town budget at the 1975 Town Meeting. The budget totals 1,899,184 with explicit general and highway allocations. Ballot voting replaces most floor actions, while a housekeeping agenda will pass at the floor meeting.
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Bennington
North Bennington
North Village
Board of Selectmen
Richard V. Perrott
Ralph G. Wright
Perrott
Wright
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Timothy Corcoran
Janet Henry
John R. Stone Jr
Corcoran
Henry
Stone
Selectman
Democratic Selectman
Paul Sheridan
GOP
Patrick Honan
Robert F. Johnson
Harold R. Saunders
Mt. Anthony Union High
Lee
Ford to decide oil tax delay with Congress
President Ford plans to announce by 4 p.m. whether he will delay the final two $1 per barrel increases on the imported oil fee amid talks with Republicans and Democrats. White House signals suggested a voluntary postponement while a 90 day delay bill faced veto. See OIL TAX on back page.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
John O. Anderson
Ill
Anderson
House Republican Conference
White House
House Ways and Means Committee
William Roth Jr
R-Del
James Lynn
ABC
Camp David
Larry Speakes
Lynn
Weathermen link raised factory bombing suspects sought
Three men possibly linked to the Weathermen abducted three guards and set a 10 million dollar fire at Sponge Rubber Products Co. in Shelton Connecticut. The four block factory burned for hours as police issued an all points bulletin for three white male suspects driving an Avis truck.
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Sponge Rubber Products Co
B.F. Goodrich Co
Grand Sheet Metal Co
Goodrich
Adam Berluti
Roy Ranno
Ranno
UPI
Monroe
Robert DeJoy
Frank Santaguida
Francis Kelly
Shelton
Ella T. Grasso
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Ronald A. Sarasin
Kissinger hopes for pullbacks in Middle East talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmi summoned U S Ambassador Eilis to protest Israel not letting the Red Cross move food and relief to Sinai civilians. Kissinger plans a new trip to push a second stage Sinai withdrawal while Israel studies options for a Golan Heights deal and disengagement. Proceedings include reports of a think tank on wider Sinai terms and Gaza related items.
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Ismail Fahmi
U.S
Herman Eilis
Israel
International Red Cross
Sinai
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai Desert
Kissinger
Golan Heights
Egypt
al Arish
Fahmi
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem Post
Mitla
Giddi
Abu Rodeis
Ha'aretz
Washington
Jerusalem
Syria
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Mideast
Geneva
Jordan
Lee Kissinger
Vermont Town Meetings Push Tax Revulsion Stakes
Vermont lawmakers monitor Tuesday Town Meeting Day results across five communities and power bond votes to gauge public mood on budgets and taxes. Ballots include a $57.9 million Springfield power plan, state takeovers of electricity, and Burlington’s $8.5 million bond for new plants. Local tax effects loom large as state lawmakers brace for potential spending cuts.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Tommorow
Springfield
Black River
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Liberty Union
Winooski
Middlebury
Hinesburg
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Thomas Salmon
Burlington
Gordon Paquette
Gilbert Godrick
Rutland
Stafford attacks Ford energy plan’s impact on New England
UPI reports Sen. Robert T. Stafford of Vermont criticizes President Ford's energy program for imposing hardships on New England and the poor and unveils his own alternative plan. Stafford credits Ford for leadership and raising energy issues, noting the matters cannot be ignored.
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Washington
Upi
Ford
New England
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Stafford
Millions go without food stamps amid eligibility gap
A Senate report says up to 20 million Americans eligible for federal food stamps are not enrolled, with only 38 percent of those who qualify actually receiving benefits. In 1972 the rate was 52 percent. about 17.9 million Americans currently receive stamps. The 71 page study cites administrative inefficiency in the Agriculture Department and urges simplification of the application process and more proactive outreach to needy individuals.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Department
Mansfield speaks at Aiken lecture
UPI reports Senator Mike Mansfield urged foresight in policy impact at home and abroad during a lecture honoring Senator George D. Aiken. He warned military spending distorts the economy while other nations advance in electronics and clean-energy industries. He urged Congress to focus on law execution and responsive governance as Vermont’s Aiken is feted.
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Burlington
UPI
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
United States
Mansfield
Congress
Senate
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U.S
University of Vermont
Aiken
Vermont
Bennington Bypass discussed in Williamstown and election notes
Local reports cover the Bennington Bypass impact in Williamstown, Branon elected state Democratic chief, TM notes by Gerald Raftery, and TRB highlights new national figures. Page summaries mention Reston on Gov. Wallace and county food stamps, new Drury High School, BCIC expansion, delinquent taxes, and a bank robbery surge.
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Cambodia
Bennington
Williamstown
Branon
Gerald Raftery
TRB
Reston of the Times
Gov. Wallace
Hoosick Falls
New Drury High School
BCIC
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Deerfield River
East Woodford
United Press International
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