Bennington selects Morrissey Leake Perrott for board
Republican candidates Morrissey Leake and Perrott won the Bennington Board of Selectmen race with Leake highest, while Perrott claimed his first term. Voters approved the town budget and most special appropriations, except the Bennington Opportunity Council. Deeply low turnout and a mixed result across districts defined a quiet election day.
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Bennington
Depot Street
North Bennington
June M. Carroll
Morrissey
Alden E
Corky
Harwood
Perrott
Leake
Lorraine N. Eastman
Jackson wins Massachusetts as 1976 race shifts gears
Senator Henry Jackson eyes big states after a Massachusetts victory that he says signals a grand coalition of minorities labor and farmers. He credits a liberal coalition for the win and warns New York Florida and Vermont will shape the coming contest. Carter Wallace and Udall trail in the sprawling field as Ford defeats Reagan in Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Henry Jackson
Massachusetts
Jackson
Washington State
Morris Udall
Arizona
George Wallace
Alabama
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Vermont
Florida
Carter
Wallace
New York
United Nations
Daniel Patrick
Moynihan
New Hampshire
New England
Ford wins Vermont primary amid heavy snow
In Vermont’s first presidential primary in 56 years Ford and Carter won in a snowy turnout near 25 percent. Ford led Republicans with 84 percent while Carter won Democrats with 46 percent, ahead of Shriver 31 percent and Harris 14 percent. McCormack drew 9 percent in big city Catholic areas. Carter’s win eases Massachusetts setback but delegates are chosen later.
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Montpelier
UPI
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Vermont
New England
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Eben McCormack
Margaret Wright
Liberty Union
Reagan
Harris
McCormack
Massachusetts
Supreme Court narrows press freedom in Time libel ruling
The divided Supreme Court limited the public figure doctrine in a Time Inc case, ruling a Florida socialite could not be treated as a public figure for libel claims tied to her divorce. Five justices supported a restrictive view, with Brennan and Marshall dissenting. The decision, linked to pending gag order cases, sharpens press liability standards.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Time Magazine
Florida
Time Inc
Mary Alice Firestone
Time
Florida Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Potter Stewart
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Stewart Powell
Harry A. Blackmun
Powell
Stewart
John Paul Stevens
Shaftsbury voters reelect Cross to board seat in tight race
In Shaftsbury 688 residents voted for Cross Jr. to return to the board of selectmen by 394 to 269 over Arthur Carman. Moderator Merton Snow Sr. led Republican ballots 406 to 267 for Donald Brown. Incumbents Cathleen Harwood and Clinton McDonald won re election along with Wesley Bump and Peter Cross in local contests amid a Fair turnout on weather impacted day. Dorset voters split as Taxpayers Association failed to gain major offices despite several warnings.
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Shaftsbury
Ezekiel S. Cross Jr
Board of Selectmen
Cross
Arthur Carman
Cole Hall
Cathleen Harwood
Clinton McDonald
Wesley Bump
Dorset
Dorset Taxpayers and Voters Association
Association
Taxpayers Association
George P. Ludlam
Francis A. McBride
Craig Wheaton-Smith
G. W. Menzies Seymour
Vermont presidential primary yields Carter lead in county race
Bennington County voters mirrored statewide results with Carter winning the Democratic ballot at about 48 percent, Shriver near 30 percent, and Harris under 10. Ford led Republicans with 2,135 votes, Reagan write ins total 348, and Liberty Union's Wright earned 84. Many voters skipped the primary entirely.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Bennington
Sargent Shriver
Maryland
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Ellen McCormack
New York
Margaret Wright
California
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bennington County
Vermont
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Manchester
Dorset
Liberty Union
Morris Udall
Udall Claims Lead as Liberal Hope After Mass Finish
Representative Morris Udall declares himself clearly the top liberal candidate after a third place in Massachusetts behind Jackson and Wallace. Carter, Bayh, and Shriver weigh future roles as Udall appeals to Bayh supporters and vows to press the progressive fight.
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Udall
Boston
UPI
Morris Udall
Arizona
Massachusetts
Henry M. Jackson
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Democratic Party
United States
Bayh
Kennedy-inlaw
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Pownal votes against library funding amid local discontent
In Pownal, voters rejected adding 500 to the Solomon Wright Library’s budget, 213 to 197, citing sectionalism and unmet needs. The library, built with Lyndon B. Johnson rural grants in 1966, faced higher heat, light, and vandalism costs, drawing from reserves to cover operations and volunteers.
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Pownal
Solomon Wright
Lyndon B. Johnson
Northeast Wood Products
Wright Family
Cleveland Dodge Foundation
Helen Renner
Baptist Church
Wright
Inside Look at Africa War Theater and Domestic News
World war theater in Africa features Mozambique and Rhodesia analysis. Congress shelves handgun control bill. Local notes cover PMH School of Practical Nursing graduation. Museum column traces history of an undersea cable. Prof Connelly discusses Secretary Coleman and Concorde. Sandgate and Arlington town meetings report. Sage City Symphony tours. John Page on timing a garden and Boston flower show ahead. BBS and Eagles meet in semifinals. Nastase’s wealth and spring water classes noted.
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Africa
Mozambique
Rhodesia
PMH School of Practical Nursing
Connelly
Coleman
Victor Gold
Sunderland
Sandgate
Arlington
Sage City Symphony
John Page
Boston
BBS
Eagles
Nastase
Rec Center
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By Rob Woolmington
GOP
Bennington Day Care Center
Lee Bennington
Janet Henry
Edward B. Keough
Thomas Cushman
Richard Perrott
New Selectman
Main Street
Travelers
United Press International
Sen
By William Poole
N.Y. Times News Service
Paul Jepson
Peter Cross
Winston Beebe
Pearl Hoyt
Neil Strong
Paul Harris
Russ
William T. Burns
Marjorie Snare Chapman
Elizabeth Dwyer
Hubert Humphrey
Henry
Scoop” Jackson
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
U.S
Miami
Birch Bayh
Indiana
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