Wright resigns from Bennington board. Corcoran named chair
Democrat Ralph G. Wright quits Subdistrict 1, stunning the Bennington Board of Selectmen. Timothy R. Corcoran elected chairman. Gerald P. Morrissey named vice chair. The board will fill Wrights seat from his district, with a Democrat likely. Debate over appointment process continues as town eyes March decision and potential special election.
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Norton Barber
Sheridan
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J. Duncan Campbell
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Joseph Higgins
Louis Sausville
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Cornell
Alexander Drysdale
Higgins
Ronald
Edward Frasier
Garland seeks to stay Searsport town manager with raise
Peter Garland the Searsport Maine town manager who was to begin work in Bennington on March 15 asked Searsport Selectmen for a written contract and a substantial raise to remain. A special Searsport meeting tonight will vote on his request. Garland previously affirmed leaving for Bennington and was offered $19 000 there. He requested a $17 500 salary with a written contract, while currently earning 14 570 after a November raise. The Bennington post has faced a lengthy search with multiple candidates withdrawing.
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Searsport Selectmen
Garland
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Belfast Republican Journal
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
Rhodesia appeals for peace amid Mozambique clash
Rhodesia says it will not declare war on Mozambique despite Maputo's border closure and the UN backed sanctions. President Machel denounces Rhodesian actions, orders war footing and confiscation of Rhodesian property, while diplomats say no war declaration exists. Trade routes via Beira and Maputo face disruption as tensions rise.
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UPI
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Britain
Birch Bayh quits race for Democratic nomination
New York dispatch reports Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana has suspended active campaigning after disappointing results in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He cites depleted campaign funds and inadequate resources, signaling an inactive candidate status while remaining in the field for potential support realignment.
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UPI
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White House
Bayh
New England
Indianapolis
Butz hikes milk supports in surprise April rise
Federal price supports for milk will rise about 3.5 cents a gallon effective April 1, Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz announced. The increase came as no surprise after prior promise to veto sharper hikes amid congressional efforts.
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UPI
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Earl L. Butz
Butz
Buzz
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Ford
Wild Wine War in France Ends in Deaths and Destruction
Rioting wine growers clashed with police across southern France, torching offices and a passenger train. At least two killed, including a police officer, and dozens wounded as CRS forces engaged gun duels with vintners. Rioters halted a train, set three coaches ablaze, and damaged infrastructure amid demands for higher prices and subsidies. The violence followed arrests of vintners connected to a raid on a wine storage facility with Italian imports cited as a trigger.
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Narbonne
France
UPI
Jean Legoff
Republican
Montredon
Corbieres
CRS
New Hampshire Officials Oppose Nuclear Power Face Fallout
Governor Meldrim Thomson warns department heads opposing a proposed Seabrook nuclear plant risk losing their jobs while the Executive Council backs a pro nuke stance. The council approves a contract with the Human Rights Commission and funds Vietnam era veteran bonuses, while tabling a computer software consultant request and calling for a summary of external computer projects.
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N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
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Seabrook
Edward Bennett
New Hampshire Human Rights Commission
State
Vermont panel weighs $165 million state budget cut
After a week of testimony the Senate Appropriations Committee planned trimming about $1.5 million from the House approved 1977 budget. Attendee Attorney General M Jer ome Diamond spoke as Chairman John Boylan pushed to curb superagencies including the Transportation Agency led by Arthur Ristau. House Leader Richard Snelling attacked the administration over revenue figures and possible tax hikes, and cited a nearly $9 million deficit with $1.1 million unaccounted by current estimates.
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Bil
New Transportation Agency
Arthur Ristau
Ristau
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Richard Snelling
Ashelburne
Salmon Administration
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Scranton confirmed by Senate and Vermont town meeting notes
Inside In the nation reports Senate confirmation of Scranton and notes on synthetic vitamin A potential in cancer therapy. Local coverage covers Vermont voters in scattered Town Meetings, with editorials on nuclear power and hospital stay reflections by Kit Foster.
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Vermont
Kit Foster
Tom Braden
Grange
John Werner
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Colvin
Mau
Reagan
Eagle
Bulldog
Marshall
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