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11 Mar 1970
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1970
Page
1
Pownal School Proposes Five More Classrooms At Meeting
Pownal directors unanimously approve a new plan adding five classrooms to the current project. The proposal aims to address space shortages after the March Town Meeting defeat. A Monday hearing at 7 30 pm at Pownal Center School will reveal cost and timetable before a town vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Pownal Center
Carolyn Peckham
Peckham
New Confusion Arises Over Floodwall Project
The Army Corps of Engineers may require another easement for the Roaring Branch flood control floodwall, potentially on Mt. Anthony Union High School land, as state officials and town counsel navigate design changes and funding delays. Senate inquiries for more funds add to a pattern of postponements and miscommunication affecting the project, with construction once slated for May now in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Corps of Engineers
Bennington
Roaring Branch
J. Duncan Campbell
Karl Jurenthoff
State Water Resources Department
Norton Barber
George D. Aiken
Senate Appropriations Committee
George
Barber
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Selectmen
Army Engineers
Bennington Set Vote on Permanent Zoning for April 14
Bennington selectmen set April 14 for a vote on the town’s permanent zoning ordinance adopted Feb. 17. They explained the move is not to block middle income buyers and noted state law required the referendum in smaller towns. The Vermont Planning and Development Act allows a vote if 2 percent of voters petition, which the organizers surpassed with at least 400 names. If defeated, the town would revert to interim zoning until May 1971 and the planning commission would restart hearings and reexamine the land use map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
J. Duncan Campbell
Twe
Leon Boutin
North Bennington Rd
Norton Barber
Barber
Town Planning Commission
Boutin
Planning Commission
Charles Tilgner II
State Health Department
Tilgner
Dorothy Halvorsen
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Scribner
Drysdale
Higgins
Campbell
Hal Halvorsen
North Bennington Road
Thomas H. Foster
Hijacked jetliner refuels in Atlanta en route to Cuba
A United Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 106 aboard landed at Atlanta for refueling while a gunman held the cockpit crew. The jet, on a path to Cuba after departing Cleveland, remained locked with no one allowed on or off. FBI and police observed from a distance as fuel was pumped for the continued flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Cuba
UPD
FBI
Jim Ramsey
United Air Lines
United’s Flight 361
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Miami
Cleveland
West Palm Beach
Tampa
Vermonter held in East Berlin on espionage charges
Washington confirms inquiries into the 21 year old Marc Enessy of Jerico Vermont who studied in West Berlin and disappeared after Jan 4. State Department says he is being held by East Germany on alleged spying and notes U.S. mission in Berlin is pursuing channels in East Berlin with West Berlin lawyers as intermediaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
State Department
East Berlin
West Berlin
Huessy
Boston
University of Vermont
Hans Huessy
United States
Germany
University of West Berlin
Marc
Brecht Theater
Mark
Eugen Rosenstock Huessy
Hitler
Harvard
Inside Opinion on Nixon Backing Into History
James Reston argues that Nixon’s tactic of backing into history may backfire someday. An editorial ponders what counts as offensive language. Manchester residents plan for Earth Day events. North Bennington voters consider a 34 cent tax rate, with details on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reston
Nixon
Somday
North Bennington Village
Cambodians Sack Two Red Embassies in Phnom Penh
In Phnom Penh about 20 000 Cambodian students and workers attacked the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese embassies, burning fires and flags as diplomats fled. Police reported injuries to embassadors and demonstrators, while banners called for removal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodian soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Democrats Offer Barter For Open Primary Bill
In Montpelier, House Democrats refused to back government reorganization plans without the Senate Government Operations Committee releasing the open primary bill. A motion by John Zampieri to oppose reorganization until the bill is released passed narrowly in the House, while a Senate move to shift the election law revision to the Senate Judiciary Committee failed. Gov. Deane C. Davis opposes the measure but has no veto plans if it passes, and Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes backs the bill that would remove party declarations on primary ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Officials Link Blasts To Rap Brown Trial
BEL AIR Maryland authorities connect a mysterious car blast that killed two men and a Cambridge courthouse explosion to the arson and riot trial of black militant H. Rap Brown. Brown’s attorney Kunstler warned more bombings may occur and called the case stupidity. State's Attorney Yates tied the Cambridge blast to the prior explosion. Brown is missing since Monday. The fatalities were ruled accidental by police and FBI, with one victim identified as Ralph Feath erstone. the other, possibly William H Payne, is from Covington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Air
UPI
Cambridge
H. Rap Brown
Brown
William M. Kunstler
William B. Yates II
Circuit Court House
Congress Studies Plans To Save Long Distance Passenger Trains
Congress weighs options to rescue long distance passenger service as Penn Central seeks to drop 34 more trains. The move would cut routes west of Buffalo and Harrisburg, severing through links New York to Chicago. Senate committee plans to report a bill to preserve at least part of the network and a Railpak style government plan may be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Central
Buffalo
Harrisburg
New York
Chicago
Senate Commerce Committee
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Congress
Campbell's Agenda Sets Town Priorities for 1970
Bennington Selectman J Duncan Campbell released a chairman's agenda listing 14 focus areas for 1970. Key priorities include boosting employment, expanding low cost multi family housing, expanding health services, and initiating a townwide water and sewer system. He expects growth in service jobs but warns of a manufacturing downturn and plans to collaborate with the Town Planning Commission while tempering some decisions to permit new businesses. The plan also seeks to attract industry via the Bennington County Industrial Corp. and outlines possible construction job gains from Willow Park, flood levee work, a new nursing home, and highway projects. He suggests coordinating with the Corps of Engineers and Vermont Highway Department to connect contractors with local hiring and job applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Town Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Friendly Ice Cream Co
Bennington Road
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Willow Park
Roaring Branch
Corps of Engineers
Vermont Highway Department
Selectman
Hawaii Legalizes Unrestricted Abortion Today
Hawaii became the first U S state to legalize unrestricted abortion under a new law that lets doctors perform abortions in hospitals as part of regular medical practice. The measure requires residency of 90 days and an affidavit. costs for outpatient abortion were estimated at 125 to 150 dollars with three early cases scheduled at Kapiolani Maternity Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
UPI
Hawaii
United States
John A. Burns
Kapiolani Maternity Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pownal School
East Germany
Vermonter
South Vietnam
Agence Khmer Presse
Svay Rieng
Erations Committee
Thomas L. Hayes
Rap Brown
Kunstler
Thomas Smith
Ralph E. Featherstone
William Herman Payne
Covington, Ky
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