Transit survey explores Bennington mass transit feasibility
A computerized survey on a proposed Bennington area mass transit bus system may finish by April. Initiated by the Bennington Lions Club with area clubs, the project codes responses by location for computer analysis at Williams College Center for Environmental Studies under Michael Shay. Students submitted 1,638 forms while some areas and entities have yet to respond.
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Bennington
Bennington Lions Club
All Area Lions Clubs
Arlington
Norshaft
Pownal
John Simson
Bennington County
Simson
Williams College Center For Environmental Studies
Michael Shay
Benner
Ben
Edward Lamb
Lions Club
Edward Lauzon
K Transit Co
Poultney
Paul Kipphut
Kipphut
Ann Arbor
Mich
O’hare
Chicago
Ill
Inmate dies after fire set in Rutland unit
Robert Andrew Monroe a 25 year old inmate at Rutland Correctional Center died Sunday from chemical pneumonia after a fire he started in his cell Saturday night State Corrections Commissioner Kent Stoneman said Monroe who faced drug charges had been remanded earlier that day for lack of 2500 bail Five others were checked for smoke inhalation and released The investigation involved Rutland County State s Attorney and the state fire marshal with the medical examiner concluding the burns were not the direct cause of death
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Rutland
UPI
Robert Andrew Monroe
Rutland Correctional Center
Kent Stoneman
Monroe
Fort Edward
N.Y
Stoneman
Pownal
Theodore T. Bienick
Albany
Robert O. Rapp
Glens Falls
Gale Greene
Winsted
Conn
East Road
Shaftsbury
James A. Allen
Chester
Burns seeks Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor
Rep. Brian Burns of Burlington announces his run for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket. The eight year House veteran backs delaying the land use plan action, supports refillable bottles, and favors reform steps before repealing the bottle law. He plans a campaign under $5,000 and says he will disclose all donations.
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Thomas P. Salmon
Salmon
Burns
House
Commerce Committee
Vermont Electric Power Co
Watergate
Vermont
John Burgess
Robert Daniels
D-Chittenden County
Daniels
House Natural Resources Committee
Rep
Royal Cutts
R Townshend
Cutts
State Environmental Board
House Commerce Committee
Brian Burns
Burlington
Machiasport project decision fuels energy policy debate
The article notes a continued push to approve a Machiasport project, influenced by favorable sub-cabinet reviews and by aides like Peter Flannigan and John N. Mitchell. It mentions Flannigan's role in killing a Task Force on Import Quotas proposal favoring tariffs, and Mitchell's letter to industry backing a cartel with OPEC. The piece also covers Nader's lawsuit against the FAA over X-ray safety devices and local police reports on minor crashes in Vermont towns, with no injuries reported.
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Machiasport
Newsday
Peter Flannigan
Wall Street
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Flannigan
Mitchell
Justice Department
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Shaftsbury
Brian Wade
Carl E. Easter
Ford
William Squires
Teachers' lawyer files action against Bennington School District
The attorney for teachers John Riddle and Howard Fitzgerald says he mailed county court complaints against the Bennington School District Board and board chairman Richard A. Sleeman seeking arbitration reports from the American Arbitration Association. County records did not show receipt of the documents.
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Bennington
Bennington County
Richard A. Sleeman
Robert D. Rachlin
St. Johnsbury
John Riddle
Howard Fitzgerald
The
Banner
Elizabeth King
Rachlin
American Arbitration Association
John Parker
Springfield
Parker
Riddle
Fitzgerald
Three Bennington youths deny breaks at markets
Three youths Daniel Carter Ralph Bennett III and Martin D Conquest pleaded not guilty in Bennington District Court to two counts of breaking and entering at Yotts Market and Salem's Market on March 7 Bail set at 15000 and they remain in Rutland Regional Correctional Facility. Also in court Dana Eaton was sentenced for rape with a term of not less than 18 months and up to five years with credit for time served and ordered to return to jail.
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Bennington
Bennington District Court
John R. Morrissey
Daniel Carter
Ralph Bennett III
Martin D. Conquest
Yott’s Market
Salem’s
Rutland Regional Correctional Facility
Dana Eaton
Rutland
Manchester
Adams Drugs
Monument
Vermont debates death penalty for mass murderers
In Montpelier Vermont the legislature weighs reinstituting the death penalty for mass murderers and police officers killed in the line of duty. A Senate special order of business will consider the issue Tuesday as the Judiciary Committee backed a new criminal code without a public hearing.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vermont lawmakers weigh shifts to biennial sessions and tax reform
Hebard urged returning to genuine biennial sessions with brief emergency gatherings every other year to address major issues. He warned liquor receipts would drop and urged a controlled deficit. Kennedy lamented housing barriers and high mortgage rates while Giuliani and Kennedy criticized the business climate and tax administration. Both leaders doubted a Reagan style cost cut campaign could win Vermont governor, citing mandatory spending and highway funding needs.
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Hebard
Kennedy
Giuliani
Salmon Administration
Kunin
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hospital Notes and Vermont energy policy update
Admissions from Bennington and surrounding towns list numerous patients admitted between March 8 and 10, 1974, with discharges noted. The article shifts to Vermont energy policy debate, including quotes from Kennedy Giuliani and Hebard on inflation, tourism, and reliance on federal funds, followed by discussion of death penalty mail and environmental/energy bills with legislative maneuvering and a proposed five member state board for EVM cooperation.
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Vermont
Chittenden
Montpelier
Glover
Hebard
Kennedy
Giuliani
Obituaries From Bennington and Derby Areas
Obituary notice lists John Antonucci 83 of Gore Road Bennington formerly Derby died Sunday at Putnam Memorial Hospital with a scheduled 9 a.m. Wednesday service at Holy Rosary Derby and burial at Mount St. Peter Cemetery. Also noted are Bridget Frances Hackett Woodward 92 Bennington died Saturday at 222 Depot Street with a 10 a.m. Tuesday mass at St Francis de Sales and burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. memorials to Bennington Rescue Squad or St Francis de Sales Renovation Fund. Other obituaries include Burton Edward Morse 62 Whitingham road commissioner with service at Jacksonville Community Church and cremation. Theodore Joseph Miner 82 Jacksonville burial later. Charles E. Blake 66 North Bennington with 11 a.m. Wednesday funeral at Sacred Heart Church and entombment Park Lawn Cemetery. multiple survivors and calling hours noted. The notices include several funeral home details, services, and familial relations.
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Holy Rosary Church
Derby
Conn
John Antonucci
Gore Road
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mount St. Peter
Papa John
Una Bella
Italy
Spinelli Funeral Home
Ansonia
Bridget Frances Hackett Woodward
Depot Depot St
John W. Woodward
Alvah Woodward
St. Francis de Sales Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mahar and Son Funeral
John E. Hackett
Mary Ellen Ward Hackett
Francis Parnaude
John W
Mary Sausville
St. Francis de Sales
Burton Edward Morse
Whitingham Road
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Community Church
Malcolm Evans
Whitingham
Archie R. Morse
Gertrude
Theodore Joseph Miner
Farren Memorial Hospital
Montague
Mass
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Wilmington
Jacksonville Village
St. Lazare
Canada
Joseph Miner
Henrietta Brisbois Miner
Virginia LaFrancis
Readsboro
Paul
Shelburne Falls
Blanche Carpenter
Madeline Purrington
Augusta
Charles E. Blake
Murphy Road
Sacred Heart Church
Park Lawn
Bennington Village
Edward Blake
Frances Carpenter Blake
H.T. Cushman Co
North Bennington
Mildred Gauthier
St. Francis
Donald E
Michael C
Barbara Farnum
Shirley Johnson
Dorothy Littlefield
Josephine Hansen
Ida Pillings
Portland
Maine
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home
Britain Ends Coal Strike After Labors New Pay Deal
Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labour minority government ended the nation’s coal strike within 48 hours after taking office with a 230 million pay package, highest in the industry. The three day week was rescinded and normal operations resumed as plants and offices typically run on weekends reopen. Nottinghamshire pit safety official Gordon Alsopp warned of high contence and fears of accidents as miners return to work after a three-month slowdown that pressured fuel supplies and led to Heath’s three-day week.
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Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Gordon Alsopp
Nottinghamshire
Britain
Edward Heath
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