Taxes without services North Bennington challenges validity of Unification Act
North Bennington voters at the annual Village Meeting urged trustees to form a citizen committee to outline complaints about the Unification Act and potential legal action. The panel will report to a special meeting where further steps may be decided, amid fears of increased town taxes without corresponding village benefits.
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North Bennington
Bennington
North Village
Robert K. Lerner
Lerner
Bennington Village
Selectmen crack down on noisy Catamount Dyers plant
Bennington selectmen ordered Catamount Dyers on Division Street to halt the huge new boiler every night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. until noise and vibration meet their standards. Owner Hamilton Shields said the company will move toward a six day week and relocate to Holden & Leonard Mill within six months.
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Hamilton Shields
Frasier
Catamount Dyers
Shields
Holden & Leonard Mill
Ben Mont Avenue
Catamount
Bennington Weavers
Lamb
Mortimer Crane
See Selectmen
Nuclear power costs rise at Vermont Yankee plant
Vermont Yankee in Vernon will produce electricity at 11 mills per kilowatt hour, far above original estimates. Construction costs now projected at 143 million dollars plus 20 million for fuel, eroding claims of cheap, pollution-free power and no consumer savings. See POWER COST Page 18 Col 4.
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Montpelier
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Vermont
Ernest W. Gibson III
Public Service Board
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Witten takes blame for Jeffords deputy plan
Vermont politics heated over a $120 million Appropriations Bill with deputies to the attorney general moved under other departments The plan sparked clashes between Rep R Marshall Witten and Attorney General James M Jeffords Witten admitted responsibility for the idea and urged the legislature to judge the issue on merits not personal politics Gov Deane C Davis urged calm while Jeffords threatened resignation if the change stood Senate leadership signaled no immediate action to reverse the move
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Vermont
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Witten
Appropriations Committee
Montpelier
Francis R. Peisch
R- 14
Burlington
Administration
Richard W. Mallary
Jeffords
Mallory
Deane C. Davis
Senate
Gov. Davis
Dewey Dies After Heart Attack At Miami Beach
Thomas E. Dewey, renowned crime lawyer, three term New York governor and twice failed GOP presidential candidate, died Tuesday of a heart attack in Miami Beach. Funeral services planned for Friday in New York. Nixon paused for silence at a White House dinner in his honor.
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UPI
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Dewey
White
Jury deliberates Lt. Calley's fate at My Lai case
Six Army jurors deliberated the murder case of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. over 1968 My Lai events. Prosecutors argued for justice while defense urged limited responsibility, with comments on orders and humanity, noting premeditated murder could carry death or life imprisonment.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Vietnam
United States Army
Calley
My Lai4
My Lai
Reid W. Kennedy
Aubrey M. Daniel III
George W. Latimer
Solomon Islands
Philippines
United States of America
Latimer
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Army
William L. Calley
Clifford H. Ford
Harvey G. Brown
Carl R. Bierbaum
Charles Carl McIntosh
Walter D. Kinard
Ronald J. Salem
Nixon Delivers Eulogy for Whitney Young Jr
UPI reports Whitney Young Jr, top civil rights leader, buried at Greenwood Cemetery near Lexington. President Nixon and Mrs Nixon attended a small burial with dignitaries from around the world. Young died last week in Nigeria at age 49 after a conference on American African relations. Funeral cortege from Louisville traveled 80 miles to the site. Rev. Samsom and Rev. Nutter officiated. taps played by a Ft. Knox bugler. Young buried beside his mother who died in 1962.
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Lexington
UPI
Whitney Young Jr
Nixon
Greenwood
Young
Nigeria
Louisville
Here
Peter Samsom
White Plains
N.Y
Unitarian Community Church
Homer Nutter
First Baptist Church
Ft. Knox
Whitney Yount Sr
Lagos
Hoosick Falls mayor Severson re-elected in race
Hoosick Falls re elected mayor Severson appears on page eight with results confirming his victory. The item notes the election outcome and hints at local political reaction in the town outlined in the referenced pages. A Manchester publisher voices criticism of other news organs on page eight as part of the broader local media scene.
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Severson
Hoosick Falls
Manchester
Niagara Mohawk rate increase denied by PSC
ALBANY New York The Public Service Commission denied Niagara Mohawk Power's request for a rate hike affecting about 1.2 million customers in upstate New York. Hearings begin March 30 to assess financial needs. The company sought roughly 55.8 million dollars more annually, about 17 percent, plus temporary interim increases of 36.2 million dollars.
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N.Y
Niagara Mohawk Power
New York
Public Service Commission
Niagara Mohawk
PSC
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Clara) Killen
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