Clean sweep at the CIA
A Washington opinion urges a complete leadership overhaul of the CIA and the creation of a powerful joint congressional committee to oversee future activities. It argues the agency must be restructured with a strong director, new charter, and tighter supervision to restore public confidence and continue essential work.
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Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Congress
Ford
CIA
William E.colby
Washington
Diem
Saigon
Allende
Santiago
Castro
Cuba
Richard Helms
William Colby
Bennington College housing project kicks off on campus
Construction of a new student dwelling will begin at once on the campus of Bennington College. The Ford Agency for Bennington and vicinity is transferred to H.W. Myers and Son. A tentative study was approved by over 40 school board members and district representatives for a possible union high school or junior high.
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Bennington College
Ford Agency
Bennington
H.W. Myers and Son
Wilson’s
Bennington Rural Schools Inc
North Bennington
Vermont
Letters To The Editor on Nuclear Power and Energy Use
The Banner letters argue about who profits from nuclear plants and the cost of oil versus nuclear power. They propose offshore wind mills and solar heating, urge reducing energy waste by 30, and warn that nuclear plans could yield 600000 pounds of plutonium annually, needing near perfect waste control.
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Kissinger
New England
Egan O’connor
Committee On Nuclear Responsibility
Nuclear power debate and Vermont politics in brief
Reader letter discusses two core questions about nuclear power containment and morality amid doubts. Mentions Hannes Alfven warning of waste dangers, Vermont 127 in Senate Energy Committee, and national energy focus. Also notes Mt. Anthony Union High School team for New England Schoolboy Tournament and suggests using team identifiers.
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Hannes Alfven
Vermont
Vermont Senate Energy Committee
Congress
Augusta
Maine
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Pownal
Woodford
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Too much government in Vermont letters and quotes
A Vermont reader reproduces letters and quotations about state government and taxation. The author urges citizens to contact representatives to avoid new or higher taxes, reflecting on Montpelier and noting familiar sayings about legislative sessions. The letter closes with the name Mary D. Thurber from Charlotte.
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John Boylan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vermont
Montpelier
Speculation on Third Party Bids for 1976 Election
The Lighter Side notes heated talk of a third party for 1976 with Reagan or Wallace as possibles or rivals. It contrasts this with potential second party movements, a recurring fringe in U.S. politics, citing Stevenson, Goldwater, and McGovern as examples.
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Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
Reagan
Wallace
The
Republic
Adlai Stevenson
Barry Goldwater
George McGovern
Second party nostalgia and the Ford angle in 1976
The source discusses a potential second party movement toward 1976 using the name Republicans to leverage nostalgia. It suggests Ford could head a reform bid, but notes deep-seated fears that such splits threaten stability, with incumbency seen as a possible edge for Ford if allied with a second party effort.
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West Germany
Italy
Middle East
Cuba
McGovern
Richard Nixon
Massachusetts
Jerry Ford
Ford
Vermont faces future with Martin Johnson and environmental policy
Vermont lawmakers debate how to handle new environmental laws amid economic strain. Democratic Rep Samuel Lloyd urges backing the Environmental Agency and its leader Martin Johnson, praising decentralization while noting budget limits. He cites agency personnel, state revenue shares, and the push to use natural resources for growth and energy, health, and tourism.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Martin Johnson
Environmental Board
Environmental Agency
Samuel Lloyd
Weston
House Natural Resources Committee
Lloyd
New England
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Bennington Museem
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Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont
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Mary D. Thurber
Charlotte
Toms Zci
Roberts
Arthur
Javery
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