New Route 7 Highway Dept Moves Ahead With Land Acquisition
The Highway Department announced ongoing land acquisition for Route 7 construction this fall and plans to let bids this summer for the Bennington Sunderland segment and Arlington spur, with a typical completion timeline of two to three years. The Sunderland Manchester portion bids are set for spring 1979. Legislative leaders promise a Montpelier meeting next Tuesday to outline a highway statement and possible House committee review, while officials emphasize three near-term betterment projects and proceed as if court action does not block the project. Boulter and Powers released the department statement detailing these steps.
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Highway Department
Bennington County
Montpelier
Transportation Committee of the House
Lawrence Powers
D-North
Bennington
Sunderland
Arlington
Sunderland Manchester
Boulter
Manchester
State acts against Arlington bank over permits
The Agency of Environmental Conservation sent a letter to Bennington County State's Attorney Raymond G Bolton requesting legal action against Chittenden Trust Co for constructing a bank in Arlington without two permits.
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State Agency of Environmental Conservation
Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Chittenden Trust Co
Arlington
John Ponsetto
Bolton
Montpelier
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Chittenden
Melvin Dyson
Dyson
Ponsetto
District 8 Environmental Commission
Mack Molding
Commission
Bennington rejects town gun curb ordinance
Bennington selectmen were told they lack authority to enact a town gun-control ordinance after state law and the town charter were reviewed. The move followed complaints about a school board member carrying a gun during negotiation sessions. Officials noted similar limits in Manchester and Rutland.
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Bennington
Manchester
Rutland
David Allen
Richard V. Perrott
Allen
Norton Barber
Barber
Lorraine Eastman
Slain adult books store owner in Barre Berlin case
Norman Mercier a 31 year old manager of Twin City News an adult book store on Barre Montpelier Road was found shot to death Thursday night. Police investigate robbery or possible struggle after store reported ransacked with shelves overturned. Mercier died at Medical Center Hospital Burlington after being taken there at 5 40 pm.
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Berlin
UPI
Norman Mercier
Barre
Mercier
Twin City News
Barre-Montpelier Road
Medical Center
Burlington
Vance to push sharp arms talks in Moscow
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance heads to Moscow with aims to curb the U S Soviet arms race and secure substantial reductions in strategic missiles and bombers. The visit includes human rights and other global issues while Brezhnev challenges U S policy and Helsinki accords. Vance carries lists of relatives seeking reunion and Jewish emigration requests.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Moscow
U.S
Kremlin
Middle East
Africa
Carter
Vance
Gerald R. Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Indian Ocean
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Nixon
Paul Warnke
Soviet Union
Gerald Ford
Vladivostok
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Russia
U S Cuba open talks on fishing
Direct negotiations between the United States and Cuba on offshore fishing limits began in New York marking a thaw after 16 years without talks. Terence Todman heads the U S delegation with Pelegrin Torra leading the Cuban side as both nations consider maritime boundaries and 200 mile fishing zones.
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Washington
UPI
Cuba
United States
U.S
Fidel Castro
New York
State Department
Carter
Cambodia
Vietnam
North Korea
Switzerland
Havana
Terence A. Todman
Senate
Pelegrin Torra
Castro
New York Yankees
Earlie Ford
Vermont News Briefs and Local Notes Summary
Inside Local highlights include the Wadsworths offering Indian pudding ideas and Margaret Allen discussing films at the Bennington Free Library. Editorials feature reflections by candlelight on electricity and reviews by Lt. Gov. Buckley on legislative bidding with Strout on the Electoral College. County items note Manchester officials seeking industrial land and Pownal wants parimutuel racing kept. Ralph N. Hill’s Lake Champlain book is noted. Entertainment teases a Vermont Opera Theatre orchestra. Sports cover the Flyers’ sharp shooting and Charlie Finley’s curveball.
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The
Wadsworths
Margaret Allen
Bennington
Vermont Opera Theatre
Flyers
Charlie Finley
Colorado site chosen for Solar Energy Institute
New England loses bid for 300 million Solar Energy Research Institute HQ with Colorado picked atop South Table Mountain near Golden. ERDA will set up three regional centers in New England Southwest and northwestern states while Colorado coordinates sun research nationwide. Massachusetts and New England leaders react acknowledging regional planning grants and ongoing solar efforts.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Federal
Solar Energy Research Institute
Carter Administration
Colorado
Energy Research and Development Administration
South Table Mountain
Golden
ERDA
Southwest
Colorado Institute
New England Council For Energy Research and Development
Edward King
King
Westboro
Mass
Solar Energy
Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis
Dukakis
Thomas P. O’neill III
Washington
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Highway Dept
Warren Fowler
Berkshire
Vermont Highway Department
Arlington Bank
Judson Brown
Bank
Environmental Agency
William Kirby
Williamstown
Cummings
Byrd LaPrade
California
U.S. Cuba
Solar Institute
N.E
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