Sleeman Wins Five Year Contract At SVSU Meeting
The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union board approved a five year contract for Superintendent George A. Sleeman by a 19 to 1 vote at the annual meeting held at Molly Stark School. Opposing vote by Shaftsbury’s Wilbur Fiske cited principle and local unemployment.
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George A. Sleeman
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board
John
Molly Stark School
Supt
Sleeman
Shaftsbury
Wilbur Fiske
Fiske
BSD board rejects Mt Anthony budget
The Bennington School District board voted 4 2 against the Mt Anthony Union School budget of 3.12 million net, following discussions with Mt Anthony directors Lawrence Harrington and Raymond Murray. Murray argued for deeper cuts including satellite programs and staff reductions, while noting private discussion limits and doubts about total savings.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony Union
Mt. Anthony
Lawrence E. Harrington
Raymond C. Murray
Murray
Harrington
Mt. Anthony Bennington
BSD
Joseph Hall
Clyde Burgess
Thomas Steffen
Steffen
United Counseling Service
George A. Sleeman
Vermont House aims to block mental patient transfer plan
The Vermont House Institutions Committee moves to block a Mental Health Department plan to wind down Waterbury State Hospital and transfer about 10 percent of patients to community group homes. Chairman Stewart Rouse and others question treatment quality. Okin foresees a 25 to 50 patient reduction by summer with expanded psychiatric services at general hospitals.
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Okin
Vermont
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
State Hospital
Vermont Hospital Association
General Hospitals
Tax cut passes as Ford faces veto risk over oil depletion clause
Congress approved a $24.8 billion tax cut with rebates and 1975 reliefs, though Ford may veto amid amendments including oil depletion changes. If vetoed, delays threaten rebates. House approved 287-125 and Senate 45-16 before a 10-day Easter recess.
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Washington
Ford
House
John Rhodes
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Congress
Long
Senate
Thieu thwarted coup amid Communist advances in Vietnam
In Saigon police arrested dozens of opposition politicians on charges of plotting to topple President Nguyen Van Thieu as Communist troops overran Tam Quan in Binh Dinh province and advanced through Central Highlands into Quang Ngai and Da Nang. Former Prime Minister Ky denied involvement while calling for peaceful change. analysts say Thieu consolidates power during the three week offensive.
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Saigon
UPI
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
Central Plains
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
U.S
Central Highlands
Quang Ngai Province
Tam Quan
Wenesday
Interior Ministry
Thieu
Vermont Senate preliminarily OKs nuclear power plant bill
The Vermont Senate voted preliminarily to require legislative approval for nuclear power plants, a move aimed at making Vermont the first state to impose such oversight. The measure, debated as Senate Energy Committee Chair John J. O'Brien expressed cautious support, awaits final action. Vermont currently hosts the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant at Vernon and the industry views the bill as significant.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Senate
Vermont
Senate Energy Committee
John J. O’brien
D-Chittenden
Vernon
Larry Keyes
Keyes
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
Charles Delaney
Salmon
Senate
House
Joseph Jamele
Jamele
Ford
Senate Energy
John O’brien
D-Chittenden County
Unemployed Upward Trend Meets First Time Claims Dip
Labor Department data show mid March first time unemployment claims fell below 500,000 for the first time since November while total insured seeking benefits rose to 6.5 million in early March. The decline in new claims lasts eight of nine weeks, signaling slowing joblessness but not fewer job losses.
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United Press International
Labor Department
Department
Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Vermont budget battle heats as lawmakers push floor amendments
Vermont lawmakers in Montpelier open day two of debate on a large 1976 omnibus budget. Amendments include a proposed state lottery and shifts in funding for health services, education per pupil aid, nursing home care, and Public Service Board receipts. Debates also touch police dispatchers, driver education, and an emergency fuel program for the poor.
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Harry B. Ashe
Williamstown
State Human Service
Health Protection
John Fraines
Ashe
Royal B. Cutts
R-Townshend
Jordon D. Cole
D-Putney
Salmon
Robert Kinsey
Craftsbury
Appropriations Committee
Norman Reed
Hartford
Reed
House
Miller
Ronald Crisman
PSB
Salmon Administration
Cornish Wire to Curtail Plant Operations
POWNAL North Adams and Williamstown plants will be closed from 11 p m April 18 to 11 p m May 4 as General Cable Corp unit Cornish Wire Products initiates a short term layoff to meet weak demand. About 380 production workers will be affected. warehouse and office staff remain employed. Unemployment benefits may apply though no pay for the first week. Some workers were briefly laid off around last Christmas.
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Pownal
Inside National and Local Highlights Across Pages
The digest notes South Carolina action threatening the ERA for the year and Faisal buried unmarked. Local updates show Supt Sleeman optimistic about most area schools, an oral history workshop at the Big House, and Kit Foster on drying foods. MAU Bulletin reviews appear in the page 5 column. A Wilderness Act impact on Lye Brook and a new band shell for Hoosick Falls is noted. Bennington lights to be turned off for economy with water board concerns. Baseball races loom and Rhodes scholar Mc Millen cited in college basketball sections.
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South Carolina Action Sounds
Faisal
Supt
Sleeman
Big House
Kit Foster
MAU
Lye Brook
Hoosick Falls
Bennington
Bennington Water Board
McMillen
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Supt. Sleeman
Central School
Main St
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Edward F. Holihan
Rod Clarke
Public Service Board
Martin Miller
Cornish Wire
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