Girls' Program volunteers at Willowbrook day care
Sandy Jones of Mt. Anthony Girls' Program volunteers at Willowbrook housing complex day care, helping Betsy Young of United Counseling Service. Jenny Ryan and Linda King travel to Pownal Elementary each Wednesday to lead Irma Shoff's third graders through pantomime and gymnastics, teaching kids through organized play.
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Sandy Jones
Mt. Anthony
Willowbrook
Betsy Young
United Counseling Service
Jenny Ryan
Linda King
Pownal
Irma Shoff
Vermont bill forces legislative approval for new nuclear plants
Vermont lawmakers have passed a measure requiring legislative approval before any new nuclear power plant can be built in the state. Industry officials warn the bill could set a national precedent, slowing licensing and raising costs, even as Vermont Yankee operates Vernon plant near the New Hampshire and Massachusetts borders.
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Vermont
Larry Keyes
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Vermont House stalls on nuclear plant construction bill
Vermont lawmakers adjourned without final action on a bill giving the General Assembly power over new atomic power plant construction. The Senate already passed the measure 22 to eight with an amendment. Gov. Salmon had not decided on signing. If enacted, Vermont would become the first state to claim specific legislative authority over nuclear plant construction. An amendment removed a non radiological restriction criticized as vague.
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John Meaker
Waterbury
Meaker
Vermont
Rhode Island
Public access bill clears first House test in Vermont
Vermont House approved a public access to records bill by 82 to 59 after two hours of debate and amendments. The measure removes a $1000 fine and allows suits to compel disclosure with court ordered attorney fees, while exempting confidential records such as crime files and tax returns. Public correspondence and staff salaries would be public.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont House
House
Judiciary Committee
Lew Kedroff
Springfield
Richard A. Lee
Bennington approves purchase of $1.06 million seniors housing
The Bennington Housing Authority completed purchase and acceptance of a $1.06 million building on South Street. Executive secretary Hall W. Cushman said opening details will follow next week. The 48 apartments are assigned, with 12 or more on a waiting list, and occupancy is expected within a week or 10 days.
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Bennington Housing Authority
South Street
Authority
Hall W. Cushman
Cushman
Diamond crime probe funding okayed by Vermont panel
Vermont Attorney General M Jerome Diamond won approval from the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice for a 242000 LEAA grant to probe organized crime. A five member supervisory board will oversee the covert investigation, amid objections from Marion Cummings and others who demand oversight to prevent misuse of funds.
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Montpelier
M. Jerome Diamond
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Governor’s Commission On the Administration of Justice
Diamond
Marion Cummings
Bennington
Attorney General’s Office
Commission
John
Downs
St. Johnsbury
Duncan F. Kilmartin
Newport
Weekend Rain Totals Dampen Temperatures in the 40s
A drizzly, cloudy day gives way to afternoon rain and ongoing showers tonight with highs in the 40s and lows around the 30s. Sunday brings more rain or showers, keeping the temperature near the same 40s.
Bomb blasts wound 13 in Jerusalem Good Friday attack
Arab guerrillas set bombs on a bus and in a sack of oranges in crowded Jerusalem streets injuring 13. Police detained Arab suspects after two incidents. No deaths reported. In Tel Aviv a navy boat fired on and captured an Egyptian fishing vessel with four wounded crew. Brezhnev may visit Arab states per diplomat sources.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Old City
Tel Aviv
Gulf of Suez
London
K.C. Thaler
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Kremlin
Geneva
Herzl Street
Jaffa
Ford to announce veto decision on tax bill
President Ford will address the nation at 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday to declare his decision on signing or vetoing the 24.8 billion tax bill. He plans a Palm Springs Easter break with golf and work, plus stops in Elk Hill and San Diego before returning April 7.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Palm Springs
Calif
Nessen
Congress
Elk Hill
San Diego
San Francisco
Soviets Tell Lon Nol to Close Cambodia Embassy
The Soviet Union has asked Lon Nol’s Cambodian regime to close its Moscow embassy and withdraw its personnel within two weeks. Western diplomats expect Moscow to cut ties. Phnom Penh says no official notice has been received. The Kremlin had nominally recognized Lon Nol but faced pressure after Sihanouk’s ouster.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Lon Nol
Kremlin
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Chen Boun Eng
Foreign Ministry
Sihanouk
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