Manchester to test phosphate fouling detergents locally
Manchester will host a state backed water pollution experiment to test the impact of high phosphate detergents. The AIM group led by Mrs. Tenner will guide residents to use low phosphate detergents over a three phase study at the Manchester sewage plant starting May 18.
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Manchester
State Water Resources Board
AIM
Action In
University of Vermont
Sue Brenner
Banner
Walter Hazard
Water Board
Tenner
Hazard
John West
Morse
James Agan
Canada
UVM
Charles S. Houston
University Medical School
Naders Raiders criticizes Muskie in pollution fight
A 519 page report from Nader's Raiders accuses U S industry and officials of corporate deceit in perpetuating air pollution. It singles out Sen Edmund Muskie for tailoring the 1967 Air Quality Act and claims General Motors and automakers stymied antipollution tech while Nixon era policy is denounced as ineffective.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Muskie
Nader
Congress
General Motors
Meyer Eyes Senate Bid Boosted by Petitions
Former U.S. Rep. William Meyer of Rupert announces a Senate run in both parties, seeking petition signatures for primaries and open to a New Party endorsement if offered. Meyer, a 1958 House member who lost to Robert Stafford, is an antiwar figure.
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Rupert
UPS
U.S
William Meyer
U.S. Senate
Meyer
Southeast Asia
New Party
Rupert Democrat
Congress
Robert T. Stafford
Blackmun Confirmed to Supreme Court by 94 to 0 Vote
The Senate approved Judge Harry A. Blackmun as the ninth Supreme Court justice by a 94 to 0 vote. The confirmation signals a potential conservative tilt similar to Burger’s 1969 appointment, with Blackmun expected to align with Burger on civil liberties and limits on federal power. Six senators did not vote, and political observers will watch how Blackmun aligns with Burger in future rulings.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Harry A. Blackmun
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Blackmun
Congress
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Albert Gore
Dtenn
John Tower
R-Tex
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
John F. Kennedy
Goldberg
Earl Warren
Old Village Vote on Unification Planned After June Elections
Old Bennington Village President James M. Toolan announced at a quiet annual meeting that if the forthcoming vote on unification is affirmative, Old Bennington will schedule its vote within 30 days. Voters earlier approved a $1.40 tax rate and re elected most incumbents as they consider the consolidation act and associated accounting changes.
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Greg Guma
Old Academy
Old Bennington
James M. Toolan
Bennington Village
Bennington
Toolan
North
Norton Barber
Con Ed Faces Suit Over Hudson River Ecology at Indian Point
New York Attorney General Lefkowitz seeks to close the Indian Point nuclear plant until methods to protect the Hudson River are approved and seeks 5 million dollars in damages for fish kills linked to the facility. Con Edison questions the filing as the state presses for a restraining order amid power supply concerns. The case follows past fish kill complaints dating to 1966 and earlier attempts to fix the ecology impact.
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New York
Consolidated Edison Company
Indian Point
Hudson River
Louis J. Lefkowitz
State Supreme Court
Peeksill
Consolidated Edison
Lefkowitz
Sytem
New York City
Con
Solidated Edison
Inside Times Notes on Leaders and Education
On Inside Times columnist Russell Baker urges a sober wartime mindset not treating war as a football game. John Chamberlain comments on phonetic reading options for Johnny. Harvey B Scribner states Vermont education must evolve with times. Hoosick Village Board calls for road reconstruction after youth fatalities.
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Times
Russell Baker
Hoosick
Census Shows Bennington Grows to 14219 Population
U S Census tabulations show Bennington town and three villages total 14219 in 1970 up from 13002 in 1960. North Bennington and Bennington Village fell as Old Bennington rose. college listing moved to outside town accounts for shifts.
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U.S
Bennington
North Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Vermont
Burlington
Lamb
Old Bennington
Wilbur P. Fiske
Bennington College
North Village
Board of Selectmen
Norton Barber
Brattleboro
Arlington Votes Defeat Police Fund and Boost School Lighting
Arlington voters rejected a 4000 police contingency fund by 132 to 175 and approved a 5000 lighting measure for Memorial High School and the elementary school by 205 to 103. Turnout was 308 of about 900 on the checklist. Selectman Jones said normal policing remains in the budget and a March vote could differ.
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Arlington
Robert V. Jones
Jones
Memorial High School
William Towne
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Center For the Study of Responsive Law
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Waldo C. Holden
Guma
Village of
Gwladys Bowen
Monument Avenue
George A. Ellis
Caroline C. Darlington
N.Y. Times News Service
John Chamberlain
Johnny
Harvey B. Scribner
Barber
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