Selectmen reject town fluoridation plan in Bennington
Bennington selectmen rejected a motion to fluoridate the town water after a three hour meeting. Dentists urged benefit while opponents argued fluoride rights and costs. A public vote potential was discussed with informational hearings planned, not approved. Town tests around the Hewitt Brook were approved for $1,935.
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Bennington
Ralph G. Wright
Peter R. Donavan
William Burnham
Manhattan
Wright
Burnham
Selectmen
Selectman
Timothy Corcoran
John Kittel
Hewitt Brook
Kittel
Harold R. Saunders
Bennington police defend handling of rape case
In a closed session the Bennington selectmen heard the police defend their investigation of a series of rapes and assaults on local women. They argued secrecy aided a quick conclusion. the board agreed Fox should be spokesman while re establishing press lines. The case led to charges against Glenn A. Cardimino, with related counts in Greenfield, Mass.
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Bennington
Police Department
Manchester
Glenn A. Cardimino
Greenfield
Mass
William Fox
David Brown
Peter R. Donavan
Selectmen
Donavan
Fox and Brown
Fox
Banner
North Adams
Brown
U S sinks gunboats in Cambodia clash over Mayaguez
The United States states three Cambodian gunboats were sunk in apparent retaliation for the Mayaguez seizure. President Ford and White House officials weigh next steps with Marines en route to Thailand as diplomacy and military options unfold.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Mayaguez
Senate
Republican
Robert P. Griffin
White House
Ford
National Security Council
U Tapao
Thailand
Pentagon
Coral Sea
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Vietnam
Stans fined 5000 for campaign fund violations
Former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans, a key Nixon fundraiser, was fined 5000 dollars on five campaign fund charges. Judge John Lewis Smith cited his long career and family illness in denying jail time, noting the offenses were technical filings rather than Watergate wrongdoing.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
John Lewis Smith
Stans
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
John N. Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Old Bennington rejects study of village unification
Old Bennington voters rejected a motion to have trustees explore unification with the town government and favored keeping village independence. Chief Joseph V Young submitted his resignation after questions about his hours and service, which villagers praised for safety and longtime presence.
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Barbara Geer
Bennington
Joseph V. Young
Walter Lapham
Chief Young
Lapham
James Toolan
Walter Berry
Walloomsac Inn
Old Bennington
Berry
Old Village
Fred Stocking
Fabian Kunzelmann
Jay Zwynenberg
Stanley Pike
Arnold Ricks
Harold White
Yankee strike at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
Electrical workers at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant began a strike at 9:30 a.m. after a 31 to 23 vote by Local 2349 of the IBEW. The union, representing about half the 110 workers, rejected a contract offer last week and sought higher terms with Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. The international union authorized the action from its headquarters in Braintree, Massachusetts.
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Vermont Yankee
Braintree
Mass
See Yankee
House prepared vote on 405 million refugee aid
The House cleared the way to pass 405 million dollars for South Vietnamese refugee resettlement amid slowing pace due to red tape and dwindling funds. Senate leaders urge careful study, with Proxmire predicting delay until late next week before full committee review.
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House
Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Appropriations Subcommittee On Immigration and Migration
Proxmire
Guam
Pentagon
Mansfield
L. Dean Brown
Interagency
Laos Crisis Deepens as Pathet Lao Presses Takeover
Neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma held a crucial cabinet session amid signs of Pathet Lao dominance. Demonstrations in Luang Prabang and Savannakhet led to the seizure of three Americans, with U.S. and Laotian sources confirming thinning of American personnel. Leftist protests persisted as cadets held officers hostage. government workers faced potential dismissal for nonattendance.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Luang Prabang
Savannakhet
U.S
U.S. Information Service
Pathet Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Potato growers going broke and moms feel punished
Inside National notes crop distress among potato growers and San Jose mothers who feel the punishment does not fit the crime. Local coverage highlights Rotary praise for Southern Vermont College and Daniel Farber’s photography in Bennington Museum notes. Page teasers summarize upcoming columns, public notices, and sports outlooks.
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San Jose
Southern Vermont College
Daniel Farber
Bennington Museum
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Bulls
Warriors
Bullets
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Woolmington Bennington
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China
Henry A. Kissinger
North Korea
Pueblo
Charles R. Whitehouse
Maurice Stans
Ernesto Lagdameo
Fred C. LaRue
Lee Stans
George Hadwen
Terry White
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Kunzelmann
Yankee
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