Transfer Co Receives Bus Operation Certificate Between Brattleboro and Bennington
The Public Service Commission discloses a certificate issued to Keene-Brattleboro Transfer Co for motor bus operations between Brattleboro and Bennington. Bennington County native Jesse T. Watson resigns as Motor Vehicle inspector, effective next Monday after two weeks’ notice. Excavation for the Bennington Free Library on Silver Street began last week under A Milton of Hartford, Conn., supervising for O F Burghart, contractor. YMCA Board accepts the deed to Morgan Park from Memorial Park Association with appreciation. Village trustees ban regular police officers from joining the fire department, serve as constables or deputy sheriffs, and approve bids for tree removal and water and sewer work to E T Thompson Tree Co and M J Burrington Jr. Dewey and Sons build a four-room office and display house at West Main and McKinley. Traims Luksus proposes illuminating Old Bennington streets with antique copper London lanterns at $30 each. Bennington Graded School District trustees debate teachers' secondary part-time jobs but conclude current administrative controls suffice.
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Fire Department
the &E.T. Thompson Tree Co
M.J. Burrington
On This Date Highlights From 1904 to 1973
This date recalls major events: the 1904 Olympic Games opening in St. Louis marking the first U S games held there, Congress forming the WAACs for World War II service in 1942, President Nixon proposing a complete pullout from South Vietnam in 1969, and the 1973 launch of the U S Skylab space station into orbit.
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United States
St. Louis
Congress
Waacs
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Nixon
South Vietnam
U.S. Skylab Space Station
Soldier reports harassment by state trooper during leave
A service member writes that during a two year enlistment he was repeatedly stopped by the same state trooper while home on leave and says the trooper refused to give a reason, claiming a personal vendetta and threatening jail before the leave ended. He notes prior car trouble was resolved in two weeks.
Arlington Police Harassment Claim Drives Fearful Homecoming
A resident abroad recounts repeated stops and harsh treatment by state troopers in Arlington, alleging harassment and vulgar abuse. He regrets unsettled justice, fears returning home, and questions raising a family in a town he once loved.
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Arlington
Here come the Generals To the Editor of The Banner
The Bennington Generals open a new season at 2 p.m. Saturday May 24 as members of the Northway League with seven NY teams Amsterdam Utica Saratoga Hudson Falls Glens Falls Ballston Spa and St Johnsville. The 1975 squad mixes college players and ex Legion players from Vermont New York and Massachusetts. Fans urged to support the effort and the league's return to area baseball with schedule including Rutland Royals Cooperstown Troy Albany Romas Keene and Post 13 Shaftsbury host games.
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Bennington Generals
Northway
Amsterdam
Utica
Saratoga
Hudson Falls
Glens Falls
Ballston Spa
St. Johnsville
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Vermont
Massachusetts
Generals
Rutland Royals
Cooperstown
Troy
N.Y
Albany Romas
Keene
N.H
Transportation policy debate on Route 7 and agency leadership
The writer backs Rep Lawrence Powers on Route 7’s poor condition and argues for changing transportation policy makers with a new Transportation Agency. They praise John Gray as highway chief but stress broader policy shifts and personnel changes to reflect evolving transportation priorities.
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House
Lawrence F. Powers
Rep. Powers
John Gray
Transportation Agency
Highway Department
Nixon's Revenge Helps Ford in 1976 Victory Scenario
A 1975 analysis argues Nixon’s forced exit could extend Republican control by keeping Democrats from the White House, with Ford benefiting as an incumbent and economic conditions possibly improving. It notes Goldwater’s support for Ford and suggests Nixon’s exit altered the two term tradition.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy Johnson
Agnew
Gerald Ford
Ford
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve
Fed
Barry Goldwater
No Nukes Debate Over Nuclear Power Safety
John R. Dixon urges balanced view on nuclear energy in New England. He argues safety is one factor among cost and reliability, contending not building plants risks higher dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia and economic harm if no-nukes delay decisive action. Dixon cites Massachusetts engineer and author credentials.
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Ralph Nader
Massachusetts
Masspirg
Montague Tower
Sam Lovejoy
Nader
Washington, D.C
New England
Lovejoy
Montague
Onow
OPEC
Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
U.S
Shippingport
Atomic Energy Commission
Saudi Arabia
John R. Dixon
University of Massachusetts
MIT
Carnegie Tech
Prentice-Hall
Slow learners on energy see Dickey Lincoln plan move forward
The Ellsworth Maine American argues that funding pre construction planning for the Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project demonstrates serious government effort to diversify energy sources. It contrasts shutdowns of nuclear plants and a major Delaware River oil spill as warnings against oil and nuclear dependence. The piece appeals for practical Maine hydro development.
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Delaware River
Maine
Ellsworth
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Brattleboro
Bennington
Public Service Commission
Jesse T. Watson
Bennington County
Department of Montpelier
Morgan Park
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Ymca’ Board
A.J. Dewey and Sons
West Main and
McKinley Streets
Old
Traims Luksus
London
England
Bennington Graded
the Banner
Legion
Shaftsbury
Aarl Hess
America
William Morrow & Co
Rep
Mary Barbara Maher
Chittenden
South Burlington
Boston
Godfrey Sperling Jr
Walter Heller
James Tobin
Sen. Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Christian Science Publishing Society
Berkshire Eagle
Conway
Mass
Barwick
Enduro
Saxony
Summerdale
Trevira
Internationale
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Holarwick Mills
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