Plane wreck found in Readsboro after 1974 disappearance
Four people on board a Beechcraft Debonair missing since August 17 1974 were found by a logger in a wooded area near the Readsboro Searsburg town line. The victims John E Laurie 55 Evelyn Laurie 55 John 16 and Kathleen 14 were identified and autopsies arranged. The flight originated from Lawrence Massachusetts and was headed to Flint Michigan when contact was lost during bad weather near Cambridge New York.
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Readsboro
Searsburg
John E. Laurie
Dennison
Iowa
Laurie
Evelyn
John
Kathleen
William Stark
Lawrence
Mass
Flint
Mich
Logan Airfield
Boston
Cambridge
N.Y
Route 8
Sleepy Hollow Road
Farrington Cemetery
Oil Cleanup Proceeds After Searsburg Crash Spill
Cleanup crews work through the weekend to contain and recover 6000 gallons of No 4 fuel oil spilled when a Merrill tank truck and a second tractor-trailer collided on Route 9 at the foot of Searsburg Mountain. Three men were killed, marking the worst crash in years. Environmental authorities coordinate with EPA and state officials on scene.
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Searsburg
Merrill
Searsburg Mountain
John Malter
Environmental Protection Agency
Malter
Ford and Carter win three in major primaries
Reagan fades outside South. Ford seizes Kentucky and Tennessee while Carter dominates Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee. Church wins Oregon Idaho by decisive margins. Brown tops Nevada. Reagan holds Nevada Idaho Arkansas, but Carter collects delegates toward July convention. Oregon results blunt Reagan's Sunbelt plan.
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Ford
Carter
Church
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oregon
Jimmy Carter
West
Reagan
Arkansas
Idaho
Nevada
California
U.S
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Georgia
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois
Pennyslvania
New York
Stuart Spencer
Spencer
Newcomer Church
Cuban withdrawal in Angola not confirmed by U S sources
UPI reports say there is no evidence of a Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola despite claims by Fidel Castro. Intelligence sources confirm troop levels around 15 000 with minor rotation and emphasize estimates are approximate while officials note Castro may have spoken of future withdrawals.
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Washington
UPI
US S
Angola
Henry Kissinger
Fidel Castro
Olaf Palme
USS
Castro
Palme
Kissinger
Stockholm
U.S
Escape lane eyed for Searsburg trucks
Four people have died in six months on Route 9 Searsburg as state officials seek federal funds for a long delayed truck escape lane. The $75,000 project would gain a 70 percent federal share. a public hearing is required before any work.
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Russ Garland
Route 9
Searsburg
Searsburg Mountain
Windham Regional Planning Commission
William H. Schmidt
John T. Gray
Northeast GOP withholds Ford endorsement but leans in
Republican leaders from 10 Northeast states discussed the Ford Reagan contest in Hartford. While no official endorsement was issued, Richard Rosenbaum said the group favored Ford, noting delegates already pledged to him and the Northeast showing a bias toward the President.
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Hartford
Conn
UPI
Northeast
Gerald Ford
New York
Richard Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Bennington County Sees Upturn in 76 Manufacturing
An advanced draft Bennington County Regional plan and The Banner survey show improving business conditions in 1976. Local manufacturers Jard Thomson Globe Union Hale Co Green Mountain report higher output and plans to grow, with education and longer term risks noted.
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Bennington County
Bennington
Larry Arsenault
Jard Co
Jard
Kenneth Thomson
Thomson Manufacturing Co
Hale Co
Arlington
Green Mountain Furniture Co
North Bennington
Charles O’leary
Green Mountain
Bennington County Population Drives Mixed Economic Trends
An advanced copy of the Bennington County Regional Plan highlights 1970-75 population growth of 8.8 percent, an aging population with a county median age of 29.4, and a 1974 median family income of 11,541. Manufacturing jobs remain below state levels, unemployment hovers around 10.3 percent, and tourism is rising as trade and services gain momentum.
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Bennington
Bennington County
New England
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
John G. Simson
Honor Society Inductions At MAU And Weekend Commencement At UVM
Inside Local notes new MAU Honor Society inductees and upcoming commencement events at UVM this weekend. Rotary donation to Dollars for Scholars featured with a newly recognized Eagle Scout. Route 9 commentary and museum columns preview also noted. County reports include Hoosick Falls budget approval and Hartland tax plan vote. Sports highlight MAU baseball win over Bellows Falls and playoff setup with seeding for state championships.
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MAU
UVM
Rotary
Hoosick Falls Central
Hartland
N.H
Bellows Falls
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