Vermont primary called a beauty contest in political shift
Vermont lawmakers weigh the March 2 presidential preference primary amid state convention goals. Carter won the Democratic contest with 46 percent, Ford swept the GOP delegates. Backers urge potential binding rules and regional primaries, while opponents label it a Madison Avenue show.
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William Poole Montpelier
UPI
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Sargent Shriver
Fred Harris
Ellen McCormack
Carter
New York
Ford
Kansas City
William Doyle
Washington County
Doyle
Reagan
Sen
Graham Newell
Caledonia County
Newell
Stafford criticized on vote for A7 planes
Vermont Gov. Thomas Salmon charged Sen. Robert Stafford with backing the military industrial establishment after supporting a 120 million purchase of 24 A7 attack planes. Salmon, seeking the Democratic nomination, argued the planes were unnecessary and wasteful.
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UPI
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Robert Stafford
Salmon
Stafford
Defense Department
NH repair law abuses found
New Hampshire Attorney General David Souter warns continued violations of a state rule requiring cost estimates for car repairs over $50. The estimate must cover labor and parts and cannot exceed 10 percent of the estimate without customer consent. If ignored, shops cannot collect or withhold the vehicle. Consumers should read forms carefully as the garage may waive estimates in writing.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
David Souter
New Hampshire
Richard Wiebusch
Consumer Protection Division
Souter
Wiebusch
Harness racing days approved for Massachusetts counties
The Massachusetts House approved a Senate bill authorizing 74 harness racing days, 60 in Hampden Hampshire or Franklin Counties and 14 for eastern Massachusetts at Baystate Raceway in Foxboro, with Berkshire removed after local objections. A separate measure for 120 dog racing days in central and western Massachusetts remains pending.
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Boston
UPI
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Hampshire
Franklin County
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Massachusetts
Baystate
Foxboro
Levi delays decision on Boston busing review
Attorney General Edward H. Levi postponed announcing whether to intervene in Boston or Wilmington desegregation cases for Supreme Court review of busing. Reporters waited as Levi considered the issue, with White House talks and weekend possibilities noted but no firm decision. Ford opposes massive out-of-neighborhood busing and Levi had consulted with him. Delaware officials also urged consideration of the Wilmington decision.
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UPI
Edward H. Levi
Boston
Wilmington
Del
Supreme Court
Levi
Dafternoon
Robert H. Havel
Justice Department Public Information Office
Havel
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Delaware
West Virginia clears state in Silver Bridge collapse case
The West Virginia Court of Claims ruled the state bears no liability for the 1967 Silver Bridge disaster that killed 46. It faulted the highways department for inspection negligence while noting the collapse stemmed from stress corrosion unforeseen at the time.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio River
West Virginia Court of Claims
State Highways Department
Highways Department
Gallipolis
Ohio
J.E. Greiner Co
American Bridge Co
US. Steel Corp
Skinner attacks Stafford over Byington vote in Vermont
Skinner, former head of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, criticizes Senator Stafford for backing the confirmation of S. John Byington to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Byington was confirmed 45-39 after a drawn out process involving a committee kill and Senate reconsideration.
Arlington pharmacy to close on Memorial Day
Arlington Mortar & Pestle Pharmacy will be closed Monday May 31 for Memorial Day. For emergencies call 375-9969.
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Mortar & Pestle
Arlington
Dinner Downtown Hot Meals Program Exapands Services
The Hot Meals Program provides nutritionally sound meals to residents aged 60 and over in central dining rooms or at home for the ill. It began October 1, 1972, via a local ad hoc committee and expanded from home delivery to group dining by April 1973. Funding came from Bread and Law Task Force and later federal Nutrition Program for the Elderly.
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Bennington Home Health Agency
Senior Citizen’s Center
Bennington Opportunity Council
United Counseling Service
Putnam Memorial Hspital
Bennington County Association of Nurses
Bread and Law Task Force
BOC
Noon Prayer Meeting at First Baptist Church
A noon prayer meeting for men is set in the lounge of First Baptist Church Main Street on Wednesday June 2 from 12 to 1 p.m. Sponsored by area ministers, attendees should bring lunches. Tea and coffee will be served and the event is part of a broader UCS Office on Aging nutrition program with meal sites in Manchester East Arlington Bennington and Pownal plus home delivery. Volunteers and drivers are welcome as the Bennington area serves meals at Brookside 323 South St next week. Reservations are requested by 10 a.m. the day before.
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Office On Aging
Manchester
East Arlington
Bennington Senior Center
Bennington Brookside
Pownal Senior Center
Bennington
Brookside
South St
Snelling backs decriminalization and voters urged to boycott porn
Vermont candidate Richard Snelling supported marijuana decriminalization while Williston moves to ban adult material sales. He urged boycotts of adult book stores and said pardons should be public though he would not fully define pornography. He backed Ford over Reagan for president.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Snelling
Thomas Salman
U.S. Senate
Sndling
Salmon
Ford
Ronald
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
VPIRG rates lawmakers in Vermont 1975 76 session
VPIRG reports on 20 key roll calls shows most lawmakers favored by the group. The study finds 62 percent of House members and 60 percent of senators backed VPIRG positions on at least half the issues. Bluestein notes 37 representatives and six senators scored above 80 percent while 13 representatives and five senators scored 20 percent or less.
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Senate
West Point cadets face cheating trial on Alumni Day
The first of 48 cadets accused of cheating appeared before a five officer trial board in Thayer Hall as Alumni Day events unfolded. Gen William Westmoreland and Somoza attended while hearings may extend six weeks, with 98 additional cadets under investigation for a barracks study cheating scheme.
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N.Y
UPI
U.S. Military Academy
William C. Westmoreland
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Fortress
Thayer Hall
Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Army
Academy
Randolph native named Vermont Technical College president
Ned E. Herrin Jr. of Randolph Center was named the new president of Vermont Technical College after a closed board meeting. He had been interim president and was chosen from 197 candidates, succeeding P. V. Kieffer who resigned last year. Herrin also chaired the civil engineering technology department.
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Burlington
UPI
Ned E. Herrin Jr
Randolph Center
Vermont Technical College
Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees
Herrin
VTC
P.V. Kieffer
Bennington Court Hears Multiple Defendants In Hemmed Larceny Case
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg presided Friday over Paul McDermott 17 of Bennington who pleaded not guilty to an amended grand larceny charge and was released on 500 dollar recognizance with conditions after original charges of breaking and entering at Ideal Fuels on May 3. Linda L. Cade 28 of Bennington pleaded guilty to forgery and received a one to two year suspended sentence with probation and restitution. Dane Eschelbach 27 of Castleton pleaded no contest to amended disorderly conduct in Bennington on November 13, 1975, and received a 30-day suspended sentence with probation and restitution.
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Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Paul McDermott
McDermott
Ideal Fuels
Linda L. Cade
Dane Eschelbach
Castleton
Putnam House students earn SVCS certificates
Students at Southern Vermont College earned certificates for surviving the year in the Putnam House dorm. The document honors a student by name for two semesters living in the facility and notes extraordinary conduct. Signed by President James G. Donahue and the dorm counselor.
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Southern Vermont College
Putnam Hotel
James G. Donahue
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