Bennington area could lose 2 million if Green Mountain Park closes
John Kenney of the Economic Development Council estimates about 2 million dollars in regional benefits could disappear if Pownal based Green Mountain Park ends racing. He cites payroll spending, local taxes, and state bets as key losses while noting no winter racing plans and ongoing questions about a closure.
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Maggie C. Bucholt
Manchester
Bennington County
Pownal
Green Mountain Park
John Kenney
Economic Development Council of
Vermont
Kenney
Bennington
State of
Brezhnev proposes ban on all nuclear explosions
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev proposed a global ban on all nuclear explosions and a halt to production of new nuclear weapons by all nations. He linked the move to advancing a comprehensive test ban with the United States while noting grain harvest figures for 1977 fell short of expectations. He spoke at a Kremlin ceremony with top leaders and foreign delegates.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
McClaughry Denies Behind Haley Candidacy Charge
Former Vermont legislator John McClaughry rejects charges by GOP chairman Walter Kennedy that he backs Thomas Haley Sr. in the re election race. He accuses Kennedy of falsehoods and says Haley seeks to rally support by painting McClaughry as his puppet. Gov. Snelling backs Kennedy while McClaughry sits in a cabinet role in the National Conservative Caucus shadow cabinet.
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John McClaughry
Kirby
Republican Party
Walter
Kennedy
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Bennington
McClaughry
Haley
GOP
State Republican Committee
Richard Snelling
Snelling
Charles Butler Jr
Tom
National Conservative Caucus
Carter
Vance hails Brezhnev nuclear test ban proposal as major step forward
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance called Leonid Brezhnev's proposal for a total nuclear test ban a major step toward ending atomic war. He said the moratorium on peaceful explosions could aid negotiations on a comprehensive ban and noted U S aims and Soviet preferences on duration.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Leonid Brezhnev
Vance
State Department
Brezhnev
Moscow
Bennington Bicentennial unit proposes surplus distribution
The Bennington Bicentennial Commission presented how to spend over 10000 dollars in surplus. Proposals include 8200 dollars to the Bennington Museum for Old Academy Library improvements, 1200 dollars to Bennington Free Library for history books, and 400 dollars to Old Bennington to enhance the Marker site. The selectmen agreed to await state approval before finalizing.
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Bennington Bicentennial Commission
Roger Jewett
Louis E. Bellemare
Bennington Museum
Old Academy
Old Bennington
Bennington Free Library
Banner
Elizabeth M. Dwyer
Vermont
Jewett
Bennington
Rural towns clash with urban bias over education aid formula
A Vermont hearing on a House Education Committee formula pits rural towns against cities. Leonard Korzun of Shrewsbury argues for aid fairness as Rutland officials cite a 154000 drop in state education funds since 1974. The proposed plan switches wealth measure to adjusted gross income per pupil and adds use valuation, with a funnel provision and transportation grants to rebalance funding.
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Thomas Chesley
Rutland
Edwin Colvin
Shaftsbury
Colvin
Korzun
Education Committee
Inside National and Local News Shuffle on Watch
National politics clash as Congress debates who pays new social security costs while local and regional items highlight a Gold Mine search by Green Mt hikers, an arithmetic editorial, a Bennington speech pathologist explanation, Arlington’s property appraisal, Manchester armed robbery arrests, Pownal school board workshop, and sports news with OJ surgery, O Reilly suspension, and Jackson innocence ruling.
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House
Senate
S.S
Green
O.J
O'Reilly
Jackson
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By Lee Harrison
Shrewsbury
Joseph Fralish
Middletown Springs
Robert Babcock
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Thetford
Charles Nason
Chester
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