Major overhaul possible Joint Chiefs under study
Washington Defense Department has launched a major study at President Carter’s request that could overhaul the command structure beneath the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pentagon officials report concerns that Defense Secretary Harold Brown aims to reduce the chiefs’ influence and redefine their roles amid observed rigidity in the Joint Chiefs’ formal process.
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Washington
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Carter
Pentagon
Harold Brown
Defense Secretary
Joint Chiefs
Arlington PSB may speed action over water problems
The Public Service Board eyed an interim recommendation to accelerate its review of Arlington Water Co. after two hearings on service quality. Norton Barber testified about planned upgrades, with two 1976 studies calling for similar improvements, while Kenneth Stone urged essential system enhancements to ensure water quality.
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PSB
Arlington
Arlington Water Co., Public Service Board
Rexford E. Roberts
Roberts
Arlington Water Co
Norton Barber
Alan George
Barber
High court orders more hearings on phone rate rise
The Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier ordered additional hearings on a Public Service Board approved rate hike for New England Telephone Co. The 18 page order leaves the immediate effect unclear, as the increase has been in place since last year. The change, averaging 40 percent with an 8.3 percent surcharge, includes pay call rates from 10 to 20 cents and a directory assistance charge. The attorney general's office, represented by Mary Just Skinner, called it a landmark on procedural clarification for intervenors and parties.
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Attorney General’s Office
Montpelier
Mary Just Skinner
Go ahead on elderly apartments hinges on water pressure fix
Town officials and engineers said the Norman Greenberg 24 unit Colonial Garden complex would not harm Old Bennington residents despite possible pressure reductions. The plan, in planning six years, faces further review with water board members warning of development delays and legal constraints while Greenberg argues tenants use less water and that the issue is not a direct problem from the project.
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Norman Greenberg
Louis C. Savelas
Water Department
Duane Knapp
Arlen Associates
Eugene Bilodeau
Bennington Water Board
Old Bennington
Savelas
Bilodeau
Bennington Planning Commission
Greenberg
John Wilkinson
Bennington
Court rules libel suit cannot inquire into journalist thoughts
A federal appeals court held that a libel plaintiff cannot probe a journalist's thoughts, opinions, or conclusions behind an editorial decision. The 2nd U.S. Circuit said such inquisition would chill the editorial process and violate First Amendment values. Judge Meskill dissented, warning against eroding journalistic autonomy.
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New York
UPI
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Thomas Meskill
Connecticut
CBS
Atlantic Monthly Magazine
Anthony Herbert
Army
Herbert
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vietnam
My Lai
Barry Lando
Mike Wallace
Cbs-Tv
60 Minutes
Atlantic Monthly
Lando
Haight
Appeals Court
Irving Kaufman
Meskill
Bhill
Burr & Burton Seminary marks 150 years of North Shire education
A century and a half of Burr and Burton Seminary tradition shapes Manchester Vermont. Samuel Canfield urged a Manchester merchant to fund a central high school, prompting Joseph Burr to leave a $10,000 endowment after Burr’s 1828 death, establishing the private school.
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Manchester
First Congregational Church
Burr and Burton Seminary
Samuel Canfield
Arlington
Vermont
Joseph Burr
Burr
Hempstead, L.I
Canfield
Burr & Burton
North Shire
Governor asks federal probe into flood disaster
Gov. Busbee requests a federal investigation into a flood disaster, urging federal authorities to examine the events and responses. The report highlights the scope of damages, potential systemic failures, and calls for an official audit of disaster preparedness and relief efforts. It notes political considerations and timing as officials seek accountability.
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Gov
Busbee
PMH
Tom Braden
Richard Helm
Silber proposes government tuition advance plan
Boston University president John R. Silber urged a government tuition advance fund of 5.5 billion dollars saying if the government can spend that much on two atomic submarines it can fund college tuition for students. He proposed repayment through payroll deductions or income tax checkoffs and argued current loan programs are fragile.
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Denver
UPI
Boston University
John R. Silber
Silber
National Center For Higher Education Management Systems
Bennington civic leader Hamilton Shields dies at 75
Hamilton L. Shields of upper Elm Street Bennington, longtime civic housing and industrial figure and founding member of the Bennington County Industrial Corp, dies after brief illness at Putnam Memorial Hospital at age 75. He was a Hotchkiss and Princeton alum, born Oct 24 1902. He served as Old Bennington Village Trustees chair, Bennington Housing Authority president, BCIC director, and led heart fund and March of Dimes efforts.
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Hamilton L. Shields
Upper Elm Street
Old Bennington
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hotchkiss School
Princeton University
Bennington
Howard H. Shields
Carolyn Lane
Old Bennington Village
Bennington Housing Authority
Jard Co
K&h Co
Catamount Dyers
Old Academy Library
BCIC
Bennington County Heart Fund
March of Dimes
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David Brodeur
North Village
Colvin
Lasorda
John Randolph
Hamilton Shields
Shields
City of
WPA
PWA
Lee Shields
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