Vermont hears economic impact of Greyhound racing shift
Vermont lawmakers heard Don Croteau warn the Green Mountain Race Track in Pownal is costing the state about $6,000 daily in direct pari mutual taxes by racing dogs instead of horses. He noted fewer jobs and less tourist spending, while Rep Beattie urged preserving some horse days. Green Mountain has requested 88 greyhound racing days in 1977.
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Arlington
Vermont
Green Mountain
Pownal
Don Croteau
Horseman’s Benevolent Protective Association
Croteau
Bennington County
Ted Boulter
Boulter
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Beattie
Morgan
Joseph Caracciola
State Racing Commission
More riders needed to make buses succeed
Arlington area buses show slow growth in Bennington Regional Transit Inc. demo with 230 riders first week, 400 second, 422 third. Total cash $700 plus $100 in agency tickets. If use stays weak in Manchester routes may be cut. wallet cards for schedules soon. BRTI cites $4,000 insurance premium and grant money held in Montpelier.
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Arlington
Bennington Regional Transit Inc
Robert Sheridan
BRTI
Sheridan
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Bennington
Manchester
Spain moves toward new two chamber parliament
Spain's government under Premier Adolfo Suarez prepared steps after parliament approved a bill creating a western style two chamber legislature elected by popular vote. A referendum on reforms was set to mid December with a royal decree outlining conditions possible as early as Saturday, the first anniversary of Franco's death.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Adolfo Suarez
Francisco Franco
Cortes
Juan Carlos
Suarez
Rhodesia premier says Kissinger warned of military aid if talks fail
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith said Kissinger assured him Western military supplies would be likely if settlement efforts collapse due to black nationalists. Smith stressed no hard commitments were made, only Kissinger's personal conviction of greater sympathy and possible material support if the Geneva conference fails.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Ian Smith
Henry A. Kissinger
Smith
Kissinger
Washington
Dr. Kissinger
Pretoria
UAW Near Deal With GM After Nationwide Strike
UAW and General Motors near a final national contract for about 390000 workers after 80000 members walked out in a selective strike dubbed Operation Apache. Talks began Thursday with unresolved issues and potential settlement expected by noon EST.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Carter Gets CIA Briefing Before Inauguration Scene
President elect Jimmy Carter will receive a briefing today from CIA Director George Bush as he starts high level talks to avoid interfering with President Ford. Bush will brief Carter and Vice President elect Walter Mondale, with Jody Powell guiding press questions on timing and transparency. Carter then prepares for Kissinger visit here and a Washington trip for meetings with Ford.
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Carter
Washington
Powell
Henry Kissinger
Ford
East Germany tightens grip amid dissidents and emigration
East Germany steps up controls on dissent and moves to limit Westward emigration. Diplomatic reports note the forced exile of dissident singer and poet Wolf Biermann as a stark example of the crackdown.
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East Germany
East Berlin
Wolf Biermann
Bennington clash examined by Iseman and Parker in Atlantic
The Atlantic's latest installment on Bennington College Utahs upheaval features Joseph S. Iseman challenging Gail Thain Parker's account of the futures report and college open debate. It argues Parker restricted access and cites warnings from faculty. Meanwhile East German escape limits emerge as Honecker tightens control.
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John Leaning
Bennington College
Atlantic Monthly
Gail Thain Parker
Thomas
Atlantic
Parker
Ms. Parker
Joseph S. Iseman
Parkers
Bennington
Iseman
See College
Equal Time highlights continued Social Security bias and local issues
On the Inside Local notes Equal Time pointing to continued discrimination against women in Social Security law on Page 3. Pete Horton explains how consensus helps meetings on Page 4. County items include a possible sale of Great Pond Scout complex to National Forest and talks on purchasing Asgrow plant in Cambridge.
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Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Great Pond
National Forest
Asgrow
Cambridge
Hoosick Falls
Rensslaer
North Bennington
Vermont weeklies shut down amid rising costs
Max Miller, publisher of the Springfield Recorder and Chester Sentinel, said the last editions of the two southeastern Vermont weeklies were published Thursday. He cited higher newsprint and postage costs plus weak advertising as the reason for ending three year run. He will continue Bellows Falls Review and Bellows Falls Springfield Claremont Shopper.
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Springfield
UPI
Vermont
Max Miller
Springfield Recorder
Chester Sentinel
Miller
Bellows Falls Review
Bellow Falls
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