Bennington College faculty reject futures report changing tenure
Faculty at Bennington College voted 23 to 1 against the Committee on Future Directions plan, accusing the president of misleading trustees. The resolution demands dialogue with the board only if the Nov 18 actions are revoked or explanations provided, and maintains loss of confidence in President Gail Thain Parker.
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Bennington College
Gail Thain Parker
Merrell Hambleton
Board of Trustees
Reinhoud van der Linde
van der Linde
New York City
Bennington
Psychiatrists differ on Pray's mental state in 1971 shooting
North Adams psychiatrist Dr. Earl C. Brown testified Pray suffered a psychotic depressive reaction on May 6, 1971, when he killed Edouard Garneau. Brown said Pray lacked adequate capacity to appreciate criminality and conform to law, supporting insanity defense claims in Pray’s first degree murder case.
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Middlebury
Earl C. Brown
North Adams
Gary B. Pray
Edouard Garneau
Brown
Pray
Charles R. Tetzlaff
Superior Court
William C. Hill
William Keefe
Dr. Brown
Keefe
Reagan Announces Candidacy Amid Critique of Federal Bureaucracy
Ronald Reagan, former California governor and Hollywood star, declared his bid for the 1976 GOP nomination against President Ford. He blasted Congress and the federal bureaucracy as insensitive to workers’ needs while outlining goals for a responsive government and stronger U.S. military and energy policy. Reagan gears up for primary battles in Florida and New Hampshire as conservatives rally to his campaign.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
United States
California
Ford
White House
Reagan
Congress
Howard Callaway
Birmingham
Ala
Callaway
Gerald Ford
Washington, D.C
Florida
New Hampshire
GOP
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John Sears
Richard Nixon
Hollywood
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Food panel probes Vermonts rural self sufficiency paradox
Vermont imports 85 percent of consumed food while 25 percent of residents cannot afford adequate nutrition. Extension agronomist Win Way spoke at St. Peters Hall Bennington as the Governor's Food Commission concluded six statewide hearings. The panel's six session inquiry examined production distribution marketing and consumption with a final report due next month.
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Vermont
Extension Agronomist
Win Way
Bennington
Governor’s Food Commission
St. Peter’s Parish
Rosalyn Oakes
Carey stung by Ford hesitation on NYC rescue plan
Governor Hugh Carey and New York lawmakers push an $872 million tax package to avoid default and balance the budget after President Ford delays federal aid. The plan centers on a 1 percent city sales tax to raise about $200 million, with debates over commuter taxes and Ford signaling a possible review next week if the city shows fiscal responsibility.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Hugh Carey
Ford
New York City
New York
Carey
Washington
Senate
Warren Anderson
Franco Typed His Own Last Testament Before Death
Generalissimo Francisco Franco died at 82 in Madrid ending 36 years of iron rule. He had crudely typed a testament urging unity behind Juan Carlos while showing no democratic concessions. His final medical bulletin listed multiple ailments, with heart stoppage cited as the immediate cause.
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Franco
Madrid
UPI
Francisco Franco
Spain
Tinue
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco Bahamonde
Inside Local: Pray trial concepts and town plans
John Leaning analyzes abstract ideas in the Pray trial while bicentennial steam train plans emerge for the town commission. Kit Foster discusses tenure at Bennington College and Tom Braden urges not to underestimate Reagan.
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John Leaning
Kit Foster
Bennington College
Tom Braden
Reagan
Elliot Richardson
Rockefeller
Arlington
Sandgate
Sunderland
Stewart Udall
Williamstown
Hoosick Falls
Vermont
ETV
MAU
John Hubbard
Mack Herron
New England Patriots
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Screen Actors Guild
Elizabeth Dwyer
Robert Davison
University of Vermont
Thomas Dowe
UVM College of Agriculture
Beverly Mitchell
Rutland Food Co-op
Craig Right
Soil Conservation Service
Commission
Davison
Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Social Welfare Department
Dean Dowe
College of Agriculture
Food Conference
New York State
State of
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Robert Burley
Bennington County
Bennington Village
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