Downtown Bennington Revitalization Plans Face Scrutiny
Urban design competition funded by local groups and a $10,000 NEA grant produced three winning downtown plans for Bennington. Aimed at blending commerce and culture, improving traffic flow and signage, the proposals define the district boundaries near the Walloomsac River and Pleasant Street Main intersection and emphasize integrated, feasible solutions.
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Walloomsac River
Pleasant Street
Main
Kissinger defends covert ops amid Chile coup talk
Secretary of State Kissinger said the CIA could be stopped from assassinations but should continue other covert actions under tighter controls. He denied US role in Allende’s 1973 coup and declined to discuss the Senate report. Ford said no grounds to discipline Kissinger or Helms.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
CIA
Kissinger
United States
Chile
Salvador Allende
Senate Intelligence Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Allende
White House
Ford
Ivan Richard Helms
Iran
Richard Helms
NSA
Ron Nessen
William P. Rogers
Senate
Nixon
Rene Schneider
U.S
Helms
The
Ladies Home Journal
Justice Department
Eduardo Frei
Edward Kerry
John N. Mitchell
Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Kerry
North and South Vietnam set 1976 national assembly elections
North and South Vietnam agreed to elect a joint national assembly in 1976 to end 21 years of division. The communique said elections would be in the first half of 1976, with one representative per 100,000 people. Leaders Truong Chinh and Pham Hung signed the accord, signaling rapid reunification after the Communist victory.
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South Vietnam
UPI
North
Indochina
Common National Assembly
Nguyen Huu Tho
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vietnam
South
Liberation Radio
Truong Chinh
North Vietnam
National Assembly
Pham Hung
Pray murder trial to go to jury after seven days of testimony
In Addison County Superior Court Gary B. Pray 27 of Bennington faces a first degree murder verdict after seven days of testimony from 45 witnesses. Prosecutors say Pray was not insane at the time of the Garneau killing. the defense contends he met the legal insanity standard. Closing arguments are expected tomorrow as the jury of eight women and four men prepares to hear the case.
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Middlebury
Gary B. Pray
Bennington
Addison County Superior Court
William C. Hill
Superior Court
Pray
Edouard Garneau
East Arlington
Judge Hill
William Keefe
Bennington County
Raymond Bolton
Washington County
Kenneth Pease
Charles R. Tetzlaff
David S. Potter
Blue Cross seeks 17.7 percent rate hike in Vermont
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire Vermont has asked the Vermont Banking and Insurance Department to approve a 17.7 percent rate increase for Vermont subscribers effective April 1, 1976. The move aims to generate about $3.4 million in new income to cover rising hospital costs, higher wages, construction programs, and malpractice premiums.
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Montpelier
UPI
New Hampshire
Vermont
Blue Cross
Vermont Banking and Insurance Department
Charles Butler Jr
Insurance Department
Butler
Medical Center
Burlington
Bennington Students Vote On Futures Report And Parker
Bennington College students will vote on a six question ballot including no confidence in President Gail Parker and endorsement of a student led coordinating committee. Faculty already passed a no confidence resolution with one dissent. Ballots issued Friday must be returned by 1 pm Monday.
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Gail T. Parker
Bennington College
Bennington
Futures Committee
College
Tom Matthews
Matthews
Parker
Weekend Weather With Snow Flurries Over Mountains
Mostly cloudy and windy conditions continue today and Sunday with a few snow flurries possible over the mountains and foothills. Highs in the 30s both days, with tonight's lows ranging from 15 to 25.
New Vermont Traffic Ticket System Cuts Animal Fines
Vermont to begin a uniform traffic ticket schedule on December 1 1973 tightening penalties for most road violations while easing fines for riding animals. The horse rider fine drops to 15 dollars from 25 with inflation impacting other increases such as speeding fines rising to a flat 15 plus 2 dollars per extra mile and stricter penalties for counterfeit plates, uninspected cars, and disobedience to officers.
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Vermont
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