Scheduling plan eyed to ease Mt. Anthony overcrowding
Mt. Anthony Union School Board asked administrators to draft an overlapping schedule to relieve critical overcrowding for two to three years. Supt. Sleeman warned that eventually new construction would be needed as enrollments rise. Senior High now houses 1,580 students, with 100 more expected, while elementary classes are at record highs.
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Mt. Anthony Union School
George A. Sleeman
Bennington
Sleeman
Eugene P. Smith
Smith
Lawrence E. Harrington
Robert J. Dimke
Mt. Anthony Union Board of Directors
David Adler
Vermont gubernatorial race centers on tax increase accusations
In Morrisville Vermont Democratic Treasurer Stella Hackel accuses GOP candidate Richard Snelling of saying he would raise the 3 percent sales tax to boost revenue. Snelling’s campaign defends him, noting his opposition to a state tax hike while supporting a congressionally approved tax cut. House leaders and aides reference ongoing debate over income tax and revenue plans.
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Morrisville
UPI
Vermont
Stella Hackel
Richard Snelling
Hackel
Snelling
Grand Isle
House
James Douglas
Rddison
Hua Kuofeng Named Chinese Communist Leader After Mao
China announces Hua Kuofeng as chairman of the Communist Party succeeding Mao Tse-tung. posters in Peking indicated the move with government confirmation delayed to inform the party. reports linked to alleged arrests of Mao widow Chiang Ching and three other radicals appear unconfirmed. Diplomatic sources note possible opposition within the party and military endorsement of Hua.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Hua Kuofeng
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Japan
Kyodo
Peking
Hua
Mao
Hong Kong
Chiang Ching
London
Communist Party
Wang Huang-wen
Chang Chun-chiao
Armed Forces
Shanghai Party
Yao Wen-Yuan
Foreign Ministry
Lee Hua
France limits nuclear exports while Pakistan plant sale eyed
France says it will tighten controls on nuclear material abroad to align with U.S. requests, but a controversial sale of a reprocessing plant to Pakistan may proceed. A six point policy aims to halt proliferation while a Pakistani plant could reprocess spent fuel, raising U.S. concerns amid wider talks with Iran on nuclear power.
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Paris
UPS
France
Pakistan
High Council For Nuclear Foreign Policy
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
U.S
India
Giscard
Tehran
Iran
Ford Administration
Jeffords Faces Challenge Over Energy and Pay Raise Debate
Vermont congressman James M. Jeffords, eyeing re-election against Democrat John Burgess, stresses energy costs and availability as crucial for the Northeast. He opposes automatic pay raises and has filed a brief arguing only Congress may grant itself pay hikes, while defending his two-year voting record amid attacks.
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Vermont
James M. Jeffords
Washington
House of Representatives
Jeffords
Congress
Larry Pressler
R-S.d
US Congress
Montpelier
John A. Burgess
John S. Burgess
Brattleboro
Burgess
The
Banner
Northeast
Rep
Watergate appeals upheld for Mitchell Ehrlichman Haldeman
A U S federal appeals court affirmed the convictions of former Attorney General John Mitchell and aides John Ehrlichman and H R Haldeman for conspiring to cover up the 1972 break in at Democratic headquarters. The court sent back the conspiracy conviction of Robert Mardian for further proceedings.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
John Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Mardian
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Mardian
Inside Edit and local notices weave through a busy edition
On the Inside Edit Carlo Walter contends fern picking and the fate of ferns while editorializing on the lack of facts in the bitter Hackel. Page 4 covers Snelling race and Page 4 Entertainment includes Berkshire Symphony schedule and an architectural tour of area churches on Page 7. County honors Sen Janeway at Stratton, Manchester School Board discipline rules, Hoosick No Man’s Land fire protection, Shaftsbury pond denial, Arlington Rescue Squad annual report on Pages 8 and 9. Sports highlight Hoosick Falls beating Greenwich Witches in football and BBS defeating Woodstock in soccer with baseball playoff action on Pages 12 and 13.
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Berkshire Symphony
Sen
Janeway
Stratton
Manchester
Hoosick’s
No Man’s Land
Shaftsbury Selectmen
Pond
Arlington Rescue Squad
Hoosick Falls
Greenwich Witches
BBS
Woodstock
John Randolph
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