Vermont Yankee and coalition clash over safety standards
A long running dispute pits Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp and the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution over safety rules and fuel 8 X 8. The plant delayed its shutdown citing the coalition petition to the now abolished AEC for a hearing on revised technical specs while the coalition argues for tougher emissions limits and public review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Page
Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
New England Coalition
Diana Sidebotham
Vermont Yankee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Anthony Roisman
Roisman
Yankee
Coalition
Vermont Health Department
King re elected president of Arlington Rescue Squad
Richard A. King of Buck Hill Road was reelected to a second term as president of the Arlington Rescue Squad Inc at the annual meeting held at the Squad House. He reported the squad answered 137 calls from Oct 1 1973 to Sept 1974 including 13 highway and motor vehicle mishaps and noted plans to acquire a Wayne Vanguard ambulance this spring while keeping the current unit as back up. The Junior Auxiliary under Nick Monte was praised for organizing youths into a future squad pool and training in Red Cross First Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Richard A. King
Buck Hill Road
Arlington Rescue Squad, Inc
King
Nick Monte
Red Cross
Robert J. Young Jr
Wayne Vanguard
Pownal Fire and Scout Events Mark Evening Meetings
Pownal Fire Protective Association meets at 7 pm at the firehouse. East Pownal Volunteer Fire Department gathers at 7:30 pm at their location. Pownal Lions Club to hold a board meeting at Charles Kikoras home Tuesday at 7 pm. Pownal Boy Scout troop registration at 7 pm Tuesday at the Scout Hut in Pownal Center for Cub Scouts ready to advance. Roger Boissonneau named new scout master. Ambulance fundraisers include a pan cake supper, chicken barbecue, and a quilt raffle. Squad adds instructor Molly Pratt and conducted CPR training in Bennington Manchester and a Red Cross course near Keene. Officers elected for 1974-75: President King, VP Joseph Kreel, Secretary Joan Cole, Treasurer Guenther Mahler, Captain Kennedy Ludlam, 1st Lt Timothy Williams, 2nd Lt Molly Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Pownal Center
Roger Boissonneau
Miller-Meteor Sales, Inc
Brookline
Mass
Molly Pratt
Springfield
Bennington
Manchester
Vermont Heart Association
Mannekin
Keene, N.H
Red Cross
King
Joseph Kreel
Joan Cole
Guenther Mahler
Kennedy Ludlam
Timothy Williams
Mallary laments House reform deadlock on committees
Vermont Congressman Richard W. Mallary voiced disappointment over the House of Representatives action that set aside sweeping reforms of the committee system. He favored reforms by Rep. Bollings and condemned the weak substitute approved by the Democratic caucus, saying the House had a chance to overhaul the obsolete structure for modern problems. In other items, a Shaftsbury cat seeks a home after being found injured on Route 7, and a clarification note about Arlington test scores says the California Achievement Tests were scored against grade levels, not a national average.
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Washington D.C
Vermont
Richard W. Mallary
House of Representatives
House
Shaftsbury
Marietta Burchett
Washington, D.C
George Glanzburg
Glanzburg
Arlington
California
Fisher Elementary
Mittee
Mallary
Richard Bollings
D-Mo
Select Committee On Committees
Mallory
Senate
George D Aiken
House Democratic
Ferris and Lewis named to Ethan Allen board
Manchester chairman George Breen announced Gail Ferris and Clint Lewis to the Ethan Allen Community College Board of Trustees. Ferris, a former educator, has lived in Manchester four years. Lewis owns the Jelly Mill. The board governs the college alongside members including Dr. Roland Beers and Rev. Jerome J. Hevey Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
George Breen
Gail Ferris
Clint Lewis
Ethan Allen Community College
Robert E. Deeley
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
William Gregory
Marshall Peck Jr
Frederic F. Taylor
David Wilson
Two N. Pownal men sentenced for contempt
Two North Pownal men, James C. Danforth and Louis G. Bisson, were sentenced to Rensselaer County Jail for contempt of court after arousing the Hoosick Falls judge during arraignment following their arrest by New York State troopers on charges of third degree assault and public intoxication. Danforth received 48 days and Bisson seven days. after serving contempt time, they will face sentencing on the assault and intoxication charges.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
North Pownal
Rensselaer County
New York State
Center Brunswick
James C. Danforth
Louis G. Bisson
R. J. Caola
Farmer’s Inn
Route 7
Hoosick
Vermont
Town of Hoosick
William Fitzpatrick
Danforth
Bisson
Jeffords Opposes Public Campaign Financing and Urges Welfare Reform
ST. JOHNSBURY UPI James Jeffords a Republican candidate argues against extending public financing to congressional races citing taxpayer burden and unfair distribution. He backs expenditure limits but says the bill harms challengers. He also calls for welfare reform to restore work incentives and reduce friction between welfare recipients and workers, criticizing current rules for discouraging work and family stability.
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ST. Johnsbury
UPI
James Jeffords
Ford
Jeffords
Vermont
HFCS Class and Council Officers Elected
Hoosick Falls Central School named officers for each class with president and executive roles listed. Senior class president Bill Wendel and junior class president Bob McGuire head student leadership along with a full roster across freshmen through eighth grade.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Bill Wendel
Leo Surdam
Debbie Casavant
June Cook
Bob McGuire
Stewart Peckham
Jane Kipp
Laurie McCabe
Gwen Gray
Bill Griffin
Cindy Sutton
Heidi Pedersen
Jerry Surdam
Robert Frazier
George Verschoor
Linda Cutler
Mary Jean Eberle
Sharon Post
Les Foshay
Laura Moseley
Caroline Hanselman
Lisa Allard
Stacy Kyer
Bonnie Amidon
Gayle Amidon
Heidi Pederson
Denise Martinez
Ron LaPorte
Christopher Smith
Lisa Wilt
Robert Reinfurt
David Ryder
Taber Bissonette
Raymond Irick
Susan Sheldon
Loyal Wescott
Jill Kipp
Julie Rodak
Austin St. Hilaire
Ron Baldwin
Christophere Reinfurt
Thomas Restino
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Maple Grove
Harry Harrison
Harrison
Arlington Rescue Squad
Pamela Blakeman
East Pownal
Sili
Bat
Ferris
Lewis
Ethan
Peeorey
Allen Board
Frigidaire Appliances
Ploe Aral
Bennington , VT
N. Pownal
Hanson
Walbridge
Ofeg
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Sima
Almast
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Glad Savers
First Mont Bank and Trust Company
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