Administration vows no rewrite of energy plan despite criticism
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger said the administration would not revise its energy plan to secure congressional passage. He and President Carter defended the plan as the only reasonable approach while oil industry leaders denounced the attack as a desperate strategy amid rising tensions over energy prices and potential profiteering.
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Washington
UPI
James Schlesinger
Carter
Schlesinger
ABC
A.V. Jones Jr
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Jones
Congress
Richard Lesher
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Lesher
Omega Act 250 permit granted for Bennington shopping center
The Bennington District Environmental Commission agreed to issue a conditional Act 250 permit to Omega Properties Inc. for a shopping center at Route 7 and Kocher Drive in Castleton. Conditions are to be announced after formal action by District Environmental Coordinator Robert Brown, with flood channel landscaping, lighting changes, and smaller exterior signs among likely requirements.
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Bennington District Environmental Commission
Omega Properties Inc
Kocher Drive
Robert Brown
Agency of Environmental Conservation
AEC
Omega
District Commission
Roaring Branch
Furnace Brook
George Derrick
Joseph Parks
Inside National and Local Highlights From The Paper
National items include an American yacht seized by Vietnam and a Carter meeting with a Panamanian leader. Local content recalls childhood classics in the library column, and an editorial questions Town Manager Savelas. Page notes cover Merck Forest, drug busts, Vermont cigarette sales, a county prosecutor talk, and sports milestones.
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Carter
the Library
Savelas
Merck Forest Report
Sign ordinance approved and Greenberg complex okayed
Bennington Planning Commission approved a new town sign ordinance described as the most liberal in the state and granted unanimous site plan approval for Norman Greenberg’s six year in planning apartment project between Colonial Garden and Convent Avenue. Town Manager Sarelas reported favorable sewage findings but warned of possible water pressure issues on the west water line. pipe replacement discussions were noted to ensure adequate pressure for both developments and nearby homes.
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Bennington
Stuart Hurd
Sarelas
Greenberg
Savelas
Planning Commission
Commission
Terry Ehrich
Town Water and Sewer Department
Water Department
Wilkinson
Stafford flags three Panama treaty difficulties for vote
Senator Robert T. Stafford says he will likely support the Panama Canal treaties but cites three main problems. He questions security and neutrality guarantees, the meaning of priority passage, and whether the prohibitions in the treaties are unwise.
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Tyler Resch
Washington
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Panama Canal
Panama
Stafford
White House
United States
U.S
David Jones
Air Force
Sen. Stafford
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Energy
Omega Act
Castleton
North America
Castleton State College
Harvard University
Barry Fell
Europe
North Africa
Atlantic
Fell
Giovanna Neudorfer
MAU
Dave Fredrickson
Manson
North Adams College
Pownal
North Adams
Falls
UVM
Celtics
Bulls
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