Teachers learn what makes local industry tick in session
Tuesday’s Business and Industry Education Day drew teachers from North Bennington to Bennington to tour local plants like Stanley Works Eagle Square and hear executives such as Paul DeConinck discuss manufacturing shifts. They toured firms, attended seminars, and gained insight into environmental policy and Act 250, with lunch funded by firms and a federal grant. Harrison Moore, regional U.S. Chamber of Commerce representative, opened the afternoon talks.
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Paul J. DeConinck
Eagle Square
Shaftsbury
DeConinck
Vermont Supervisory Union
North Bennington
Woodford
Arlington
Pownal
Bennington
DeConnnck
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
David J. Newell
Greater
Harrison W. Moore
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Stanley
Lake Paran
Vermont
Harrison Moore
Woolmingtrick DeConinck
Stanley Tools
Wet Rain Likely This Afternoon Then Showers Tonight
Wet rain is expected this afternoon with heavier showers possible tonight, then tapering to occasional showers on Thursday. Highs reach the mid to upper 40s today with lows around 40 tonight and highs in the low 50s Thursday. Sunset at 6 03 and sunrise at 7 12 Thursday.
Vermont referendum on state lottery proposed for Nov voting
Vermont voters on November 2 face a single referendum article asking if the General Assembly should consider enacting a Vermont lottery to supplement state revenues. The measure, approved by the 1976 legislature, appears in every precinct layout though placement varied by town.
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Vermont
General Assembly
Green Mountain
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Bennington
GNP slows as Carter criticizes 4% growth
The Commerce Department reports third quarter GNP growth at 4 percent, sparking a campaign clash as Carter calls the pace lackluster while inflation and unemployment loom. Housing starts jump 17.6 percent to 1.81 million annual rate, highest since Feb 1974.
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Robert D. Hershey Jr
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Jimmy Carter
GNP
Ford Administration
White House
Ron Nessen
Carter
John Kendrick
Veto blocks arms embargo on South Africa over Namibia
United States, Britain and France vetoed a Security Council resolution proposing a mandatory arms embargo on South Africa to push withdrawal from Namibia. The 10-3 vote opposed the measure with Italy and Japan abstaining. SWAPO condemned the veto as protecting an illegal regime, while sources said diplomacy would continue. The sponsors included Benin, Guyana, Libya, Pakistan, Panama, Romania and Tanzania.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
Britain
France
Security Council
South Africa
Namibia
South-West Africa
Council
Italy
Japan
SWAPO
Theo Gurirab
Germany
League of Nations
U.N
U.S
William W. Scranton
Benin
Guyana
Libya
Pakistan
Panama
Romania
Tanzania
Globe says PFIAB doubts Soviet buildup threat understated
The Boston Globe reports the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board fears the intelligence community may have significantly understated the threat from a Soviet military buildup. The advisory panel voices concern over potential underestimation of Moscow's military expansion.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Globe
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Times notes on global affairs and local reports
A compilation of items including Panama Canal talks resuming on Inside pages and local notes on ecological risks for AAUW members, plus a museum column recalling the 1840 presidential campaign. Also mentions an independent analysis by the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board led by Harvard’s Richard Pipes regarding Soviet defense programs.
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AAUW
Melvin Maddocks
Fords
Pownal Iba
Hoosick Falls
Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
North Bennington
Canby
N.Y
William Beecher
Globe Washington Bureau
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Beecher
Harvard
Richard Pipes
Globe
NIE
U.S
New England Solar Lab Site Delayed By ERDA Inspection
Boston United Press International reports the national solar energy research laboratory plan is delayed three months for site inspections at 19 locations nationwide. Opening pushed back six months with interim Cambridge MIT site and two permanent options in Westboro Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Initial $15 million federal funding requested, later possibly $50 to $60 million annually. one New Mexico site eliminated.
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Boston
UPI
National Solar Energy Research Laboratory
Edward J. King
New England Council
New England
Energy Research and Development Administration
King
Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lyman School For Boys
Westboro
Davisville
ERDA
New Mexico
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Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Ford
South Street
Soviet Union
China
Sweden
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