Neruda Wins Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature announced by the Swedish Academy. The 67-year-old, serving as ambassador to Paris under President Allende, received the award worth $90,000 for poetry that animates a continent's destiny and dreams.
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Stockholm
UPI
Pablo Neruda
Swedish Academy
Salvador Allende
Paris
Neruda
Arthur Lundqvist
Latin America
Communist Party
Allende
Popular Front
Mao Tse-tung
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
Mao
Is safety worth cost Vernon hearing ponders
Brattleboro coverage notes a Vermont Yankee hearing on the cost benefit of radiation protections for nearby residents. Atomic Energy Commission board chair Samuel Jensch frames the issue against plant obligations to emit within guidelines, while conservationists challenge the assumption that emitted radioactivity will not affect locals. The discussion centers on who bears costs and benefits of the Vernon plant’s operation.
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Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee
New England
Vernon
Samuel Jensch
Atomic Energy Commission
Safety and Licensing Board
Main Street
AEC
Jensch
New AEC chairman charts new policy for public protection
Dr. James R. Schlesinger, new AEC chairman, told the nuclear industry that the agency’s role has shifted from promoting atomic energy to protecting the public interest. He said the AEC will not fight industry battles and must serve the public, amid growing concerns over reactor safety and environmental impacts.
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AEC
Bal Harbour
Fla
James R. Schlesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Schlesinger
Atomic Industrial Forum
American Nuclear Society
Americana Hotel
J. Skelly Wright
Federal Court of Appeals
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Calvert Cliffs
Bennington approves tenth revision of Molly Stark addition
Bennington School District Board unanimously approves Plan 1 for a 15 000 to 16 000 square foot addition to Molly Stark Elementary on the north side. The project includes four classrooms and rooms for domestic training speech and hygiene with a large auxiliary space. projected total cost 376 824 dollars with state aid and a tax impact of about 34 cents per 100 dollars.
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Molly Stark
Bennington
Harry Hathaway
Jean Garvin
State Education Department
David Allen
Allen
Hathaway
Richard Sleeman
Garvin
Allen calls halt to BSD SVSU study
Stewart E. Allen, hired by the Bennington School District to examine relations with the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, urges discontinuation after SVSU forms its own study group. Board member Joanne Dunham notes no progress since September, and Superintendent-elect George Sleeman plans SVSU reorganizing plans this year.
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Stewart E. Allen
Bennington
BSD
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
SVSU
Allen
Joanne Dunham
Supt
George Sleeman
Sleeman
Inside House debate prompts prayers and school ties
In the House members consider the propriety of a prayer amendment as Page One highlights a major debate. Pages feature Sulzberger on changing national alliances, Kit Foster on water via gum trees, and local notices of Benningtonian wills. Arlington PTA reorganizes amid education questions, Shaftsbury meetings discuss school addition costs, Hoosick Falls handles leaf disposal and water leaks.
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U.S. House of Representatives
St. Joseph College
Elks
Times
Sulzberger
Kit Foster
Benningtonian
Arlington Pta
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls
Davis Won’t Block Vermont Education Funding Request
Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis signaled he will not block the Vermont Education Board from seeking extra funds from the 1972 legislative session. Board chair Marian Taylor said the panel will live within the current 35.5 million dollar budget for most departments but may pursue more state aid separately if needed. The board approved allocating an extra one million dollars Davis had added to the department, boosting state aid to 28.4 million for fiscal 1973, with possible changes if a minimum payment rule is lifted and a cap set on aid.
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Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Vermont Education Board
Marian Taylor
Davis
Taylor
State demands delay on Somerset project
BRATTLEBORO The District Environmental Commission recessed a 700 unit campsite plan near Somerset Reservoir for 90 days to let the state study the project. Gov. Deane C. Davis directed a 90 day stay citing road burden and questions about a proposed sanitary landfill. The state Highway Department and Conservation Agency will begin an immediate review of the proposal as Somerset has no local governing bodies to oversee road maintenance or the landfill operation.
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Brattleboro
District Environmental Commission
Somerset Reservoir
Schuyler Jackson
Windham Commission
Deane C. Davis
Jackson
State Highway Department
Protection Division
The
Environmental Conservation Agency
Somerset
Highway Department
British Bobby Tours Vermont and Sees US Gun Culture
British police officer David J. Ash visiting Bennington Vermont expresses shock at carrying guns in the United States. A Lancashire constabulary veteran, he tours Rutland Training Academy, views Vermont State Police weaponry, and tests a firing range amid a friendly exchange with American counterparts.
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Bobby
Vermont
Ash
Lancashire Constabulary
England
Manchester
Valerie
Bennington
Rutland
Bobby David J. Ash
Putnam Square
Coppers
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William Phillips
Knapp Commission
Phillips
Academy
Norman Runnion
Anthony Z. Roisman
Harvey D. Carter
Roisman
Vernon Hearing
Richard A. Lyons
N.Y
By John Leaning
David J. Ash
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