Vermont Bicentennial panel reviews year and plans future
The Vermont Bicentennial Commission met in Warren to review 1976 work and outline 1977 plans for the state bicentennial including Steam Train ridership of 23,000 and 480 to 500 riders per run, $800,000 of a $1.2 million grant spent on track work, and more than $3 million raised for preservation. Proposals include restarting the Steam Train, a Lake Champlain steam boat, and forming a Committee of 200 to guide Vermont's future. Reenactments of the Battle of Bennington are planned with regional and cross state involvement, and Gov. Thomas P. Salmon attended with a Liberty Bell presentation.
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Vermont
Burgess
Lake Champlain
Roger Jewett
Bennington
Hoosick Township
Christina Stevens
Walloomsac
N.Y
Georgia Ireland
New England
Salmon urged to recognize Abenakis in Vermont
Gov Thomas Salmon may follow aAN recommendation to grant formal state recognition to the Abenakis Indians, enabling new dealings with the federal government. The report by anthropologist Jane Baker proposes a management role for Abenakis at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge and notes an estimated 1700 Abenaki residents in northwestern Vermont.
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James
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Swanton
Baker
Vermont
New England
Consolidated nuke regulations proposed to control Vt Yankee
Vermont Health Board member Barbara Goldman proposed creating a mini Nuclear Regulatory Commission style agency to regulate Vermont Yankee in Vernon by consolidating duties now spread across the Health Department Environmental Protection Agency and Public Service Board. She would allow consumer and legislative representation, seek public vacancy notices, widen appointment pools, and limit terms for board members.
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Nuclear Advisory Committee
Ms. Goldman
Goldman
Windsor County
Democratic
Federal funds boost married student housing at Johnson State
The federal HEW has approved a 470000 grant to permanently finance the Johnson State College Married Student Housing Project. Vermont State Colleges Chancellor David McGregor said the grant exceeded expectations, allowing reconsideration of a bond issue to fit a three percent or lower interest. The board also approved two new Vermont Technical College programs in Randolph, veterinary office assistants and technical secretaries, both two year tracks starting next fall at an estimated first year cost of 7500 and about 20 students each.
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Burlington
UPI
Department of Health, Education,and Welfare
Johnson State College
Vermont State Colleges
David McGregor
Board of Trustees
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
New England
Bennington Revolt and Hampshire Grants Clash 1769
Residents of Bennington in 1769 rebelled to defend New England style rights against New York rule over the Hampshire Grants. Governor Wentworth’s land schemes, Crown rulings, and ejectment fights, including Ethan Allen’s defense, framed a protracted struggle that culminated in Vermont’s independence from New York and later statehood.
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Charles I
Duke of York
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Hudson’s River
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Albany
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Connecticut River
New England
Supreme Court
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Manchester
George Bancroft
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United States
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Pownal
Green Mountains
Hoosick
Robinson
England
London
James Breakenridge
Supreme Court of New York
Ethan Allen
Allen
Salisbury
Portsmouth
New Haven
Jared Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Duane
Kempe
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Woodford
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Breakenridge
Samuel Robinson, Jr
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Robert Livingston
Hampshire Land
John Tabor Kempe
Albany County
Henry Ten Eyck
Grants
Confederation of the States
Ecclesiastes
Vermont Historical Gazetter
Bancroft
WBTN
Pennington-Woodford
Michael Silver
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