Town to sue over Putnam Deed water policy in Bennington
Bennington plans a winter chancery court declaratory judgement against the Putnam Deed of Gift to lift spending limits on the town water system. The suit targets Putnam Memorial Hospital as beneficiary, with potential higher water rates and bigger sinking fund allocations if restrictions are removed.
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Putnam
Bennington
Chancery Court
Barber
Board of Selectmen
Town Water Board
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington Water Company
Henry W. Putnam
John H. Williams II
The
Water Board
Putnam Hospital
Pownal Board Silent On Teachers' Plea Deadline
Pownal school officials refuse comment as teachers push for an extension to today's deadline. Spokesperson Mary Jane Rounds says no decision has been disclosed while negotiations continue. If contracts are not signed and postmarked by midnight, 17 teachers may be considered no longer employed in Pownal. See Page 20.
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Pownal
Mary Jane Rounds
The
Banner
Winnie Ruth
Mt. Anthony
Pete Horton
Big Bromley
Wilmington
Hoosick Falls
County job study urges vocational training in Bennington
A Bennington County Regional Planning Commission report urges school systems to expand vocational training to curb out-migration and unemployment. It notes 75 percent of graduates seek jobs outside Vermont, despite $800 million in state education spending. Manufacturing anchors the economy, with 16 plants employing about 4,000 in 1970.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
France and Soviet Union sign 10 year economic pact
Paris reports a 10 year Franco Soviet economic pact the largest Moscow western deal to date allowing mutual participation in industrial and commercial projects. Renault to invest 240 million in a new Kama truck plant with further plans for plants in eyeglasses food textiles and other goods.
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Paris
UPI
Soviet Union
France
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Renault Automobile Company
Kama
Russia
West
Italy
West Germany
Britain
Salisbury poll points to O'Brien Mallary in congressional race
UPI reports Salisbury Vermont sample by Prof. Vincent H. Naramore indicates Democratic Probate Judge J William O'Brien leads a four way Democratic primary and Republican Rich ard Mallary tops a six contender GOP field in the Salisbury poll. The poll surveys half of Salisbury and notes it reflects local preference, not a statewide projection.
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Salisbury
UPI
J. William O’brien
Chittenden County
Richard Mallary
Vincent H. Naramore
St. Michael’s College
Addison County
Naramore
Mallory
John Alden
Windsor County
Richard Thomas
Bernard O'Shea
Enosburg Falls
O’brien
Inside feature on Winnie Ruth and public memory
A nostalgic Inside feature recalls Winnie Ruth and asks who remembers the famous figure known for more than just fame. Discussion frames memory, identity, and public perception across communities.
China may send delegation to U.N. within a few days
The United Nations voted 76 35 to admit Communist China and expel Nationalist Taiwan. Thant had not received confirmation from Peking. Chou En-lai or a Chinese envoy could lead a new delegation to New York. США Ambassador Bush led the fight to keep Taiwan from the U.N. seat.
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United Nations
UPI
China
U.N
Peking
Thant
Chi Peng-fei
General Assembly
Assembly
United States
U.S
George Bush
Canada
DPA
Chi
Hong Kong
China Watchers
Chou En-lai
New York
William F.C. Chao
Chinatown
Chao
Nixon
Taiwan
Millionaires Demand Reforms as Price for Political Contributions
A New York luncheon of 60 wealthy donors at the 21 Club urged Presidential contenders to back congressional and government reforms, campaign finance limits, and public financing. They pledged to meet candidates individually in coming months, pressing for seniority reform, party democratization, local government modernization, and strict spending controls. The group, favoring Democratic targets, planned immediate candidate meetings based on a memorandum by Howard Samuels.
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New York
21 Club
West 52d Street
Marvin, Rosenberg
Cameo Curtains, Inc
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Nixon
Howard J. Samuels
Offtrack Betting Corporation
Edgar Bronfman
Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Ltd
Charles Dyson
Dyson-Kissner Coporation
Arthur G. Cohen
Alien
Samuels
Lindsay
Bassine
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Harold “Homer” Williams
North Bennington
Main Street
North Village
Rutland Railroad
William R. Scott
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Williams, Witten, Carter & Dollard
Pownal Board
Mum
By Geoffrey Chapman
Vermont Department of Employment Security
BCRPC
Marti Paustian
Vermont
U.S.S.R
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Nikolai Patolichev
Mallary
Security Council
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Thames
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