07 Sep 1974
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1974
Page
1
Harold Gilbar Jr a Democratic candidate for Bennington County State s Attorney emphasizes community leadership as vital to the office He seeks a four year term and pledges tough but fair minded enforcement He backs police education and early crime prevention while opposing marijuana legalization See GILBAR on Page 2
Raymond G. Bolton, Bennington County deputy state’s attorney for two years, campaigns in the Democratic and Republican primaries. A Boston College Law School and University of Vermont graduate, he opposes marijuana legalization and pledges strict handling of hard drugs, environmental law enforcement, and increased action on consumer fraud while detailing his planned approach if elected.
Mrs Madeline Harwood presses a kitchen campaign across Vermont, using home kitchens as distribution points while funding a costly electronic media push. She defends the AMA donation and insists she runs to win, not to play games, as Burgess and Jeffords challenge her for the GOP nod.
Partly cloudy today with a chance of rain and highs in the sixties. Tonight remains cloudy with lows around fifty to sixty. Sunday brings variable cloudiness and a high in the sixties. Weather patterns suggest cooler nights and mild daytime values.
Town officials agreed that extensive testing by the state Water Resources Department and possibly a private consultant is needed to define the pollution problem at the Bennington landfill. The meeting summarized a report by Environmental Associates showing a very high likelihood of water impact, with leachate entering ground and surface water but exact composition and extent undetermined.
President Ford's adviser Alan Greenspan warned inflation and unemployment will creep upward as economists search for solutions. He said grocery prices may spike briefly and clothing costs and joblessness could rise in a weak economy amid a divided Senate over recalling Congress for emergency action.
Governor Salmon urged President Ford to fire Secretary Earl Butz after Vermont dairy farmers pressed for higher milk prices. Vermont Agriculture Commissioner O'Brien said Butz did not close the door to an emergency hearing, noting political pressure to keep food prices down. Federal minimum milk price fell from 9.12 to 7.96 per hundredweight as imports rose while feed costs climbed.
Public Health Director Dr. Maynard Mires warned that New Hampshire mussels from the coast may carry deadly red tide toxins. He cited a Maine lab count of 8,000 in mussels, far above the 80 safety threshold, noting risks of paralysis, nausea, and possible death.
Bennington County Democrats split in a competitive primary for the state Senate with three contenders challenging two party nominations to face Republicans Merritt S. Hewitt Jr. and Ferdinand Bongartz and Liberty Union challengers Cheryl Niederman and Penny Larrison. district lines and interviews mapped by Jan Slusman cover Districts 1 and 3 with detailed boundary outlines.
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