Bennington lawyer urges local consumer protection group
Law clerk David Potter told Bennington Rotarians that a local consumer watchdog, effectively a better business bureau, is needed as the town grows. He cited cases from Grants coupon plans, an oil company’s tank protector charge, and aggressive magazine subscription tactics, arguing depersonalization harms consumers, especially the poor, and urging a smaller local group to expose unfair practices.
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David Potter
Rotarians
Bennington
Better Business Bureau
Syracuse University
Vermont Legal Aid
Keith King
State Legal Aid Organization
Waldo C. Holden
Putter
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Fa Merchant Protection Group
Hiram G. Savage
Potter
Savage
Bennington Village
Theodore Bird
Main Street
W.T. Grant Corp
Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures Today
Considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions with highs in the 60s. A chance of showers developing in the mountains. Tonight, lows near the mid 50s. Sunday brings variable clouds and milder weather with highs around 70.
Corrections Chief Vows Fight for a New Prison
Corrections Deputy Commissioner Lawrence Bershad testifies before the joint fiscal committee in Montpelier, pushing a 3.6 million, maximum security prison for 126 inmates. He cites Windsor State Prison studies since 1944 as outmoded and notes plans for a data driven division to measure program effectiveness and dollar value.
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Montpelier
UPD
Lawrence Bershad
Bershad
Windsor State Prison
Department
Windsor
Corrections Board
Senate Votes Study of Carriers' Role in Warfare
The Senate rejected a move to delay a half billion dollar nuclear carrier project by 75 to 7 but approved a congressional study on the carrier's role in modern warfare 82 to 0. The drill shows Pentagon allies ruling the Military Procurement Bill amid sharp debate on military spending and carrier strategy.
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Washington
UPC
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Pentagon
Naval
Air Force
CSA
John Stennis
Mondale
Case
Stennis
Navy
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Armed Services Committee
Civil Rights Group Decries Nixon Desegregation Retreat
The UPI report notes the U S S Civil Rights Commission calls the Nixon administration’s shift from fund cutoffs to court action a major retreat in desegregation. Hesburgh says court orders are less effective and cites delays ordered in Mississippi as a troubling shift in federal enforcement. The panel released the 100 page critique as the White House opposes bills barring federal funds from forcing busing or school closures.
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Washington
UPI
U. S&s. Civil Rights Commission
Nixon Administration
Supreme Court
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Hesburgh
Mississippi
Thieme Put Forward for Federal Engineering Post
Washington reports Reinhold Thieme, Vermont Water Resources Commissioner for 14 years, to be named deputy assistant secretary in charge of engineering by Interior Secretary Walter Hickel. He will specialize in water pollution control. Sen. Winston Prouty aided Thieme’s bid.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
Reinhold Thieme
Interior
Walter Hickel
Thieme
Winston Prouty
Rvt
Major Unresolved Questions New Voices On Nukes
Environmentalists and AEC officials debated nuclear policy at a Burlington conference. Dr. Edward P. Radford warned tritium may enter the food chain via Chesapeake Bay, challenging air and water standards and urging broader input on radiation limits affecting fetuses. Dr. Lyon warned tritium could affect DNA and reproduction. critics questioned the accuracy and sufficiency of mouse-based genetic data.
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Burlington
AEC
Sheraton Motel
Antti- Pollution League
Connecticut River Valley
Bennington
Lyon
Edward P. Radford
Johns Hopkins University
Radford
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Calvert Bluffs
Bay
Ford
Sis
William L. Russell
Russell
Arthur R. Tamplin
University of California
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Mountain Hills
Old Mountain Mills
Haystack Mountain
Baldwin
Medburyville
William G. Gove
Legal Aid
Greg Gama
New Jersey
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Nixon
John Randolph
Uvm
Life Magazine
Randolph
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