Planners Back Rezoning for Sleeman Shopping Center
The Bennington Planning Commission voted 3 to 1 to recommend rezoning a large Woodford Road area from residential to roadside commercial to allow Richard A Sleeman to build a 12 store shopping center on 9.1 acres. Approval now moves to selectmen with meetings sparking concerns about traffic flooding and loss of town character.
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Bennington
Commission
Sleeman
Joseph Higgins
William H. Morse
Robert Lerner
Duncan A. Campbell
George A. Sleeman
Richard Sleeman
Paul W. Bohne III
Campbell and Bohne
Campbell
Woodford
Roaring Branch
Route 9
Bohne
Chilean junta swears Pinochet as leader after coup
The armed forces named Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte president of Chile's ruling junta and deputies to the post, declaring the Marxist government toppled. Reports say thousands were arrested in Valparaiso, clashes continued in Santiago, and unofficial tallies note heavy casualties and mass detentions amid the crackdown.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Salvador Allende
Valparaiso
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
Navy Adm
Jose Toribio Merino
Air Force
Gaston Leigh Guzman
Cesar Mendoza
Pinochet
Allende
U.S. State Department
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
United States
Peron
United Press International
Popular Unity Coalition
la Moneda
Colson lawyer blasts leak on indictment reports
Washington sources say Charles W. Colson may be indicted in the Ellsberg case, prompting his lawyer David I. Shapiro to request that Colson not testify at the Watergate committee hearings. Shapiro condemned the leak and challenged the Ervin committee to oath witnesses amid public scrutiny.
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Watergate
Shapiro
Colson
Joseph McCarthy
Ervin Committee
Tenney's $1,000 raise recommended to $8,500 in Bennington
Bennington Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously endorsed a raise for Hank Tenney to 8500 a year as Recreation Depart ment Program Director. Tenney called the offer acceptable and said he would stay in the No 2 spot for at least a year if selectmen approve.
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Recreation Department
Hank Tenney
Bennington Parks and Recreation Commission
Tenney
Loomis G. Dana
Bennington
Commission
Edward R. Lamb
Dana
Life sentence for major narcotics dealer Sperling
Herbert Sperling a 34 year old Bellmore NY drug ring leader was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Milton Pollack after a two year narcotics probe. Sperling faced a 300000 fine plus costs and will not be eligible for parole for 15 years.
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Herbert Sperling
Bellmore
N.Y
Milton Pollack
Sperling
Pollack
New York
Picketing governor over Pizzagalli jail contract dispute
More than 100 Chittenden County laborers striking for 15 months picketed Gov. Thomas P. Salmon’s Montpelier office. They urged veto of a $2 million Pizzagalli Construction Co. contract for the Chittenden County Correctional Center, while Salmon defended the deal and warned he would not intervene in the bidding. Labor leaders and allies from several groups spoke as authorities prepared for any disruption.
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Montpelier
UPI
Chittenden County
Burlington
Liberty Union
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
People Acting For Change Together
PACT
Pizzagalli Construction Co
South
Salmon
Ilegal
Pizzagalli
Kimberly Cheney
Norris Hoyt
Edgar Weed
State Buildings Division
Margaret Lucenti
Barre
Arthur Deloy
International Union Local 922
International Union
Deloy
Bottle ban headaches hit local grocers and shoppers
Vermont’s bottle law requiring deposits on beer and soda containers goes into effect. Stores report storage, handling, and sale problems with unredeemable containers while nearby New York shops gain modestly. Small grocers bear most impact. supermarkets fare better. Consumers complain of inconvenience as deposits tempt returns.
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Vermont
Inside Federal Reserve head hints of tax hike
A page 2 examination notes possible tax increases tied to federal reserve policy. The article outlines potential revenue moves, context, and reactions from economists and policymakers, highlighting fiscal tensions shaping the agenda.
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Federal Reserve
Irving Fineman
Vermont
Mt. Anthony
George Connelly
Ethan Allen College
Hal March
BBS
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Chapman
Catamount Bank
North Bennington
Brinks
Boston
Catamount
Pittsville
Mr. Colson
Archibald Cox
Pentagon
By Recreation Commission
Cir
By Bruce Talbot
Thomas P. Salmon
Democratic State Committee
Chittenden
Robert Brannon
Franklin-Grand Isle
New York State Line
Green Mountain State
Yesteryear
Ida Caslin
Caslin
Elm Street
Banner
Environment
Martin L. Johnson
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