Bennington Considers Unified Town Water Board Plan
Bennington Selectmen and water experts held a joint fact finding on forming a townwide water board to replace the village system effective Jan 1. Plans include updating the Putnam Deed of Gift and appointing a nine member board drawn from town Old Bennington and North Bennington to set policy.
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Bennington
Village
North Bennington
Nineman
Lamb
J Duncan Campbell
Village Water Board
Alfred W. Ellett
Ellett
Old Bennington
North Aed
Seymour Shultz
Town Water and Sewage Commission
Edward Ransom
George Allard
Selectmen
Water Board
Mercury in Vermont sewage effluent detected
Mercury has been found in effluent from Vermont sewage treatment plants with samples from Burlington South Burlington Shelburne Colchester Vergennes and Middlebury exceeding drinking water limits. John Anderson heads a Fish and Game Department team noting results are preliminary and testing will continue for at least two weeks amid a task force probe into contamination sources.
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Vermont
Davis aims O'Brien stance on Vermont highway plan
Gov. Deane C. Davis urged Democrat Leo O'Brien to declare his position on the Vermont Highway Construction Program. Davis backed continuing the schedule with a penny gas tax increase next year, warning rejection would delay projects in Bennington Rutland and the Northeast Kingdom by up to two years. He noted O'Brien and ex-Gov. Philip Hoff supported the plan in 1968 and pressed them to state if that approval remains.
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UPI
Deane C. Davis
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Leo O’brien
Northeast Kingdom
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O’brien
Philip Hoff
U.S. Senate
Middle East crisis looms as Arab leaders warn US
Large scale Israeli tank movements near Jordan border raise fears of war expansion. Egypt warns Washington against intervention, saying it would endanger American lives. Syrian and guerrilla leaders threaten to destroy US interests if intervened, while Jordan battles in Amman with heavy casualties. United States eyes possible action as Nixon undecided.
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France
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UPI
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King Hussein
Nixon seeks federal power to act on college violence
President Nixon urged Congress to allow federal intervention in campus bombings or arson even if local authorities oppose it. Ford and Scott described an amendment to the anti crime bill with FBI involvement after meetings with Nixon, Mitchell, and Hoover.
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Washington
Ford
Mitchell
FBI
Scott
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
House
Schenectady approves off track betting plan
Schenectady City Council passed a 6-1 vote to legalize off track betting, becoming the first upstate eastern New York city to authorize parimutual wagering on state tracks. The ordinance takes effect in 45 days. opponents can seek a public referendum with sufficient signatures.
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N.Y
New York
New York State
Lee A. Howe
Schenectady Area
Schenectady County
Bruce Benson
Environment board vows tougher Act 250 enforcement in Vermont
Vermont officials announce a stepped up crackdown on Act 250 violations with threats of court injunctions for continued damage. Robert Babcock Jr of the Environmental Control Board predicts a temporary rise in state enforcement followed by greater compliance as hearings proceed on local development projects in Bennington County.
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Robert Babcock Jr
State Environmental Control Board
Vermont
Environment Board
Babcock
Banner Today
Environmental Control Board
Bennington County
District Commission
Scenic Preservation Council
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Stratton Ski and Tennis Club
French Hollow Road
Bondville
Commission
Health and Water Resources Departments
Soil Conservation Service
Protection Division
Coast Guard hunts for downed balloonists in Atlantic voyage
United States Coast Guard planes sweep two large search zones about 450 miles southeast of St. John s Newfoundland for three balloonists aboard The Free Life after radio contact was lost at 7 p m EDT Monday. The crew Malcolm Brighton Rodney Anderson and Pamela Brown had hoped to float from East Hampton New York to Europe in a 3000 mile cross Atlantic attempt financed at about 100000 dollars.
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Newfoundland
East Hampton
N.Y
Europe
France
Malcolm Brighton
Rodney Anderson
New York City
Anderson
Pamela Brown
John Young Brown
Andersons
Brighton
Atlantic
Tito prepares to step down
Belgrade reports Yugoslav President Tito, aged 78, says a collective leadership will replace him when he leaves. He spoke in Zagreb noting his long tenure and desire to pursue other matters while cautioning against a Soviet-style politburo. He outlined a future executive drawn from republics and major social groups but will not discuss specifics until broader debate occurs.
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UPI
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Tito
Zagreb
Communist Party
Kosovo
Vojvodina
Tanjug
Inside National head of FFA speaks at Mt Anthony HS
National FFA leader visits Mt Anthony Union High School for an Inside National feature with remarks on youth agriculture and leadership. The column notes the event's place in the school civic program and highlights speaker expectations.
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Future Farmers of America
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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