Vermont Faces Drug Problem and Treatment Gaps
The article outlines a statewide Mobilization plan to educate the public on drug misuse and to establish an intensive treatment facility for drug problems in Vermont. It notes limited options, with Lakeside Residential Center and Waterbury mental hospital as current avenues, while eleven communities have set up local mental health centers, and officials estimate 300 to 500 hard narcotics addicts in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Lakeside
State Mental Hospital
Waterbury
Bennington Briefs Highlights of Local Drug Issue and Event
Mrs Lenore Marken will speak at the Senior Citizens Club about sight handicaps and large print aids at the Senior Citizens Center. A food sale by H W Putnam Hose Co starts at 10 a m at W T Grants. Vermont officials report rising drug abuse with 5000 serious abusers and gaps in program funding. Regional coordinators will map the problem, focusing on Brattleboro Bennington and Barre Montpelier. Cooperation among programs is urged as Gov Davis names William Cowles to direct the state effort.
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Lenore Marken
Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizens Center
Bennington Free Library
H.W. Putnam Hose Co
W.T. Grants
Vermont
Miss Rogers
Brattleboro
Bennington
Barre- Montpelier
Butynski
Sugarbush
Gov. Davis
Human Services
William Cowles
Hoff Tackles Nixonomics at Vermont Labor Conference
Former Gov. Philip Hoff told Vermont labor delegates at the Bennington Elks Lodge that Nixon era policies resemble Hoover days and burden the workers. He urged unity, warned against fragmentation, and criticized wage price controls, VA admissions, and shifting investment credit while noting welfare cuts and demand gaps. Bill Kemsley praised for addressing pollution poverty and population.
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Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
New Bennington Elks Lodge
Hoff
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Herbert
Hoover
Veterans Administration
Lockheed
Bill Kemsley
Weston
Windsor
Windham
Orange
New Hampshire
Cheshire
Grafton
Connecticut River Valley
Yankee head defends nuhe plant as safest
Albert Cree, president of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp, told over 50 New England Council members the Vernon 166 million plant is the best designed and safest in the United States. He said the station is 98 percent complete and could start tomorrow pending AEC license, with operation hoped for December 1 despite intervenors delaying the licensing.
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Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
United States
Albert Cree
Vermont
New England Council
Stone Fence Inn
Atomic Energy Commission
Cree
AEC
Mallary Criticizes Welfare, Pushes Federal Alternatives
Vermont politician Mallary argues welfare is a national program shaped by federal funding and rules, opposing high level Washington control while backing federal revenue sharing and strong consumer protections. He also defends a new power plant project against critics, citing safety features and cost protections.
Bomb carrying woman arrested before Detroit flight hijack plot
Federal sky marshals halted an armed woman minutes before an American Airlines Boeing 727 departure from Detroit. Police say she carried dynamite and intended to hijack the plane to free two imprisoned Black Panthers. Passengers were being evacuated as authorities secured the scene.
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Detroit
API
American Airlines
New York
Barbara Pliskow
Miss Pliskow
Black Liberation Army
Tombs
San Quentin
Attica
Wayne State University
Black Panther Party
Harry Pliskow
J. Johnson
Michael Hill
Sam Napier
Ronald Irwin
Wayne County
William Lucas
William McCoy
Two women struck by car at downtown Bennington crossing
Two Bennington women Mary Carey, 47, and her 17-year-old daughter Pamela were treated for minor injuries after being hit by a 1963 Ford driven by Michael Carnavan at Main and South Streets. Both were released. no charges filed as investigation continues.
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Bennington
Main
South St
Mary M. Carey
Paddock Place
Pamela
Michael Carnavan
Woodford
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Carey
Oliver H. Durand
North Bennington
Gary F. Littlefield
Littlefield
Utica
N.Y
Coleen Maldin
Robin D. Harrington
Woodford Road
Harrington
Town Road
Pownal
Tom Carter Jr
Albany
Barry M. Burdick
North Pownal
Carter
Burdick
Woman Justice to Sit on Federal Appeals Court
President Johnson elevated a woman justice to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1968. She lives in Los Angeles, is a registered Democrat, and has long been associated with rumors of such an appointment. Other women mentioned include Cornelia G. Kennedy, Sylvia Bacon, Normalie H. Johnson, Martha Griffiths, Dorothy Nelson, and Mary Gardner Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Los Angeles
U.S. District Court
Cornelia G. Kennedy
Michigan
Superior Court
Sylvia Bacon
Normalie H. Johnson
District of Columbia
Nixon
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Dorothy Nelson
School of Law
University of Southern California
Mary Gardner Jones
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Vermont food stamp program in jeopardy faces federal rules
MONTPELIER UP I Top USDA officials consider Vermont three year old food stamp program salvage prospects. Gov Davis aides Luther Hacket and Peter Martin arranged Washington visit to lobby Sen Aiken and Assist Sec Long against proposed regulations. Vermont argues new rules raise costs and could force dropping a program feeding 29 000 residents since 1961. Davis administration remains guardedly optimistic protest will influence USDA and preserve the program.
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USDA
Vermont
Martin
Davis
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Rotary International
Rotary Club
the Garrison Corp
North Bennington, Vt
Garrison Plant
Water Street
Garrison
Yankee Head
Nuhe
Mallary
Mallory
Washington
J.C. Jerome
BenRut
Jerome
Rutland Highway
Bennington County
Connecticut River
Woman Justice
Greenberg
DIAL
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
United Counseling Service
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