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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1971
Page
5
The editor notes a modern Grand Tour in the New York Times Travel Section, where Richard Curtis and Dave Fisher guide readers through a globe spanning expedition. They present the Seven Wonders of the Polluted World, starting with the Dead Sea.
A sweeping critique highlights seven wonders of pollution from Venice to Tokyo and finally the Hanford nuclear tanks near Richland Washington. The piece argues the 55 million gallons of radioactive waste in 140 tanks pose long term contamination risks and could release gases in a major quake or tank rupture.
To the Editor of The Banner the National Committee to Stop Environmental Pollution reports 19 active and seven pending interventions against nuclear plants after conferences with legal and technical experts. Rep Chet Holifield says every application will be contested soon as AEC admits loss of coolant is a possible large reactor accident risk. The AEC failed to deliver emergency cooling tests before licensing. such tests cannot occur before 1974, creating a high stakes gamble if licenses are issued in the interim.
A reader in Vermont urges Arlington officials to pursue a public passenger train as a cheaper and cleaner alternative to highways. The letter laments the end of trains, promotes ecological travel, and calls for collective action to meet transportation needs. It is followed by a separate critique of nuclear power urging a moratorium, coal gasification, hydro potential use, and safer energy policy.
Officials and Green Mountain Race Track employees thank the Pownal Fire Department for swift response Saturday night as a vent fire above the clubhouse dining room spread to the roof with almost 5 000 spectators present. Fire Chief James Sincluice and crew are praised for their courageous efforts and dedication to the Pownal area.
The Vermont State School Directors Association will seek support for the Miller formula at its October meeting, arguing the current system boosts poorer districts. A push for state funding of 40 percent of local education costs accompanies a trend of budget cuts lowering state share to about 37 percent this year.
Health officials release figures showing 1,952 legal abortions in Albany during the first year of the liberalized law, with 756 cases involving Albany County residents. Birth rates in early 1971 dip from the prior year. Burglars target a local beauty parlor, stealing 15 wigs worth over 200 dollars and cash in two consecutive raids.
Residents in North Adams and nearby towns Clarksburg Florida Monroe and Savoy prepare to vote on forming a regional school district to serve K through 12, including plans for a new senior high school to replace overcrowded Drury and convert the old plant for a junior high. The land division near Windsor Lake involving North Adams State College and the city is also discussed. A wage price freeze dispute arises as Gagliardi’s laundries challenge a price rise on new machines claiming pre enactment start.
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield and Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington also moved to request similar increases in hospital fees. In Stockbridge, William Obanhein II and another man were bound over for grand jury action on charges tied to a jail escape. Obanhein Sr., known as Officer Obie from the Arlo Guthrie film Alice's Restaurant, is his father.
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