Selectmen Approve Spray Sewage Mini Plan in Bennington Vote
Bennington selectmen approved a feasibility study on spray irrigation for land application sewage disposal with a 3-2 vote and one abstention. The $13,000 to $14,000 Dubois & King study was chosen over a $65,000 Chicago option, with town share set at 10 percent. The decision touches on plans for a federal required secondary treatment facility and complex regulatory hurdles.
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Peter Donavan
Hackel vows to abolish five super agencies in Vermont
Democratic candidate Stella Hackel says she will dismantle four of the five Vermont super agencies and replace them with 19 co equal departments plus a secretariat even if the legislature does not approve. If lawmakers reject the plan she would not appoint new secretaries, citing an escape clause.
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Worst defeat in Lebanon war as Palestinians lose key towns
In Lebanon's central mountains Syrian and Christian forces closed in on Palestinian pockets, capturing Hammana Mtein and Ain Toura. The setback, described by Palestinian sources as their worst, leaves them surrounded along Jabel El Knisse ridge east of Beirut with only minor positions intact.
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Senate votes to cut unemployment benefits to 39 weeks
The Senate approved a measure to reduce unemployment coverage from 65 to 39 weeks, shifting most costs to state and local governments for nearly 8 million workers while exempting over 2 million agricultural and domestic workers. It would raise employer payroll taxes to help trim an $11 billion deficit, sending the bill to conference with a House version.
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House votes today to override HEW veto on costly funding
Democrats push for a veto override of Ford's rejection of a 56.6 billion Labor Department and HEW funding bill. The measure, passed by voice vote in both chambers, would fund through March 1, 1977 if the veto stands. Debate centered on fiscal restraint, abortion aid limits, and unemployment programs with implications for workers and state administrations.
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Panel on crimes against women urges local crisis center
A Vermont ACLU panel at Park-McCullough House in North Bennington examined women’s status in policing and society amid rape and wife abuse. Members cited myths, presented statistics, and highlighted the need for a local crisis center and improved community response.
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James H. Ryan
Bennington
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Bennington County
Ray Bolton
Gloria Gil
Governor’s Commission On the Status of Women
Pat Barr
Vermont Aclu
New York City
Transsexual adjusts to first year as a woman
Linda Sue Whitman born Howard Whitman recalls a life of confusion and transition through hormone therapy and surgery. The 26 year old discusses her struggle with gender identity, early experiences, and the social pressures faced during her first year living as a woman.
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Inside Local Highlights and Page Mix Across Local News
Yom Kippur schedule announced with Bennington National Guardsmen in competition on Page 3. Tom Braden questions Carter camp’s judgment in consenting to Playboy interview on Page 4. James Reston on bland presidential campaign on Page 5. County, Manchester trees to be planted. Sheldon treasurer. Lincoln’s great-grandson chairs Hildene Friends. lupus feature across Pages 6 and 7. SVA Fall Exhibition opens gallery in Londonderry Page 8. Royals vs Oakland. Lasorda becomes Dodgers manager. Norton quits boxing with no Ali rematch on Pages 10 and 11.
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