Gov Davis clears Blums in Legal Aid case in Vermont
Gov Deane C Davis says Robert Blum and his wife Ann are not involved in soliciting cases for Vermont Legal Aid in the St Albans area. The move follows a Senate panel vote to withhold 37000 state funds for the federally funded agency and amid a Vermont Bar Association probe into alleged client solicitation. Davis implied continued support for funding while distinguishing agency management from local office actions.
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St. Albans
Davis
Blum
Ann
Legal Aid
Montpelier
Pollution law faces referendum as towns fear impact
Vermont lawmakers clash over a new water pollution control law hailed as among the best in the nation. The measure faces a public referendum to determine constitutionality, with strong opposition from municipal officials and debate over lowering the age of majority to empower 18 year olds to vote. Leaders on both sides invoke constitutional and democratic arguments while a broader legislative package advances studies and public defender plans.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Hebard
David J. Allen
R-Bennington
Allen
House
John R. Grenier
Waterbury
Thomas H. Candon
Rutland
Kenneth H. Parker
White River
George Vansantvoord
Dbennington
Vansantvoord
Beattie
William Orcutt
Chester
Walter L. Kennedy
Chelsea
Senate
Legislature urged withdrawal and open hearts across Vietnam items
Vietnam legislators questioned prisoners as they debated the war and a possible treaty. An expert urged endorsing Peduzzi's address to show compassion and justice. Vermont held a public forum on the 1970 pay to pollute law drawing 200 protesters and local officials criticizing the fee plan as unfair to towns.
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Vietnam
Jonathan Mirsky
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Peduzzi
State House
State Environmental Agency
Montpelier
Robert Stewart
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Stewart
Jury Selected for Trial in Manchester Theft Case
In Bennington County Court David F. DeAtley of Burlington faced grand larceny and unauthorized vehicle use charges after authorities say he stole a 1969 Jeep Commando from Lee's Motors Inc. in Manchester Center on March 26. Bail set at $1000. he remained jailed pending posting.
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Bennington County
David F. DeAtley
Burlington
John P. Morrissey
DeAtley
George F. Fienberg
Lee’s Motors Inc
Manchester Center
Vermont Legal Aid Rated Outstanding Despite Low Bonus
Vermont Legal Aid received an outstanding rating in a national evaluation by a Boston firm, supporting a substantial increase in federal funding. Director Richard Blum said the rating elevates the program among top nationwide but funding limits would cap the boost.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Legal Aid
Richard C. Blum
VLA
Vermont
Boston
Blum
Page Foster reappointed to BRPC in Bennington
John C. Page and Thomas H. Foster were reappointed by selectmen as Bennington’s representatives to the Bennington Regional Planning Commission BRPC. The town may add a third representative at next week’s meeting, as BRPC has had only two Bennington representatives since its inception.
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John C. Page
Bennington County
Thomas H. Foster
Bennington
Rutland approves 6 cent tax for school sports
Rutland voters approved a 6 cent tax to fund athletics and other activities in public schools by a wide margin, reviving a measure defeated earlier. The revote passed 2,155 to 1,084 with 32 percent turnout, raising about $30,000. School Commissioner Howard W. Douglas lauded student door to door campaigning.
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Rutland
Howard W. Douglas
Village Clean Up tradition won’t die in Bennington
Bennington Selectmen authorized Town Manager Edward R. Lamb to create a broadened Clean Up Day plan covering North Bennington Old Bennington and outside town after village unification. The effort aims to collect junk like auto wrecks and appliances while excluding normal trash and coordinating with Green Up Day led by Salvatore Santarcangelo. Green Up Day is scheduled for Saturday May 1.
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Bennington
Lamb
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bennington County
FBI probe proposed to clear the air
Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst urged Congress to launch an investigation of the FBI to dispel charges of spying on lawmakers. He noted a few congressmen had been probed for alleged illegal acts in the past, none involving taps, and criticized Hale Boggs for claims that the FBI tapped members of Congress. Boggs demanded J Edgar Hoover resign, accusing the agency of Gestapo like tactics.
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Washington
UPI
Richard G. Kleindienst
Congress
FBI
Kleindienst
House
Hale Boggs
Boggs
J. Edgar Hoover
Cbs-Tv
Capitol Hill
Hoover
Senate
Hugh Scott
Louisiana
Vermont Jobless Rate Holds At 7.3 Percent
Vermont’s unemployment rate for the week ending March 27 remained at 7.3 percent of the insured workforce with 7.3 percent filing claims, Brattleboro at 3 percent the lowest and St. Albans at 14.3 percent the highest. the total rate for insured and uninsured workers stayed at 6.6 percent.
Health Board powers won't be returned in Montpelier debate
In Vermont the legislature weighs a bill to restore regulatory powers to the Health Board. Senate committee members split, with Sen. Andrew Orzel opposing any change and Secretary William Cowles noting possible shifts if board personnel change. Environmentalists push for broader agency control citing 1969 emergency protections. Senator Boardman supports the change and urges testimony from Dr. Thomas Dunleavy, but action seems unlikely before session end.
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Montpelier
Vermont Health Board
Senate
Health Board
Andrew Orzel
Rutland County
Secretary of Human Services
William Cowles
Cowles
Robert Boardman
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
Thomas Dunleavy
Barre
Boardman
Selectmen mull ousting Will chamber for new police quarters
Bennington selectmen weigh moving the town police department from the Girl's Club Building at Elm and South streets to a larger space as the force grows. The chamber leases the building for 75 a month and may seek renewal. other options include the courthouse and Willow Road facility. Chamber officials urge renewal while Lions Lamb stresses space priorities.
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Bennington
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Edward R. Lamb
Selectmen
Elm and
South Streets
Girl’s Club
Chamber of Commerce
J.C. Jerome
Alma Langlois
Jerome
J&d Jolivette
Willow Road
Credibility Gap Blamed for School Bond Defeats
In Montpelier Vermont UPI federal education official Don Davies cites a credibility gap between schools and communities as a factor in a decade of bond defeats. He told Vermont lawmakers the federal government aims to shift focus from inputs such as programs and facilities to outputs like student learning outcomes.
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Montpelier
UPI
Don Davies
U.S. Office of Education
Vermont
Hearing Called on Calley Murder Conviction Resolutions
The House General Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday afternoon on two resolutions addressing Lt. William Calley’s My Lai murder conviction. The House sent the second Senate-originated resolution to the committee for review on Tuesday.
Bennington Youth Hurt In Route 7 Crash
A Bennington man, Burt Maxham, 20, was in fair condition after a 3 a.m. crash on U.S. 7 in front of the Vermont Soldiers Home. He drove a 1961 Buick north and struck a tree, suffering facial cuts and a possible broken jaw. He was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital and surgery followed in the morning.
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Bennington
Vermont
Burt Maxham
Airport Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Maxham
U.S. 7
Mobil
Main
County
Winslow Appointed Town Service Officer
Bernard G. Winslow, a Bennington School District board member, was named town service officer by Bennington Selectmen replacing Joseph Higgins who was not reappointed. The annual appointment places Winslow under Edward R. Lamb who is paid $2.50 an hour and answerable to the state social welfare commissioner. The officer has investigatory powers and can provide emergency help when welfare services are unavailable.
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Bernard G. Winslow
Bennington
Winslow
Joseph Higgins
Edward R. Lamb
State Commissioner of Social Welfare
Lamb
Five Town Recruits Set for State Police Training
Five Bennington Police recruits, unnamed, undergo physicals as they prep for a 12 week State Police course starting next Monday. From about 40 applicants, five were chosen after written tests and interviews. age limit 35 and a high school diploma required.
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Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Frank Cone
Lamb
Wilmington
Rutland
Rutland County
Law Enforcement Training Council
Bennington Briefs Moveable community events and notices
Bennington briefs list a Welcome Wagon meeting at Bennington Museum with 7 45 p m arrival and a guided tour, followed by refreshments at Mrs Arlene Beans Butter Road. Catamount ABC supper tonight at North Bennington Library with National Director Thomas Mikula present. Prospect School applications for 1971 72 due April 19 with phone contact. St Marys Academy Hoosick Falls to present Pride and Prejudice April 17 at 7 30 p m. Prospect Ski Club annual meeting 7 pm at Second Congregational Church. Arthur Roberts named publicity chairman for Bennington County Cancer Drive. Dale Cross Moon joins Hairpin Beauty Salon. Tel 442 9847.
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Bennington Museum
Arlene Bean
Butter Road
Catamount
ABC Group
North Bennington Library
Thomas Mikula
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls
Shaffe seeks support for United Jewish Appeal here
Joseph Y. Shaffe leads the United Jewish Appeal of Bennington in a yearly fund drive. The campaign funds overseas aid through American Joint Distribution Committee and United Israel Appeal, supporting food, clothing, medical care, housing, education, and job training for Jews in 30 countries and aiding 50,000 immigrants to Israel in 1971. The effort emphasizes dignity and self-support for new arrivals and the elderly and handicapped.
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United Jewish Appeal of
Bennington
Joseph Y. Shaffe
American Joint Distribution Committee
United Israel Appeal
UJA
Israel
Shaffe
United Jewish Appeal
Hospital Notes April 6 1971 Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions Willis D Campbell Miss Kimberley Ann ODonnell Arthur Paparioannou Bennington Martha Kunz Shaftsbury Mrs Rose A Hall Hoosick Falls discharges Edith Lemay Lisa M Senecal Bennington Mrs Ada A Ellison Shaftsbury Mrs Linda Day and son Searsburg April 5 births Debra Blair Patterson born March 15 to Mr and Mrs John Y C Graves of Anagansett NY paternal grandparents Debra Q Graves Paris France formerly of Bennington and Mrs Martin Moore Sewickley Pa
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Willis D. Campbell
Kimberley Ann O'Donnell
Arthur Paparioannou
Bennington
Martha Kunz
Shaftsbury
Rose A. Hall
Hoosick Falls
Edith Lemay
Lisa M. Senecal
Ada A. Ellison
Linda Day
Searsburg
John Y. C. Graves
Anagansett, N.Y
Debra Q. Graves
Paris
France
Martin Moore
Sewickley
Debra Blair Patterson
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Bristol
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Deane C. Davis
Water Resources Board
Manchester
Nixon
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Administration
House Foreign Affairs
G. Warren Nutter
International Security Affairs
United Tes
Mt. Snow Country Club
Gleason
Jamaica
Gaudette
M. Jerome Diamond
Page
Foster
BRPC
Chamber
Board of Selectmen
Hiram G. Savage
Savage
Bennington County Industrial Corp
The
Human Resources Council
Home Health Agency
Calley
Morse Hill Road
East Dorset
Marjorie A. Edgerton
Dorset
Robert D. Galusha
Arlington
B.G. Winslow
Bennington Briefs
Prospect School
North Bennington
Prospect Ski Club
Second Congregational Church
Arthur Roberts
Stanley Pike
Dale Cross Moon
Hairpin Beauty Salon
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Edward D Maharam Son Inc Funeral Home
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