Vermont Utilities Resume Higher Rates Amid Court Ruling
Central Vermont Public Service and Green Mountain Power resumed charging the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause, increasing average bills by about three to four percent. The Vermont Supreme Court had left the clause in doubt, prompting differing views on whether formal rate hearings are required before any rise.
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Legal Aid moves to block rate hikes in Vermont
Vermont Legal Aid attorney Mary Skinner asked the state Supreme Court to halt new rate increases by Rutland and Green Mountain Power Co stating the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause is being misused. The PSB issued a March 29 decision needing clarification while utilities resume monthly rate changes under the clause.
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Nixon Faces Subpoena on Watergate Tapes Questioned
The House Judiciary Committee says it cannot legally compel President Nixon to surrender 41 Watergate tapes. The panel's power rests on moral authority and public opinion, after a bipartisan 33 to 3 vote approving the subpoena. Nixon was ordered to provide the tapes by 10 a.m. EDT on April 25 for potential impeachment evidence, though refusal could trigger further action.
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Subpoena to Nixon panel seeks Nixon Haldeman Ehrlichman records
The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena for tape recordings of President Nixon in talks with H R Haldeman EhrlichmanDean Kleindienst and Petersen from February 20 to April 18 1973. Talks covered 14 18 dates with multiple sessions. The White House may refuse pending Easter vacation end.
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Kissinger rules out year-end pact with Soviets on arms
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said no final agreement on limiting strategic nuclear arms could be reached this year with the Soviet Union. He spoke to reporters as he escorted Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi to his limousine after a meeting in Washington.
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Nixon eyes June Moscow summit amid Watergate subpoenas
President Nixon met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office as he plans a June trip to Moscow to meet Leonid Brezhnev and discuss SALT. Henry Kissinger and NSC aide Helmut Sonnabendt accompanied Nixon, with Dobrynin in Moscow, amid a 41 tape subpoena vote.
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Salmon warns do gooders endanger private utilities
Governor Salmon warned private Vermont electric utilities risk financial ruin without immediate rate relief. He blamed "do gooders" including VPIRG and welfare groups for opposing higher rates, saying state control would devastate the industry and credit. He noted the state lacks manpower and money to run power and cited leadership changes at Green Mountain Power Corp.
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Green Mountain Power Corp
Burlington
Boyle found guilty of planning Yablonski murders
MEDIA PA UPI A jury convicted W A Tony Boyle 72 of setting in motion the 1969 Yablonski killings and financing them with union funds while he led the United Mine Workers from 1960 to 1970. He faces three life sentences after a six hour deliberation. Kenneth Yablonski, who found his family dead, praised prosecutor Sprague.
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Charles Moses
Delaware
Frank Satania
Moses
Pennsylvania
Kenneth Yablonski
Richard Sprague
Bennington Tax Freeze Case Spurs Appraisal Debate
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb tried to ease fears after a Superior Court ruling in Shulman vs town of Bennington upheld the town charter over state law for appraisal freezes. The decision could freeze 5,000 parcels through 1977 on Grievance Day appeals, risking hundreds or thousands of appeals and about $11,000 in refunds for approximately 50 prior appellants. Lamb urged public restraint and said the town will seek a legal opinion as officials plan a charter amendment referendum on the November ballot.
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Albert H. Shulman
Bennington
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Norton Barber
Cole-Layer-Trumble Co
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Inside Election Reform Bill Heads to Senate
Senate advances the election reform bill on page two while the House may resist. Editorials on page four blast power companies. Letter argues Bennington appraisals remain unfair on page five. Manchester town and village consolidation discussed on page six. Booster Club revival noted in Hoosick Falls on page seven. Dog show heads weekend on page nine. Knicks push playoff bid as bullets extend season on page ten.
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