Bennington Hearing Seeks Interim Zoning Powers
Residents demand interim zoning to curb a 98 unit apartment project at East View Drive. The draft plan faces opposition from Selectmen and Town Counsel, prompting a May 6 hearing to gauge public opinion and potential emergency rules.
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Bennington
Robert D. Stout
Carl E. Capella
East View Drive
Stout
Norton Barber
Lawrence Moore
Barb
Selectmen
Vermont Planning and Development Act
Barber
J. Duncan Campbell
Gerald A. Cornell
Campbell
Cornell
Asst. Atty
Louis Peck
Board of Selectmen
Vermont
Pentagon denies missing plane violated North Korean airspace
The Defense Department said the unarmed U S recon plane with 31 aboard was far outside North Korea's airspace when shot down. It disputed Pyongyang's claim of a violation and said evidence shows the aircraft was outside territorial limits at all times. Debris sightings and Soviet ship reports were noted as search continues.
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Pentagon
Washington
UPD
Defense Department
U.S
Navy
North Korea
Sea of Japan
State
Defense Departments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
United States
North
Korea
Ch’Ongjin
Nixon
Vermont House Advances Limited Constitutional Convention
The Vermont House moved a bill toward a six week limited constitutional convention for October but failed to gain enough votes to suspend the rules for passage. Speaker Burgess urged a voter choice on seven proposed amendments while opponents cited the 10 year time lock and funding concerns.
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Burgess
Judiciary Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Vention
Salmon
House Appropriations Committee
Luther Hackett
Gouth Burlington
Francis Peisch
R-Burlington
Hackett
Partisans Cook Up Deal for Con Con and Sales Tax
In Montpelier Republicans seek a limited constitutional convention if Democrats fast track the GOP three percent sales tax package. The Senate majority and eight Democrats discuss a deal to bypass rules and align House and Senate convention bills, with changes to delegate election date and count.
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Richard W. Mallary
Borange
Budget battle looms as Nixon proposes cuts
Washington presses debate over a $4 billion budget cut and a claimed $6 billion surplus. Lawmakers challenge the figures while Congress may resist the fiscal 1970 plan of $192.9 billion, up from 196.9 billion. Mills calls for further cuts and a spending ceiling. Labor and Small Business officials note targeted program changes and continued job and aid efforts.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Narcotics Pushers Face Harsher Penalties in New York
In Albany the state Senate approved a bill raising marijuana sales penalties from four to seven years and up to life for selling drugs to anyone under 21. The related measure would make addicts' relatives bear treatment costs, prompting debate over fairness and efficacy. The party vote was 33-24, sending both bills to the Assembly.
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Albany
N.Y
State Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Manfred Ordenstein
Manhattan
Ordenstein
Edward Lentol
Brooklyn
Lentol
Darwin Niles
R-Johnstown
Joseph Zaretzki
Zaretzki
Assembly
Morton backs ABM split rages through GOP ranks
The new Republican chair Rogers Morton plans party support material for Nixon's ABM plan triggering protests from dissident Republicans led by Sen Charles Percy. Critics warn against using party funds for a policy matter while Morton says materials on both sides will be shared. Percy urges a freeze on offensive and defensive nuclear weapons talks with the USSR.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
Maryland
National Committee
Nixon
White House
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Sen
Percy
Republican Policy Committee
Morton
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Ray C. Bliss
Capitol Hill
Jacob K. Javits
New York
High National
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Charles E. Goodell
Soviet Union
Mt Anthony Patriots 1968 Class L champs edge Mt Greylock 9 8
Mt Anthony Patriots run an unbeaten string to 17 with a 9 to 8 opening win over Mt Greylock. The article notes the team as 1968 Class L baseball champions and highlights the close score as the season begins.
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Mt. Anthony
Mt. Greylock
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Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
Earle Wheeler
Mendel L. Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congressional
Labor
George P. Schultz
Hillary J. Sandoval
New York Times News Service
Republican National Committee
Herbert Klein
Klein
Wom
Dr. Beers
Manchester
Center Hill
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