Vermont House delays vote on obscenity bill amid debate
In Montpelier the Vermont House narrowly postponed indefinitely a controversial anti obscenity measure that the Senate passed 26 to 2. Key arguments centered on free speech and constitutional questions while supporters urged moral standards and local control. House Judiciary Chair Rep. Chester Ketcham cautioned the bill could spur publicity for pornography and argued for preserving rights. The session included humor as representatives debated enforcement and home moral influence.
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Vermont
State Senate
Senate
Chester Ketcham
Middlebury
House Judiciary Committee
Ketcham
Thomas Koch
R-Barre
Koch
Ruth Town
R-Berlin
Madeleine M. Kunin
D-Burlington
House Appropriations Committee
U.S
House
Hugh Moffitt
D-Brandon
Moffitt
Carter Defends Gasoline Standby Tax in Energy Push
President Carter, in his sixth nationally broadcast news conference, vows to keep the standby gasoline tax as part of an energy plan despite questions on inflation and tax policy. He says the tax could raise gas above $1 a gallon and would be refunded as a credit or rebate, with $6 billion returned if conservation goals fail. He opposes using the tax as a bargaining chip and would review the Senate tax bill before signing.
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UPI
Carter
Congress
United States
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
Lee Carter
Senate okays track boost at Green Mountain Race Track
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to restore harness horse racing at Green Mountain Race Track in Pownal by increasing owners’ share of bets. It also backed a measure guiding the Environmental Conservation Agency to craft a comprehensive solid waste disposal plan and establish recycling centers for converting junk into byproducts.
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Environmental Conservation Agency
Retracts economic forecast by Carter energy plan
Washington reports a surprise reversal as the Carter administration says the energy program would have no significant effect on economic growth. Bert Lance announced the retraction at a news conference, countering a prior energy fact sheet that predicted small but positive impacts. Private economists warn the program could raise inflation and curb employment and growth.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
BSD negotiators warn on tax cut driven by budget rise
David Allen leads talks as the BSD faces an 8 percent school budget rise and 6 percent utility costs. If approved, 18 to 23 teachers could be cut to lower the tax rate. Talks extend 15 months amid calls for demonstrations and a possible special board meeting.
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David Allen
Lally
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Aldonna Guilmette
Bennington teachers plan meeting over district contract crisis
By Rob Woolmington an action committee of Bennington School District teachers scheduled a meeting for today to assess the crisis after district directors unanimously rejected a three year contract proposal. William Lally the faculty's chief negotiator said Thursday he was told by officials of the district that the matter will be revisited.
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Lally
Supt
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
BSD
BSD Board
Richard Sleeman
Allen
Action Committee
Bennington School
William Lally
Panel weighs battered women crisis and response gaps
More than 45 people, mainly women, gathered at a church in Vermont to discuss battered women and how society can act. The session, sponsored by the Women's Union and Vermont Law School, highlighted court, police, and social service strains, and the lack of coordinated programs to combat family violence.
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Bethel
Vermont
Women’s Union
Vermont Law School
Bennington
Julie Petersen
Women’s Community Center
Brattleboro
Convalescent Center drops 50 bed annex proposal
The Bennington Convalescent Center withdrew its bid for a 50 bed annex to its 98 bed Dewey Street facility after a 3-2 local review committee vote. Reasons cited include hearing timing, lack of local agency consultation, and secret ballot credibility concerns.
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Bennington
Dewey Street
State Health Department
Bennington County
Montpelier
New England Management Co. of
Inside Local Notes On Equal Time And Abenaki Speakers
Equal Time questions school roles in sex stereotyping and Abenaki speakership. County briefs cover Arlington Rescue Squad funding North Bennington MAU budget look Pownal zoning on a body shop junkyard Simson aims changes in regional commission evaluations. Convalescent Center staffings and nursing home bed needs drawn into debate with 21 percent of beds owned or managed by New England Management and a 26 person waiting list.
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Arlington
North Bennington
Pownal
Simson
Health Department
New England Management
Vermont
Roistacher
Satterthwaite
Bennington
Robert Stout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Julius H. Manes
Bradford Craig
Office On Aging
Craig
Gordon Walker
The
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