Public hearings set on double lending and banking bills in Vermont
State Rep. Peter Giuliani says the House Commerce Committee will hold hearings September 20 and 21 in Stowe on bills affecting the small loan industry and double lending. He notes a good relationship with Banking Commissioner James Hunt and sees no need for new legislation to address double lending. Giuliani also reports little support for creating a state banking board and mentions studying a bill to let banks raise home loan rates to ease housing.
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Giuliani
Hackett to chair panel on state revenue estimates
Republican House Majority Leader Luther Hackett of South Burlington was named chairman of a Legislative Council subcommittee to probe revenue estimate procedures after Gov. Hoff admitted 1957 estimates were over optimistic. The panel includes six other House and Senate members.
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Hackett
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Senate
Vermont Legal Aid hires first staff lawyer in Burlington
James S. Joseph of Hartford is hired as the first staff lawyer for Vermont Legal Aid Inc. He will work in Burlington once an office opens in about a month, with Keith E. King directing the program. The project, funded by War on Poverty, aims to operate statewide by midmonth using state and federal funds totaling $25,000 state match and over $217,000 in federal support.
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UPI
James S. Joseph
Hartford
Vermont Legal Aid Inc
Vermont
Joseph
Burlington
Queen City
Keith E. King
Vermont lawmakers seek longer absentee ballot window for servicemen
State Rep. Frank H. Davis of Burlington will push for a bill to extend absentee ballot mailing and return times for servicemen. He proposes sending ballots to town clerks 22 days before elections and allowing ballots to be returned 20 days prior, up from current limits. Secretary of State would mail ballots two days earlier to give an extra weekend for service members.
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Montpelier
UPI
Frank H. Davis
Burlington
Lewis
Secretary of State
Davis
New York Convention Moves to Repeal Blaine Amendment
The Constitutional Convention Bill of Rights and Suffrage Committee voted to repeal the Blaine Amendment barring state aid to church schools. It also approved eliminating the governor’s pocket veto and kept Adirondack and Catskill preserves “for ever wild forest lands.”
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Albany
Constitutional Convention
Adirondack
Catskill
Watervliet Arsenal Chief Col Kornet Promoted to Brigadier General
Col. Fred Kornet Jr. of Watervliet Arsenal is slated for promotion to brigadier general. The Army officer selection board announced the move Tuesday, two years after he assumed command, likely signaling a forthcoming change in leadership.
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Watervliet Arsenal
Fred Kornet Jr
Army Department
Kornet
Thruway traffic and income hit record high in first half
The Thruway Authority reported a record half year with 1,498,079,091 miles driven by vehicles and income of 37,458,701 dollars, up from 1,406,528,525 miles and 35,500,648 dollars in the same period last year. The figures were released on Tuesday.
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Albany
Thruway Authority
Berkshire Savoy Teachers Decide On Local School Stay
The Savoy School Committee voted unanimously to allow 25 local children to continue attending school in town for at least this year and asked voters in March to consider following the state Education Department’s recommendation to send students to a larger Adams school. They also slated the closing of the town’s two one room schools to a town vote. A forced landing incident near Massachusetts 116 delayed a flight but caused no injuries.
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Savoy
State Education Department
Adams
Adams School Committee
Fred Gerber
Springfield
Agawam
Harriman
Mass
Gerber
Taylorcraft
Vandals damage YMCA Camp Clark in Windsor Lake incident
North Adams reports vandalism at YMCA Camp Clark causing over 500 dollars in damage. Director John C. Marciano says equipment fences chains and a bridge were wrecked and tools stolen. In Florida a 20 pound mushroom found on a road stump is deemed bitter and kept for decoration by Mrs. Sylbert Martin and her son Michael.
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Camp Clark
Windsor Lake
John C. Marciano
Florida
Sylbert Martin
Michael
Rowe
Aiken Says Vietnam Riots Likely To Stay Political Issues
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont argues the Vietnam war and domestic riots will remain political issues. He criticizes the Presidents Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders as insufficient and calls U S preoccupation with prestige abroad a factor in neglecting domestic troubles. Aiken warns of export of jobs overseas and questions official claims of adequate resources to wage war while handling civil unrest.
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UPI
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Congress
America
President
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Dent Johnson
U.S
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Hubert A. Humphrey
Authorities Probe Cape Cod Second Major Blackout
Federal and state agencies open investigations into Cape Cod’s second blackout in under a month. Lightning-tripped relays at a Wareham substation blamed for Tuesday’s outage while DPU reviews the prior failure from July 3. Senator Kennedy calls for a federal inquiry into reliability and prices.
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API
Cape Cod
State Department of Public Utilities
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
New York
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Cape
The
Cape and Vineyard Electric Co
Wareham
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