UVM colleges merger again in Vermont talks
In Burlington a planned closed-door Vermont State Colleges Board meeting topics include a possible merger with the University of Vermont. Gov. Davis administration pushes closer coordination amid rising costs, with debate over autonomy and leadership roles.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Vermont State Colleges
Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees
State Colleges
Robert S. Babcock Sr
State University
Teachers
Castleton
Lyndonville
Johnson
Vermont Technical College
Randolph
Deane C. Davis
State Colleges Board
UVM
Peter Martin
Gov. Davis
Montpelier
Edward C. Andrews
John Downs
St. Johnsbury
Babcock
Ruth Page
Babcock Jr silenced on Vermont environmental stance
Robert S. Babcock Jr., executive officer of the Vermont Environmental Board and son of the state colleges provost, admitted he cannot speak on environmental matters. The board and Gov. Deane C. Davis reportedly ordered the muzzle to keep controversy from influencing decisions.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Robert S. Babcock Sr
University of Vermont
Babcock
Robert S. Babcock Jr
Vermont Environmental Board
Benjamin Partridge
Deane C. Davis
Middlebury College
Environmental Board
Partridge
Inside interview and Vermont love with a mascot critique
Pete Horton chats with a city visitor who admires Vermont but dislikes hot dog preparation. The piece weaves personal tastes with regional culture, offering a snapshot of local perspective and humor.
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Pete Horton
Vermont
Massachusetts
Shaftsbury
Marlboro
Vermont Emergency Board rebuffs Jeffords on federal grants
The Vermont Emergency Board refused to approve two federally funded programs proposed by Attorney General James Jeffords. The move blocks hiring for a beefed up Consumer Protection Office and staff to handle criminal appeals, all funded by federal grants, amid concerns the state would bear costs once grants end.
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Republican House Appropriations
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Attorney General
Administration
Richard W. Mallary
Mallary
Gov. Davis
Jeffords
Fred Parker
Montpelier
Mallory
Gov
Davis
Whitten
Witten
Mansfield says there will be hell to pay if Nixon stalls economy action
Senate Democrat leader Mike Mansfield warned there will be hell to pay unless President Nixon acts to shore up the economy. He cited bad indicators and warned the nation could slide into inflation without action. Republican Hugh Scott blamed Johnson-era policies and supported inflation-fighting proposals from GOP senators.
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Mansfield
Nixon
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Scott
White House
Montana Democrat
GOP
Administration
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Council On
Congress
J. Caleb Boggs
Del
Brooke
Clifford P. Case
N.J
John Sherman Cooper
Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
William Saxbe
Ohio
Richard S. Schweicker
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Robert Taft Jr
Ky files petitions to oppose Thieu in Vietnam vote
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky submitted 102 signatures to qualify for the October 3 presidential election and left it to the Supreme Court to judge their validity. He claimed 61 came from Thieu appointed province chiefs, while others were from councillors who switched allegiance. Ky accused Thieu of intimidation and rigging the race, pledging to run with Truong Vinh Le under the banner Mother of Vietnam.
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Thieu
Vietnam
Truong Vinh le
Apollo 15 heads home from moon orbit
Apollo 15 nears splashdown after finishing three days of surface exploration. David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin share pride in a mass of moon rocks and film totaling about 175 to 180 pounds while preparing for a later spacewalk and final Earth return.
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Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Houston
Leon T. Silver
California Institute of Technology
Mission Control
Silver
Hawaii
Hadley Base
Earth
Worden
Irwin
Nixon asks Congress to bar use of U.S. funds for busing
President Nixon urged Congress to amend desegregation aid so that none of a proposed 1.5 billion dollars in federal funds could be used for school busing. He tied the stance to a bid to limit busing while appealing a Texas Austin court ruling, saying actions align with Supreme Court decisions and will enforce court orders only to the minimum required by law.
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Nixon
Congress
U.S
Washington
UPI
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Attorney General
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
House Education and Labor Committee
John N. Mitchell
United States Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Jack B. Roberts
Perrotta backs local reappraisal plan in Bennington
City officials and residents push for a reappraisal of Bennington real estate, favoring local collectors over outside firms. Proposed by Perrotta, the plan would use college-age youths to inspect homes over summer, costing about 20 000 dollars, with sisters updating listings. Officials warn of voter resistance and charter changes needed to empower locals.
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Joe Swayze
Virginia N
Max”’ Perrotta
Perrotta
Village Zoning Board of Adjustment
Bennington
Bennington Sisters
March
Sisters
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Frank Hogan
Richard A. Sleeman
Paul Sheridan
Hogan
Rutland
Sleeman
Raymond C. Murray
Murray
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
J.C. Jerome
J. Duncan Campbell
Edward R. Frasier
Campbell
BPTA
Opy
Selectmen
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Uvm-Colleges
Babcock Jr
Louis Lavin
Labor and Industry
Clark MacGregor
John D. Ehrlichman
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Productivity Council
Apollo
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