Public hearing sparsely attended on Vermont transport aid
Rutland planners urge state leadership funding and reduced red tape to boost public transportation. At a Governor's Ad Hoc Task Force hearing in Manchester only four Rutland residents attended while groups urged rural bus demos and agency collaboration to connect elderly and disabled riders to services.
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Rutland
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ROC
Weinberg
Howard
Fmal
Bennington County
Ann Wuerslin
Th Bennington Regional Transit Inc
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BRTI
Carol ‘Neon
Falls to revise policy on peddlers
HOOSICK FALLS NY village board will likely delay updating the peddler policy until the next fiscal budget. Mayor Donald E. Bogardus cited a surge in permit requests and hardship on merchants as underselling peddlers dampen village rents and taxes. He recalled Moonies denying candy sales and noted a Moonie piggling street act. he had one arrested for selling peanut brittle without a permit. Currently permits cost 50 dollars annually and several applications this year include a Mexican food stand and various street stands.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Donald E. Bogardus
Bogardus
Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon
Moonies
Rhode Island groups challenge free busing law for nonpublic students
Two school committees and civil rights groups filed a federal suit in Providence to halt state funded bus service for nonpublic students outside town limits. The challenge cites constitutional separation of church and state and equal protection claims, noting the plan benefits parochial and Hebrew schools at public expense and raises costs for public districts.
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American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. District Court
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ACLU
General Assembly
Frazier
California woman rides home to Auburn on 3500 mile trek
Jeannine Hall 43, a former rancher from Watsonville, completed a year and more of travel with her horse Rosie and dog Sassy to Auburn Maine. She slept in fields and abandoned buildings, ate 다양한 foods, and credited friendly locals and police for support. She plans to winter in Maine and return to California when grass turns green, seeking work and supplies for Rosie.
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Maine
UPI
Jeannine Hall
Auburn
Rosie
Watsonville
Sassy
Mrs. Hall
California
Hall
Rattle Snake
Possem
Pattison calls for commission on competition
Rep. Edward W. Pattison with Rep. Morris Udall and Rep. Robert The Pownal Center Community Church plans a Saturday country market in Carriage Barn offering fresh produce crafts and flea market items. Pattison backs Competition Review Act of 1977 to study major industries, profitability, entry barriers and pricing. He argues anti trust enforcement alone isn’t enough and supports law changes.
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Kastenmeier
Wisconsin
Competition Review Commission
Commission
Pattison
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Constitution
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Morris Udall
Arizona
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