Missouri Senator Eagleton To Speak At Local Fundraiser
U S Senator Thomas F Eagleton of Missouri will headline a Democratic fundraiser in Middlebury this Saturday evening The event is sponsored by the Addison County Democratic Committee Eagleton a former Missouri lieutenant governor and attorney general was elected to the Senate in 1968 He gained national attention last year for seeking to strike 54 million from a military bill The 40 year old St Louis native studied at Amherst College and Harvard Law School He once served as attorney for the St Louis Cardinals Tickets for the 7 p m dinner at the Middlebury Municipal Gymnasium are available from local coordinators in Bridport Bristol Vergennes Weybridge and Middlebury
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Middlebury
U.S
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Addison County
Democratic Committee
Eagleton
Missouri
Senate
Army
St. Louis
Amherst
Karl Neuse
Middlebury Municipal Gymnasium
Leo Connor
Bridport
Edward Burke
Bristol
Wilfred Pollander
Vergennes
Charles Harms
Weybridge
Robert Stebbins
Stanton Lazarus
Duffey Upsets in Connecticut Democratic Senate Primary
ADA chairman Joseph D. Duffey, a minister and Americans for Democratic Action leader, won a stunning primary upset in Connecticut. He defeated Alphonsus Donahue and Edward L. Marcus as Hartford turnout and effective coalition-building propelled his 79,355 vote haul over 67,259 and 36,955 respectively. Duffey faces a tough November race against Lowell Weicker Jr. and incumbent Thomas Dodd, with Duffey signaling readiness for the challenge.
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Hartford
Duffey
Marcus
Donahue
Connecticut
Church of Christ
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Sen
Dodd
Diamondstone Urges End To Regressive Taxes
Brattleboro activist Diamondstone running for attorney general calls for repeal of Social Security tax along with gasoline tobacco and liquor taxes and an end to tariffs import quotas and auto fees. He argues regressive taxation hits the working poor hardest and urges higher taxes on incomes over 10 000 and a minimum income tax for individuals and corporations. He cites Vermont sales tax import quotas and foreign tariffs as examples of regressive policy.
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Brattleboro
Peter I. Diamondstone
Liberty Union
Diamondstone
Vermont
Vermont proposes new teacher certification rules
A state education board committee proposes 18 semester hours of professional education plus a four year college degree for new teachers in Vermont. Initial probationary certificates would be yearly for four years, followed by standard and continuing certificates. A parapro certification for apprentice or on the job entrants is also planned. Public hearing set for Sept. 14.
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Montpelier
Vermont
State
Education Department
State Board of Education
John Willson
St. Albans
Willson
Superintendent of Schools
Answers Criticism on Fire Regulations
The Vermont governor urges the state Education Board to seek outside input to judge the soundness of state fire rules for schools. The board faults the fire marshal's office for changing regulations after building plans were finalized, citing Mt. Anthony Union High School as an example. Reed recommends consulting the New England Rating Commission to assess the marshal's orders.
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Marian Taylor
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Tethre
Reed
New England Rating Commission
Public backs non returnable bottles in Vermont debate
In Montpelier UPI reports spokesmen for brewers bottlers warn a ban on one way bottles would disrupt national distribution. Henry King of the United States Brewers Association argues consumers want convenience and urges public litter education. Richard Cheney of the Glass Containers Institute cites recycling efforts and proposes Vermont join a solid waste council for a pilot glass recycling project.
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King
Glass Containers Manufacturers Institute
Richard Cheney
New York
Cheney
Vermont
Council On Solid Waste
Vermont opens open primary. official proposes consolidated ballot
Secretary of State Richard Thomas said he will ask the 1971 Vermont legislature to replace the two-ballot system with a single consolidated ballot listing both major parties on the same sheet but inverted from each other. The 1970 law allows voters to participate without declaring party preference for the first time.
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Vermont
Marijuana plants found in Rutland High School shrubbery
About 50 marijuana plants, some five feet tall, were found growing amid the shrubbery in front of Rutland High School. Police noted they appeared thriving but not cultivated. The Public Works Department planned to destroy the plants today.
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Rutland
UPS
Rutland High School
Public Works Department
Giant Store pays fine over blue law ruling in Vermont
ST ALBANS UPI A St Albans discount department store fined 270 dollars after appealing a blue law conviction for selling non essential items on Sunday. The state Supreme Court upheld the blue laws as constitutional. Giant State officials paid the fine Tuesday in Vermont District Court.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Supreme Court
Giant Store
High Court
Giant
Vermont
New York Ballot Moves Double Names for Rockefeller Ottinger
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Rep Richard Ottinger each appear twice on the November New York ballot due to new party affiliations Rockefeller forms Civil Service Independent Party, Ottinger fronts Conservation Party. Opponents Goodell and Goldberg appear on two lines. Mayors and candidates react as critics warn of voter confusion.
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Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard L. Ottinger
New York State
Civil Service-Independent Party, Inc
Ottinger
The
Conservation Party
U.S
Charles Goodell
Rockefeller
Arthur Goldberg
Rockefeller- Ottinger
State Civil Service Employes Association
Senate
James Buckley
Drowning hoax unmasked by Berkshire teens at dam
Four girls ages 14 and 15 admitted the Tuesday night drowning report at Briggsville Dam was a hoax. Police and firefighters arrived to find the victim hiding in tall grass as a boy relayed the false drowning tale. The incident ended with the girls confessing after rescue teams reached the scene. The same bulletin notes Adams plans a large Susan B Anthony Day parade with about 1600 participants and 13 dignitaries, plus a multi-day events program. North Adams firefighters map and test water supplies for areas without hydrants as part of ongoing training under Fire Chief Albert P. Denelli, detailing Cascades, Hoosic River, Windsor Lake and Mohawk Trail locations.
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Clarksburg
Briggsville
Adams
Winton M. Blount
North Adams
Albert P. Denelli
Cascades
Hoosie River
Windsor Lake
Mohawk Trail
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Daddario
Bailey
National Party
Teachers’ College
Country View Ceramics
Ester Drake
Walloomsac
N.Y
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Catamount Bank
Catamount
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Fred Reece
Harvey Scribner
State Board
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