Vermont Welfare Feud Escalates Over Domicile Rule
Ver mont Legal Aid director Richard Blum charges a Betit rule denying food stamps to transients is illegal citing state and U S Supreme Court rulings. Betit defends the policy as needed and says he will restore benefits where ordered while drafting an emergency regulation for 12 district offices.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Richard Blum
Joseph Betit
Blum
Betit
VLA
U.S. Supreme Court
Department
Supreme Court
Bay State Community Seeks Park on Abandoned ABM Site
In North Andover Massachusetts a public hearing on the abandoned Sentinel ABM site draws Kennedy, Harrington and locals. They press for a state park conversion of 40 acres, with road work and restoration costs cited, amid debate over federal responsibility and environment concerns.
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Bay State Community
North Andover
Mass
UPS
Washington
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Atlantic Ocean
Senate backs 1975 clean car mandate for Detroit autos
The Senate air and water pollution subcommittee approved a bill requiring Detroit automakers to produce a clean burning engine by 1975, with five and a half year standards for states to meet. Muskie warned many states may curb automotive traffic to satisfy the standards, while noting the deadline is five years sooner than the industry’s estimate. The measure also imposes broad clean air rules affecting industry and urban areas nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Air and Water Pollution Subcommittee
Detroit
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Prouty Backs Pollution Research Bill
UPI reports Senator Winston L. Prouty backs an $18 million amendment for water oil and pesticide pollution research as part of a public works bill. He co sponsors a companion $20 million plan for Great Lakes pollution removal and prevention demonstration and planning projects.
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Washington
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Prouty
Senate
Great Lakes
Missing Shelburne man feared lost on Lake Champlain
State police Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol resumed a search for David B. Harrington 26 a Rice Memorial High School teacher Burlington and three companions after Harrington left a Williston Road motel with a boat for a fishing trip. His convertible with the top down was found and a note said he expected to be home by suppertime Tuesday. Rough waters on Lake Champlain and unknown companions raise the possibility they were stranded on islands. The health board banned disposal of mercury containing substances and more. The state health board banned disposal or burning of newspapers and mercury containing substances. Public bathing area Burlington North Beach closed for the rest of the summer due to high bacteria and coliform counts. Rutland High School hedge removal uncovered marijuana plants among other greenery. The Justice Department granted Vermont Governor's Crime Commission $296 000 for fiscal 1971 confirmed by Sen. Aiken.
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Shelburne
UPI
Coast Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Lake Champlain
David B. Harrington
Rice Memorial High School
Burlington
Harrington
Williston Road
State Health Board
Lake
Champlain
Robert Aiken
North Beach
Sid Baker
Eugene Luck
Baker
Albany Firefighters Threaten Strike After Dismissals
In Albany, APPFA members and families rallied at City Hall after a State Supreme Court upheld the dismissals of seven city firemen. The group vows a strike in two weeks if reinstatement is not granted. APPFA plans to seek a temporary stay pending appeal. strike stance noted as potentially illegal. Gov Rockefeller’s administration reports a $130 million spending retrenchment, lowering projected expenditures to $7.12 billion from 7.25 billion with revenues slightly below expectations. The New York Public Service Commission rejects Penn Central and Delaware and Hudson Railroads fare hikes of 10 percent pending hearings and opposes their interstate fare proposals.
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Albany
Supreme Court
Albany Professional Permanent Firefighters Association
City Hall
APPFA
Justice DeForest Pitt
William J. Rodgers
Justice Pitt
Nelson Rockefeller
New York Public Service Commission
Penn Central
Delaware and Hudson
PSC
Governor Sargent pushes Berkshire action on auto insurance law
In Pittsfield on a Berkshire swing, Gov. Francis W. Sargent urged quick legislative repeal of the automatic renewal clause, broaden powers for the insurance commissioner, and opposed firm plans to trim the 15 per cent auto premium cut. He warned lawmakers not to return home without acting and said Massachusetts may enter the insurance business if needed.
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Pittsfield
Francis W. Sargent
Berkshire County
Horses Die As Barn Fire Rages On Dalton Division Road
A barn on Dalton Division Road burned Wednesday night with two horses killed and 15 tons of hay lost. Seven horses were saved by 17 year old Eugene T. McCarthy who spotted the blaze. The barn belonged to Frank Virgilio and Gino Magi. eight horses remained in pasture. Across town, North Adams officials voted the S S S Mobile Home Park in violation of health code and referred the case to city solicitors amid sewage and surface water concerns.
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Pittsfield
Dalton Division Road
Eugene T. McCarthy
Frank Virgilio
Gino Magi
North Adams
City Board of Health
S.S.S
Milton Spencer
Spencer
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Gulf
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U. S
Ment
William A. Finneran
Board of Selectmen
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Army
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Randolph
Vermont Technical College
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National Education Association
Daniel G. O’connor
Madge Boardman
State Department of Education
Robert Vail
Department On “Certification
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William McLin
NEA
VEA
Fuel Service
Elm Street
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Igger Bennington
Econojet
Hunt Street
Ben Mont. Ave
Joseph Nadeau
North Bennington
Rutland
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Justice Department
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New York
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