EPA chief designat e vows to honor Champlain sludge directive
William Ruckelshaus testified on his confirmation as head of the EPA promising to honor Walter Hickel’s directive for New York to develop a cleanup plan for Lake Champlain sludge near Ticonderoga. Vermont officials press for urgent removal, contending delay harms the lake as International Paper cuts production at the old mill and moves to a new plant by next July.
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U.S
Hickel
Washington
UPI
New York State
Lake Champlain
William Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Senate
George D. Aiken
New York
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Vermont
Walter Hickel
Nixon
Aiken
Ruckelshaus
International Paper Co
U.S. Supreme Court
Deane C. Davis
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Robert Stafford
IPC
Guard killed in Georgia store robbery
A Wells Fargo guard Rex E. Brantley, 49, died defending $65,000 delivered to a Sears store in Macon. Gunmen, believed to be six, wrestled with Brantley and fired eight shots injuring two women amid the Christmas shopping crowd. Brantley and partner T. E. Prescott were delivering the money when the attack occurred.
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Macon
UPI
Wells Fargo
Sears, Roebuck
Rex E. Brantley
Brantley
T. E. Prescott
Prescott
Vermont Senate leader may oppose full education aid funding
UPI reports Sen Edward Janeway of Windham County leans against meeting the current 40 percent funding goal for state aid to education. He criticizes the Miller formula used to distribute funds based on town equalized lists, noting 17 of 22 towns in his county receive low funding. As majority leader and Appropriations chair, he faces pressure amid the Education Department request of just over $32 million, likely to be reduced.
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Londonderry
UPI
Vermont Senate
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Miller
Janeway
Appropriations Committee
GOP
State Education Department
Talks Continue As Bryant Grinder Negotiations Extend
SPRINGFIELD UPI Negotiations between the United Electrical Workers Union and Bryant Grinder Co continue with 24 hour extensions after the old pact expired Monday night. About 350 workers are represented, 140 laid off, and union officials foresee a near term agreement while avoiding a strike due to local economic conditions. Meanwhile Derby and Enosburg vote defeats on school bonds prompt new plans. In Enosburg a 10,000 bond for an industrial arts building failed 167 to 147 and Derby rejected a 1.4 million elementary school project and a swimming pool, 503 to 257 and 644 to 93 respectively. Federal watchdog action: the Federal Water Quality Administration approved pollution control programs for 31 states for fiscal 1971, with New Hampshire and Vermont receiving specified federal and matching funds. Vermont Governor’s Crime Commission grant of 111,000 federal planning funds for fiscal 1971 was announced.
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Springfield
UPI
United Electrical Workers Union
Bryant Grinder Co
Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co
Davis
DERBY
Enosburg
Washington, D.C
Federal Water Quality Administration
New Hampshire
Vermont
Off track betting plan pitched by Troy businessmen in New York
In Troy a privately owned limited off track betting corporation was proposed for the Capital District. Success hinges on approval by Rensselaer County and Schenectady, with the State Off-Track Betting Commission, offering specialty bets with large odds and high returns. Separate notes mention Rep Stratton predicting district reapportionment after the 1970 census and a Penn Central switchman killed in Selkirk, E Williams 63 of Catskill.
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Troy
Offtrack Betting Corporation
New York State
Capital District
O.T. Systems and Management Corp
Rensselaer County
Schenectady
State
Scotia
New York
Samuel S. Stratton
Stratton
Selkirk
Penn Central Railroad
E. Williams
Catskill
Berkshire redevelopment events and high school concerns
North Adams officials report Precision Control Products withdraws from Ashland Street and American Legion Drive tracts while River Street West renewal weighs on funding. Drury High faces closure risk after a harsh NEASC evaluation. Hal Borland resigns from CEVAL over stalled progress and perceived pro Northeastern Utilities bias.
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North Adams
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