State aid plan would hit larger towns hard
Vermont education aid would be based on income rather than property values under the Tashman Plan, likely causing major cuts in urban districts like Bennington while boosting allocations to rural areas. The proposal faces political hurdles as legislators from affected districts resist changes. Some lawmakers favor combining Miller formula elements with Tashman ideas to ease urban impact.
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Montpelier
House
Education and
Ways & Means
UVM
Leonard Tashman
Tashman
Vermont
Bennington
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
New Jersey
William Miller
Giuliani
Hoffa kidnapping witness lineup aims at Teamsters trio
Federal judge orders an identification lineup for three New Jersey Teamsters tied to the Hoffa case. UPI reports two key witnesses may reveal what happened to former Teamsters boss James Hoffa, who vanished July 30. Salvatore Briguglio, Gabriel Briguglio, and Thomas Andretta named as abduction suspects, with ties to Anthony Provenzano.
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Detroit
UPI
New Jersey
Teamsters International
James Hoffa
Robert Ozer
U.S. Organized Crime Strike Task Force
Hoffa
Ozer
James Churchill
Salvatore Briguglio
Paramus
N.J
Teamsters
Union City
Anthony
Tony Pro
Provenzano
560
Gabriel Briguglio
East Rutherford
Salvatore
Thomas A. Andretta
Hasbrouck Heights
Joseph
Bayonne
Joe”’ Zicarelli
Andretta
Stephen
Little Ferry
Rolland McMaster
McMaster
PSB tightens utility disconnection rules in new policy
The Public Service Board issues a stricter disconnect and deposit policy to curb sudden shutoffs. The rules define a 30 day payment window, require continued service if a reasonable repayment offer is made, and add safeguards for customers. The policy follows legal changes approved in 1975 and previous court challenges.
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Montpelier
UPI
Public Service Board
PSB
State Supreme Court
New England Telephone Co
Supreme Court
Thomas Salmon
Low Income Advocacy Council
Inside Local Highlights and Page Mix
Wadworths discuss herbs in cooking and library notes feature new fiction. Agnes Rockwood checks in with a column. Pete Horton argues Vermont leads 20th century progress. Judge Medina warns gag rule effects on pretrial reporting. Family time on TV viewed. Zen Play at Hoosac School and Shaftsbury women’s greens sale. MAU matmen lose to Salem. college basketball weak. Ashe to face Borg in tennis semis. Argentina acts to crack down on terrorism.
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Wadworths
Library
Agnes Rockwood
Pete Horton
Vermont
Judge Medina
Hoosac School
Shaftsbury
Mau Matmen
Salem
Ashe
Borg
Argentina
Incinerator funds sought for town
Bennington by Rob Woolmington. The town's solid waste committee met to pursue federal money for an incinerator to replace the landfill. A preliminary proposal by John Schaeffer of Chicago was to be reviewed by the Bennington County Regional Commission, with a feasibility study funded by federal or state sources. The project aims to burn garbage, glass, metal and wood to produce methanol or ammonia for resale, on a site near a railroad. The Scott family offered land for sewage treatment as issues with landfill life and leachate pollution persist.
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Bennington
Paul Scott
North Bennington
John Schaeffer
Chicago
Bennington County Regional Commission
Gregory Burke
BCRC
Scott
Schaeffer
Federal Energy Resource Development Agency
Ford Welcomed in Indonesia Amid US Asia Policy Signals
President Ford arrived in Jakarta for a ceremonial visit that underscored U S support for Suharto and Indonesia as a major oil producer and ally. He spoke of peace and progress in Asia, reaffirming commitment to regional stability while noting continued U S ties with China and detente concerns.
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Jakarta
UPI
Ford
China
America
Vietnam
United States
Far East
Suharto
Asia
Betty
Susan
U.S
Peking
U.s.-China
Taiwan
Russia
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Java
OPEC
Halim
State Palace
China shares details on missing US servicemen with Ford
Kissinger said China provided detailed information on seven missing in action U.S. servicemen over the past decade. The identities will be public after relatives are notified. Officials called it a gesture of friendship. Washington notes 832 MIAs from the Indochina War and 1,500 bodies unrecovered. US sought data on Navy fliers possibly shot down over or near China.
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Peking
Defense Department
Washington
United States
Navy
State Department
South China
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Teng Hsiao-ping
Ford
People’s Republic
China
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By Rob Woolmington
Opec Member
Helen Thomas
Pacific
Air Force One
Sultan Hamengku Buwono
Selamat Datant Presiden Amerika Serika
United States of America
Red Cross
Berlin
Amsterdam
API
Beilen
Spice Islands
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
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