Decision on Mad River dam faces delay in Vermont
Vermont Water Resources Board poised to rule on Hemco Corp plan to create a recreational lake for a 225 acre vacation home subdivision at Waitsfield and Moretown. The decision, tied to a road permit appeal, is expected in the first week of January.
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Hemco Corp
Vermont Environmental Board
Waitsfield Associates
District Environmental Commission
Moretown
District Commission
Clean Air Bill Finalized With 1976 Auto Emission Deadline
UPI reports negotiators set January 1, 1976 as the deadline for nearly pollution free engines and impose steep fines and jail terms for polluters. The compromise tightens auto fuel standards and reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 percent by 1976, amid industry opposition and a Muskie cited push for a strong bill. Forecasts add New England snow chances with varied temperatures across regions.
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UPI
House-Senate
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
House
Senate
Qist
High school senior corrects math test question
Portland based student John Leigh scored 790 on the math section of the College Entrance Exam Board, found an error in a problem involving X P and Q, and wrote Educational Testing Services. An ETS official conceded the mistake after Leigh argued the equation would be impossible if X and Q were zero. Leigh claimed he did not miss the disputed problem and says he provided the answers ETS sought.
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Ore
UPI
John Leigh
Leigh
Cleveland
Princeton
N.J
ETS
Foeger settles auto negligence suit over Newport crash
Walter Foeger former Jay Peak manager settled out of court his fifty thousand dollar auto negligence suit against two Newport men both deceased. The case stemmed from a December 2 1966 crash on a Newport hillside that left Foeger with facial and head injuries and claimed disfigurement. Judges and terms were not disclosed.
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Walter Foeger
Jay Peak
North
Troy
Newport
Foeger
Beacon
N.Y
U.S
Harold H. Nelson
Carroll Rollins
James L. Oakes
Rutland Teachers Demand $800 Raise in Pay Talks
Rutland school commissioners take a hard line as the Rutland Education Association negotiates. Dr. James Tinney says two wage proposals were on the table over two months. Teachers initially sought a $1,000 raise on a $6,500 base, later reducing to a $7,300 minimum, arguing further cuts would erode purchasing power.
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Rutland
UPI
James Tinney
Rutland Education Association
Tinney
Vermont Liquor Price Hike Finances State Pay Raises
MONTPELIER The Vermont Liquor Control Board raises liquor prices by a nickel per bottle to fund state employee pay raises. Acting liquor commissioner Miss Jean Hickey says the move will yield 300000 annually, 150000 this fiscal year due to timing. The system operates on a break even fund, with last year’s average 136000 on 28 million in sales. Burlington A 20 year old Goddard College student, David G Halliday of Pittsburgh, Pa, was arrested and charged with selling marijuana and LSD in a county drug raid. He is the 12th to be arrested. eleven others have entered innocent pleas. About 20 warrants were issued, with more arrests possible.
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Middlebury
UPI
Addison County Superior Court
Bristol School Board
Vermont Legal Aid
Roger Murray
William Murray
Bristol
Richard Blum
Montpelier
Vermont
State Liquor Control Board
Jean Hickey
Burlington
Goddard College
Chittenden County
Vermont District Court
David G. Halliday
Pittsburgh
Patrick Leahy
Troy senior wins Regents Scholarship top honors
In Troy Amy L Wax scored 284 of 300 in the Regents Scholarship exams, narrowly missing the top statewide score by a pair of 287 scorers. In Albany Gov Rockefeller warned Republican county chairmen of serious fiscal problems and pledged to keep taxes down after a two hour closed meeting. A Troy resident reported two strings of Christmas lights stolen from 1097 Madison Ave between 1 and 4:30 pm Wednesday.
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Troy
Capital
Amy L. Wax
Oscar Wax
Lee Ave
Robert A. Stierer
Madison Ave
Albany
Rockefeller
Zoning Board rescinds snowmobile park permit in Berkshire
Berkshire Pittsfield authorities vote to revoke a special use permit for a 77 acre Churchill Street tract owned by Jack A. Eisenbach to host a snowmobile park. Neighbors and the city noise control panel protested the potential harmful effects on residents and the wider community.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Jack A. Eisenbach
Churchill Street
Charles
Avis LaMonte
Eisenbach
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