Zoning Challenge Tests Hartford Powers in Vermont Case
In White River Junction Hartford faces 30 criminal charges against Leroy Nott Jr. over mobile home placement under a local zoning ordinance. Judge Palmer D. Ainsworth weighs whether a town can pursue criminal action for zoning violations while defense argues only civil action is proper. The town cites implied state authority. counsel for Nott argues statutes do not grant criminal liability or process in zoning matters.
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White River
Nott
Ainsworth
Terino
Hartford
John S. Brockway
Tax official opposes write-offs for pollution equipment
Vermont Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon testified against tax write-offs for pollution treatment gear. James Mereness of Associated Industries of Vermont urged breaks for firms installing anti-pollution systems. Witherspoon argued incentives won't solve the issue and questioned if the public should fund legally required cleanup, saying industry must face social costs.
Legislature to Seek $29 Million in Bond Requests Next Session
The 1968 legislature will consider about 29.1 million dollars in state building bonds. The largest issue, over 16 million, funds the Capitol complex unveiled last week by the Building Board. An Education Department bond of 4 million funds school construction, as the department fears the 1967 6.3 million bond may not cover rising needs. Two bills seek over 4 million for Health Department laboratories to be built and equipped in Burlington and Montpelier.
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State Health Department
Burlington
Montpelier
Hoff hints at potential U.S. Senate bid
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff said at a news conference that a future U.S. Senate run interests him, while he ruled out seeking lieutenant governor or secretary of state. He dismissed a newspaper editorial about a Daley Hoff ticket and stated the idea of those offices has never entered his mind.
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Hoff
Mechanicville Ski Program Adapts To Snow Shortage
In Mechanicville a learn to ski program started as planned with 39 participants. Lacking snow at Willard Mountain, the event moved to Easton Valley where snow making coats the slopes and two district buses transport the skiers. Sponsored by the Mechanicville Department of Public Safety and the Municipal Youth Recreation Committee. In Albany a tan poodle was stolen on Christmas Eve from Wiggand's Pet Shop and returned after an 11 year old boy admitted the theft and small prior robbings. shop owners declined charges.
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Mechanicville
Willard Mountain
Easton Valley
Easton
Albany
Wiggand
Hudson Ave
Commission on Human Rights gifts Negro Life and History sets to Troy schools
The Troy Commission on Human Rights donates encyclopedia-size sets titled International Library of Negro Life and History to five Troy high schools and a sixth to the Troy Public Library. Each six-book set covers all facets of Negro life in America and aims to foster better race understanding.
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Troy
Commission On Human Rights
International Library of Negro Life and History
Troy Public Library
America
First arrest in Berkshires stolen car racket made
Pittsfield state police corporal Clemens took James P. McCauley Jr. into custody on a warrant charging concealment and receipt of a car stolen in Saugus. Edmund Crown is sought, believed to be a ringleader, with whereabouts unknown. In North Adams, three generation trucking firm A Louis Rougeau Trucking will transfer to Henry Arigoni on Jan 2, 1948.
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Pittsfield
Richard Clemens
District Attorney’s Office
James P. McCauley Jr
Saugus
Edmund Crown
Lanesboro
Crown
North Adams
Donald C. Rougeau
A. Louis
Stanley Club Reopens After Health Dept Clearance
Pittsfield directors say the Stanley Club has been cleared after Health Department approval ending a closure since December 14 due to mass illness among patrons. Harold E. Wayo, club president, notes state health tests on employees were negative.
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Pittsfield
Stanley Club
Health Department
Harold E. Wayo
Welfare official cites 2200 Pittsfield families for stamps
Pittsfield Welfare Commissioner Raymond T. Quinn estimated on Tuesday that about 2,200 local families will qualify for the federal food stamp program. The program allows eligible families to buy stamps worth more than their purchase price.
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Pittsfield
Raymond T. Quinn
Cree Agrees To Control Vernon Thermal Pollution
Atty. Gen. James L. Oakes says Vermont will not appeal the AEC permit for the Vernon Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant after Cree agrees to meet Vermont’s thermal pollution controls. The agreement includes cooling facilities to meet any temperature standard and covers cases with no water temperature rise in the Connecticut River.
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Montpelier
UPI
James L. Oakes
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Oakes
Albert A. Cree
Cree
Vermont
Connecticut
Hoff Lists Major Bills Facing Solons
Governor Hoff outlines plans for a streamlined executive branch and a new Human Resources Department. He backs preserving fish and game, forests and parks, and water resources as distinct units within a restructured Natural Resources Department. He cites housing, school reorganization, scenic corridors, and a constitutional convention as major 1968 agenda items.
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Hoff
Thorny highway funding issue faces Vermont leaders
Governor Hoff says rising construction costs threaten the 28.9 million plan for southwestern Vermont and the Burlington beltline. A Highway Board preliminary report cites higher costs as a factor. Hoff will meet with the board and Highway Commissioner Lauritz Larsen to discuss options including a penny gas tax, new bonds, or extending the 1972 completion timeline. He may unveil a supplemental budget next week in a special message after legislative reconvening.
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Missioner Lauritz S. Larsen
Hoff
Hearing Set On Conn River Classification
The Water Resources Board will hold a final hearing on the proposed classification and classification schedule for the Lower Connecticut River on January 18. The board seeks public testimony from those with objections to the proposals. The plan calls for a class B river with mixer sections of about 10 miles below sewage plants at Wilder Windsor Charlestown Bellows Falls and Brattleboro administered as class B water.
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Wilder
Windsor
Charlestown
Bellows Falls
Brattleboro
Thieves Misspell Note In Ill. Home Burglary
St. Clair County sheriff seeks burglars who left a misspelled note at Larry Grove residence thanking "Chiersthams." Police indicate two suspects entered the home and caused unknown damages. No further details on injuries or items reported.
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Collinsville, Ill
UPI
St. Clair County
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