State Land Trust Aims To Equalize Farm Taxes In Vermont
A Vermont bill to create a Land Trust would allow farmers and landowners to dedicate open land to the state in exchange for stable, lower real estate taxes. Rep. John McClaughry says the plan, to be unveiled in the 1972 session, would base valuations on non development values and have the trust reimburse towns for tax revenue losses.
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Lyndonville
Vermont
Land Trust
McClaughry
Vermont Land Trust
Miller
Rockefeller eyes fifth term as governor in 1974 bid
Albany New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller said he is seriously considering a fifth term in 1974. He dismissed rumors of running for vice president or taking a Nixon cabinet post and said he wants to stay governor until the state's fiscal crisis is resolved.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
White House admits Nixon ordered bombing
Florida reports President Nixon ordered intensified bombing of North Vietnam while Nixon stays at the Biscayne Bay villa. Press Secretary Ziegler dodges confirming direct orders as Nixon plans to return to Washington for year end. The president meets with Brandt, discusses Europe and Asia, and a CBS interview is scheduled.
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Nixon
Key Biscayne, Fla
Upi
Florida White House
North Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Biscayne Bay
Washington
U.S
Europe
Charles G
Bebe” Rebozo
Pat
CBS Television
Southeast Asia
San Clemente
Calif
Eisaku Sato
New York to Seek No Removal of Champlain Sludge
Donald Stevens of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says a 300 acre sludge bed in Lake Champlain should remain untouched. The report argues removal of the wastes from International Paper Co. could worsen lake waters. Vermont Attorney General James Jeffords has sued to force NY and International Paper to remove the sludge bed at Ticonderoga.
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Albany, N.Y
UPI
Donald Stevens
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Lake Champlain
International Paper Co
Lake
Champlain
Stevens
Vermont
James Jeffords
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
The
Ticonderoga
Massachusetts Eyes 73 Decibel Noise Ban On Snowmobiles
Massachusetts moves toward a new law banning sale or use of snowmobiles that exceed 73 decibels at 50 feet. A public hearing revealed a non existent testing standard and divisions over enforcement and timelines, with proposals ranging to delay the limit to 1974 and then raise it to 82 decibels.
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Boston
UPS
Massachusetts
Registry of
Motor Vehicles
State House
International Snowmobile Industry Association
John Nesbitt
Jack V. Hoene
George Dooley
Henry Lee
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
Canada
Lee
Ex Justice Harlan Dies After 16 Years On Court
Former Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan, 72, died at George Washington University Hospital after ill health and a noted career as a dissenter. His passing comes as William Rehnquist and Lewis Powell Jr. prepare to join the court. Funeral arrangements were private in Weston, Connecticut.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
John Marshall Harlan
Harlan
George Washington University Hospital
William H. Rehnquist
U.S
Richmond
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Nixon
Hugo L. Black
Weston
Conn
Inside pages tease new year eating seeds and ski busts
A string of brief newspaper blurbs previews articles across pages 3 4 7 8 9 10 and 11. Virginia Sandy Kit Foster notes seed catalogues spring interest hawks and eagles on jerseys day by day 1971 chronology and Miami pro football ticket history are highlighted with page references and seasonal observations.
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Virginia Sandy
Kit Foster
Hawks
Miami
End of North Vietnam raids marks peak bombing campaign
UPI reports five days of sustained U S bombing north of the DMZ ended with the most intense bombardment yet ordered by Nixon. Three planes were lost this period, five crewmen missing, one rescued. Washington tallied 1,000 sorties, noting most raids stayed south of the 18th parallel. Casualties were low with one soldier killed and 29 wounded last week amid reduced Viet Cong activity.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnamese Panhandle
20Th Parallel
Dmz
Washington
Pentagon
Cambodia
da Nang Air Base
UPS
Stewart Kellerman
Hanoi rejects 900 POW gift packages from families
Pentagon spokesman said North Vietnam refused to accept about 900 gift packages for American prisoners of war, reversing earlier statements that they would be accepted. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim said the action occurred before recent U.S. bombing, with most returns labeled Refuse Par Vietnam and no reason given. The Pentagon notes most gifts were sent August and October, covering prisoners listed by Hanoi as 343 Americans.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Defense Department
The
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S
Friedheim
Hanoi
Vietnam
United States
Dowser Finds Links Between Arthritis and Water Veins
Herbert Douglas of Shaftsbury explores dowsing in an article on Page 6 noting nine arthritis sufferers who sleep over intersecting underground water veins and a tenth case since. He does not claim medical proof but urges more scientific study of the coincidences and correlations observed.
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Bay State
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Pittsfield Commission On
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Stewart
John M. Harlan
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Herbert Douglas
Shaftsbury
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