01 Feb 1975
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1975
Page
1
Vermont House gave preliminary approval to a bill to raise taxes on wealthy residents by removing a 4.5 percent cap on state income tax. Critics warned it could drive rich Vermonters elsewhere and reduce revenue. The panel also rejected a 2 a.m. bar closing push and advanced birth certificate reforms ending illegitimacy notes on older records.
A Vermont news roundup details Bennington County lawmakers’ proposals and the Senate Senate’s early measures. Bills range from deer bow season alignment to tax relief and school bonding rules. Absentee ballot timing, sales tax exemptions for home use, and court officiants are among topics. A Shaftsbury park funding request and a highway fund merger are noted, with more to come as See BILLS, Page 2.
Central Vermont Public Service Corp announces immediate 8 percent salary reductions for 132 management and supervisory staff as electricity sales slump. Spokesman Russ Ayer says the move aims to avoid a rate increase, part of broader cuts including reduced work hours for about 600 total employees. Clerical workers shift to 35-hour weeks while maintenance and linemen move to four 32-hour weeks.
A two story two family house at 41 Railroad Avenue was destroyed by a Friday afternoon fire that left Mr and Mrs Robert Hall and their two children homeless. The blaze started when a kitchen gas stove exploded and firefighters worked until after 6 pm. Fire Chief Walter Sprague led two alarms as 18 men battled flames with gas tanks along the side catching fire and two firefighters receiving oxygen after smoke exposure.
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon said he will not recommend building I-93 from the New Hampshire border to St. Johnsbury, backing an alternate plan to end near Vermont Route 18. The move clashes with the State Highway Board which had favored construction amid opposition over cost and use. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy remained hospitalized with viral pneumonia, expected to stay a week.
A heated town budget drama ended with Bennington selectmen cutting $20,000 from a previously restored $35,000 highway budget. Selectman Timothy Corcoran, furious at his colleagues, pushed for the cut, while J Duncan Campbell shifted to support it. Town Manager Harold R. Saunders warned further reductions threaten basic highway services. The revised total remains subject to Town Meeting on March 4 and must clear the legal warning period after Town Counsel Norton Barber reviews it.
Vermont charges W.T. Grant Co. with violating the consumer fraud statute by raising the minimum credit payment from 5 to 10 percent in November 1974. The suit seeks refunds for affected customers, a $10,000 civil penalty, and investigation costs, with a Feb. 10 hearing set for a preliminary injunction.
After Burr and Burton Seminary Trustees declined to sponsor Manchester Program next year supporters rally. Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union aims to find a new home for the program as the North House site has hosted it for three years. Director David Wilson funded much of this year's costs with private donations. In a 1974 vote trustees signaled this would be the last sponsored year, while an upcoming program evaluation could decide its fate.
U.S. District Judge Charles Richey ruled that all tapes and documents from Nixon's presidency belong to the government and rejected executive privilege as personal. The ruling could shape future presidencies, though an appellate court ordered delaying action until related litigation is resolved.
Mostly sunny conditions today with a high in the 20s. Clear skies tonight bring a low from zero to 10 above.
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