Hoff Tax Bill Is Outlined
Gov Hoff proposes a statewide equalized education tax rate of 2.10 per town with aid based on pupil counts, potentially raising Bennington and several county towns while cutting taxes in others. Hearings outlined how aid would shift, with Bennington's aid estimated at 569,030 to 600,000 and several towns gaining or losing funding under the plan.
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Vermont
Bennington
Philip H. Hoff
Gerald S. Witherspoon
Gov. Hoff
Witherspoon
State
Bennington Catholic High School
Benning
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Pownal
Woodford
Landgrove
Dorset
Peru
Sandgate
Searsburg
Winhall
Richard Sleeman
Bennington County
Episcopal Church
State of
State Tax Measures Aired at Public Hearing
In Bennington the Vermont House Ways and Means Committee debated proposed tax legislation. Rep. Emory Hebard R Glover chaired the tax committee and conveyed mixed public reaction to the measures at the hearing.
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Emory Hebard
Glover
Ways and Means
Vermont
James W. Lounsbury
Pownal
Gerald W. Witherspoon
Dwyer
Vermont House
R-Glover
Bennington
Bennington County
Rpownal
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald S. Witherspoon
Hoff challenges Davis over Vermont political climate claim
Governor Philip Hoff urged Republican candidate Deane Davis to name the firm he cited as relocating out of Vermont due to the state climate. Hoff touted $56.7 million in new plant investment since 1962, 223 expansions, and 242 SBA loans as proof of a favorable climate, while Democrats consider a tax overhaul to equalize rates and restore exempt lands to town grand lists.
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Hoff
Davis
Vermont
Tax Proposals Limit Tax on Private Land in Planning Bill
Town officials discuss a proposed measure to tax only private institutional land while preserving exemptions for federally owned, town owned, and highway land. Buildings on exempt land remain untaxed, but towns could receive payments for municipal services. A 50 percent listing of actual cost for personal property is proposed, lasting through its expected life.
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Bennington
Bennington College
Paran Recreations
North Bennington
Witherspoon
Highway Department
Heavy Fighting Continues as Allies Claim Victory in Battle of Cities
News reports from Saigon and Hue detail a brutal Viet Cong offensive across a 600 mile battle line. Allied leaders claim the invasion failed to hold the cities, yet heavy fighting, civilian casualties, and significant Viet Cong losses mark the five day campaign. Hue remains a focal point with Marines pressed near the Perfume River while air and artillery strikes intensify.
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API
Hue
U.S
V.C
William C. Westmoreland
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Comunists
UPI
Richard V. Oliver
Imperial
Percy charges leaders misled on Viet Cong strength
Senator Charles H. Percy charged that the Johnson administration deliberately misled the American people about the Viet Cong strength. He joined Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield in urging President Johnson to reassess U.S. involvement as the Communist offensive against Saigon and other South Vietnamese cities showed that claims of enemy weakening were untrue.
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UPI
Charles H. Percy
Johnson
Illinois
Republican
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
Percy
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mansfield
Viet Cong
Youth Faces Six Charges From Early Morning Chase
A Sunderland youth, Louis W. Pahl, 19, faces six district court charges after a morning pursuit by state police in Bennington. Pleas of not guilty were entered as guardians and counsel are sought, with bail set at 425 dollars. The chase began on Vermont Route 67A, ended on River Street, and caused minor damage to police cruiser and vehicle.
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Sunderland
Bennington
Louis W. Pahl
Tpr
Glenn Hall
Pahl
Dewey
Weeks Streets
River Street
Hall
Robert J. Collins
Dewey Street
Ben Mont Avenue
Parochial Board Won’t Seek Rent Increase on BCHS
Vincent Pizzano said BCHS would not seek a higher rent of 47000 dollars even though heating lighting and custodial costs for leasing the former Bennington Catholic High School to Mt. Anthony Union High School ran higher than expected. He noted the extra costs would be absorbed unless BCHS is rented to Bennington School District next year for a public elementary school.
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Vincent Pizzano
Bennington Catholic
Mt. Anthony Union High School
BCHS
Bennington
Pizzano
Mt. Anthony
Vermont considers options to improve U S 7 two lane
In Montpelier the Highway Investigating Committee weighed four routes for southern Vermont U S 7 upgrades. Options include funding up to interstate standards, a stopgap improvement program, or land purchase for four lanes with two built now, plus Luther Hackett beltline idea.
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Montpelier
UPD
Highway Investigating Committee
Vermont
James Jeffords
R-Rutland
Jeffords
House
Luther Hackett
South
Burlington
Nicholls
Hackett
Arthur Jones
Orleans
U.S. 7
Ron Crisman
Oakes-Davis Primary Contest Shaping Up
The GOP field for Vermont governor tightens as Senate Clerk Robert H. Gibson argues Atty. Gen. James L. Oakes is the best Republican candidate. He warns conservatives may back Deane C. Davis, risking a primary clash and possible party split after Democrats swept state offices except Oakes in 1966.
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Senate
Robert H. Gibson
GOP
Oakes
Deane C. Davis
Gibson
Davis
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Manchester
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Lounsbury
Philip Hoff
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Oliver
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Thich
Tri Quang
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Council of Economic Advisers
James Duesenberry
Gardner Ackley
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