Vermont backs GAF exemption over environmental limits
In Montpelier the House approves a 124 14 measure urging federal air quality exemptions for GAF Corp to save its asbestos mine in Lowell Vermont. The action aims to keep 178 workers employed and preserves about 1.5 million dollars in annual salaries while lawmakers press for a permanent EPA exemption.
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Environmental Protection Agency
House
Vermont
Senate
Ernest ‘‘Stub
Earle
R-Eden
Joseph Stevenson
Rochester
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Jordon Cole
Putney
Steventon
GAF
Collins
Thomas P. Salmon
Norman James
Washington
Lowell
Living Council lifts wage and price controls widely
The Cost of Living Council ended price and wage controls on about 25 percent of retail sales, leaving controls mainly on food, motor vehicles, gasoline and petroleum. Ten large retailers pledged to keep margins at or below 1973 levels through August 1, while Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward and J C Penney catalog prices will not rise before August 1 beyond their 1974 spring catalogs.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
Council
John Dunlop
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
J. C. Penney
Mansfield frames impeachment as inescapable duty of Congress
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Congress will press the Watergate inquiry to its end and that impeachment is a congressional responsibility. He warned Nixon’s resignation is not for Congress and urged open elections funded by public money, while signaling focus on budget cuts, tax reform, and reforming campaign financing.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Nixon
Mansfield
State of the Union
Senate Watergate Committee
Jobless Americans Jump in January Amid Energy Crisis
The Labor Department reported unemployment rose from 4.8 to 5.2 percent in January, the steepest monthly increase in four years, tied to fuel shortages. About 370,000 jobs were lost while many workers faced shorter weeks and smaller pay as costs climbed, according to AFL-CIO President George Meany.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
U.S
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Energy crisis looms as truck strike widens across states
Washington dispatch reports an independent truckers strike spreading coast to coast as diesel prices soar. Deputy energy director Sawhill warns Nixon’s call to break the crisis may falter this year amid shortages and high prices. He urges motorists to avoid refueling early. The walkout disrupts shipments to plants, threatening thousands of layoffs, with GM estimating up to 75,000 Ohio workers could be idled. Fuel deliveries to NJ and WV stations are impeded. Sawhill says the Energy Office is authorizing 110 percent diesel allocations at truck stops.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
John C. Sawhill
Nixon
Sawhill
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Virginia
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alabama
General Motors
Federal Energy Office
United States
Poll tax repeal battle set for Vermont House session
Vermont lawmakers will seek input from constituents this weekend on repealing the old age assistance and poll taxes. The Vermont House returns Tuesday to begin debate on the measure after an earlier hour of discussion, with repeal favored by small towns and retention backed by larger districts.
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Peter Giuliani
R - Montpelier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin Johnson weighs quitting after four years in post
Environmental Conservation Agency Secretary Martin Johnson signaled he may step down at year end. The 47 year old stressed no resignation and cited “four years in a job like this is enough,” amid tense clashes with lawmakers over policy, funding and river lake pollution bylaws. Johnson noted he has lasted three and a half years in the agency despite political pushback from the governor and Senate.
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Salmon
Johnson
Tom Salmon
Senate
Fish and Game Department
Vermont considers decriminalizing marijuana possession
Vermont lawmakers weigh a bill to reduce first offense penalties for cannabis possession from up to 500 dollars and six months in jail to a 25 dollar fine. The proposal, backed by various national groups, aims to avoid criminal records for youths while targeting hard drug pushers. Senate leaders and prosecutors express mixed views on enforcement and search powers amid decriminalization debate.
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President’s Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
American Bar Association
The
Consumers Union
National Council of Churches
National Education Association
Governing Board
American Medical Association
Wick
Deane C. Davis
Vermont Bar Association
Madeline Harwood
Bennington County
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Weekend Weather Briefing Cloudy Snow Likely This Weekend
Cloudy conditions with snow likely today. Highs in the teens to low 20s. Tonight expect snow or flurries with lows in the teens. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries and highs in the low 20s.
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Living Council
Ronald Lindskog
North Adams
Mass
David Therrien
Pownal
Woodford Hollow
Bennington
Jan Slusman
Martin Johnson
Montpelier
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Windham County
M. Jerome Diamond
Oregon
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