Fire kills seven in Columbia County village
Seven people died in a late night blaze at an old red frame house in Stockport New York near the Hudson River. Two others were injured. authorities say the eight residents faced a tangled family situation and the cause was under investigation with suspected faulty wiring in an electric clothes dryer.
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Tammy Caulkins
Robert Plass
New England governors press for federal revenue sharing
Washington briefing shows six-state leaders led by Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent urge Congress to back Nixon revenue sharing. They warn budgets are in the red and fear federal takeover of welfare costs if Congress rejects the plan. Governors Massachusetts Connecticut Maine Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire back the concept, while some lawmakers caution on funding levels and mechanisms.
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Maine
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Vermont
Walter Peterson
New Hampshire
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Congress
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Edmund Muskie
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Edward Brooke
Rmass
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Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
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Dmaine
Stewart McKinney
Rconn
Louise Day Hicks
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Native Vermonter Humor Talk At Loyal Legislative Women
Dr David Smith of Middlebury College spoke on The Native Vermonter and His Humor at LLW meeting January 27 at the Tavern Motor Inn Montpelier. Officers were introduced and minutes read, with a plan to take a silver offering to support yearly projects. Forty Addison County Republican Club women attended. next meeting set for February 11 with refreshments provided by Essex Franklin Orleans and Windham counties.
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Vermont Eyes Suit Over IPC Ticonderoga Mill Discharges
Vermont may sue the Army Corps over discharges from International Paper Co. at Ticonderoga into Lake Champlain. IPC says treated discharges are safe and approved by New York officials. Vermont already sued IPC and New York at the Supreme Court to remove a 300 acre sludge bed from the old mill.
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Springfield union split threatens strike talks at meeting
Dissent brews within Local 218 of the United Electrical Workers Union as Springfield members convene to review negotiations with Jones and Lamson Machine Tool Co. The group of about 80 backs a back to work move and may vote on the company’s last contract offer, deemed worse than last June’s proposal that sparked the strike. Talks in Boston under federal mediators have stalled, while over 700 workers began the eight month strike June 9, the longest in Vermont history.
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St. Albans Democrat named to fill Vermont House vacancy
James B. Fitzgerald, 31, a Democrat from St. Albans, was appointed by Gov. Davis to fill the unexpired term of the late Rep. Donald C. Dunsmore. Dunsmore died Friday night, the second Vermont House vacancy Fitzgerald has been chosen to fill in two years, succeeding the term of Rep. Renfew Gallagher who died at the start of the 1969 session.
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Governor Davis to unveil land use tax plan and appointments
Montpelier Vermont Governor Davis holds a news conference to present his proposed land use tax plan and several appointments. The event was postponed to allow attendance at the funeral of Congressman Donald Dunsmore. Davis had said he no longer holds regular news conferences.
Albany High School bids trigger second delay
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning said revised plans for Albany High School are required as bids exceed debt limits. A three member panel will study bids and report in 30 days. The project faces cuts and possible further delays as the total could rise above 30 million dollars with only 14 to 15 million available.
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Pittsfield co op buys eggs below market prices
Representatives from nine city organizations formed the Pittsfield Cooperative Association to purchase eggs for members at 15 to 31 cents below supermarket prices. First shipment to the Christian Center expected Feb 18. Aims to 500 members, grow to 2000, and expand into meat milk fruit and vegetables. Also plans consumer education and product research.
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