Senate approves 3.1 billion transit subsidy with 83-4 vote
The Senate approved a 3.1 billion long range transit aid package by 83 to 4, with 1.86 billion usable in five years. The bill, backed by the Nixon administration, moves to the House. Critics warned the amount remains insufficient for major systems while highway aid dwarfs it.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Nixon
House
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Transportation Department
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
San Francisco
New York City
Cranston
Vermont hearing rally over subdivision rules faces opposition
Developers and lobbyists challenged Health Department subdivision standards at a State House public hearing. Rutland lobbyist John Carbine warned the bill would block land sales, while Quebec Lake Development Corp president John Davidson urged clearer standards. Proponent Dr. Charles Houston urged action, saying growth requires a state environmental control commission and district panels to review permits before subdivision work begins.
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Montpelier
API
Vermont
Health Department
State House
John Carbine
Rutland
Carbine
Davis Administration
Carobine
John Davidson
Quebec Lake Development Corp
Davidson
Environmental Control Commission
Charles Houston
Burlington
University of Vermont
Long Island
House Natural Resources Committee
WRB To Hear Tannery Plan
The Pownal Tanning Co. appears before the Water Resources Board on Feb 17 to detail waste treatment equipment plans. A Bennington County Court order requires submission after state legal action over a chemical waste discharge into the Hoosic River last fall.
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Pownal Tanning Co
The
Water Resources Board
Bennington County
Hoosic River
Mail Order Drug Ban in State Faces Easing Push
Burlington Pharmacy Board Chairman Bert Feinberg plans to seek relaxed rules on mail order drug purchases amid impending legislative action. Senate and House health committees consider revising the regulation to aid elderly and needy residents who rely on out-of-state mail orders. A meeting with Social Welfare and OEO officials highlighted that 8 to 10 percent of residents struggle to obtain needed drugs.
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Senate
House Health and Welfare
Feinberg
Social Welfare Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
Teachers to Ask Seven Thousand Dollar Minimum
The Southwest Vermont Education Association sets a base for next year at seven thousand dollars for a bachelor’s degree and up to thirteen thousand six hundred sixty dollars for a master’s plus thirty graduate hours. The move follows years of lagging local salaries behind New England averages and includes a new committee to coordinate negotiations across Bennington area districts.
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Southwest Vermont Education Association
SWVEA
John Duval
New England
Duval
William F. Lally Jr
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Lally
Mt. Anthony
Charles Nichols
Vermont State School Directors Association
VSSDA
Two Largest Unions Ratify New General Electric Contract
The International Union of Electrical Workers and United Electrical Workers ratified a new GE contract, signaling settlement after a 101 day strike. Vermont workers voted 2-1 in Burlington, while Schenectady saw rejection and Pittsfield approved.
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General Electric
New York
UPI
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Vermont
Burlington
Schenectady
N.Y
Pittsfield
Mass
IVE
McGovern Calls Vietnamization a Political Hoax
Senator George S. McGovern told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Nixon's Vietnam withdrawal plan is a political hoax designed to hide the costs of a prolonged war. He urged stronger congressional oversight as panels weigh repeal of the 1964 Tonkin resolution and a in effect end to unlimited presidential war powers.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Ss.d
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
McGovern
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gulf of Tonkin
Executive Branch
Tonkin
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
House
Senate
Senate Natural Resources Committee
New England
Bennington Schools Assured 69756 in Extra State Aid
In Montpelier the Senate approved a 1.8 million supplemental aid bill boosting 166 Vermont districts that learned December state aid checks fell short. Bennington and Burlington areas received notably larger grants while Rutland Springfield and St Albans also benefited. The measure heads to Gov Davis.
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Bennington
Montpelier
UPS
Vermont
Senate
Deane C. Davis
Stannard
Burlington
Rutland
Springfield
St. Albans
Social Welfare Department
Town weighs CVPS power line relocation routes
Bennington selectmen and planners met with state highway and CVPS officials to study alternative routes for moving a 46 000 volt transmission line. Options include south along Willow Park edge, north around a house on Orchard Road, or rerouting along a VERmont Electric Power Co corridor near Silk Road. Officials noted costs, rights of way, and park impacts, with federal funding favoring the most economical path.
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State Highway Department
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Town Planning Commission
Bennington
Pelsue
Calcagni
Willow Park
Ayers
CVPS
Theodore C. Lanoue
Orchard Road
Park and Houses
Vermont Electric Power Co
VELCO
Silk Road
Charles Tilgner
Tilgner
Inside County Heart Fund sets goal at ten thousand forty seven
An editorial blames Bennington water problems on the Putnam Deed of Gift and discusses the fund goal of 10 047. Russell Baker criticizes enforcement of law and order and asks where all jailed people will be housed. Harvey Carter Jr district 32 outlines his views on eight environmental bills in the Vermont Legislature.
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Bennington
Putnam
Russell Baker
Harvey Carter Jr
District
Vermont
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Guma
Elm St
Williams, Witten, Carter and Dollard Law Firm
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Charles Goodell
R-N.y
Foreign Relations Committee
Richard W. Mallary
Orange County
T. Garry Buckley
Senate Education Committee
Mallory
Selectmen
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