Nixon Plans Europe Trip To Five Nations In Working Visit
President Nixon announced a February 23 departure for a five nation tour of Europe. He will meet with NATO partners in Brussels London Berlin Bonn Rome and Paris and hold talks with U.S. negotiators on Paris peace efforts. He aims to brief Henry Cabot Lodge and seek new initiatives while maintaining flexibility on possible talks with Communist negotiators. He will also visit Pope Paul VI and NATO headquarters in Brussels before pursuing a potential summit with Soviet leaders after reentry.
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UPID
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America
U.S
NATO
Paris
Pope Paul VI
Brussels
London
Berlin
Bonn
Rome
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
United
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Europe
Soviet Union
Forthcom
Belgium
GOP House Leaders Propose Alternate sales Tax Plan
The Vermont House GOP leadership presented a 2 percent limited sales tax with exceptions for food and medicine and a 20 percent temporary surcharge on personal income tax to balance Gov. Deane C. Davis 96.1 million budget. They expect the plan to raise about 18.6 million in year one, with rebates for low income earners and changes to other taxes including a 2 percent property transfer and a levy on amusement tickets. Davis said he had not endorsed the plan, and leaders said they would confer with the governor and with Peisch to align proposals before August if no broad agreement is reached.
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Montpelier
API
House
Deane C. Davis
John §. Burgess
Brattleboro
Peter Giuliani
Davis
Giuliani
Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees
Vate
Ways and Means
Francis Peisch
Burlington
Peisch
Burgess
GOP
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
State House
House Appropriations
Luther F. Hackett
South Burlington
Persch
Peisch Urges Exploring Other Revenue Sources
Vermont lawmaker Francis R. Peisch urged the legislature to explore other revenue options before approving a 4 percent general sales tax. He proposed a plan to net 7.5 million dollars to help balance the 1970 budget, prioritizing reforms like inheritance tax, higher corporate franchise tax, rooms and meals tax, and education tax. Governor Davis and GOP leaders urged delaying action until all tax proposals are reviewed.
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UPD
House
Ways and Means
Francis R. Peisch
Burlington
Davis
Persch
Peisch
Bennington listing earns strong equalization mark
State Tax Department reviewers Wilfred Bourdeau and Robert Barry reported Bennington’s listing values are only a few percentage points below state appraiser figures. They explained how the equalized Grand List is applied town by town, noting Bennington is among the first towns rechecked due to high sales volume since 1967. They cited 80 residential, 16 commercial, and 10 additional listings reviewed.
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Ascutney
Kocher Drive
Everett
Mass
Wilfred Bourdeau
Robert Barry
Vermont Tax Department
Tax Department
Bourdeau
Barry
Vermont
Bennington Sisters
Burlington
Boudreau
Department of Taxes
House Education Committee
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Post Office Jobs Move Toward Open Exams
Washington debate centers on replacing patronage with competitive testing for postmasters and rural carriers. Top scorers would be certified to the Post Office Department, with postmaster general selecting among them amid Congress scrutiny. Blount defends shift as modern, while Muskie and Yarborough voice concerns about selection details and politics in a pivotal policy change.
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UPI
Ben Franklin
Post Office
Nixon
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Franklin
Republic
Post Office Department
Winton M. Blount
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hoosick Falls Candidates Named for Village Mayor
Inside the edition an editorial proposes a sixth grade course on computing a town Grand List. The Hoosick Falls People’s party announces candidates for village mayor and trustees while Robert K. Shiland withdraws as an Independent mayoral candidate.
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Hoosick Falls People’s Party
Robert K. Shiland
Independent Party
Hoosick Falls
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