Group divisions delay Fish and Game bill in Vermont
MONTPELIER UP I A The House Government Operations Committee chair says a bill to divorce the Fish and Game Department from the Agency of Environmental Conservation is not a priority and unlikely to pass this year. Rep Orrin Beattie says much evidence is needed to fragment the agency while the Salmon administration opposes the reorganization, arguing it would hurt fish and game interests.
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Montpelier
UPI
House
Fish and Game Department
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Senate
Salmon Administration
Emergency energy powers bill clears House panel
The Vermont House Government Operations Committee approved a bill granting Gov. Salmon broad powers to handle energy emergencies. The measure, on a 10-1 vote, would expire March 1 1975 unless renewed and could trigger a Senate showdown if enacted.
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Bruce Talbot Montpelier
UPI
House
Government Operations Committee
Thomas P. Salmon
Senate
Judy Rosenstreich
Waterbury
Beattie
House Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Giuliani
Judiciary Committee
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington seeks full time town assessor head
Bennington officials and three part time sisters press for a full time assessor to value all land and property for taxation. The salary would be 12000 to 15000 dollars with standard town employee benefits. A professional with tax law knowledge maps and communications skills is sought.
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Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Richard A. Sleeman
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Lamb
Selectmen
Vermont
Frank
Board of Selectmen
Sleeman
Clayton
John Downs Seeks Vermont Party Consensus in Candidacy
John Downs of St Johnsbury signals a statewide tour to seek understanding within the party before pursuing a bid. A former Caledonia County state's attorney and long-time legislator, he argues for reform, independence from past loyalties, and targeted public spending while warning against political opportunism.
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Downs
Chittenden County
Caledonia
St. Johnsbury
Montpelier
Hoff
Lindsey
Girl run over by school bus leaves Albany in fair condition
Tracy Jones a 12 year old Shaftsbury girl was run over by a moving school bus in Shaftsbury. She sustained a pelvic fracture and internal abdominal injuries. She underwent surgery and was in Albany Medical Center Hospital recovery. The driver, 21 year old Christopher Pisto, did not see her. State Police cited very slippery highway conditions.
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Albany
Tracy Jones
Shaftsbury
Albany Medical Center
Tracy
Joyce Jones Crosier
William H. Jones
Bennington
Albany Hospital
Church Street
Route 7
Christopher Pisto
Mt. Anthony Union
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
N.Y
Leroy Thomas
Gareth Bus Co. Employe
Mt. Anthony Union High School
New England Governors seek regional gas ration plan
The six New England governors adopted a resolution urging regional action to curb gasoline shortages. A draft, not fully disclosed, would back regional adoption of an energy office program to promote restrictions and staggered station hours, with a 10 gallon minimum at each sale. The plan aims to minimize economic disruption while energy officials study implementation.
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Boston
UPI
New England Governors’ Conference
New England Regional Commission
New England
Lawrence Rogers
Regional Federal Energy Office
FEO
FEC
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Oregon
Local Hospital Admissions and Births Reported
On Thursday February 7 1974 admissions include Marion Brown Pauline Moses Cheryl Ogert and William Baertschi of Hoosick Falls and Robert Mathers of Eagle Bridge. Discharges from Bennington include Henrietta Senecal William Hattar Kathryn Parker Adele Harris Bridget LeBarron Brian Sprague and George Morin, all of Hoosick Falls. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Ernest Sirois and a son to Mr and Mrs Carl Granger of Shaftsbury.
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Marion Brown
North Hoosick
N.Y
Pauline Moses
Cheryl Ogert
William Baertschi
Hoosick Falls
Robert Mathers
Eagle Bridge
Bennington
Henrietta Senecal
William Hattar
Kathryn Parker
Adele Harris
Arlington
Bridget LeBarron
Brian Sprague
George Morin
Ernest Sirois
Carl Granger
Shaftsbury
Judge dismisses suit over state land use plan maps
Chief Superior Judge William C. Hill dismissed a lawsuit by Orange County farmers Kenneth Appleton and Delbert Leete against the Environmental Board plan. Assistant Attorney General Benson Scotch argued the map issue was not ripe since the plan has not been adopted. Act 250 required maps. the state planning office completed maps weeks after the plan was presented. The attorney general said the issue was political. Snacks at Bennington Club tonight. Constitutional amendments notice will run on Feb 15 and Feb 22.
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State Planning Office
Attorney General’s Office
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Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Kautz
Mt. Anthony
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Bennington County
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Buckley
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Rutland County
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Bushee
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U.S
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Connecticut
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Common Cause
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Jerome
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B&m
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Murphy Road
Harry J. Eastman
Paper Mill Bridge
Eastman
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Nancy L. McCoy
Williamstown
Mass
McCoy
Wilkinson
William F. Schiemenz
Sacred Heart Church
Spring St
Mahar and Son
Otto and
Margaret (Gleason) Schiemenz
Bennington High School
Pownal Tannery
Benmont Paper Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Bennington Lodge
Eagles
Patrick
Potomac
Ruth Bennett
Ida Mae Zullo
Park Lawn
Mrs
Douglas Laker
Alice B. Laker
White Creek
Bennington Convalescent Center
Robson Funeral Home
John Y. Elliott
First Baptist Church of
Maple Grove
William Halbeck
Bush Rest
Pownal
Mad and Son Funeral Home
Bennington Briefs
Bennington Club
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