Fundamental tax reform urged as sole solution in six states
Six New England states face rising deficits as recession trims revenue and welfare costs grow. Governors urge tax reform and federal revenue sharing to ease local property tax burdens and fund services, while warning reform will be slow and politics complex.
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UPI
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Nixon
Congress
Walter Peterson
New
Hobart College Acquitted Of Blame For Disorders
Hobart College was acquitted on charges of failing to control student disorders after a six member jury found in favor of the college. Special State Prosecutor Leon Armer said the state had no right to appeal as the verdict was rendered. The case followed a June 5 confrontation during a drug raid involving an undercover officer nicknamed Tommy the Traveler.
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Licenses at stake over whites-only fraternal lodges
Boston UPI The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission heard arguments on denying liquor licenses to Eagles and Elks lodges whose charters restrict membership by race. NAACP head Vernon Sport urged denial citing racial limits while lodge attorneys contested ABC authority. The hearing began with affidavits from several local lodge branches claiming no racial limits.
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Missing jet search shifts to Adirondack peaks
High winds and snow showers grounded Civil Air Patrol planes in the northern Adirondacks as they pursued a missing private jet with five aboard. A state police helicopter scanned Wilmington Notch but found no sign, while CAP units faced rapidly lowering ceilings and deep snow on 4000 to 5000 foot peaks. The Aerojet Commander disappeared January 27 after leaving Burlington Vermont en route to Atlanta Georgia. The crew included pilot George Nikita co pilot Donald Myers and executives Randy Williams and Kirby Windsor. Cousins Properties of Atlanta, owner of the jet, is funding an $8 million Burlington urban renewal project.
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Cousins Properties
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Burlington
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Cousins
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Jacksonville
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Amherst College names new president Ward
Prof John W Ward a specialist in American history has been named the 14th president of Amherst College. The Board of Trustees announced the decision at a faculty meeting. Ward has taught at Amherst since 1963 after Princeton and Harvard education.
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Harvard
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Vermont Supreme Court to hear Route 7 case in Clarendon
A group of Clarendon property owners contest the Route 7 limited access decision by Vermont High way Board in the 1960s. They allege conflict of interest discrimination and fraud and claim due process was denied. Former Highway Board Chairman James Marro of Rutland is named in connection with a motel he built on Route 7 where limited access was not designated. The board denies the charges.
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UPI
Vermont Supreme Court
State Highway Board
Clarendon
Highway Board
James Marro
Rutland
Vermont Diocesan School Board weighs parochial closures
Burlington reports the Vermont Diocesan School Board will review financials from parochial schools and their supporting parishes. A decision on which schools close may come, as officials warn at least six unidentified parochials could shut down this year without state aid. The board seeks $1.2 million from the 1971 legislature.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Diocesan School Board
Diocesan School Board
Vermont hotel group demands larger Development budget
Burlington dispatch reports the Vermont Hotel Motel Restaurant Association urging more funding for the Development Department. Members, briefed by Elbert Moulton, argue Gov. Davis’s $461,000 proposal is unfair against the $4.5 million state rooms and meals tax take and claim higher funding is needed to attract tourists.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Association
State Development Department
Elbert Moulton
Davis
Moulton
Vermont
Vermont electric firm seeks 19 percent rate increase
A public hearing was set today on Vermont's largest electric company request for a 19 percent rate hike. The Public Service Board has already refused a 6 percent temporary increase by Central Vermont Public Service Corp. Testimony will argue the rise counters inflation and higher operating costs.
Burns Claim Life Of Mrs Irene Smith In Hardwick
Burlington UPI reports Mrs Irene Smith 61 of Hardwick died from burns sustained when her housecoat erupted in flames after she lit a match. Officials at Medical Center Hospital confirmed the death occurred Sunday.
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Burlington
UPI
Irene Smith
Hardwick
Medical Center Hospital
Malta to House Saratoga Research and Development Center
The New York State Atomic and Space Development Authority budgets 1 to 1.5 million dollars for an environmental research center at the Malta test site. The Saratoga Research and Development Center will study environmental effects of nuclear power plants with large waterway models. Construction starts in spring. 300 to 500 technical workers are expected within 10 to 15 years.
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State Atomic and Space Development Authority
Donald H. Shafer
Saratoga
Shafer
Berkshire Bank Robbery Attempt Ends With Arrest
A 16 year old girl was arrested Monday after attempting to rob Pittsfield National Bank as teller Christine Mendosa filled a bag with money. Patrolman Edward Deser detained the suspect outside the bank after a silent alarm. The bank had moved into renovated quarters following a November fire and explosion. In a separate incident, Gary Lutat, 12, remained in fair condition after a 70 foot fall into an abandoned emery mine shaft, suffering multiple injuries.
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Christine Mendosa
Chester
Gary Lutat
Noble Hospital
Westfield
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