GOP digs deep for a tax plan in Vermont
In Montpelier Republican leaders unveil a tax proposal to supplant Gov. Salmon's capital gains tax with a bigger property transfer tax and reduced local revenue. Critics say the plan would hit homebuyers and shift costs while lawmakers defend it as a tool to curb development. The plan aims to raise about 7.5 million, most staying local.
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Charles Butler Jr
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Thomas P. Salmon
Salmon
GOP
New England
Kermit Smith
Derby
Republican Party
Walter Kennedy
R-Chelsea
Kennedy
Smith
Salmon Administration
House
Venezuela oil refineries hit by accidents shut down
Two major Venezuelan refineries owned by Shell and Gulf reported outages after separate incidents. The Cardon plant suffered a power failure and flooding, while Gulf’s Puerto La Cruz facility saw a fire injuring seven workers. Officials warned full startup would take time and hoped stored reserves would cover export needs.
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Caracas
UPI
Venezuela
U.S
Shell
Gulf
Exxon
Windham County police scandal hits two ex officers in Bellows Falls
Brattleboro and Windham County authorities arrested two former Bellows Falls officers in a widening police scandal. Frederick C. Gray Jr. faced an accessory to felony charge after resigning as sergeant amid alleged knowledge of a Bellows Falls theft and receipt of stolen funds. Gary N. Quinn, a former Brattleboro cop, was charged with receiving and concealing stolen property tied to antiques worth 22000 dollars stolen from Vernon plus possession of a television from Leland and Gray High School. Bail set at 5000 dollars for Gray with weekend detention planned. Quinn bailed at 5000 dollars. State officials caution the investigation remains active and ongoing into related thefts and potential further arrests.
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Brattleboro
Windham County
Bellows Falls
Frederick C. Gray Jr
John A. Lowery
Gray
Gary N. Quinn
Quinn
Vernon
Leland and
Gray High School
Townshend
Lowery
District Court
Brat
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Robert Kuhn
Stebbins Road
DeWitt Beverage
Windham
Kehoe disputes Vermont Fish and Game funding and autonomy
Vermont Fish and Game Commissioner Edward Kehoe said the Environmental Conservation Agency is underfunded and understaffed to do an effective job. He opposed a bill to divorce the department from the environmental agency, amid administration tensions and talks of regionalizing the EC's five districts. He rejected wardens' charges that Fish and Game funds funded other programs and denied opposing the governor.
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Thomas P. Salmon
Kehoe
Boylan
Senate
House
Worrin Beattie
Manchester
Martin Johnson
Brendan Whittaker
Johnson
Weekend Weather Forecast With Flurries Expected
The forecast calls for scattered flurries and variable cloudiness through Sunday. Expect highs in the low 20s today and mid-20s Sunday, with tonight's low near zero.
Judge dismisses suit for 5 tapes
UPI reports U S District Judge Gerhard A Gesell dismissed the Senate Watergate committee suit to obtain five Nixon tapes citing risk of prejudicing pending criminal trials. He kept open a possibility for the House Judiciary Committee to seek the tapes for impeachment inquiry.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Gesell
House Judiciary Committee
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Watergate Grand Jury
Democratic
Senate Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Sam Dash
Dash
Wsam J. Ervin Jr
D-N. C
Truckers' Road Move Up Yet Demand for Rollback Persists
Washington sources report a 20 percent rise in truck traffic with officials predicting a return to normal in days. Yet many truckers push for a diesel price rollback and await government action while contingency plans to ship food and fuel, possibly with police or military escorts, stay under review. Federal probes into antitrust concerns and civil rights violations linked to the strike begin as energy policy stays firm on price controls.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
William Simon
Congress
Nixon
W.J. Usery Jr
Transporation
Claude S. Brinegar
White House
William B. Saxbe
Simon
Gasmen can discriminate but not indiscriminately
Gas dealers may give regular local customers priority without violating anti discrimination laws, but must not refuse all gas to out of state motorists. Vermont officials distinguish between preferential service to locals and outright denial to non locals, a stance echoed by state and federal energy guidance.
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Bennington County
Neil S. Moss
Forrest Orr
Thomas P. Salmon
Kimberly B. Cheney
Cheney
Orr
Vermont
Moss
Federal Energy Office
Massachusetts
New York State
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