Davis urges reform of Vermont property tax
Governor Deane C. Davis calls for tax reform during the current legislative session. He endorses portions of a plan by Rep. Peter Giuliani and Norris Hoyt to shift burdens from open lands to vacation homes and industry, with a revised statewide appraisal system setting higher assessments for industry and vacation homes and lower rates for farms and timber.
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Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Norris Hoyt
Associated Industries of
Vermont
Giuliani
Giuliani and
Hoyt
Peter Martin
Muskie Gains Momentum In Claremont NH Campaign
In Claremont, Edmund S Muskie pressed the presidential bid during a two hour Stevens High School visit before about 1500 voters. He faced Haldeman's treason charge on Vietnam policy, arguing dissent has long been honored in U S history and underscoring the national reach of New Hampshire's primary.
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Stevens High School
New Hampshire
Maine
Caremont
Claremont
Muskie
Stevens
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Nixon
Haldeman
U.S
Bennington Aims $8,200 Budget for Five Elections in 1972
Bennington Selectmen approved an $11,380 1972 elections budget with $8,200 set aside for poll workers. The town faced higher wages than 1971 when overspending occurred. Poll workers will be paid $2.50 an hour, up from $2.25, and new changes expand at large voting for selectmen and cut polling places to two.
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Bennington Selectmen
Winston S. Prouty
Edward R. Lamb
Joseph
Carroll
Board of Civil Authority
Banner
North Bennington
North Bennington Firehouse
State Armory
South Street
Armory
Eagle Hose
Depot Street
Propane center blast kills driver and injures firefighters
A series of explosions and a fire at a propane storage and distribution center on Chapman Street in Tewksbury Massachusetts killed Arthur Sutcliffe a 50 year old Lowell driver. At least 20 others including 15 firefighters were injured as flames spread to a large storage tank. Police said the blasts followed a back up into a pipe and a truck fire. Hospital officials noted third degree burns for Sutcliffe and William McAllister.
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Tewksbury
Mass
UPI
Arthur Sutcliffe
Lowell
Shrine Burns Center
Boston
Logan International Airport
East Brookfield
Chapman Street
Lowell Gas Co
St. John’s
St. Joseph’s
Sutcliffe
William McAllister
Tewsibury
Nixon six month look at economic controls in effect
The Aug 15 1971 wage price freeze and three linked bodies the Cost of Living Council Price Commission and Pay Board remain central as six months pass. Reports view mixed on whether controls curb inflation or merely mask it with exemptions while the administration trims the system to avoid a big bureaucracy.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Price Commission
Pay Board
Cost of Living Council
Gene Carlson
Pay Board and Price Commission
Labor
Council
Commission
The
Welfare funds hike erases proposed cut in income tax
The Vermont House Appropriations Committee redirected a planned $1 million personal income tax cut to boost welfare by $969,000. The panel, led by Rep. R Marshall Witten, cited hidden slush funds in the administration budget and evaluated 90 new positions costing about $400,000, with debate on reallocating those funds to other needs including a special education bill.
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Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
House Appropriations Committee
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Human Rights Commission
Witten
Rep
George Little
R- 18
Burlington
Human Services
William S. Cowles
Human Services Administration
Crisman
Davis
Tudhope
Boardman Praises Money Committee Over State Jobs
Sen Robert E Boardman criticizes Gov Davis administration for adding workers via contractual services. He notes 400000 for 93 new contractual jobs and a 3 million annual spend, urging further cuts as state workforce grows and part time staff rise. He says the administration bypassed the normal employment system.
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House Appropriations Committee
Human Services Agency
Deane C. Davis
Boardman
Senate
Davis
Inside Preview: Prices Rise Again Across Food Markets
A brief overview notes another hike in food prices is anticipated, with analysts weighing factors such as supply chain tensions and demand shifts. The item hints at broader inflationary pressures affecting households.
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Norman Runnion
N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
Sen
Edman
S. Muskie
Vietnam
John Stone
School Street
Edward Hopper
America
Hoosick Falls
Bay State
James Morris
St. John’s Hospital
Gas Company
Richard J. Mackey
By Arnold B. Sawislak
C. Jackson Grayson
Appropriations Committee
Douglas Tudhope
South Burlington
Sen. Boardman
House Money Committee
UVM
Shaftsbury
Main Street
California
Red Smith
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