Davis Senate backs first round on state superagency plan
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate tentatively approved Gov. Deane Davis by backing an administration superagency as part of government reorganization. Amendments sought veto power over appointing agency heads and clarifications on the Connecticut River Basin Commission. The chamber edged toward final action before sending the measure to the House, while debating timing and budget impact.
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Senate
Connecticut River Basin Commission
H. Ward Bedford
Addison County
Government Operations Committee
Bedford
Connecticut River Basins Commission
New England
Richard Mallary
Edward G. Janeway
Bwindham County
Frederick J. Fayette
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
Enforcement Protection Agency
Vermont senator questions legality of reapportionment plan
Lt. Gov. Burgess doubts plan to redraw Senate districts by county lines may be legal under federal standards. He warned the plan risks lawsuits if counties like Chittenden Grand Isle gain a seventh seat while northeast districts shrink. Board chair Webber urged legislative action, including possible constitutional amendment for 15 two senate districts.
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Burgess
Legislative Apportionment Board
Chittenden-Grand Isle
Northeast
Caledonia County
Essex
Orleans
Christopher A. Webber
Rutland
Senate
Vermont
Arthur Jones
John H. Boylan
Essex-Orleans
Chittenden
The
Shiny object searched for in missing private jet case
In Ausable Forks New York a search team on cross country skis heads into 51 inches of snow to track a two million to one chance clue: a shiny object spotted on a Mitchell Mountain ridge by a Civil Air Patrol co-pilot as blizzard conditions hit. The missing Aerojet Commander aircraft carried five men including pilot Nikita and co-pilot Myers from Atlanta bound for Burlington area. State police and hill area guides coordinate passes but weather halts progress as the Adirondacks region endures heavy new snow.
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Adirondack
Plattsburgh
Civil Air Patrol
Aerojet
Burlington
Atlanta
George C. Nikita
Donald E. Myers
Randy Williams
Kirby Windsor
Frank Wilder
Jacksonville
Fla
Nikita
Myers
Cousins Properties
Marshall Seelye
Glens Falls
al Jones
Mitchell
High Peak Range
Adirondacks
Heavier sentence upheld by Vermont Supreme Court
The Vermont Supreme Court upheld a heavier sentence for Gordon Stewart of Ludlow for possessing a regulated drug with intent to sell. The court rejected arguments of illegal search, affirmed the 23 to 24 month term after a prior 15 to 19 month sentence was invalidated, and noted the effective longer prison term. A dissent voiced concerns of a retaliatory policy bias toward the respondent.
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Stewart
Windsor
Ludlow
Robert W. Larrow
Percival Shangraw
Larrow
Vermont House Sees Fee to Junk Cars Proposal
State Rep Anthony Buraczynski and Rep Perry Merrill proposed a 15 dollar fee on new vehicles to fund junking costs after highway officials said abandoned cars cost the state about 13 dollars each. Budget notes show highway funding cuts for next year and a 33.2 million request for a 65.9 million department. A fatal crash in Ascutney left Kenneth Carey dead and John Lafont injured. Inflation drives parcel and gas rate petitions with hearings set for February 22. Vermont sold 25 million in highway fund bonds at 4 percent, down from last year.
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Montpelier
Anthony Buraczynski
D-41
Brattleboro
Baraczynski
Perry Merrill
R-91
John T. Gray
House Appropriations Committee
Highway Department
Davis
Public Service Board
United Parcel Service
The
Gas Co. of Vermont
Rutland Gas Utility Corp
Vermont Gas Corp
PSB
School St
Boston
Mass
UPI
Vermont
Frank Davis
Hendrix murder trial jury folded after four hours
A Troy jury in Floyd R. Hendrix's murder trial reported it could not reach a verdict after four hours of deliberation. Judge Timothy J. Fogarty ordered the panel of eight men and four women to resume deliberations next morning. Verdict choices included guilty as charged, first degree, second degree manslaughter, or acquittal. The case concerns the February deaths of Ruth Walker and Clifford Strickland.
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Troy
Floyd R. Hendrix
Holiday Inn
Timothy J. Fogarty
Fogarty
Hendrix
Ruth Walker
Clifford Strickland
Plans for $2.5 million Mount Greylock ski area proposed
Developer Joseph R. Dragone presented preliminary plans to Berkshire selectmen for a 200 acre Mount Greylock ski resort with condos and clustered housing. The plan includes a 3400 foot chairlift, two T bars, snowmaking, and a preserved right of way to Thiel farm within the Greylock Reservation.
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ADAMS
Mount Greylock
Joseph R. Dragone
Springfield
Dragone
Picard
Thiel Farm
Water firm to study proposed hydroelectric plant plans
PITTSFIELD CEVAL says Hill Lind Inc of Norwell will advise on Northeast Utilities studies for a hydroelectric plant at Sheffield Falls Village. The Citizens Evaluation Committee will review the proposal. NORTH ADAMS Notre Dame Parish Council rejects participation in Springfield Catholic Charities drive, signaling protest over fund distribution.
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Pittsfield
CEVAL
Hill & Lind Inc
Norwell
Northeast Utilities
Sheffield
Falls Village
Ual
Mies So 4S Sre
Citizens Evaluation Committee
North Adams
Notre Dame
Springfield
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Washington
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Ascutney
Kenneth A. Carey
John A. Lafont
Claremont
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