House Set To Pass Bonus Bill in Vermont
In Montpelier UPI reports a bill to grant a Vietnam veterans bonus nears floor debate in the Vermont House with Rep. John Alden predicting a 21 vote margin. The measure, pulled from the Appropriations Committee with a 2.1 million price tag, faces opposition over costs and figures. Gov. Deane Davis backs the bill though wary of trouble, while the Senate approves a drug abuse patient confidentiality measure returning to the House for concurrence.
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Montpelier Upi
House
John Alden
R-Woode Stock
House Appropriations Committee
Alden
Appropriations
Luther Hackett
South
Burlington
Hackett
House General and Military Affairs Committee
Deane C. Davis
Senate
American Group Heads for Cuba To Help in Sugar Cane Harvest
Busloads of Americans headed for Cuba to join Fidel Castro’s sugar cane harvest as part of the Venceremos Brigade. About 300 travelers from Maine to New Brunswick crossed into Canada en route to St John to board a cattle boat with 212 Americans returning from Cuba. The group, a mix of students minorities and older participants, will spend two and a half months in Cuban canefields and includes people from many backgrounds and ages despite border friction over the trip.
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Cuba
St, Stephen
N.B
UPI
Fidel Castro
Maine
New Brunswick
Carol Brightman
Boston
Windsor
Detroit
Canada
St. John
Luis Arcos Bernes
Bruce Jacobs
City College of New York
Jacobs
North Vietnam
Democrats Blame Davis For Slow Legislative Pace
In Montpelier Democrats assail the Davis administration for slow work and weak revenue projections. Senate Minority Leader Charles Delaney cites environmental control legislation and a 291 page criminal code revision as costly delays. House Democrats accuse administration figures of predicting revenue too conservatively, arguing a $6 million shortfall against a $16 million projection.
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House
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Aiken Sees Milk Payment Program Restored Soon
Senator George D. Aiken asserts Agriculture Department obligations for Vermont will rise from 21.17 million to 24.58 million in 1971, with total Vermont obligations near 27 million after undetermined programs. He notes increases mainly in Rural Housing loans, while milk cash payments drop to zero for 1971.
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Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Agriculture Department
Vermont
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farmers Home Administration
Congress
Detectives Uncover Arm Trick In Norwich Theft Case
In Norwich England department store detective Pauline Colgate grabbed Lionel Downing at exit. The arm tore off in her hand revealing Downing used an artificial left arm to conceal a bag of stolen goods under his coat.
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Norwich
England
UPI
Pauline Colgate
Lionel Downing
Downing
Vermont House Eyes Study Over Mail Order Drug Rule
The House Health and Welfare Committee may vote to kill a bill to block Vermont Pharmacy Board from banning mail order drug purchases. Chairman Benjamin Gould signals a broader review of state pharmacy laws plus opposition to a $50 annual out of state licensing fee. Critics call the fee unnecessarily intimidating.
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Vermont Legal Aid
Richard Blum
Pharmacy Board
Herbert Feinberg
Hancock proposes tax exemption for home heating fuel
Rep John Hancock of Hardwick shifts to a third plan to exempt home heating fuel from the 3 percent sales tax for households earning 7500 dollars or less. The measure would let the head of household apply for an exemption certificate with the department. Cost estimated at 600000 to 700000 dollars.
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Montpelier
UPI
John Hancock
R-Hardwick
Hancock
Tax Department
Vermont
Department
House Rules Committee
Vermont League to double dues to stave off deficit
Vermont lawmakers report the Vermont League of Cities and Towns will raise member dues by 100 percent after treasury funds dwindled to about 2000 dollars. The move funds chief secretary and Montpelier office, keeping the organization running amid financial strain. Governor Davis signs a lawn bill regulating cable TV placing oversight with the Public Service Board and funding through license fees. Georgia town seeks to buy former Central Catholic High School in St Albans to accommodate enrollment, with state committee backing the purchase.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Stewart
Montpelier
UPI
Davis
House
Senate
Public Service Board
UPS
House Education Committee
Georgia
St. Albans
Central Catholic High School
Jury Acquits Man in Death as Indictment Unsealed
An Albany County Court jury acquitted Otis Larry Johnson of murder charges in the death of 17 year old David Hisgen at the Palace Theatre. After the verdict, prosecutors revealed a sealed indictment against Johnson, who has been in custody six months, with defense counsel Sanford Rosenblum urging the matter be addressed before verdict. Johnson faced murder and manslaughter counts in Colonie Central High School senior Hisgen’s death.
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Albany
Otis Larry Johnson
Colonie
Palace Theatre
Sanford Rosenblum
Johnson
David Hisgen
Colonie Central High School
Mullen Killed In Berkshire Car Crash On Icy Curve
Dr. George T. Mullen 69 Adams medical examiner for 21 years died when his car skidded into a gasoline tank truck on an icy Curran Highway junction in North Adams. Driver of the truck not hurt. Mullen died instantly, en route to a medical call. He moved to Adams in 1966 after Boston City Hospital service.
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North Adams
George T. Mullen
Adams
Northern Berkshire
Curran Highway
Mullen
John Whalley
Huntington
Conn
Maurice Spitzer
James Macek
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Elbert G. Moulton
Salmon
North Street
Wickes
Aime
Artery Arcade
Catholic High School
New York
Troy
Ralph A. DeSantis
DeSantis
Adrian Gonyea
Down In
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Pine
Williamstown
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Helen Sprague
Pine Cobble School
Henry N. Flynt Jr
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Lee
Sandisfield
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