Bitter debate over Salmon budget in Vermont House
The Vermont House approved a 1.7 million supplemental appropriations bill as a bitter dispute looms over Gov. Salmon’s tax and budget plan. Lawmakers clashed on welfare costs and big government spending, with conservatives ready to attack in the Senate. Rep. Snelling warned against misinterpreting support for the bill while Rep. Hancock pressed for tax questions. The session set up a showdown between the Boylan and Salmon budgets, with Boylan proposing drastic cuts to balance the plan.
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Senate
Roy Vance
Danville
State Racing Commission
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
House
Snelling
John Hancock
Hardwick
Emory Hebard
Rglover
Appropriations Committee
Hancock
Hebard
John Boylan
Boylan
Salmon
How much sunshine is enough to make solar energy work
Harvard researcher says solar heating may work in warmer climates but is impractical in cold northern regions due to high initial costs. Government views solar energy as future. A breakthrough example from Ron Shore in Snowmass lowers collector costs, with a $3,000 system recouping about $100 monthly in savings.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
William Shurcliff
Harvard
State Department
Shurcliff
New England
Ron Shore
Snowmass
Colo
Shore
Ford seeks Wall Street support for anti recession program
President Ford tours a Wall Street briefing at the New York Society of Security Analysts aiming to reassure investors about his recovery plan. Analysts expect a plug for energy and economic measures, with potential hints on Fed policy and oil prices.
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Ford
Wall Street
Detroit
Florida
California
Disney
New York Society of Security
Monte Gordon
Dreyfus Corp
NYSSA
Newton Zinder
E. F. Hutton
Gordon
Zinder
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
UPI
Congress
Betty
White House
Nancy Lammerding
Nick Rowe
Manhattan
Nelson Rockefeller
Waldorf Astoria
Ron Nelsen
Henry Kissinger
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Saunders sets advisory role for recreation panel
Town Manager Harold Saunders told the Bennington Parks and Recreation Commission to be advisory and grant more freedom to Recreation Director Roger W. Goodnow. He contrasted his approach with former manager Lamb and warned the panel not to overstep into policy making, aiming for closer government supervision.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington Parks & Recreation Commission
Harold Saunders
Saunders
Roger W. Goodnow
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Citizens Advisory Group
Inside National and Local Notes Snapshot
Disabled tanker still leaking oil off New Hampshire coast draws concern while Boston schools face violence. Local bird count results show cardinals and friends. New hospital blood analyzer lacks a key function.
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Boston
Tom Braden
Portugal
Shaftsbury Selectmen
Russell Baker
Count Dracula
Manhattan
Maddocks
The
Monitor
Greater
Toots Shor
Hoosick Falls
Kissinger Says Sadat Talks Were Very Positive in Middle East Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger reported Cairo discussions with Anwar Sadat as very positive and said his Middle East peace mission remains in business. He met Syrian President Assad in Damascus and outlined broad reviews with no new Syria negotiations planned while planning further stops in Jerusalem, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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Damascus
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Syria
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Kissinger
Sinai
Hafez Assad
Sadat
Jerusalem
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Israel
Ismail Fahmi
Tahra Palace
U.S
Congress
Hay costs push Vermont farmers toward crisis and actions
Island Pond farmer Lawrence Allard killed his 20 ponies and sold them for dog meat due to hay shortages amid record hay prices. Vermont lawmakers Leahy and Jeffords pledged to urge FHA credit relief as farmers seek extended loan terms, with extension officials planning talks among FHA, banks, grain dealers, and co op lenders to ease farm debts beyond winter.
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Island Pond
UPI
Lawrence Allard
Allard
Vermont
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
James M. Jeffords
R-Vt
Federal
Farmers Home Administration
Franklin County
University of Vermont Extension Service
Robert Davison
FHA
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Unemployment Hits New High Amid Auto Layoffs
Washington reports 4.8 million on unemployment insurance rolls for week ending Jan 25 as auto industry cutbacks and Southern layoffs push claims. Initial claims reach 127,200 with 39,800 in Michigan. 5.6 million receive some benefits. state rate rises to 7.4 percent from 7.2. A year ago 4.1 percent with about 2.57 million on benefits.
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Washington
UPI
South
Labor Department
Michigan
Welfare Line Echoes Humility In Harsh Snow Scene
In Bennington a welfare line forms before dawn as residents endure a blizzard to seek aid. A distressed father, unemployed after a Globe Union layoff, carries receipts to verify rent, utilities, and food. A young woman hopes to lift herself off welfare while awaiting reapproval for benefits.
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Judson Brown
Gage
North
Bennington
West Virginia
Globe Union
Paradise Motor Inn
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New York
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Housing and Urban Development
Hills
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James T. Lynn
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Leahy
Frank Elliott
Federal Agency
Jeffords
Sherman K. Sprague
Montpelier
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