Vermont tax debate ponders cuts versus new revenue
Editorial sways between cutting education aid and raising sales tax to resolve Vermont’s fiscal gap. It argues small cuts worsen local budgets, urges a penny tax rise with heating fuel exemption, and critiques 44 federal judges seeking pay raises as inflation erodes real wages. It cautions constitutional pay protections do not shield judges from inflation.
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State
Education Department
Vermont
U.S
Congress
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Warren Burger
Bennington Banner company details and address
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Bennington Chamber Pushes Steamtrain Return Policy
The Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce adopts a plan to restore the Bicentennial Steamtrain as a regular Bennington destination. The policy calls for contacting state officials and local leaders, informing media outlets, and seeking funding to repair the Rutland Bennington railroad bed while urging continued support from Governor Salmon and legislators.
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Salmon
Greater Bennington
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Rutland
Bennington
New England Regional Commission
Washington
Gbcc Board of Directors
Greater
Chamber
Montpelier
Donald Webster
Tony Egan
Stearns Jenkins
Governor
Wbtn Radio
The
Bennington Banner
Rutland Herald
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Cure for election campaign abuse letter to editor
A letter urges immediate action after the Supreme Court ruling on the Federal Election Act. It praises Mikva-Frenzel reforms, condemns moves to dissolve the Federal Election Commission, and calls readers to contact Rep. Jeffords to support restoring independent enforcement of campaign finance laws. Earth Vanderels, Bennington County Common Cause, Shaftsbury.
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Supreme Court
Common Cause
Congress
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Wayne Hays
Rep
Jeffords
James Jeffords
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Lawyer Kunstler defends Kennedy assassination remarks
William Kunstler, noted defender of radical extremists, told a Dallas seminar he was not entirely upset by the Kennedy and Robert Kennedy assassinations. He condoned the killing of two of the most dangerous men in the country, raising questions about professional propriety for lawyers who endorse political murder.
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William Kunstler
Dallas
Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Kunstler
Education reform themes shake modern schooling trends
The author argues for lowering compulsory schooling age as schools become custodial and costs rise. He cites international examples, vandalism costs, truancy in Newark, and a 1976 Newark budget. A San Diego study shows Vietnamese refugee children outperforming local peers in math and language, suggesting pre-migration schooling advantages.
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National Commission On the Reform of
Newark
N.J
H.S
American Civil Liberties Union
Kenneth Gibson
San Diego
California
CIA
Saigon
Ford sees Reagan as rival in struggle over economy and Angola
Washington breakfast briefing shows Jerry Ford framing differences with Ronald Reagan on economy and Angola while contrasting with a cautious Nixon China note. Ford defends his budget, cites unemployment and tax figures, and presses Congress as indecisive yet hopeful about headway.
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Washington
Jerry Ford
White House
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Democratic Congress
Angola
Reagan
New Hampshire
Panama
China
Nixon
Henry
Treasury
America
Sen. Muskie
South
Congress
Angela
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Tary
New York Times
By Gerald Raftery
Sunderland
Iceland
Greece
Switzerland
Ireland
Charterhouse
AFT
NEA
Chicago
New York City
T.R.B
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Fed
Nixon Council of Economic Advisers
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