House votes phosphate ban shifts to Senate
The Vermont House passed a phosphate detergents ban by voice vote and moved into joint session with the Senate to consider eight judicial re elections and three University of Vermont trustee openings. The measure phases out wholesale and retail phosphate detergents by 1978 with limited exemptions for agricultural, hospital, and dishwashing uses.
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Senate Natural Resources Committee
Lewis Springer
Essex
Orleans
Caledonia
Springer
State House
Reid Payne
Reginald Cram
Brian Burns
UVM
Alfred Beauchamp
Rutland County
Norman Chase
Brattleboro
Harold Lee
Bennington Plans Tax Stabilization Plan Endorsed by Chamber
Bennington planners endorsed a tax stabilization proposal on a March 1 ballot to grant selectmen authority to enter into agreements with new or expanding industries. The plan, supported by the Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce, aims to attract business by freezing property taxes for a defined period. The commission stressed guidelines to ensure prudent use, noting details to be drafted and not guaranteed automatic concessions.
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Selectmen
Greater Bennington
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Commission
Bell says six will be indicted for Korea bribe
Attorney General Griffin Bell told President Carter that at least six current or former congressmen will be indicted in a South Korean influence peddling scheme. The Washington Post cited Justice Department sources, noting four to six indictments expected within months. A grand jury probes cash and gifts totaling up to 1 million dollars yearly since 1970 to win favorable action on legislation.
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UPI
Griffin Bell
Carter
Justice Department
Washington Post
South Korea
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Bell
Post
Judge voids Kleppe's okay of offshore drilling
Federal judge voided the sale of 93 offshore drilling leases for 1.1 billion dollars off New Jersey and Long Island, ruling former Interior Secretary Kleppe violated NEPA. The order declares the leases null and void and stays pending appeals, with no finding of oil company wrongdoing. The case centers on Baltimore Canyon leases 50 to 100 miles east of New Jersey and 100 miles south of Long Island.
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New York
UPI
New Jersey
Long Island
Jack B. Weinstein
U.S. District Court
Weinstein
Secretary of the Interior
NEPA
Baltimore Canyon
Carter hints Cuba could move toward normal ties with U S
President Carter urged normal relations with all nations and said Cuba may remove troops from Angola, a step toward broader U S engagement. He cited possible ties with Angola, Cuba, and Vietnam, while stressing human rights and a case by case approach to nations without relations.
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Cuba
Angola
U.S
Washington
UPI
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Agriculture Department
Vietnam
Fidel
Castro
United Nations
Plains
Protecting the trout ozone option eyed for Battenkill plant
Arlington officials report state EC A engineers back the Dubois and King plan for a 3 million sewage facility near the Battenkill. Trout Unlimited and Fish and Game urge alternatives to chlorination citing fishery risks. Ozonation and chlorination dechlorination are proposed as safer disinfection options, though ozone adds cost.
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Henry Breunich
Battenkill Grange
State Environmental Conservation Agency
Dubois and King
Randolph
Battenkill River
Breunich
Environmental Engineering Division
Agency of Environmental Conservation
AEC
State Fish and Game Department
Grangers
Dubois
Battenkill
School Street
Ernest Mattison
Benson Sargent
Arlington Sewer System
Arlington Selectmen
Manchester
Trout Unlimited
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Agency
Sargent
King
James McMartin
Fish and Game Department
Carter tax plan pits unmarrieds against critics
Inside the nation report notes Carter's tax plan burdens unmarried individuals more than couples as opponents of a salary increase mount a last ditch effort. Local coverage covers Bennington oriented minibus board and upcoming blood drive.
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Bennington
Kit Foster
John Randolph
Dr. Oktavec
Restow of the Times
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