Vermont officials threaten suit over N H commuter tax
Three Vermont border county state's attorneys vow to sue in U S District Court on behalf of Vermonters who work in New Hampshire if Attorney General James Jeffords declines to challenge the New Hampshire commuter tax. They accuse Jeffords of impairing the case with cautious remarks and plan to invite more prosecutors to join. The effort could seek class action relief if joined by Orange and Essex County prosecutors.
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Montpelier
UPI
James Jeffords
New Hampshire
Vermont
Frank Mahady
Windsor County
Jerome Diamond
Windham County
Dale Gray
Caledonia County
U.S
Jeffords
Maine
Massachusetts
Mahady
New Hampshire Law
Phillip Angell
Orange County
Russell Holmes
Essex County
The Telephone Frustrations Reach Massachusetts
The phone is a vital tool yet irks Massachusetts users as New England Telephone handles over 200 000 complaints monthly from 2 million customers. Delays dead lines and incomplete calls spark anger as regulators confront technical gaps and oversight limits.
Public hearings critique New England Telephone service
The DPA and its six staffers faced calls for a professional independent study to guide improvements. Public hearings in 1969 led to an 18 step order later ruled invalid for lack of proper notice. The company reports rising demand but lacks future growth procedures, while a rate case yields a modest rise after appeals. Mohawk Airlines then faced a U S mediation meeting to restart four month strike talks with pilots.
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DPA
Cowin
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Department
State Supreme Court
Paul G. Kirk
New England Telephone Co
New England
Connecticut
Washington
UPI
National Mediation Board
Mohawk Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
New York City
Utica
Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Opposes Side Probate Judges
Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice James S. Holden testifies at a Senate Judiciary public hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the judiciary. He supports keeping only the Supreme Court under constitutional jurisdiction, while opposing extending that status to side and probate judges as they are laymen and unskilled in the law.
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Holden
Redistricting urged as long term fix for Vermont schools
Montpelier school superintendent Bruce Pulsifer backs district reorganization as a long range solution to Vermont's educational problems. He supported legislation to unify and strengthen supervisory union school boards, while lawmakers heard opposition to mandating consolidation.
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Montpelier
Brattleboro
Bruce Pulsifer
Vermont
Pulsifer
House Education Committee
Education Department
Suit blocked sale of park land in Schenectady
J Quinn, a former Schenectady councilman, filed suit in state Supreme Court to halt the sale of 17 acres of Steinmetz park to a state agency for a housing project. Justice Cerrito ordered the city to show cause by Feb 25 why an injunction should not issue.
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Albany
Schenectady
J. Quinn
Taxpayers
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
D. Vincent Cerrito
Steinmetz Park
Troy Woman Attacked in YWCA Parking Lot
Mrs. Charlotte E. Price, 60, an employee of the Troy YWCA, was assaulted in the YWCA parking lot while walking to her car. A youth grabbed her, knocked her to the ice, and stole her purse containing $20 and papers. she was treated and released from Samaritan Hospital. Also missing is George Fr. Reilly, 69, last seen after a hotel fire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. four days into the search with no proof of death.
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Troy
Charlotte E. Price
Troy Young Women’s Christian Association
YWCA
Samaritan Hospital
Geroge Fr. Reilly
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Berkshire-Litchfield Conservancy opposes Sheffield Falls Village plan
In Pittsfield the BLECC president urged Northeast Utilities to abandon the pumped storage project near Sheffield or Falls Village citing land and water use. David T. Warner urged gas or oil fired turbines for peaking power as alternatives. Route 8 corridor plans to relocate in Lanesboro Clarksburg to be reviewed next month. The DPW hearings March 16.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Conservancy Council
Lelan F. Sillin Jr
Northeast Utilities
Sheffield
Falls Village
New England
David T. Warner
BLECC
Lanesboro
Clarksburg
Vermont Line
Department of Public Works
Boston
Berkshire County Development Commission
DPW
Berkshire
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Main ST
Granth Restaurants
Coast TO Coast Monument Plaza
N.H
By Michael Widmer
Chusetts Department of Public Utilities
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William S. Cowin
CPA
Bay State
Mediation Board
Torino
Pinto
Best Buy
Ford Dealers
Drysdale’s
Custom Fit Tailoring
Bank Americaid
Armory
Champlain
Burlington
Lake Champlain
Lakeside Beach
New York
Down In
Chance For Highway Review
Pittsfield-Berkshire
Berkshire County
U.S. Postal Service
UPS
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