Champlain Valley Work and Training Center Opens in Bennington
Alan Prager leads Champlain Valley Work and Training Inc. Bennington office one of 11 statewide, financed by the U.S. Labor Department via the Office of Manpower Services. Five programs under C V W T A serve the Comprehensive Employment Training Act, with focus on the Temporary Employment Program placing 21 county residents in 40 hour weeks for 21 weeks, funded around 30 000 dollars.
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Alan Prager
Bennington
Champlain Valley Work and Training Inc
Winooski
State Office of Manpower Services
U.S. Department of Labor
Ed Doyle
Ethan Allen Community College
Man
Chester
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Prager
Champlain Valley Work and Training Center
Vermont National Bank
Judge rejects states oil suit over Ford oil fee
Federal Judge John Pratt refused to halt President Ford's plan to levy a 3 per barrel fee on foreign oil imports. Nine states challenged the action claiming overreach and lack of environmental review, while Massachusetts plans to appeal.
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John Pratt
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Pratt
States resist federal preemption on energy measures
Vermont Governor Thomas P. Salmon told a House subcommittee that states should keep room to act on energy crises. He urged inclusion of governors in talks on the omnibus energy bill, citing innovative programs in California Washington Vermont Oregon and Maryland and warning against a single federal approach.
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UPI
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Vermont
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House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
John Dingell
D-Mich
California
Oregon
Maryland
Fate of five district judges unsettled in Vermont
The Vermont General Assembly paused after reconsidering its Thursday actions on district judges. It voted to review McClallen’s rejection and the four reelections while a secret Judicial Selection Board report urged McClallen and opposed Lowery. Lawmakers voiced concerns over secrecy and constitutional duties.
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UPI
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Edward McClallen
Rutland
Judicial Selection Board
John Lowery
Bellows Falls
McClallen
Robert Gannett
Joint
House
Senate Assembly
Lowery
John Connarn
Northfield
Edward Costello
Burlington
George Ellison
White River Junction
Brian Burns
Joint Rules Committee
Assembly
Statehouse
Rules Committee
Hocus-Pocus
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Burns
Star Chamber
Gannett
Vermont Attorney General Involved in McClallen Letter Dispute
Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond said he asked former Rutland County State's Attorney Robert I. Tepper to draft a letter criticizing Judge Edward G. McClallen. Tepper cited 83 alleged judicial mistakes since 1969 including case backlogs and ethnic slurs. The Legislature narrowly rejected McClallen's reappointment but planned to reconsider. Tepper's letter circulated among lawmakers before the vote.
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Thurday
Diamond
Judicial Selection Committee
McClallen
Legislature at halftime no score in Vermont session
Vermont lawmakers reach halftime of the 1975 session with little progress on major bills as the budget for fiscal 1976 dominates the agenda. House Appropriations Chair Hebard cites a cautious approach while Senate negotiators lean toward budget cuts and a state lottery remains a key debated measure.
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Emory A. Hebard
Highway Fund
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Brian Burns
Senate
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John H. Boylan
Orleans
Thomas P. Salmon
Boylan
Daylight Time Begins Sunday Clocks Move Ahead Tonight
Daylight saving time starts this Sunday as clocks are set forward one hour tonight. Officials urge residents to adjust timers and electronic devices to daylight time to avoid missing appointments and schedules.
Ford delays veto on 3 dollar oil import fee bill
White House sources say President Ford put off vetoing the bill suspending his 3 dollar per barrel oil import fee for 9 days to buy time for building support. Ford hopes Congress will not override and use the fee to pressure broader energy action while aiming for national independence from foreign fuel.
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UPI
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White House
John W. Hushen
Congress
America
Hushen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Communists sever Cambodia's last rail link to outside
Cambodian rebels ambushed a train near the Thai frontier, wounding 71 and cutting the last land route to the outside world. Street riots erupted in two capitals over shortages while Oudong faced a siege as rebels pressed toward Phnom Penh amid rocket fire on the capital and airport.
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Battambang
Kompong Som
Weekend Forecast Promises Warm Weekend Hints
Mostly sunny and almost warm today with highs in the 40s. Tonight’s low in the 20s as clouds move in by morning. Sunday turns mostly cloudy with highs again in the 40s.
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