Witten pushes to defend tax surcharge amid education aid
Montpelier Vermont House Appropriations Committee defends its 176 million omnibus measure that raises state aid to education, rejecting a 1 million tax cut. Chair R Marshall Witten warns revenue cuts will harm services. A GOP straw vote favors using 753 thousand to cushion 134 towns facing aid reductions from property tax reevaluations. Rep Mary Thurber vows efforts to seek across the board cuts or return the measure to committee.
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Mary Thurber
Charlotte
House
Thomas Candon
D-Rutland
Davis
Senate
Deane C. Davis
House Appropriations Committee
Witten
Peter Joseph
D-Brighton
Town hires five more as emergency jobs in Bennington
Bennington towns hires five additional workers under the Emergency Employment Act to join 13 already on the payroll. The new road crew positions pay $2.50 an hour and are funded for one year with possible extension. Four of the 13 are new police. Funding details include mixed town and federal contributions, with concerns raised about supervision and worker integration.
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Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Bennington County
Lamb
J.C. Jerome
Paul Sheridan
Sheridan
Jerome
Sam
Gibson elected to Vermont Superior Court on second ballot
The Vermont Legislature elected Ernest Gibson III of Montpelier to the Superior Court on the second ballot, defeating John Morrissey and three others. Gibson, chair of the Public Service Board, received 92 votes to Morrissey’s 74 after Dier and Noble withdrew. Gibson is a Brattleboro native and Harvard Law School graduate.
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Harold Sylvester
Burlington
Middlebury Town
Republican Committee
Underwood
Deane C. Davis
Marshall Hutchins
Lincoln
Gibson
Austin Noble
Montpelier
Hilton Dier
Middlebury
John Morrissey
Bennington
Dier
Noble
Morrissey
Ellery Purdy
Rutland County
U.S. District Court
Ernest Gibson Jr
Public Service Board
Brattleboro
Harvard Law School
Vermont governor seeks relief on 3 million highway aid dispute
Vermont is at risk of losing 3 million dollars in federal highway funds over the antibillboard law. Governor Deane C. Davis met in Washington with Transportation Secretary John Volpe to urge reconsideration of enforcement that would require compensation to billboard owners for removed signs. A pathway explored includes policy revision or a court challenge, while Vermont’s program already pays sign owners with federal support.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
U.S
John Volpe
Davis
Volpe
Peter Martin
Davis’ Press
Department
U.S. Attorney General
Chou hints U S newsmen may be welcome in China
Peking report notes Premier Chou En Lai teased that American newsmen who were expelled in 1949 may be allowed to stay after Nixon's visit. The exchange occurred during their third session at the lakeside residence dubbed the Peking White House. Nixon and Chou exchanged smiles as snow fell and coverage in the People's Daily appeared straightforward. Mrs Nixon toured a rural commune and factory sites while plans for a Great Wall visit were discussed.
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Peking
UPI
Nixon
Chou En-Lai
China
Chou
Peking White House
People’s Daily
Ministry of Information
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Great Wall of
High court poised to rule on newsmen privilege in grand juries
Supreme Court considers whether reporters may refuse grand jury questions about confidential sources. Branzburg of Louisville Courier Journal and Pappas of WTEV contend First Amendment protection, while the government urges a narrow view. The justices hear that a compelling state interest may be required for subpoenas, with Caldwell’s case cited and ongoing debates over free press versus grand jury needs.
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High Court
Charlotte Moulton Washington
UPI
Supreme Court Today
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Paul Branzburg
Louisville Courier-Journal
Paul Pappas
WTEV
New Bedford
Mass
Supreme Courts
Pappas
Branzburg
U.S. Department of Justice
New York Times
Earl
Caldwell
San Francisco
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Erwin N. Griswold
Anthony G. Amsterdam
Stanford University
Law School
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
LDF
Warren E. Burger
Amsterdam
Burger
Franklin County
Frankfort
Jefferson County
Louisville
East Providence
R.I
Missing Piper Aztec plane searches widen into New York border
An intensive air search for a missing twin engined Piper Aztec with two men aboard shifted south into Vermont and into Warren County New York. Pilot Joe Mongi and passenger William Beyer from North Philadelphia were due in Philadelphia early Tuesday. Ground teams and CAP units covered Rupert Sandgate Manchester and Mt Equinox as authorities maintained no sighting. Vermont CAP, Vermont National Guard, New York CAP and Delaware Aircraft Corp. planes aided as Boston Center tracked the flight until 1:26 a.m. Tuesday when radar contact was lost.
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Burlington
North Philadelphia
Vermont
Washington
Warren
New York State
Joe Mongi
William Beyer
Delaware Aircraft Corp
Mt. Equinox
Richard Diamond
Vermont Cap
Vermont National Guard
Dorset
Manchester
New York
Warren County
Glens Falls
Foster Corliss
Boston
Mongi
Boston Center
Hartke recount ruling upholds state recount for 1970 Indiana win
Supreme Court reversed a lower court and held the 1970 Indiana Senate race won by Vance Hartke subject to a state recount. Hartke led Roudebush by 4 283 votes out of 1.7 million ballots. Roudebush had sought recounts in multiple counties while a federal panel previously ruled state law unconstitutional. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion upholding state recounts for congressional elections.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Hartke
Richard L. Roudebush
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Roudebush
Indiana
Theodore L. Sendak
Inside story on IRA bombs killable in England
Hospital announces leaders for general fund drive and district court news mix with local education and development items. A letter on Molly Stark School special ed classroom proposal prompts reaction as future of unfinished building discussed.
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England
Molly Stark
District Court News
Winhall
Wilmington
Whitingham
Bulldogs
Otter Valley
Vida Blue
Chones
Marquette
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