Town road crew gets 20c raise in Bennington
Bennington selectmen granted a 20 cent an hour raise for the town highway department, backing by Town Manager Edward R. Lamb. Three of four selectmen approved while Chairman J Duncan Campbell opposed. The raise totals about $5,000 for the year, with no net budget increase as funds shift from highway construction.
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Bennington
Town Highway Department
Edward R. Frasier
Ormal Pierce
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
J. Duncan Campbell
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Highway Crew
Frasier
Drysdale
Campbell
Nixon seeks protection for consumers
President Nixon urged Congress to pass laws giving the federal government power to ban hazardous consumer products regulate warranties and stop deceptive advertising and sales practices quickly. He backed federal testing standards a small claims study and an FDA inspection program while opposing class action suits and proposing a new consumer advocacy function within federal agencies.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Prevailing wage suspended for U S building contracts
President Nixon suspended the Davis Bacon Act wage rule for federal and federally aided construction. Existing bids stand, but contracts awarded now need not pay local prevailing wages for plumbers carpenters and other workers. Labor leaders condemn the move saying it undermines wages and standards.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Edward
Giese Metal Workers Union
Senate passes watered-down enforcement bill in Vermont
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to create an Enforcement and Protection Agency by a 16 to 12 vote after amendments watering down its powers triggered fierce debate. Sen. Boylan’s amendment limits fund transfers and keeps Emergency Board approval for large moves, while Fayette’s successful change preserves boards' policy powers within the agency.
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Senate
Morse
Government Operations Committee
Davis
Fred Westphal
LaMoille County
William Doyle
Washington County
Ellery Purdy
Rutland County
Arthur Jones
Orleans-Essex
John Boylan
Orleans
Essex Counties
Boylan
Emergency Board
George Hayes
Franklin County
Agriculture Department
Frederick Fayette
Chittenden- Grand Isle
Fayette
Enforcement and Protection Agency
Senate Government Operations Committee
House
Chamber
Liquor Control Board
State Education Board
Vermont Education Dept aide blasts school building pricing
A Vermont Education Department official led a critical study on school construction costs. Chief Edward Fabian and Fire Marshal John Vergin highlighted excess contractor charges for fire protection upgrades and noted lack of unified authority among agencies to enforce standards.
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John Vergin
Fabian
State Education Board
Public Safety Department
Vergin
Education Department
Dossier dictatorship warned in Senate hearings on privacy
Senate subcommittee hearings warn against a rising dossier dictatorship as private life is stored in 10 to 20 files per American. Witnesses say Americans are increasingly watched by government and private entities with weak safeguards. Prof. Arthur R. Miller argues that individualized data collection threatens privacy, speech, and other rights.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Erwin Jr
D-N.c
Subcommittee On
Sen. Erwin
Arthur R. Miller
University of Michigan Law School
Miller
United States
Body count definition noted by Calley during trial
Lt. William L. Calley Jr., on trial for Vietnam murders, explains how large Viet Cong body counts were built by counting any dead, including Viet Cong, buffalo, pigs, and cows, if they were considered casualties.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Vietnam
Cowles proposes unified state home health services plan
Vermont Human Services Secretary William Cowles outlined a plan to consolidate home health agencies the Public Health Nursing division the community mental health centers and school and industrial nursing programs. He sought 202000 to coordinate the program with 170000 for operating the 11 agencies 20000 seed money for Randolph and 12000 to cover certification costs. The proposal followed federal aid cuts and faced scrutiny over Health Department costs but gained broad interest as a potential long term cost saver.
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Montpelier
UPI
William Cowles
Cowles
House Appropriations Committee
State Health Department
Deane C. Davis
Randolph
Health Department
George Aiken
R-Vt
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
Witten
Inside Town Meeting Dialogues And Election Prophecies
Pete Horton presents typical Town Meeting dialogue with translation from Page 4. James Reston notes the gap between election forecasts and reality as the near election date approaches. Manchester selectmen candidates voice contrasts on local issues. Dist 32 Rep Kenalene Collins reports to officials and voters. The giant awoke in Mt Anthony gym on Page 10.
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Pete Horton
Kenalene Collins
Mt. Anthony
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Town Road Crew
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
White House
Consumer Affairs Office
Virginia H. Knauer
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Warren G. Magnuson
Od-Wash
Consumer Product Safety Agency
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Norad HQ
Atlantic
U.S
Canada
North American Defense Command
NORAD
Betsy Samuelson
Emory A. Hebard
Rglover
John Hancock
R-Hardwick
George Sloan
Rutland
Charles Green
St. Albans
Cation Property Tax
Education Dept
Richard Halloran
N.Y
Times News Service
James Reston
Johnson State College
Selectman
Manchester
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