Bennington College housing tax ruling favors faculty homes
Superior Court Judge Franklin S. Billings reversed prior rulings and exempted 14 faculty houses from the grand list taxes, while ordering 15 other college properties taxed under a 1941 law. The decision states the homes directly aid the college’s educational mission and are not rented for commercial purposes, prompting appeals to the state Supreme Court.
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Jan Slusmon
Franklin S. Billings
Bennington Sisters
Board of Civil Authority
Bennington College
Billings
Richard A. Sleeman
Bennington
North Bennington
Board of Listers
Listers
BCA
Sleeman
University of Vermont
Town of
Essex
UVM
Malfunction Again Idles Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. reports another test caused a malfunction as the plant idled for repairs. Spokesmen say radiation release was not excessive, following prior controversy over a previous malfunction and conflicting state reports on emissions.
Nixon defies impeachment fears in televised News Conference
President Nixon asserted he does not expect to be impeached amid Watergate pressure. He declined to testify before a federal grand jury, offered written answers, and warned judiciary cooperation would trigger a fight. He pledged to stay in office, urged GOP candidates to remain loyal, and defended ambassadorship ethics while criticizing energy policy impacts.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Grand Jury
White House
U.S. District Court House
House Judiciary Committee
House
GOP
Truman
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Herbert W. Kalmbach Jr
J. Fife Symington Jr
Luterville
Kalmbach
Symington
Nader says big oil firms push out rivals to boost prices
Washington and NBC Today Show reports say Ralph Nader accuses Exxon Mobil Texaco Standard Oil companies and others of stifling competition at wholesale and retail levels to raise fuel costs. FTC lawyers urge divesting 40 to 60 percent of East and Gulf Coast refinery capacity and reorganizing to create independent refiners.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
FTC
Nader
Europe
Japan
Nbc-Tv Today Show
Commission
Donald R. Moore
U.S
East Coast
Gulf Coast
Simon
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
Exxon
Mobil
Texaco
Atlantic Richfield
Standard Oil of
California
Indiana
Shell
Gulf
United States
Nixon press conference earns mixed GOP reaction in Vermont
Vermont Republicans express limited enthusiasm after President Nixon's televised news conference. House Speaker Walter Kennedy calls Nixon lacking credibility while Senate President Pro Tempore Edward Janeway admires self control and courage. Both say Watergate questions hurt public trust and inflation and energy costs dominate concerns for the year.
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Kennedy
Senate
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Janeway
Republican National
Mittee
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Vermont
204 Depot directors accuse Corcoran of breaching trust
The 204 Depot St board charges Selectman Timothy Corcoran with displaying a confidential list of juveniles in a rehabilitative program. They accuse him of breaching public trust and violating confidentiality, asking the selectmen to take immediate action. The letter cites a Aug. 16, 1973 communication from Executive Director Richard Sears containing the list, shared in confidence for use in his official duties only. Officials note Corcoran has criticized the program since becoming a selectman.
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Timothy Corcoran
204 Depot St
Board of Selectmen
204 Depot Board
Corcoran
204 Depot
Richard Sears
Sears
Israelis' tour bus held by Egyptians in Sinai
An Egged Co. bus carrying 28 American Jews on a Sinai frontline tour wound up in Egyptian custody near Ismailia after taking the wrong road. Israel sought the bus's return through UN peacekeepers. The group, part of United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership, includes Americans and an army escort officer.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Sinai Desert
Ismeilia
Suez Canal
Israel
Egged Co
U.N
United Jewish Appeal
UJA
Haim Binitsky
United States
Egypt
Inside Vermont Life signals spring and local politics
A brief note in Inside Vermont Life announces the magazine's spring issue and teases Page 3 features on absentee voting procedures and recent editorials on constitutional amendments. Other pages promise letters on diverse topics and archival items, with notes on a resignation from the Bicentennial Committee and possible rail routing through Pittsfield.
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Vermont
Maunsell
Amtrak
Pittsfield
Chicago
Nevermore
John Randolph
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