Vermont to pardon hundreds in drug cases tied to discredited agent
Gov. Salmon will issue full and unconditional pardons to hundreds convicted in drug cases following a report by special prosecutor Robert Gensburg. A three member panel will review Lawrence tied cases, with state police given sole responsibility for drug investigations and job applicants required to provide complete histories. The Lawrence affair is called a breakdown of the system as he allegedly planted samples and lied in prior roles.
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Lawrence
Salmon
Robert Gensburg
Justice Commission
Michael Krell
Parole Board
Raymond Giroux
Brigid Sandler
Essex Junction
Gensburg
Vermont
St. Albans
Vergennes
New York
Beech Street School
Wendy Miller
Burlington
St.Albans
House Appropriations Committee
Bennington transfers bid and budget vote clash with economy
Bennington School District boards unanimously rejected Gareth Bus Co.’s 794414 bus contract bid as the sole submission, with Mt Anthony Union School Board sharing the contract. The defeat signals voters want tighter spending, and Supt Sleeman may rebid or put the issue to ballot, amid a 3 to 5 percent budget stance and a 3.6 million Mt Anthony plan defeated earlier.
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Bennington School
Gareth Bus Co
BSD
Mt. Anthony Union School
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
George A. Sleeman
Louis Perrotta
Perrotta
Sleeman
Jane Peoples
Vermont Yankee to disclose nuclear settlement details
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp officials say GE consented to reveal terms of a settlement over defective nuclear fuel rods used at the Vernon plant. The agreement is described as exceeding 7 million dollars, with earlier reports placing it at 6.7 million. Governor Salmon backs Attorney General Diamond’s bid to curb passing shutdown costs to customers, while Yankee signals timing concerns as it seeks GE design fixes and plant restart.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vermont Yankee
James Griffin
General Electric Co
Griffin
Thomas Salmon
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
State Public Service Board
Vernon
Attorney General’s Office
See Yankee
U S Officials Freed By Palestinians After Four Months Captive
U S Embassy officials Charles Gallagher and William Dykes were released in Beirut after four months in captivity. They reunited with their wives in Athens amid security escort to undisclosed destinations. Their release followed a sequence of abductions during Lebanon's civil war. A U S Embassy spokesman denied ransom talks or concessions. Gallagher's father said he weighed 40 pounds less than before captivity.
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U.S
Athens
UPI
Beirut
Charles Gallagher
Middle East Airlines
William Dykes
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Gallagher
U.S. Information Agency
Jumblatt
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front
Roanoke
San Jose
Calif
United States
Virginia
Andrew Gallagher
Syria
U.S. Army
Ernest Morgan
Tax package to spark showdown in Vermont House
Democratic lawmakers on Vermont’s Ways and Means Committee near toppling chairman Peter Giuliani to bring a fiscal 1976 deficit reducing tax bill to the floor. A plan includes a one cent meals and rooms tax raise, closing sales tax loopholes, a possible wine tax hike, and ending select corporate breaks.
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Thomas Salmon
Waysn’ T Means
Salmon
Giuliani
Peter
Hoyt and
Candon
Candon and Hoyt
Vermont Senate OKs Australian ballot discussion bill
The Vermont Senate unanimously passed a bill to permit discussion of Australian ballot items during town meeting floor sessions. Sen. Merritt S. Hewitt said the governor should sign before many meetings begin, citing the 1968 Supreme Court decision. The measure links to a separate revote bill for Derby Center and amends ballot counting provisions.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Senate
House
Merritt S. Hewitt
Bennington County
Hewitt
Derby Center
Supreme Court
Lions and Health Depart ment talk at local museum
Local museum sponsors discussion on early American culinary arts and implements, highlighting regional history and preservation efforts. The event draws residents interested in food culture and museum programs.
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Nixon
Lions and Health Department
N.H
Tom Wicker
Daniel Schorr
New Hampshire
West Point
Patriots
MAU
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