Shaftsbury School Delays Opening Over Wet Walls
In Shaftsbury a $730000 elementary addition faces delay after a three day mid December rainfall soaked the classroom wing. The school board will not accept the building until wall leaks are corrected despite prior assurances from clerk of the works Paul Marsh and contractor Paul Becker. A December 19 21 flood exposed ongoing moisture with a water streak inside brick. A meeting between architect Julian Goodrich and contractor Victor Rouillard preceded potential occupancy.
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Jack Webb
Binghamton Brick Co
Shaftsbury School
Julian Goodrich
Shaftsbury
Paul Marsh
Connecticut Valley Construction Co
Paul Becker
Marsh
Victor Rouillard
Lee Shaftsbury
Bennington Selectmen Reject 50 Cent Raise for Town Workers
Bennington town officials deadlocked with about 35 hourly employees over wages for 1974 75 and a proposed new classification system. The unanimous board rejected a 50 cent an hour increase and pushed for a wage scale covering 18 months while adopting a hard stance on job classifications amid ongoing negotiations led by Town Manager Edward R. Lamb.
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Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Selectmen
Israel and Egypt near withdrawal agreement at Geneva talks
UPI reports Egyptian and Israeli negotiators at Geneva aim to agree on troop withdrawals by month end. Officials at the Western White House in San Clemente say disengagement could take one to six weeks after an accord. Negotiators described reaching an important stage in the withdrawal talks.
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United Press International
Middle East
Geneva
U.S. Administration
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Suez Canal
Inside Scotland Yard and a Natty Energy Debate
From Scotland Yard style true crime storytelling to notes on wood burning and energy for a hamburger, the pages cover diverse topics from critique of Nixon to DST changes, with international war updates and diplomatic talks amid ceasefire progress and troop pullback discussions. The report notes casualties on the Syrian front, Egypt’s stance, Dayan’s Washington trip, Kissinger talks, and Moscow visit plans as negotiators claim progress toward a withdrawal agreement.
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Scotland Yard
Kit Foster
Nixon
North Shire
John Page
John Randolph
Vermont Governor Seeks Swift Action in 1974 State of the State
Gov Thomas P Salmon told 150 lawmakers the looming energy crisis requires rapid nonpartisan action. He urged support for Hoff Commission recommendations a life line electricity plan and a $1 million boost for job creation. He also called for a transportation department capital construction push and arbitration powers to end long labor disputes plus a Davis Bacon style act for prevailing wages.
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Hoff Electrical Energy Commission
Salmon
Vermont House upholds governor veto on voter registration bill
In Montpelier the House vote 143 to 0 to sustain Gov. Salmon’s veto of the 1973 voter registration bill. A Senate decision on a second veto is pending as lawmakers consider a task force plan for election law changes including a 17 day registration cutoff, a new elections board, absentee ballot reforms, 12 hour polls, ballot security, and voter ID cards. The measure is backed by VCLU and Sen. Sorrell and Doyle as sponsors.
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Montpelier
UPI
House of Representatives
Thomas P. Salmon
Senate
House
Board of Elections
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Vermont
VCLU
Joan Webster
Plainfield
Salmon
House Government Operations Committee
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Esther Sorrell
Chittenden County
William Doyle
Washington County
Judge again delays Mitchell Stans trial in Nixon era case
U.S. District Judge Lee P. Gagliardi postponed the obstruction of justice trial of former Cabinet officers John Mitchell and Maurice Stans for a third time. The delay comes as Mitchell’s lawyer, Peter Fleming, handles a separate stock fraud trial in Oklahoma City. trial timing will hinge on that case, with a tentative start within two to three days after its conclusion, possibly around February 15.
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John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
U.S. District Court
Lee P. Gagliardi
Mitchell
Peter Fleming
Oklahoma City
Gagliardi
Oklahoma
Fleming
Stans
Commerce
Securities and Exchange Commission
New Jersey
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Energy panel backs broad powers for Salmon state
Vermont Governor Salmon would gain sweeping emergency powers under a bill approved by the special energy crisis commission. The draft would let the governor allocate or regulate fuels and power and suspend standards during energy shortages, with a sunset March 1, 1975. Lawmakers cautioned the measure is very broad and debated legislative input.
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Scotch
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