Money Not Only Issue as 142nd General Assembly Convenes
Vermont lawmakers face a 109 million dollar budget and environmental control reforms as Gov. Deane Davis outlines four major messages. Open meetings will push land development limits and executive reorganization amid 180 pending measures from 1969 and 60 new bills. Fee debates and election-year politics color forecasts for outcomes. Davis forecasts opposition from fish and education sectors to restructuring, while education funding rises to 40 percent state aid. The budget highlights social welfare law enforcement and higher education priorities. See LEGISLATURE Page 12, Col 1.
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Waterbury
Brandon
University of Vermont
Weather Summary: Partly cloudy with scattered flurries
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered snow flurries and a high in the 20s. Tonight variable clouds with lows around zero. Wednesday looks partly cloudy with a chance of snow and little temperature change. Yesterday's high 20, low 5, today 7 am reading 6. Sunset 4 30, sunrise 7 25.
Vermont Snow Disaster Triggers 35000 Grant for CAP Agencies
Gov. Davis declares Vermont a snow disaster prompting a 35000 grant from the federal Office of Economic Opportunity to five community action centers. Bennington-Rutland CAP receives 9000 for Jan to Apr, with Orleans, Champlain Valley, Southeastern Vermont and Central Vermont centers receiving 8000, 7000, 6000, and 5000 respectively for emergency food and medical services over three months.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington - Rutland
Robert T. Stafford
Bennington
Action Center
Wisher
Orleans County Council of Social Agencies
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc
Central Vermont Community Action Council
Davis
Kennedy defends drinking claim at Kopechne inquest
Sen Edward Kennedy told the Edgartown inquest he drank two drinks with dinner the night of the accident and had nothing to drink at a party on Chappaquiddick Island. He reiterated his televised explanation of the events surrounding Mary Jo Kopechne’s death and faced questions about delaying reporting the crash.
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Markham
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Charles Tretter
Ross Richards
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R.I
Richards
Bettawin
Charles Harrington
Harrington
Christopher Look, Jr
Look
Raymond S. LaRosa
Andover
Hyannis Port
State Funds Denied To Church-Linked Colleges
Albany New York Education Commissioner Nyquist ruled 22 private colleges ineligible for Bundy fund aid due to religious affiliation. Institutions named include Siena College and College of St Rose. others such as RPI Russell Sage Union Skidmore remain eligible. Commissioner praised contributions while noting constitutional limits prevent funding.
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N.Y
Ewald B. Nyquist
Siena College
Loudonville
College of St. Rose
RPI
Russell Sage College
Troy
Union College
Schenectady
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Nyquist
New York State
Vermont Sets New Record Personal Income at 1.4 Billion
Development Commissioner Robert Wilson announced 1969 preliminary figures showing Vermont personal income rising 8.1 percent, second only to Massachusetts in New England. The report cited more jobs, 111 new industries, expansions at 177 existing firms, and higher tourism, but a 16.3 percent drop in residential construction amid a housing shortage.
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Wilson
Inside Times column questions Nixon Doctrine in Asia
Columnist Tom Wicker finds little in the Agnew speeches for Asia and an editorial argues Agnew’s version of President Thieu loses something in translation. Also noted are Manchester Selectmen with their new town manager.
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Manchester Selectmen
Nixon Eyes Excise Tax Hike to Balance Budget
President Nixon weighs higher federal excise taxes to raise revenue for the 1971 budget as officials say a balanced budget is essential despite major spending cuts. A tax increase remains a major option with no final decision, while income taxes and added value tax are considered unlikely.
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U.S
Great Britain
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Yablonski family murders shock UMW era turmoil
In ACEOVILLE Pennsylvania police probe a triple murder of UMW leader Jock Yablonski his wife and daughter. The victims were shot in their beds and authorities say one or more killers acted on the heels of a factional United Mine Workers election. Miners walked off in sympathy as relatives call the deaths an execution. The murders stunned the union and prompted appeals for restraint during funeral planning.
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Jock’ Yablonski
United Mine Workers
Kenneth
Washington, Pa
Joseph
Washington, D.C
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Washington
Yablonski
Farrell Jackson
State Police Here With Fewer Men Handled More Fatalities
Vermont State Police report shows Bennington County auto crashes fell 20 percent in 1969 from 1968 yet fatalities rose from four to twelve. statewide deaths reached 145, the second highest in state history. Mooney notes shifts in patrol coverage, manning gaps, and rising crime while praising auxiliaries and local agencies for support.
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Shaftsbury
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U.S
Burg
Bennington
Mooney
Manchester
Readsboro
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