Salmon budget outlines cuts to bridge Vermont's revenue gap
Gov Thomas Salmon presents the FY 1976 budget plan to the Vermont General Assembly, outlining a $163.01 million General Fund request, below the current year's $164.1 million, with no general sales tax increase and no reductions to essential human services. The plan details major eliminations, program deferrals, and targeted enhancements to address a $154.5 million revenue estimate, including job cuts across property tax, mapping, justice, public safety, health, and education, plus continued support for key services and adjustments in various agencies.
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Vermont
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Governor’s Justice Commission
Public Service Board
Public Safety
Bennington weighs city form as Wills named senate pro tem
Local discussion shifts to simplified government for Bennington with a plan to convert the village into a city. William H. Wills is expected to be elected president pro tem of the Vermont Senate next week as the legislature convenes. Also notes ice skating canceled at Alumni field rink and firefighters flood the rink to prepare for planned sessions.
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Bennington
William H. Wills
Bennington County
Alumni Field
Fire Department
Bijur
Nation reports Watergate probes convict Nixon aides
In the 30 months since the DNC break in at Watergate in Washington, nine associates or subordinates of former President Richard M. Nixon have been convicted of felonies in Nixon's service. Fifteen others have pleaded guilty to felonies or misdemeanors in Watergate or related matters, with thirteen of these men in prison and at least six remaining under investigation.
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Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nixon Scandals: Big Enchilada Escapes Accountability
An extensive, critical overview argues Richard Nixon and many associates avoided impeachment and legal punishment. It notes guilty verdicts for Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mardian while Nixon himself escaped indictment and punishment due to Ford’s pardon. The piece questions justice in the Nixon scandals and the scope of Watergate related cases.
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John J. Sirica
John Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Robert Mardian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Richard Nixon
Ellsberg
Gerald Ford
Ford
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