Thomson opposes new taxes and backs nuclear power
In Concord governor Meldrim Thomson defends tax restraint and vows to veto sales or income taxes. He outlines a $7 million deficit fix, a 2.4 million savings plan, and a push to attract business profits tax revenue. He supports casino gambling by statewide referendum and local approval, cautions on capital gains tax, and urges relief for two struggling horse tracks.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
State House
New Hampshire
Thomson
Harry Spanos
Hinsdale
Belmont
Walloomsac and Area Guests Over New Year Weekend
Social visits mark New Year weekend with guests from Camden Valley to Schenectady. Pamela Cottrell named to Albany Business College dean's list with a 3.6. Rumors about future political plans quashed as Governor Thomson eyes 1978 race and pledges weekly news conferences.
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O— Pamela Cottrell
George Cottrell
Albany Business College
Thomson
Seabrook
EPA
Sen
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
Meeting set to discuss Hoosick housing loan plan
Attorney Rolf Sternberg will meet HUD and FHA officials in Hudson to discuss a private citizen led application for FHA funds to build a 24 unit senior citizen apartment building in Hoosick Falls. HUD has pledged rent subsidies if FHA funds are provided. Construction cost remains undisclosed.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rolf Sternberg
Farmers’ Home Administration
Hudson
FHA
Sternberg
Town of Hoosick
HUD
Pownal Firehouse and Church Schedule Tonight
The Pownal Center Fire Department hosts a worknight at 7 30 tonight at the firehouse. A choir rehearsal at the Pownal United Methodist Church is also set for 7 30 tonight.
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Pownal Center
Pownal United Methodist Church
Burr and Burton profiles Elizabeth Markey
Elizabeth Markey, longtime Burr and Burton Home Economics teacher since 1968, grew up in Madison Wisconsin and earned a BS in home economics from the University of Wisconsin. Living in Sandgate with husband Paul, she serves in the Federated Church, Arlington Garden Club, and the University of Vermont Extension Advisory Board. She praises the home management house as a unique, exemplary facility fostering practical learning in foods, nutrition, decorating, sewing, nursing, child care, and consumer studies.
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Manchester
Elizabeth Markey
Burr & Burton
Madison
Wisconsin
Madison Central
University of Wisconsin
Paul
Seminary
Sandgate
Federated Church In
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Arlington Garden Club
University of Vermont Extension Advisory Board
Markey
Burr and Burton
State Department of Education
Fire kills three children in Clermont
A Clermont New York house fire killed three children James Rondeau 10 Jane 6 and Sarah 5 months and injured six family members including the father James Rondeau 29 mother Arlene 27 and a daughter Christine 9 They were hospitalized at Albany Medical Center Hospital with first and second degree burns Chad 4 was not injured.
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Germantown
N.Y
UPI
Columbia County
Clermont
James Rondeau
Jane
Sarah
Arlene
Christine
Albany Medical Center
Chad
Pattison reopens his hot line to Washington
Congressman Edward Pattison resumes his free phone line for constituents in Washington. He will be available every Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. at 202 225 5614 and asks callers to leave name and number if busy, so he can return calls.
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Washington, D.C
Edward Pattison
D-N.y
Washington
Pattison
Elwell named hospital president in Glens Falls
Dr. Robert H. Elwell, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. John B. Elwell of Arlington, is named president of the Glens Falls Hospital medical staff, after serving as vice president since January. He succeeds Dr. Daniel F. O Keefe who joins the New York State Medical Society council. Elwell and his wife Patricia Grey have three children. He trained at Columbia and Vermont medical schools, served in the Army Medical Corps 1959 to 1966, and held neurology posts at Walter Reed and Brooks General Hospital before practicing in Glens Falls since 1970. He is active in EEG and neurology professional societies.
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Arlington
Robert H. Elwell
John B. Elwell
Glens Falls, N.Y. Hospital
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Daniel F. O’keefe
Medical Society of
State of New York
Patricia A. Grey
Ann Grey
Bennington
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Army Medical Corps
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D.C
Brooks General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Burlington
Glens Falls
American Eeg Society
The
Society of Clinical Neurologists
American Academy of Neurology
Brush-up courses in North Adams at college skills center
North Adams State College Alternatives for Individual Development Program offers academic skills classes starting Jan. 10. Evening sessions cover math writing English reading development and ESL to help students brush up before entering formal programs. Outreach counselor available Mon Wed 10 AM to 8 PM. Veterans may receive benefits. Call 413 664 4511 ext. 289 for details.
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North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College Alternatives
Skills Center
Carol Bittner
Board of Higher Education
Charlotte F. Degan
North Adams State College
Vermont House to probe two disputed elections
The Vermont House may investigate two contested races next week. Rep. John Curran and Rep. Sidney Nixon won by slim margins, with challenges alleging constitutional issues and a one vote victory. House Speaker O Connor vowed a plan to review both races and potentially oust unfit winners. Burlington schools face cuts or closure if a 95 cent tax hike fails in March, risking music and physical education programs amid a $940,000 shortfall.
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Emond
House
Timothy O’connor
D-Brattleboro
O’connor
Burlington
UPI
Ellis
Fire at 160 year old Wilson Hotel leaves man serious
In Burlington a smoky blaze at the Wilson Hotel sent an elderly man to a hospital in serious condition and left 22 residents homeless. Four others were treated and released after evacuation as alarms rang and smoke filled rooms near zero temperatures drove residents outside in pajamas. Fire officials traced the start to a second floor hallway under a staircase and fire marshal investigators were due to inspect.
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Burlington
UPI
Wilson Hotel
Nathan Johnson
Gary Jay
Jay
Carey pushes tax cut with service rollbacks in State of the State
New York Governor Hugh Carey outlines a tax cut for low and middle income residents linked to reduced government services in his State of the State address. He argues the public is tired of a government taking more without improving lives, challenging Republican plans for tax relief. Separately, FBI arrests Salvatore Armao and Gerald Vogt, Troy, charging them with conspiracy to defraud CDTA after allegedly diverting about 125000 from fare and token revenue.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Snelling
Lincoln
Albany
New York
Hugh Carey
Carey
Troy
FBI
Capital District Transportation Authority
CDTA
Salvatore Armao
Gerald T. Vogt
Fire Claims Three Stamford Children in New York
Three Stamford children, James Jane and Sarah Rondeau, died in an early morning house fire in Claremont New York where they were staying with their father on temporary work assignment. Their mother Mrs James Rondeau was critically injured at Albany Medical Center Hospital.
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Claremont
N.Y
James
Jane
Sarah
James Rondeau
Main Road
Rondeau
Albany, N.Y
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