Alexander Withdraws Challenge to Trasburg Report in Vermont
Public Safety Commissioner Erwin A. Alexander withdrew a 15 page letter challenging Gov Hoff and the board of inquiry that faulted the state police investigation of the Irasburg shotgun attack on Rev David L Johnson Sr. The move followed Hoff’s threat of dismissal and signaled a possible easing of the standoff as both sides tussled over authority and actions against officers involved.
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Alexander
Hoff
Vermont
Irasburg
Deane C. Davis
Hilton A. Wick
Burlington
U.S
Ernest Gibson
Vermont Legislature to Open with Finance Focus in 1969 Session
The 50th Vermont Legislature convenes Wednesday under a Republican governor for the first time in six years. The big issue is balancing a 195 million dollar two year budget and possible sales tax revenue as Gov elect Deane C. Davis outlines tax plans. House leadership votes and caucus dynamics shape the opening day as Rep John Burgess leaders seek support amid GOP splits.
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Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate
House
John McCormack
Lewis Deschler
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Samuel N. Friedel
D-Md
Montpelier
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Davis
Philip H. Hoff
William Miller
Princeton, N.J
Longshoremen Exempt Cruise Liner from Strike
The 51,000-ton passenger liner United States was exempted from the longshoremen strike and will sail January 23 on a 39 day cruise to Africa the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. ILA members were keeping about 250 ships tied up from Maine to Texas while negotiations stalled over national bargaining. Giardino warned the strike could last several more weeks if New York longshoremen do not resolve port-wide issues.
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New York
UPS
United States
United States Lines
Africa
Mediterranean
Caribbean
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Maine
Texas
Thomas W. Gleason
Alfred Giardino
New York Shipping Association
Lebanese cabinet resigns after raid and turmoil
Premier Abdullah Yafi’s government resigns ten days after an Israeli raid on Beirut airport destroyed 13 airliners. The move follows pressure over leadership and a failed defense, with Foreign Minister Hussein Oweini already stepping down.
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Abdullah Yafi
Beirut
Lebanon Radio
Yafi
Defense and
Hussein Oweini
Defense Ministry
Oweini
Defense
Reymond Eddie
HOME President warns against burning Beech Court housing plan
HOME leader Robert B. Condon defends low income housing at Beech Court, arguing burning the property would worsen homelessness. He notes resident involvement in planning, reports on lease signing with Vermont Housing Authority, and outlines how rent will be set with HUD subsidies. The piece also covers broader Middle East news and regional diplomacy updates.
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Neil Rappaport
Bennington-Rutland
Rappaport
The
Banner Today
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington- Rutland Opportunity Council
New York
Washington
Beech Court
Condon
Bennington
Home Building Committee
HOME
Montpelier
Vermont Housing Authority
VSHA
Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency
Vermont
Inside DAR Good Citizen of the Year Named
A brief list notes the Inside feature naming the DAR Good Citizen of the Year. An editorial urges caution that high school students are not yet ripe for revolution. Readsboro police chief seeks a Bay State pardon for past mistakes.
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Dar
Readsboro
Bay State
Davis Nixes Education Study By Witherspoon
Montpelier Vermont Republican Gov elect Deane C Davis rejected hiring outgoing Tax Commissioner Gerald S Witherspoon as a consultant for the Education Department He said he would not approve the proposed 50000 contract for an 18 month study of Vermonts education system Scribner had sought the arrangement but Republican lawmakers objected to it.
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Vermont
Davis
Rockefeller Seeks Tougher New York Traffic Laws
Albany Gov Rockefeller plans to push 1969 Legislature to tighten traffic laws including easier drunken driving convictions. He proposes stricter tire standards, including out of state convictions in suspensions, hearings for minor violations, greater use of breathalyzers radar and VASCAR, and higher blood alcohol content thresholds for convictions.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Department of Motor Vehicles
The
Crime Control Council
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John T. Alden
Woodstock
Peter Giuliani
Giuliani
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Alden
Giardino
United Press International
Charles Helou
Lebanon
Elizabeth Dwyer
Robert B. Condon
Housing Opportunity Mission Ecumenical
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