Vermont House OKs presidential primary bill for March 2
Vermont lawmakers narrow vote 87 to 47 to establish a presidential primary on March 2 Town Meeting Day. The bill, amended to set a $1,000 candidate filing fee, now returns to the Senate for concurrence amid budget concerns and party dynamics. A separate note covers an oil spill cleanup in Paran Creek after a Green Mountain Furniture tank leaked 4,000 gallons.
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Lew Kedroff
Springfield
Senate
House
William Doyle
Washington County
Richard Snelling
R-Shelburne
Thomas Candon
D-Rutland
Thomas Salmon
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Paran Creek
Inland Pollution Control Inc
Albany, N.Y
Green Mountain Furniture Inc
Green Mountain
Charles O'Leary
CIA funded Italian anti-Communist leaders with six million dollars
Washington reports say the CIA funneled at least six million dollars in secret payments to Italian non Communist political figures since December eight to hinder Communist gains in national elections. Ford reportedly approved the payments on December eight with Kissinger backing the covert operation. The effort aims to help non Communist parties boost publicity and campaign materials while a coalition governs Italy.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Italy
CIA
Ford
40 Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Kissinger
Communist Party
Christian Democrats
Soviet Union
United States
Europe
Lean Budget Era Emerges in Bennington Fiscal 1977 Talks
Bennington selectmen signaled a lean fiscal 1977 as department heads presented requests for the new budget. Total spending should mirror 1976 despite slight boosts in some areas, with debt management funds reduced. Zoning and planning requests stay near last year, but a building inspector debate sparks talk of part time help to monitor construction and enforcement. The recreation department shows a net operating cost of 113,729 after revenue, with a 23,000 rise driven by higher utility rates.
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Bennington Selectmen
Ronald Higgins
Selectmen
Department of Planning and Zoning
Bennington County Regional Commission
Stuart Hurd
Gerald P. Morrissey
Hurd
Morrissey
Bennington
Paul W. Bohne III
Planning Commission
Recreation Department
Lee Municipal
Censorship clashes with Nebraska murder trial coverage
NORTH PLATTE Neb A UPI report says Erwin Charles Simants 30 faces mass murder and sexual assault charges for slayings of six in Sutherland. Judge Hugh Stuart bans and then restricts reporters during jury selection provoking a boycott by seven reporters who refuse open coverage without prior restraint. The dispute centers on open trial rights versus pretrial publicity as the case and Supreme Court appeal linger.
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North Platte, Neb
UPI
Erwin Charles Simants
Lincoln County
Hugh Stuart
Simants
Sutherland, Neb
Stuart
U.S. Supreme Court
Vermont Deficit Seen At 8.8 Million In 1976
Vermont officials clash over the 1976 deficit projection as Administration Secretary Robert Wilson cites a precise 8.8 million General Fund shortfall. House Leader Richard Snelling argues for lower deficits and higher revenue growth, warning 7 percent inflation could erase gains. Wilson adds a 2.5 million supplemental request.
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Snelling
Wilson
Human Services
Inside In the world Bay State doctors threaten Medicaid
A Bay State medical group threatens to drop Medicaid coverage amid rising costs and policy disputes. The report outlines potential impacts on patients and local clinics, with quotes from hospital officials and state health authorities.
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Bay State
R.I
MAU
Udall
Vermont
Museum
Russell Baker
IRS
Tom Wicker
Angola
Godfrey Sperling Jr
Kennedy
Nixon
Pownal
Manchester
Hoosick Board
John Page
NBC
Burr & Burton
MSJ
Italy Socialist withdrawal shakes Moro government
Italy faces a political crisis as Socialist party leaders vote unanimously to withdraw backing from Premier Aldo Moro. Analysts say Moro could resign within days, leaving a 310 seat minority coalition of Christian Democrats and Republicans to face possible early elections and greater Communist influence.
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Rome
UPI
Socialist Party
Aldo Moro
Italy
Communist Party
Socialist Directorate
Moro
Christian Democrats
Republicans
Chamber of Deputies
Reagan budget trim in shambles after first exposure
Reagan campaign faces sharp questions as his plan to cut 90 billion dollars in federal spending transfers program costs to states. Critics warn of new state taxes, while supporters say reforms reduce federal control. Reagan acknowledges overstatement and defends the plan amid long New Hampshire swing.
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Reagan
Littleton
N.H
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Ford
New Hampshire
Lewis Sherman
Lancaster
Chicago
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