Davis Urges Land Use Taxation To Protect Vermont Scene
Gov. Deane C. Davis urged the 1970 Vermont legislature to adopt land use taxation and land development regulations as part of a broader environmental control package. He pressed for a ban on pesticides by end of 1971, creation of a single environmental agency, and strengthened water pollution laws to preserve what he called the pastoral Vermont countryside while balancing economic growth.
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Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Nixon
Vermont
Davis
Commission
James Jeffords
Jeffords
Environmental Conservation Agency
Environmental Commission
State aid plan would boost Bennington district funds
Gov. Davis seeks a 1.7 million supplemental appropriation for the 1970 legislature to raise Bennington School District by 69,576 and boost several county districts. The plan targets districts with shortfalls due to attendance and grand list changes, with a one time adjustment and a future Miller formula adherence.
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Bennington
Deane C. Davis
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Sunderland
Readsboro
Stamford
Davis
Vermont
Education Department
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
Miller
Lyman Hunt
R-121
Essex
House Education
Inquest witness contradicts Kennedy time line on Chappaquiddick death
Edgartown deputy sheriff Christopher Look Jr testifies at the three day inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death, contradicting Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s account by saying he saw the Kennedy car at about 12:40 or 12:45 a.m. Look identifies the car as a black Oldsmobile with Massachusetts plate L78207. He confirms seeing the same vehicle at the bridge and notes a white rented Valiant was also present at the cottage that night.
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Edgartown
Mass
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Christopher S. Look Jr
Kennedy
Look
Massachusetts
Dukes County
Chappaquiddick Island
James A. Boyle
Kennedy Brcether
Miss Kopechne
Chappaquiddick
Kopechne
Wilkes-Barre
Parties Endorse Gov Davis Plan for State Goals in 1970s
Both Democrats and Republicans praised Gov. Deane C. Davis proposed five goals for the state. Lt. Gov. Thomas Hayes called the address broadly agreeable with little to disagree. Leaders Salmon Delaney Esposito Kennedy lauded the plan though some sought clarification on localism and cabinet restructuring.
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Tle
House
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Senate
Charles Delaney
Chittenden-Grand Isle
Frank Esposito
Rutland
Salmon
Esposito
Davis
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Janeway
Little Hoover Commission
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Sacred Heart To Remain Open In Bennington Schools
Assistant Supt. Sleeman told the Bennington School District Board that Sacred Heart School will stay open for at least another year despite declines in nuns and enrollments. About 191 students attend Sacred Heart, while St. Francis de Sales faces a pending decision expected soon. If St Francis closes, the district would need six new classes for 165 current grades 1 to 6 students.
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Sacred Heart
St. Francis
George A. Sleeman
Bennington
Sacred Heart School
Ellen Therese
Sisters of St. Joseph
Yester
St. Francis de Sales School
Sleeman
Order of Nuns
Vermont
Rutland
Mother Nora
St. Joseph College
Old Bennington
Francis B. Flanagan
Miners Pay Respect To Slavi Yablonski Funeral Crowds Gather In Clarksville
Clarksville mourners, many in white shirts and neck ties, line three coffins for Slavi Yablonski as state police report no solid leads. FBI and state investigators probe the triple murder tied to recent UMW leadership tensions. ballistics to reveal number of shooters.
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Clarksville
Funeral Home
Jack Yablonski
Hhem
Joseph A
Jock
Yablonski
Joseph C. Snyder
O Yablonski
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Kenneth
Joseph
Yablonskis
Burkus
Millsboro
W. A
Tony’ Boyle
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Boyle
House GOP Keeps Walter Kennedy as Leader by Acclamation
In Montpelier Republican House members re elected Rep. Walter Kennedy Chelsea as majority leader by acclamation. Speaker John Burgess warned funds run out by March 27 and hinted lawmakers may meet Mondays. Democrats discuss reorganizing their steering committee for a lean nine member panel.
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Kennedy
Desegregation clash as Mississippi whites resist school orders
In Collins and Covington County Mississippi white parents resist the U S Supreme Court desegregation order. Boycott plans and protests emerge as districts reopen across Yazoo City and the southeast region. Protest leader Martin McRainey signals organizd white resistance linked to NAACP aims.
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Collins
Covington
Forrest Petal County
Hattiesburg - Laurel
Mississippi
Yazoo City
Jackson
Forrest County
Petal
Covington County
Martin McRainey
NAACP
Inside comments on Governor Davis opening address
An editorial critiques Gov Davis opening address to the legislature. Also on page four Mankiewicz and Braden argue Vietnam funding fuels the war and could end if U S payments stop. A Hoosick Falls theater group plans its first production on page six. The undefeated Patriots extend their winning streak to six on page eight.
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Gov. Davis
Mankiewicz
Braden
U.S
Hoosick Falls
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Betsy Samuelson
Environmental Control Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Central Planning Office
Mittee
Ted
Slavi Yablonski
House Gop
Collins, Miss
U.S. Supreme Court
Petal Junior High School
Hattiesburg
Miss
Patriots
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