Vermont House elects Timothy OConnor speaker first Democrat chosen
In Montpelier Vermont the House elected Rep Timothy OConnor of Brattleboro 77 63 on first ballot over Rep Emory Hebard R Glover. OConnor sworn in by Secretary of State Richard C Thomas as Senate chose Sen Robert Bloomer R Rutland County as president pro tem. The day showcased a potential shift toward reform with a proposal to create a House Committee on Committees to share chairing power.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
Timothy O’connor
Brattleboro
Emory A. Hebard
Senate
House
O’connor
Edwin A. Colvin
R-Shaftsbury
Committee On Committees
Republican Committee
Brattleboro Democrat
Hebard
Weather outlook with snow likely later today
Increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow developing by late today. high in the upper 30s. Wet snow mixed with rain tonight and windy with a low in the low to mid 30s. Cloudy Thursday with more wet snow or rain. high in the mid 30s to 40. Sunset 4:39, sunrise 7:27.
Andrews resigns UVM presidency to lead Maine Medical Center
University of Vermont President Edward C. Andrews Jr announces resignation in June to become president of Maine Medical Center in Portland. He cites health care delivery pressures while facing Gov Salmon budget cuts and potential program eliminations, with trustees divided over moves including football and nursing program reductions.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont
Edward C. Andrews Jr
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Andrews
UVM Medical School
Vermont
America
Thomas P. Salmon
Bloomer named to succeed Janeway as Senate president
In Montpelier Sen Robert A Bloomer Republican Rutland County was elected president pro tem of the state Senate defeating Graham S Newell Republican Caledonia County by a 20 to 10 vote. Bloomer was chosen as the GOP candidate after Edward Janeway Windham County announced he would not seek re election.
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Richard C. Thomas
Senate
Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
Graham Newell
Caledonia County
Bloomer
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Cole
Beattie
O'Connor
Judiciary Committee
Montpelier
UPI
Robert A. Bloomer
State Senate
Graham S. Newell
GOP
Graham
Rutland
Janeway
Appropriations Committee
Senate Democrats
Russell Niquette
Dchittenden
Niquette
Newell
John J. O’brien
D-Chittenden County
Esther Sorrell
Dchittenden County
Inside National highlights and local political shifts
The column lists sections on abortion trials in Boston and IRA leader captures in Britain, local church land purchases, Vermont Granges history by Cora Cheney, Tom Wicker on CIA study, and ambassador history in England. It notes Manchester selectmen rejecting funding appeals, Hoosick Falls taxpayer concerns, maple sugar meeting notes, spring garden trends, and ADA views in New England. It also covers Republican caucus intrigue with Bloomer’s leadership bid, Janeway’s resignation, and Democratic responses shaping Senate organization.
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Boston
Britain
Methodist
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Tom Wicker
Blue Ribbon
CIA
George Connelly
England
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Ada
New England
MAU
Bulldogs
Eagles
Saigon appeals for U S aid as Viet Cong advances
Saigon appealed to the United States for increased help after a Viet Cong offensive overran Phuoc Long province and pushed toward Tay Ninh. Government warplanes bombed Loc Ninh as U S Navy carrier Enterprise moved 300 miles off the coast while Washington faced FTC actions against Ford over fuel economy claims.
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Nguyen Ngoc Anh
Bien Hoa
Ngo Khac Tinh
People of
South Vietnam
Tinh
North Vietnam
Phuoc Binh
Washington
White House
Ford
U.S
Indochina
Philippines
Bennington Selectmen Delay Budget Talks After Moratorium
Bennington selectmen halted discussion of the current 18 month budget deficit and tasked Town Manager Harold Saunders to develop realistic figures. They rejected moving the FY1976 budget adoption date, keeping the March voter meeting, and noted wage negotiations and spring timing as reasons to delay. The vote was 4-2 with Chairman Sheridan in the majority to retain March timing.
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Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
Norton Barber
Vermont
Board of Selectmen
J. Duncan Campbell
Peter R. Donavan III
Gerald Morrissey
Timothy Corcoran
Richard B. Lake III
Paul Sheridan
Morrissey
Corcoran
Leake
Sheridan
Human Services Board
Edward H. Holden
Depot St
Ford Cabinet meeting signals many soon to depart
President Ford convened his Cabinet for the first time since mid November to discuss how to tackle the economy and energy crises with suggested cures including an income tax cut and possible petroleum taxes. Several top aides and officials face replacements as William Saxbe moves to diplomacy and Claude Brinegar has resigned. Henry Kissinger is called indispensable, while ministers weigh possible losses or moves to Ireland and Ireland and other posts as the new Congress weighs Ford's State of the Union focus on recession unemployment and energy.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Richard M. Nixon
William B. Saxbe
U.S
India
Congress
University of Chicago
Edward Levi
Henry A. Kissinger
Glastenbury Astrological Society to Speak on Birth Chart of America
Donald Barrett of Pownal leads the Glastenbury Astrological Society formed from two astrology classes in Vermont. The group will sponsor a lecture on the birth chart of America at Park McCullough House at 7:30 p.m. tonight, with about 16 of 20 attendees as members. Barrett notes Glastonbury as a name choice for its English mythic associations and energy points, not local significance.
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The
Glastenbury Astrological Society
America
Park McCullough House
Banner
Park-McCullough House
Donald Barrett
Pownal
Barrett
Manpower
Main Street
Free Library
Glastonbury
England
Arthur
Stonehenge
Salisbury Plain
Vermont
Ex Mallory aide named Manchester town manager
Henry R. Lambert, 31, an ex Mallary aide, named Manchester town manager to succeed the late Oakley Porter. A Vermont native, Lambert has served as aide to Richard Mallary and earlier to Peter Peyser and Glen Anderson. He begins in February after unanimous selectmen vote.
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Manchester
Henry R. Lambert
Oakley K. Porter
J. Lambert
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Raymond Lambert
Richard W. Mallary
Arlington
Vermont
Highgate
St. Mary High School
St. Albans
St. Mary University and Seminary
Glen M. Anderson
California
Lambert
I. Stanford Zecher Jr
Zecher
Lee Manchester
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