Teacher Negotiations in Vermont Stall for Details
The Mt. Anthony Union High School Board and faculty representatives meet as contract talks loom in a climate of high unemployment and inflation. Aimed at base salaries, schedules, and administration roles, the talks follow a state framework established in 1969 requiring negotiation with recognized teacher associations. Negotiations press toward belt tightening while preserving educational quality in Bennington and statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School Board of Directors
Stephen H. Gilman
Robert J. McWaters
Raymond C. Murray
Charles R. Neuschafer
James Colvin
Kathleen Toomey
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
BSD
Gilman
Southwest Supervisory
George A. Sleeman
Vermont
General Assembly
Robert L. Larson
Pay Rise For Federal Workers Under New System
Nixon signed legislation placing federal workers under a new pay system effective October 1972. The executive orders set civilian raises at 5.96 percent and military base pay at 7.9 percent, retroactive to January 1, benefiting about 1.3 million civilians and 2.7 million service members, with blue collar workers largely excluded. A governing council will advise annual increases, subject to presidential approval or congressional override.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Federal
Congress
Weather outlook with snow rain chance rising
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow or rain today and highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Cloudy tonight and Sunday with a 50 percent precipitation chance and lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s and Sunday’s high 35 to 40 degrees.
Jobless rate hits nine year high as GM strike ends
UPI reports December unemployment at 6 percent, with 4.6 million seeking work. Nixon aides urge patience, predicting the least painful wartime to peacetime shift. Democrats criticize policies and reintroduce a manpower bill. Professional workers show sharpest layoffs, while most unemployment rise stems from seasonal factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
General Motors
White House
Nixon
Labor Department
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Patman
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
William Proxmire
D-Wis
James G. O’hara
D-Mich
Lawrence F. O’brien
O'Hara
House
Congress
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United Auto Workers Union
British envoy kidnapped by Tupamaros in Uruguay
British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson, 55, was abducted by the Tupamaros guerrillas in Montevideo as a car blockade and armed takeaway operation. Police reported multiple cars involved, no ransom demand yet, and Jackson’s heart ailment noted by the British Embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
Montevideo
UPI
Geoffrey Jackson
Jackson
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Aloysio Disa Gomide
Tupamaros
Gomide
Daniel A. Mitrione
Richmond
Ind
U.S. Agency For International Development Aid
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Daniel Pereyra Manelli
Pacheco Areco
Upland Winter four-newspaper seasonal issued by Banner
The Banner distributes the second and final edition of Upland Winter as a four-newspaper winter magazine supplement with 80000 copies in three states, featuring ski-lift operator photos a pancake treatise by Samuel R. Ogden and a wood-burning cookstove appreciation by Janet Greene, plus a centerfold pullout ski map and regional directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Brattleboro Reformer
Berkshire Eagle
Torrington Register
Vermont
Samuel R. Ogden
Landgrove
Janet Greene
Brattleboro
New England
GE plant in Pittsfield warns of up to 1400 job cuts
GE vice president Charles Melvin said the Pittsfield transformer plant could shed 800 to 1400 jobs in 1971 as foreign-made transformers, price pressures, and reduced defense spending bite. The plant employs about 11,000 workers amid nationwide challenges for GE transformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
UPI
General Electric
Charles Melvun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Lions Club
John Lyons
Lions
David Scribner
U.S
Wright Patman
Dtex
House Banking Committee
Adirondack
Adirondack Park
Pittsfield GE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!