Vermont Council Rejects Flat License Fee for Green Mountain Park
The Vermont Legislative Council rejected a subcommittee plan to take a flat daily license fee from Green Mountain Park in Pownal as part of the betting handle. In a 9-5 vote the council killed the proposal, which would have cost the state about 300000 dollars this year, while adopting the broader racing report.
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Montpelier
UPI
Legislative Council
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Giuliani
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
John O’brien
South Burlington
O’brien
Num
Gibson Denies Fayette Motion For Dismissal
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Ernest Gibson denied defense motions to acquit or grant a new trial in the influence peddling case against former Sen. Frederick Fayette of South Burlington. Fayette, 55, was convicted in Rutland in December for involvement in a $3,000 deal to secure the St. Johnsbury postmastership for Ned Handy in 1963. The judge said there is ample evidence to sustain the guilty verdict. Fayette faces up to $1,000 fine, a year in prison, or both.
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Gibson
Fayette
Iron Triangle assault marks largest Vietnam War campaign
U.S. and Vietnamese forces say more than 30 000 troops swept through the Iron Triangle northwest of Saigon in the war's biggest ground operation. Within 36 hours 92 Viet Cong were killed 16 captured and 159 suspected guerrillas were arrested as refugees moved out and stockpiles of rice peanuts uniforms and weapons were seized. The Cedar Falls offensive focused on neutralizing the Viet Cong headquarters and infrastructure to deny the enemy a base from which attacks on Saigon were launched.
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UPS
U.S
Iron Triangle
Highlands
UPI
Tom Corpora
196Th Light
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Ben Cat
Corpora
Cedar Falls
Michelin
Construction To Start Soon On Bolles Brook Water Line
The Bennington water project moves ahead with a tentative schedule showing dirt will be moved on April 15 and first Bolles Brook water drawn by early autumn. Final plans target February 3 federal and state approvals, bids opened March 17, and construction beginning April 15 weather permitting. Burton L. Winslow named resident engineer to supervise pipeline and dam work.
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Bennington
The
Water Board
L.M. Pittendreigh
Whitman and Howard
Boston
Tenta
Tively
Pittendreigh
Woodford
Water Commissioners
Burton L. Winslow
Old Bennington
Winslow
Mallary Bounces Lefevre From Top House Post
House Republicans a split in leadership as Mallary assigns committee chairs with Lefevre bypassed for Ways and Means and Peisch demoted to the same panel. Lefevre named Health and Welfare chair but resigns request and Salmon shifts to vice chair. Readers see detailed assignments across Agriculture to Government Operations with several Democrats gaining vice chairs.
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Lefevre
Health and Welfare Committee
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
Ways and Means
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Posed Mallory
James Shea
Winooski
Commerce
Edward Ewrich
R-Waitesfield
Ellwyn Miller
R-Putney
Sanborn Partridge
R-Proctor
Robert Graf
R-Pawlet
Peter Giuliani
Elmore
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Ralph Stafford
Wallingford
Nationalists Ready To Invade Mainland
Chiang Kai-shek reportedly plans a possible 600,000 man cross strait invasion if Red China requests aid or allows collaboration. U.S. Navy support was deemed unlikely, as chaos in Shanghai and nationwide disruption hampered Maoist control. Taiwan’s Nationalists kept about 30,000 troops in readiness for rapid deployment within hours from Formosa.
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Tokyo
UPI
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Taipei
Formosa Strait
U.S. Navy
United States
China
Chou En-lai
Communist Party
China Island
Taiwan
Regents seek extra 103 million for New York schools
Albany proposal from the state Board of Regents asks for an additional 103 million in public school aid for the next school year. The plan would raise the state participation per pupil from 660 to 726 dollars, a 10 percent boost, with the Education Department now spending over 1.5 billion annually. Speaker Travia supports more education funding but warns funds must be found to cover the increase.
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Albany
N.Y
State Board of Regents
New York State
Anthony J. Travia
Democratic Controls Assembly
Education Department
Travia
Inside View on Education Advice for Arlington Schools
An editorial critiques the education commissioner’s guidance to the Arlington School District. Rep. George Van Santvoord begins his weekly legislature report, and the first installment evaluates Manchester elementary school programs.
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Education Commissioner
Arlington
George van Santvoord
Manchester
Fire District Voters Approve Special Levy for New Firehouse
Bennington Fire District No 1 voters approve a 25 cent total tax rate, 20 cents basic and 5 cents for a new Beech Street firehouse, expected to raise about $25,000 with over $5,400 from donations. The new 40 by 40 foot concrete block building will be on Beech Street, with shell construction contracted and in-kind donations covering roofing wiring and excavating.
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Bennington
Wood Firehouse
Charles A. Sauer
Willow Road
Sauer
Esti
Eleanor Moore
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Adam Clayton Powell
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Brattleboro
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Rutland City
Herman Hoyt
Johnsbury
Giles Dewey
Stowe
Royal Cutts
Townshend
See Mallary
Mainland
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Mao
Shanghai
Peking
Chou
Chen Yi
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Regents
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Prudential Committee
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