Vermont scales rent for renovated office building sparks employee protests
About 130 Environmental Conservation Agency workers in Montpelier dispute a four story brick former tenement leased by the state for nearly 56 000 dollars a year for 10 years, citing sagging floors privacy issues and inadequate parking. State officials defend safety and design while acknowledging cramped semi private offices and shared facilities.
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Massachusetts explores shelf-help drug rehab plan
Dr. Matthew F. Dumont in Boston advocates self-help and peer pressure to curb drug abuse, criticizing large state programs that label addicts as criminals. Massachusetts may allocate nearly $1 million to ex-addicts for shelf-help groups, with Dumont seeking $3 million next year. About 92 groups seek funds totaling $4 million, decisions to be made by a Drug Review Board. Dumont cites New York and California programs as failures and stresses honest, uncertain outcomes without assuming a single solution.
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Supreme Court to hear Cassius Clay conscientious objector appeal
The Supreme Court agreed to review Muhammad Ali's draft evasion conviction arguing his conscientious objector status. He faces Joe Frazier for the title March 8 and has been free on bond during appeal. The court will decide if the denial rested on DOJ's mischaracterization of his religious objections.
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Vermont creates two new superagencies in 1970 move
Vermont announces two new superagencies under 1970 restructuring. The Agencies of Human Services and Development and Community Affairs begun Sunday, raising total to three plus the Environmental Conservation Agency already in operation. Heads include William Cowles, Elbert Moulton, and Robert Williams awaiting senate confirmation. The Environmental Agency plans a public hearing on power line regulations, facing company opposition over underground burial incentives and a ban on chemical defoliants along rights of way.
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Vermont farmers report tax on exempt farm supplies
Despite the 1970 Vermont Legislature repeal, dealers still charged a 3 percent sales tax on veterinary supplies, bailing twine, and livestock bedding. The Agriculture Department urged farmers to review bills and contact Tax or Agriculture for help enforcing exemptions.
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Clergy urge immediate closing of Penn Central bridge in Albany
In Albany a coalition of Rensselaer clergy led by Very Rev Victor Schoenberger appeals to Gov Rockefeller for the Penn Central bridge linking Broadway and Parillan Street to be closed after reports the structure sways under heavy traffic and shakes noticeably. The move follows safety concerns raised by the group.
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Berkshire CEVAL to appoint consultants for $200 million hydro project
Citizens' Evaluation Committee in Berkshire will meet Tuesday to appoint consultants. The group was formed to study public attitudes toward a $200 million pumped storage hydro electric plant planned by Northeast Utilities for Sheffield Berkshire County or Falls Village Connecticut. A fire in Pittsfield displaced a family of six.
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