Cheney defends Nixon and urges GOP revival in Vermont
Republican Attorney General Kimberly Cheney told Vermont GOP leaders impeachment of President Nixon would be a national catastrophe. He attacked Gov. Salmon's Democrats, urged reforms in campaign financing and elections, opposed death penalty reenactment, and backed life benefits for law officers while condemning a Holland festival rock event as an outrage.
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Cheney
Republican State Committee
Stewart Smith
Vermont
Board of Elections
GOP
Madeline Harwood
Bennington County
Holland
Salmon huddles secretly with bank and labor chiefs
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon met with the Vermont Bankers Association to discuss removing the 7.5 percent mortgage rate ceiling and his housing plan, then held a closed session with about 20 labor leaders led by Ralph Williams and Arthur Deloy to push labor legislation and the Burlington strike. Williams said labor would press for a Davis-Bacon act and a ban on state bidding for contractors who do not bargain in good faith for 120 days.
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Burlington
Bankers Association
Hilton Wick
Chittenden Trust Co
Vermont
Vermont Labor Council
Ralph Williams
Rutland
Arthur Deloy
Laborers International of America
Salmon’s News
Norman James
Williams
Candon Doubtful on Vermont Tax Relief Plan
In Montpelier House Minority Leader Thomas Candon questions Gov Salmon’s 1974 tax relief program. The bill would provide property tax rebates for open space landowners who keep land undeveloped, backed by a 3 million dollar appropriation.
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Candon
Vermont
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Burlington
Gordon Paquette
Old Bennington Vote Checklists Challenge By Spargo
Thom Spargo of Old Bennington challenges village trustees for updating the checklist ahead of a Jan 24 referendum on design control. He says no hearing was held, cites guidance from Vermont officials, and notes rules for Board of Civil Authority appointments and absentee ballots.
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Thom Spargo
Old Bennington
Old Village
Spargo
Vermont
Kimberly Cheney
Richard C. Thomas
Thomas
Board of Civil Authority
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Bernard Cohen
Bennington
Obituary for Mrs Fronia Schramm of Bennington
Mrs Fronia Schramm of 205 Maple St Bennington died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The funeral Mass was held at St Francis de Sales Church with a wake service and rosary at Mahar and Son Funeral Home. Entombment was in Park Lawn Chapel Vault. burial in spring at that cemetery.
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St. Francis de Sales Church
Fronia Schramm
Maple St
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Flanagan
Funeral
Park Lawn Chapel
Vermont Manufacturing Growth Surges In 1973 Spending
Vermont manufacturers spent more than 58 million dollars in 1973 for plant construction and equipment modernization, announced by John M. Farmer, commissioner. The year saw 16 new companies forming, 365 plant expansions creating about 3,800 jobs, and manufacturing employment totaling 42,350 as of October. Investment has more than doubled since 1970, rising from 28 million to 58 million.
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Montpelier
Vermont
John M. Farmer
Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Farmer
Fanatic kills wife to save them from Satan
Jimmy W. McDonald 36 was sentenced to life for beating wife Imogene 34 to death with a baseball bat to save the family from Satan. Five children aged 9 to 17 were assaulted. two seriously hurt, others escaped to a neighbor and called police. The defendant described as a religious nut said he acted after reading the Bible and fearing Satan's influence. The judge called the killing senseless brutal and viciou.
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Mount Clemens, Mich
UPI
Jimmy W. McDonald
Imogene
Satan
McDonald
Frank E. Jeannette
Champlain settlement brightens Vermont pollution suit
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon said progress toward an out-of-court settlement in Vermont's Lake Champlain pollution case is improving. Vermont, New York and International Paper Co. are negotiating to remove a 300-acre sludge bed from Lake Champlain near Ticonderoga. Attorneys meet this week in New York City to discuss a possible settlement.
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Ticonderoga
N.Y
Vermont
New York
New York City
Hicks Faces DWI Charge From New Year Incident
Montpelier lawmaker Rep. Henry N. Hicks of Weathersfield is accused of driving under the influence after a New Year’s Day stop by Montpelier police. Prosecutor Robert Gagnon says immunity during the assembly session may affect the case. Hicks faces arraignment in Barre District Court.
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Montpelier
Henry N. Hicks
RD-53
Weathersfield
Washington County
Robert Gagnon
Hicks
Gagnon
General Assembly
Hick
Gnon
Barre
Parfait Dinner Tip and Vermont Steak House Invite
A guide suggests sautéing raw peanuts in butter for a brief time then mixing into a pilaf with rice and chicken stock. It warns against heating foil-wrapped foods in a toaster due to shock risk and notes Vermont Steak House at 716 Main St offering midweek family meals.
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Vermont Steak House
Main St
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Iron Kettle
All Legal Beverages
Shaftsbury, Vt
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Champlain Settlement
Our Buffett A.M
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