Connecticut Beverage Deposit Battle Opens as Figures Clash
Hartford figures a clash erupts as supporters and opponents dispute a League of Women Voters report on a proposed ban. Ameri can CanCo challenges the 147,619 ton waste reduction claim and $1 million yearly savings as inaccurate, while the league defends its well documented study.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Connecticut
League of Women Voters
League
Connecticut League of Women Voters
E.E. Fuller
CanCo
Kathleen C. Golas
Fuller
Massachusetts mayors protest distribution of federal money
Massachusetts Mayors Association plans to meet in Washington to urge lawmakers to halt $52.3 million in federal public works grants until inequities are corrected. Mayor William Sullivan of Springfield says the Northeast is underrepresented and seeks reallocation or reversal, citing minimal western-state projects and calls for broader reform of aid programs.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Mayors Association
Washington
State House
Massachusetts
Northeast
William Sullivan
Springfield
Mayor’s Association
Asgrow purchase still up in air in Cambridge NY
A New Hampshire company aims to buy the 10 vacant Asgrow Mandeville buildings but sale talks are delayed by a family illness. Bambe Co of North Stratford NH, maker of an organic soil conditioner, hopes to use the Cambridge site and has an extension on its purchase agreement with Upjohn. Troop 334 scouts in Arlington raised 150 dollars by collecting 2400 bottles and cans New Year’s Day for camping gear, with help from many parents.
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Cambridge
N.Y
New Hampshire
Asgrow-Mandeville
Arlington Boy Scout
Joseph
George Stroffoleno
Richard
James Griffis
Ray Grover
Ray
John Mackey
Mark King
Wayne
William Boyce
Todd Anderson
Ron
Jeff Chenard
Chris Cone
James Stroffoleno
James
Phil Steele
John
Matt Hong
David Bort
Richard Militizer
Cording
Bennington
Harold L. Gilbar
Gilbar
Bambe Co
North Stratford
N.H
Bambe
Maine
Vermont
Upjohn
Asgrow
Black fly conference set for Dixville Notch
Lancaster New Hampshire UPI reports an Inter Regional conference on black flies will be held January 30 at Dixville Notch. Organized by the White Mountains Region Association and the University of New Hampshire executive director Ned Pinkerton notes the event aims to share current knowledge on black fly behavior and control. Resort owners suffer a financial headache with losses estimated at 200000 to 300000 dollars in June and early July.
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Lancaster, N.H
UPI
Dixville Notch
The
White Mountains Region Association
University of New Hampshire
Pinkerton
Reflections of Africa program at Williams College
A multimedia African culture presentation titled Reflections of Africa by Roscoe A. Thompson will take place at Williams College in Weston Language Center on Wednesday January 19 at 8 p.m. The free lecture uses slides music and masks from Thompson's private collection. Thompson a New York private collector and consultant for African museums will discuss his time living in African cultures. Sponsored by the Black Student Union and the Afro-American Studies Program. Also in Claremont New Hampshire Burton Snelling drove his car into an Amtrak train at 50 mph, escaped with a broken wrist and head bump. no injuries to passengers.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Weston Language Center
Africa
Roscoe A. Thompson
Thompson
New York
America
The
Black Student Union
Claremont
N.H
UPI
Burton Snelling
Snelling
Abandoned Vermont Dog Track Idea by Yankee Greyhound Racing
GEORGIA UP I Spokesman says Yankee Greyhound Racing Inc. has dropped plans for a 1.6 million dog racing facility in a northwestern Vermont town after an economic study questioned betting potential. Approval had been granted by local agencies but no Vermont Racing Commission license was sought. A separate proposal for Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Junction also stalled amid local opposition. Burlington UP I Fire at Wilson Hotel left 23 homeless and was declared deliberate set using kerosene to ignite clothing in a second floor storage area near a stairwell. MONTPELIER UP I House Government Operations Committee backed Ralph Peters for administration secretary, with Peters saying his role is to coordinate across agencies, not run them daily.
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Burlington
UPI
Wilson Hotel
Earl Martin
Martin
Vermont rapist Wright gets 10 to 15 years in prison
Hollis Norman Wright 27 formerly of Brattleboro pled guilty to knifepoint rape of a 21 year old woman in Burlington last September. Judge Edward Costello called the pre sentence report among the worst he has seen. In Forestdale Arthur Murray 72 died shoveling snow in mobile home amid Vermont blizzard. Greensboro police seek two armed men who robbed Pepin's General Store of about 400 dollars. The robbers wore ski masks and carried sawed off rifles.
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Burlington
UPI
Hollis Norman Wright
Brattleboro
Vermont
Edward Costello
Wright
Forestdale
Arthur Murray
Murray
Rochester
Greensboro
Pepin
Aline Smith
Craig
Smith
Core of rotten apples sparks Tamarac High clash
Brunswick school board member Betty Hummel blasted a core of rotten apples among Tamarac High School teachers as teachers complained of unruly students. She charged some teachers refer to the principal with antisemitic slurs while educators said discipline strains had worn them down and hurt performance.
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Brunswick
Betty Hummel
Tamarac High School
Brittenhill
Cohoes district to sue over unpaid back taxes
Cohoes School District moves to sue for back taxes after a state audit found the city failed to pay school taxes on properties acquired at tax sale. The district hired a tax lawyer to pursue the matter.
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Cohoes
State Department of Audit and Control
Blake Acquitted in 1975 Berkshire Murder Case
In Berkshire Superior Court a jury acquitted Earl Gary Blake of North Adams of the December 13 1975 murder of Dawn Smith despite testimony from three family members that he struck her with a tire iron and carried her to a blackberry thicket where she was found dead the next day. The jury deliberated five hours amid questions over competing witness versions and an alleged alibi diary. In a separate Pittsfield note, 25 percent of voters turned out to narrow the field for the February 8 special mayoral election from nine to two with acting Mayor Paul Brindle leading and former Mayor Donald Butler trailing. Brindle would face Butler in the Feb 8 vote, with a potential second special election for the council seat if he wins.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Superior Court
Earl Gary Blake
North Adams
Dawn Smith
Blake
Dawn
William M. Simon
William R. Flynn
Paul E. Brindle
Donald E. Butler
Brindle
Butler
Evan S. Dobelle
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