Vermont Appeals Superlight Car Rule To Fed Court
Vermont filed a notice of appeal with the U S Circuit Court of New York seeking to overturn an injunction that barred Motor Vehicle Commissioner James Malloy from refusing to inspect two 1969 Dodge cars with high intensity headlights called superlights The appeal argues over whether states may impose stricter safety standards than federal rules and will rely on the National Traffic Safety Act preemption issue.
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Malloy
Jeffords
Vermont
Prouty declines top committees to stay on labor posts
UPI reports Senator Winston L. Prouty of Vermont refused appointments to the Senate Appropriations and Finance committees. He preferred to remain on the Commerce and Labor and Public Welfare panels where he is senior, saying he could better serve Vermonters from his current posts.
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Washington
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
Senate
Vermont
Republican Committee On Committees
Commerce and Labor and Public Welfare
Prouty
Burlington Atty Leahy elected head of Vermont prosecutors
Patrick Leahy 29 of Burlington has been chosen president of the Vermont State's Attorneys Association for two years. He succeeds Robert West and will act as liaison between the association and Governor Deane C. Davis's administration.
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Burlington
API
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Vermont State’s Attorneys Association
Leahy
Rutland County
Robert E. West
Deane C. Davis
Public hearing on Miles Pond dam reconstruction in Concord
The Water Resources Board announces a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on February 4 in Concord Town Hall to review plans for reconstructing a dam at Miles Pond in Concord Essex County. Details and specifications are available at the Montpelier office of Commissioner Reinhold W. Thieme.
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Montpelier
State Water Resources Board
Miles Pond
Concord
Essex County
Concord Town Hall
Reinhold W. Thieme
Albany introduces $20,000 safety robot to lawmakers
In Albany Ben Knees of New York presented a $20,000 safety robot to about 150 government labor and management representatives at a 1969 seminar. Created by Jack M. Lovell of the Safety Management Company, the robot demonstrates correct and incorrect lifting techniques to address high accident rates in construction.
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Albany
Ben D. Knees
New York
Albany State approves Afro American Studies Department plan
A black student group at Albany State University won approval to form an Afro American Studies Department next fall after demands backed by university president Dr. Evan R. Collins. The plan includes a spring Afro-American history course and aims to enroll at least 300 more non white students next fall.
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Albany
Albany State University
Evan R. Collins
FireKills Two Little Sisters in Amsterdam House
A morning fire destroyed a two story frame home in Amsterdam. Lisa Abbot 2 and Shanna Abbot 4 were found on a bed in a bedroom corner where investigators believe the blaze may have started from an electric heater. Their mother Barbara Lisicki 33, wife of Edwin Ford 39 who was remodeling the house, was hospitalized in serious condition at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital.
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Amsterdam
Lisa Abbot
Shanna
Amsterdam Memorial Hospital
Barbara Lisicki
Park St
Edwin Ford
Stephens Named Chairman of Ways and Means Committee
Albany Assembly appoints Willis H. Stephens 43 year old Brewster Putnam County Republican as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to replace Harvey M. Lisset after party control shift. Stephens had been ranking minority member under Democratic leadership.
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Albany
Willis H. Stephens
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Harvey M. Lisset
Brewster
Putnam County
Assembly
Fire destroys Richmond home in Berkshire area
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the two year old seven room Colonial Acres home of Charles J. Neumeister in Richmond Monday night. Neumeister and former Fire Chief Francis Malnatti were treated for burns and smoke inhalation. the dwelling valued about 40 thousand dollars was leveled. Pittsfield Plan would widen South Street to serve Berkshire Common complex, with broader state improvement extending from Park Square to Taconic Street.
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Richmond
Charles J. Neumeister
Colonial Acres
Pittsfield General Hospital
Neumeister
Francis Malnatti
Pittsfield
Berkshire Common
South Street
State Department of Public Works
Park Square
Taconic Street
Post Office seeks land for Ur ban Renewal expansion
North Adams officials report the U S Post Office Dept wants to acquire land in the Urban Renewal area to expand facilities. The current site lacks adequate maneuvering and parking space for the department and patrons.
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North Adams
U.S. Post Office Dept
Study Committee Rejects Proposed Land Use Tax Plan
MONTPELIER UPI A rural land taxation study committee has rejected a land use tax plan, citing concerns over equity and administrative burden. Delegates from several towns urged revisions to ease impacts on farmers and small landowners while preserving revenue. The panel asked for alternative approaches to assessment and exemptions before resubmitting.
Hearing Friday On Pavilion Injunction In Montpelier
A hearing on a temporary injunction to block Montpelier from condemning the Pavilion Hotel will occur Friday in Washington County court. Attorney General James Jeffords said his office will argue the city lacks authority over state buildings and cannot compel the State Buildings Director to board up the Pavilion’s windows or remove a fire escape. Prior, Superior Judge Franklin Billings enjoined enforcement under the city fire code for lack of city charter jurisdiction over state-owned buildings. The report also covers a tax committee’s critique of use value assessments, proposed deferral options, and a capital gains tax proposal to fund local needs, with context on property tax burdens for Vermonters.
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Montpelier
UPI
Pavilion
Washington County
Atty
James Jeffords
Irving Bates
Bates
Franklin Billings
Ex-Bennington Instructor Named Mt. Holyoke College President
Mount Holyoke College named David Bicknell Truman, formerly vice president and provost at New York University, as president. The 55 year old will assume July 1, succeeding Richard Gettell. Truman taught at Bennington Cornell Harvard Yale Chicago Williams and Columbia where he advised president Grayson Kirk. He praised for supporting freedom of expression and civil liberties and for five college cooperation in the Connecticut River Valley.
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Bennington
Mt. Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke
Mass
UPI
David Bicknell Truman
Columbia University
Mount Holyoke College
New York University
Truman
Richard Glenn Gettell
Philadelphia
Bennington College
Cornell
Harvard
Yale
Chicago
Williams College
Columbia
Grayson Kirk
Robert G. Wiese
Boston
Wiese
Amherst College
Amherst
Smith
Hampshire
University of Massachusetts
Connecticut River Valley
U S Objects To Vermont Joining Trade Zone Suit
The federal government objects to Vermont joining Maine in a dispute over Machiasport free port designation. Vermont argues intervention due to impact on the state while Occidental Petroleum plans a $142 million refinery there to supply low cost heating fuel for New England. A Jan. 16 hearing is set in Portland federal court.
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Montpelier
UPD
Vermont
Maine
Commerce
C. R. Smith
Machiasport
Atty
James Jeffords
U.S
N H Eyes End of Tax Exemptions For Religious Bodies
Concord NH UPI A bill to curb tax exemptions for religious and charitable groups heads to a public hearing. Rep Milton A Cate R Concord says non profit property would be taxed at half the normal rate to fund municipal services. Testimony from Concord City Manager John E Henchey and clergy cited fair share concerns and potential revenue of 1.5 to 2 million if enacted. Cate noted a Red Cross tax free building could incur taxes if rented. He warned without new revenue Concord and similar cities could cut services like garbage pickup and snow removal.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Milton A. Cate
John E. Henchey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cate
The
Red Cross
Doctors Say No Hope To Separate Siamese Twins
MADRID UPD doctors said on Monday they had no hope of successfully separating a pair of girl Siamese twins born New Year's Day. The girls are joined at the chest and thorax and share one heart.
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Madrid
UPD
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