Price-Fix Probe Of Drugs in Vermont Law Debate
Vermont Legal Aid Director Richard Blum urged a probe into possible price fixing by the State Board of Pharmacy during a joint House Senate hearing on a bill to legalize mail order drugs banned by the board two years ago. Attorney General James M. Jeffords upheld the ruling but warned any state board should not shield its own interests. The dispute followed a BROC challenge to allow a mail order drug program for seniors, which could save 20 to 50 percent versus local prices. Blum said the Office of Economic Opportunity was investigating the board’s public versus vested interests with claims of pressure against drug discounts. He cited board rulings prohibiting drug sales and discount advertising as evidence. Rep. Harvey Carter renewed a bill to strip the board of its drug regulation powers.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Comsumer Protection Office
Burlington
Blum
Harvey Carter
Pownal
BROC
Pharmacy Board
Village Traffic Project Debate at Chamber Dinner
Critics at the Greater Bennington Chamber dinner challenged the TOPICS traffic plan as village-limited while traffic worsens outside. H James Wallace and Paul E Conrad defended TOPICS as interim relief, noting potential expansion with municipal consolidation and inclusion of Bennington Flats. The $40,000 survey is half federal funded, with parts from the Highway Dept and local sponsor Bennington Village.
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Guma
Vermont Highway Board
H. James Wallace
Greater
Bennington
Paul E.conrad
Wilbur Smith Associates
New Haven
Conn
Wallace
Lawrence F. Powers
North Bennington
Bennington Flats
Vermont
Highway Board
Highway Department
Bennington Village
Robert B. Condon
North Street
Conrad
Tax Exemptions Upheld For Bennington College Faculty Houses
The Bennington Board of Civil Authority ruled the college faculty homes on campus are tax exempt under the law. The decision, announced this morning, rejected the Bennington Sisters’ challenge to place the 15 homes on the Grand List. Attorney John H. Williams II said the campus housing issue is now laid to rest and a February meeting with town officials will discuss the tax problem in a calm atmosphere.
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Bennington Board of Civil Authority
BCA
Bennington College
Bennington Board of Sisters
Norton Barber
Barber
Bennington Selectmen
Francis J
John H. Williams II
Williams
Grand Jury Probes Corruption in Troy City Hall
Sidney C. Smith former Troy City Manager now Woodstock Vermont town manager testified as the first witness before a Rensselaer County Grand Jury in an ongoing inquiry into alleged political corruption in Troy city government. District Attorney Cholakis reviewed 67 volumes of prior testimony and indicated further witnesses may appear with possible immunity and new areas of inquiry. Proceedings remain secret with the panel recessed until Tuesday morning.
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Troy
N.Y
Sidney C. Smith
Woodstock
Rensselaer County Grand
Smith
Con G. Cholakis
Cholakis
Inquest Set On Murders Of Yablonskis
Washington County Coroner will hold an inquest into the murders of United Mine Workers official Joseph A Yablonski his wife and daughter. The inquest is set for January 23 at 9 30 a m EST in the courthouse with the public admitted. The Yablonskis were found dead at their home near Clarksville Pennsylvania on January 5 police theorized they were shot the night of December 30. State police and FBI agents are investigating with no firm leads so far.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
Washington County
Farrell Jackson
United Mine Workers Union
Joseph A
Jock”’ Yablonski
Yablonskis
Clarksville
FBI
Inside Nuclear Power Dispute Returns to News
Editorials cover China environment and Pownal. Two sides clash over abortion revision bill. District 32 Rep. Harvey Carter shares views on welfare controversy. Page 3 to 6 notes.
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China
Environment
Pownal
Harvey Carter
Observer team finds no genocide in Nigeria war zones
Foreign observer team invited by the Nigerian government said no evidence of genocide or mass starvation was seen in newly liberated areas. Four members admitted the inspection was brief and they spent only three hours at Owerri. They reported refugees in good shape and markets reopening while some fled northward.
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Lagos
UPI
John L. Drewy
Canada
Biafra
Drewy
Yngve Berglund
Sweden
Douglas Cairns
Britain
Jozef Biernacki
Poland
Yakubu Gowon
Nigeria
Economy contract in last quarter of 1969
Washington reports the U S economy stopped growing in the October December period as real output stayed flat while consumer spending rose and personal savings fell. If the trend continues into early 1970 economists fear a recession defined by two straight quarters of nongrowth.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Department
Nigeria Moves Tons of Supplies Into Biafra
International observers and Lagos report aid reaching the former secessionist region. An eight nation team found no evidence of genocide or mass starvation, though some malnutrition signs appeared among children. The Red Cross confirms large Nigerian relief effort and capability to continue.
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Nigeria
Biafra
Geneva
League of Red Cross Societies
International
Lagos
Canada
Poland
Sweden
Britain
United Nations
Ottawa
Warsaw
Stockholm
London
Aba-Owerri
Henrik Beer
The
Analyst foresees slower tax receipts in late fiscal year
Montpelier reports six month tax collections for fiscal 1970 on schedule with general and highway funds at 52.6 million. Revenue analyst Kenneth McCart cautions activity may slow in the next six months though major taxes remain on track.
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McCart
County Adopts Regional Plan First in Vermont
Bennington County voters approve the regional plan with 18 to 2 and seek funding for a full time planning staff. Woodford opposes citing tax concerns tied to land in National Forest while towns must raise about $8,300 to qualify for state and federal matches totaling $26,000.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Vermont
National Forest
Lauzon
Montpelier
Woodford
Commission
Planning Commission
State Central Planning Office
John C. Page
Bennington
Page
Manchester
Dorset
Landgrove
Peru
Pownal
Rupert
Sandgate
Shaftsbury
Windham Regional Planning and Development Commission
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BCA Upholds College
State Investigation Commission
Grand Jury
SIC
Grand
Inquest
Ed Biafra
Odumegwu Ojukwu
New York Times News Service
Nigerian Red Cross
Nigerian Red Cross Society
Seek
John Randolph
Nent
John Whalen
Thomas H. Foster
Windham
Brattleboro
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