Salmon presents budget proposal for Vermont 1974 plan
Governor Salmon unveiled a $15.1 million general fund budget for fiscal 1974, asserting a conservative yet people‑focused approach. The plan calls for $146.2 million state funds, $3 million federal revenue sharing, plus a $9.2 million capital appropriation funded by surplus and bonds, with total 1974 outlay around $311 million including federal funds. Key aims include education environment human services and property tax reform, with a 5 percent income cap on property tax up to $700. The budget relies on $5 million federal revenue sharing for tax relief and $5.4 million from capital gains taxes to ease Vermonters’ burden. A major feature is a property tax scheme limiting charges for residents.
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Bruce Talbot Montpelier
UPT
Thomas’ Salmon
Vermont
Salmon
Vermont Property Tax Reform Faces Major Legislative Scrutiny
Vermont debate over Gov. Thomas Salmon plan to relieve property taxes faces opposition from Republican lawmakers. A capital gains tax on land sales is contested. some prefer boosting the 0.5 percent transfer tax to 1.5 percent to raise $5.4 million. House leaders voice reservations while Salmon seeks a workable compromise. Authorities warn the transfer tax hike costs $130,000 to administer and shifts burden to buyers, potentially undermining slow development goals. The budget funds environmental posts and increased health and housing aid as part of the plan. VPIRG criticizes state spending, calling for larger investments in public services.
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Charles Butler Jr
Walter J. Kennedy
Chelsea
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Kennedy
Hebard
Giuliani
Vermont
Salmon
House
Robert Wilson
Robert Lathrop
Ways and Means Committee
Lathrop
House Committee
Norris Hoyt
Norwich
Senate Finance Committee
Salsnon
Salinon
Environmental Board
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
VPIRG
Talks Push Vietnam Cease Fire Toward Final Accord
Rumors of an imminent Vietnam cease fire linger in Paris Saigon and Washington as diplomats press for terms. Haig meets Thieu amid cautious White House denials of an imminent announcement while Kissinger and Tho inch toward a final accord with continued U S air operations and troop withdrawals to limit casualties.
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Vietnam
Paris
Saigon
Washington
Ington
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Taoi
Cambodia
Alexander Ylaig
Thieu
Henry I. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Haig
Thien
Florida
White House
Colmbia Broadcasting System
CHS
Don Webster
Richard Wagner
Webster
Kissinger
Legal debate on West Senate confirmation in Vermont
Attorney General Kimberly Cheney and eight legislative drafters clash over whether Defender General Robert West of Rutland must win Vermont Senate confirmation for his $19,000 post. Cheney supports no requirement yet favors confirmation. the committee’s legal adviser argues otherwise. West, named by ex Governor Deane Davis, faces scrutiny amid resignations by several public defenders.
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West
Senate
Deane C. Davis
Cheney
Judiciary Committee
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Thomas FP. Salmon
Davis
Ronald Kilburn
Swanton
Vermont Senate
Rutland County
GOP
Luther Hackett
State House
Senate Natural Resources Committee
State Environmental Board
Margaret Garland
Burlington
Vermont
CRASH to Aid Drunk Drivers in Bennington County
State UCS coordinator Jack Isselhardt outlined Project CRASH a county program to curb alcohol impaired driving at a Bennington County HR Council meeting. The grassroots effort with Joe LaPiccola and Judge Morrissey aims to organize an AIDS class in Bennington within weeks now lacking funds but supported by local officials and UCS staff.
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Project Crash
Jack Isselhardt
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Tala
Bennington
Chittenden
Franklin
Grand Isle
Isselhardt
Isselhardit
Joe LaPiccola
UCS
John
Tsselhardt
Burlington
Bennington selects outsider as first fulltime zoning chief
In a 4-2 vote the Bennington board hired Stuart A. Hurd of Castleton as the town's first fulltime zoning administrator despite opposition from two selectmen. Hurd, a civil engineer with a Worcester Polytechnic Institute degree and urban planning major, was chosen over local candidates after a 78-application review and a nine-candidate interview process led by the planning commission.
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Bennington
Stuart A. Hurd
Castleton
Board of
Selectmen
Hurd
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Planning Commission
Max Perrotta
Paw Sheridan
J. C. Jerome
J. Duncan Campbell
Fred Phillips
Alexander B. R. Drysdale
Commission
Perrott
Sheridan
Perrotta
Bohne
Rahne
Campbell
Behne
Inside Pentagon says U S using robot planes for reconnaissance age 2
A brief wrapping up note reports the United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial systems for reconnaissance. It notes progress and potential implications, with attention to defense budgeting and policy discussions shaping the use of robot planes.
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Pentagon
U.S
Old Bennington
Cora Cheney
Vermont
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Edward J. Lamon
Bennington Hurdis
Norshaft Lions
North Bennington
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Bellows Falls
Patriot Doghouse
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