Time lock tops Vermont constitution revision aims
Vermont's 10 year time lock on constitutional amendments faces removal or loosening under the Constitutional Revision Study Commission plan. The 15 proposals, presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee, would let either chamber initiate amendments with majority approval and send changes to the voters, with optional convention routes noted.
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Commission
Senate
House
van Santvoord
Bennington Democrat
Judiciary Committee
Heavy fighting reported on two fronts in Cambodia
South Vietnamese forces report heavy fighting on two fronts in Cambodia including a large new campaign against a border sanctuary and a push on Highway 4. Cambodian Premier Lon Nol arrived in South Vietnam for talks as U.S. air and ground support continues. Lon Nol seeks more aid while signaling economic accords to defend Cambodia’s independence and neutrality amid Vietnamese and Pathet Lao pressure.
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UPI
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Lon Nol
South Vietnam
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Thanom Kittikachorn
U.S
United States
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Pich Nil Pass
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Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth C. Bunker
Norodom Sihanouk
Mediation rules release of Vermont strike report in eight month dispute
In Springfield the final say on releasing the special report on the Jones and Lamson strike rests with the federal mediator. Gov. Davis plans to release the report through the Labor Emergency Board whenever the mediator recommends it. Mediator Gilbert Seldin has advised against release while negotiations continue. Davis met with Windsor County legislators who voted to seek release of the report received November 28. Davis urged using the report as a tool to help reach settlement.
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Windsor County
Davis
Vermont Education Board seeks 40 percent local school funding
The Vermont Education Board passed a resolution urging the General Assembly to provide 40 percent state aid for local districts. It aims for approval by Town Meeting Day, opposing Gov. Davis’s “hold the line” stance that would keep state aid near 32 percent of local costs at the 1971 level of 27.2 million. The legislature could raise the recommendation to reach 40 percent.
Colchester Approves 4.3 Million High School Bond
Colchester residents approve a 4.3 million bond by 598 to 560 in a special election to fund part of a 5.9 million project for a new high school expected to serve about 1,150 students. Rep Martin E Powell of Essex announces candidacy for the University of Vermont Board of Trustees, becoming the fourth legislator to enter the race.
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Colchester
UPI
Bank teller loses 1000 dollars to sleight of hand
A downtown Albany bank teller was short 1000 dollars after two men swapped cash and a century note for smaller denominations. Linda Davis, teller at Community State Bank, could not explain the manipulation and police are investigating. In Troy, PBA will not attend further talks with City Manager DeSantis as negotiations stall over salary and fringe benefits, following a 10-1 vote against the city proposal. In Ballston Spa, Clarence Engel, 35, of New Orleans, jailed on an Illinois kidnapping warrant was arrested for unlicensed operation after a Route 30 stop.
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Community State Bank
Linda Davis
Mechanicville
Linda
Troy
Police Benevolent Association
Owen Connally
PBA
Ralph A. DeSantis
Ballston Spa
Clarence G. Engel
New Orleans
Illinois
FBI
Saratoga County
Engel
Keller to receive national education service award in Houston
Dr. Charles R. Keller of Williamstown will receive a special citation at the 55th annual convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Houston for distinguished educational statesmanship and service to American secondary education. He taught at Williams College for nearly 30 years and led the John Hay Fellows Program from 1958 to 1966.
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Charles R. Keller
National Association of
Houston
Texas
Keller
Williams College
John Hay
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