Vermont Bar urges delay of central corrections facility
The Vermont Bar Association urges delaying a central state jail project in favor of three regional centers in Burlington St Johnsbury and Rutland The plan seeks 6 million to build the three regional centers while the central facility cost is projected at about 12 million and the Windsor prison would be abandoned as a central site Keep in line with House Institutions chair Zampieri noting 6 million may still be high
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Davis
Burlington
St. Albans
Windsor
Downs
House
Senate
Corrections Department
John Zampieri
D-Ryegate
Molly Stark special education wing eyed for tax-friendly cost
Bennington School District board heard the Molly Stark School addition will cost 389710 dollars with 210260 covered by the state and 179449 borne by the district. With several bonds retiring in 1973 75 and 77 tax rate impact should ease, and a March 15 vote is planned. A Jan 26 meeting will form a citizen committee and finalize a brochure detailing the project.
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Molly Stark
Bennington
George A. Sleeman
Bendi
Sleeman
Citizens’ Committee
Bennington District awaits IRS for retroactive teacher pay
The Bennington School District board heard retroactive pay for teachers hinges on a written IRS directive from Burlington, with an IRS statement promised in the coming days. Board also set 1972-73 tuition at 900 for outside students, noted higher equalized fair market value of district buildings, and discussed future busing plans and salaries in executive session.
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Bennington School District
BSD
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Burlington
Supt
George Seeman
Bennington
State Department of Taxes
Rehard Sleeman
Phillip Viereck
Sacred Heart School
Viereck
Sleeman
Vermont Association For the Crippled
Supt. Sleeman
Vermont prison yard demonstration leads to new kidnap charges
Windsor County State's Attorney Frank Mahady plans to prosecute James Clothey and Douglas Robrey on kidnapping counts arising from a prison yard demonstration on Sept 29. Mahady said he will present the case to the jury for decision. Creaser, 27, was acquitted on three counts last Friday. Mahady plans to prosecute Creaser again on assault charges and has seven other inmates facing charges.
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White River Junction
UPI
Windsor County
Frank Mahady
Vermont
Windsor
Mahady
James Clothey
Douglas Robrey
Philip Creaser
Springfield
Clothey
Creaser
Bennington Officials Push Elementary Civics Classes
Joseph F. Carroll, chairman of the Bennington Board of Civil Authority, urged the Bennington School District Board to boost elementary school interest in politics. He criticized the 18-year-old vote and proposed adding classes on the rudiments of local government, with Viereck agreeing to discuss in curriculum planning talks with teachers and principals.
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Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Bennington
Carroll
Phillip Viereck
Vermont Health Board Delays Air Pollution Waiver Decision
Burlington aldermen seek a 12 month waiver for the municipal generating plant emissions while the Vermont Health Board considers extending the deadline to review five pollution abatement options. A public hearing drew objections to the request as the plant faces scrutiny for smokestack emissions.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Health Board
Rutland Drama Groups Stage Welcome to the Theatre
The College of St. Joseph the Provider and West Rutland High School drama departments directed by Peter Marsh rehearse Welcome to the Theatre an improv night and one act plays including To Burn a Witch Anastasia Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn Apollo of Bellac and The Lesson. Performances run in Rutland at the College auditorium on Feb 3 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. with adult tickets two dollars and student tickets 1.25. Public welcome.
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Rutland
College of St. Joseph the Provider
West Rutland High School
Peter Marsh
Anastasia
Forest Lawn
Apollo of
VTC President Opposes Vermont College Merger Plan
Vermont Technical College president Pierre V. Kieffer voices opposition to a plan to merge Vermont state colleges with the University of Vermont under a superboard. He warns the move violates separation of powers, fears loss of autonomy, and objects to legislators and special interests on the panel. A public hearing on the merger is slated for Tuesday at the State House.
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Randolph Center
UPI
Vermont
Pierre V. Kieffer
Vermont Technical College
University of Vermont
Kieffer
State House
Brightlock Hospital to Close as New Northeastern Vermont Opens
St Johnsbury area facility Brightlock Hospital on Old Reservoir Hill, built in 1907 and serving 150000 patients, will shut Feb 14 when Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital on Route 5 opens. Equipment transfers occur Feb 14, after which Brightlock will be sold to offset the regional hospital mortgage.
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Vermont
Brightlock
Old Reservoir Hill
Brightlook
Brightlock Hospital
Vermont Regional Hospital
St. Johnsbury Hospital
Vermont Senate weighs deer herd control return to board
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee rewrote a House bill to restore control of the deer herd to the Fish and Game Board. The panel struck a provision barring any doe season before January 1973 while the deer herd debate recalls 1971 tensions over antlerless seasons. The board previously ran the herd from 1966 to 1971 amid disputes over herd size and winter yards.
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General Assembly
Vermont panel backs two prison sites and new center
A Vermont legislative committee split from the Davis administration and urged expanding the St. Albans youthful offenders facility to 80 beds, building a 40 bed maximum security prison at Windsor, and creating a new correction center in Burlington. Rep. Russell Sholes led the proposal, presented to Gov. Davis on Thursday.
Federal aid tied to reading programs in 17 districts
The federal government said 17 districts including Springfield Vermont will receive an extra 30000 dollars each to improve ineffective reading instruction. The districts currently receive more than 500000 dollars in total for reading programs.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Springfield
Barre Mayor Wilfred Fisher Seeks Third Term
BARRE UP I Two term mayor Wilfred Fisher announces he will run again for a two year term, citing continued goals for the city. Fisher, a familiar figure in Barre politics, intends to seek reelection amid local debates on development and services.
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Barre
Troy lab funding cut endangers state rat control facility
In New York, a proposed budget cut of 112,684 dollars threatens Troy’s rat control laboratory in the industrial park. Opened in 1968 to boost local development, the facility now faces possible shutdown as the state weighs the budget impact amid limited tenancy.
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Troy
New York State
Berkshire Mayor defies Redevelopment Authority on centers
North Adams Mayor Joseph R Bianco refused NARA demands to stop aiding suburban shopping center developers. He said cooperation is possible as both centers may end up just over city lines in Adams and Williamstown. NARA pushes Main Street renewal while fearing outside centers hurt a proposed Main Street mall tenant prospects.
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North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
North Adams Teacher Plans Democratic State Committee Run
John A. Barrett III of North Adams, 24, a Johnson School teacher and airport commission secretary, enters the Democratic State Committee race pledged to Senator Muskie. Pittsfield Councillor Peter G. Arles is circulating papers to seek the post.
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North Adams
John A. Barrett III
Williamstown
North Adams group aims to block city water fluoridation
North Adams Taxpayers Association plans to stop fluoridation of the city water supply. Association president Charles H. Norcross says he will consult with attorneys to find a way to prevent it. The City Board of Health is expected to prepare for fluoridation implementation.
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North Adams
North Adams Taxpayers Association
Charles H. Norcross
City Board of Health Board
Cycle Theft Nets Up To 7000 At Local Shop
Three motorcycles, gear, and parts valued at as much as 7000 dollars plus 250 in cash were stolen from Ronnie's Cycle Sales and Service during the night Wednesday. Police Chief John A. Tarsa called it a well planned break by someone who knew the layout, noting entry was gained after a rear plywood door section was removed.
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