Vermont House approves welfare eligibility cut
The Vermont House voted 130 to 30 for an amendment to bar single able bodied adults from General Assistance. Gov. Salmon labeled it unacceptable though declined to state a veto stance. Debates centered on constitutional lines, job prospects, and possible Medicaid and residency changes.
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Montpelier
UPI
House
Judiciary Committee
Thomas Salmon
House Judiciary Committee
John Meaker
Rwaterbury
Senate
Lee Welfare
Battick sues for harm to civil rights
Convicted murderer Edward M Battick, sentenced to life for the 1972 murder of Manchester Police Chief Dana Thompson during an armed robbery, files a $5 million damages suit against police alleging civil rights violations. The action, filed Dec. 10 in U S District Court Burlington, names Manchester police officer Eugene Gaiotti and references other officers. Battick alleges being shot four times while incapacitated. Both Battick and George Hoag were wounded but recovered. Battick remains incarcerated at a federal prison in Springfield Missouri.
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Edward M. Battick
Manchester
Dana Thompson
U.S. District Court
Burlington
Battick
Manchester Village
John Doe
Windsor State Prison
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Mt Anthony board approves May budget to preserve progress
The Mt Anthony Union School Board unaniously voted to place a $3.65 million net budget for 1976-77 before voters, a 16.6 percent rise dominated by salaries. If defeated, cuts would hit instruction. discussions centered on student activities costs and Hillside program rental as renovations proceed.
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Mt. Anthony Union School
Union
George A. Sleeman
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Haley
Joseph Hall
Sleeman
Clarence Pelkie
Jonathan Durand
Hillside
Durand
Marion Smith
Kissinger presses restraint as SALT talks advance
Secretary of State Kissinger opened talks with Brezhnev on strategic arms limiting plans and urged restraint in Angola amid questions about Lebanon and the Middle East. Officials said the morning session focused on breaking the SALT deadlock and preparing a new arms agreement.
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Moscow
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Angola
Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Lebanon
Middle East
Brezhnev
State Department
Robert L. Funseth
Bennington College Board postpones critical meetings in NYC
The Bennington College Board of Trustees delays quarterly meetings set to begin today in New York City to next Wednesday to decide on financial moves amid a faculty revolt and a crisis. A four member committee led by Francis Keppel reviews President Gail T and VP Thomas Parker, with no public statements from either side.
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Bennington College Board of Trustees
New York City
Gail T
Thomas Parker
U.S
Francis Keppel
Parker
Merrell Hambleton
Bennington
Town agencies choke on budget slashes
Bennington Selectmen sliced 20 percent from key social service funds stirring disbelief among 204 Depot St day care center and Bennington Opportunity Council leaders. Board members plan to reapply for extra aid, arguing it is an obligation to voters to decide on funding based on money or service.
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Rob Woolmington
Bennington Selectmen
Selectmen
Depot St
Bennington Opportunity Council
Bennington
Knapp
Richard Sears
204 Depot St
Sears
Highway Fund
R. Paul Wickes
Mary Seidel
Senior Citizen Center
Seidel
Ford Budget Proposes Turning Point in Spending Plan
President Ford unveiled a 394.2 billion dollar federal budget calling it a turning point to curb government spending and safeguard national security. He signed two green bound volumes with eight pens before sending the proposal to Congress, saying it offers realism and a path to a better life for Americans.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
America
Executive Office
State of the Union
Ford proposes $10.4 billion energy plan to spur new power sources
President Ford unveils a fiscal 1977 energy budget of 10.4 billion, 30 percent above 1976, emphasizing solar geothermal conservation nuclear waste and synthetic fuels. Taxpayers fund 6 billion of the total with 4.4 billion from offshore royalties and power sales. Officials say the plan advances toward ending oil cartel dependence by 1985.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Frank Zarb
United States
Zarb
Ford proposes higher out of pocket Medicare costs
President Ford unveils a budget plan to add net 1.3 billion in annual costs for the elderly and disabled under Medicare while offering protection against catastrophic illnesses. The plan caps hospital and nursing home costs at 500 dollars and doctor bills at 250 dollars, but would shift more of the bill onto beneficiaries and limit protections to 25 million eligible in 1977. Government figures show higher potential payments, with 1.85 billion more charged than today and 538 million saved for some beneficiaries.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Social Security Administration
Medicare
Nixon
Congress
Medicare Health Insurance
Ford mulls welfare czar and uniform 50 state standards
President Ford described a possible welfare czar to unify elderly, sick, and poor aid across all 50 states and coordinate programs across three departments. He noted no decision yet and said Congress might grant authority, while pledging a gradual standardization over seven to eight years as part of a broader budget plan. The $394.2 billion FY1977 proposal outlines tax sources and allocations including defense, grants, and benefit payments.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
James T. Lynn
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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