Aiken Bill Mandates Federal Inspection of Egg Products
Senate Agriculture Committee backed a measure by Sen. George D. Aiken to require federal inspection of most egg products including dried and frozen eggs. The plan aims to curb salmonella by supervising all processing plants with exemptions only for clean eggs meeting standards.
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Washington
API
Senate Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Agriculture Department
Meat and Poultry
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
House Democrats
U.S
Jumbo Pan Am 747 Lands in England on Maiden Flight
Pan American's Boeing 747, named Young America, landed at Heathrow 6% hours late on its first scheduled commercial voyage from New York. The 332 passengers and 20 crew faced delays due to loading problems and an overheated engine, with winds complicating exhaust.
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London
UPI
Heathrow Airport
New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Pan American World Airways
Young America
Richard M. Nixon
Robert M. Weeks
Pan -Am
Pan Am
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
Davis Sees Primary Ballot Bill Weaken Two Parties
In Montpelier supporters press a secret consolidated primary ballot amendment to require stapled ballots and avoid invalidation. Gov Davis opposes, saying it weakens the two party system by letting unaffiliated voters participate in party nominations. Officials debate clerical counting and voter participation.
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Davis
House Government Operations Committee
Deane C. Davis
William Doyle
Washington County
Doyle
New Hampshire Sets Fluoride Emission Standards for Aluminum Plants
Concord NH The Air Pollution Control Commission adopted strict standards limiting hydrogen fluoride to one part per billion over a month. The move, aligning with about six states, targets potential environmental damage to pine trees dairy cattle and plant life as Tepco plans a 100000 ton per year aluminum reduction plant in Berlin.
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N.H
Concord, N.H
API
State Air Pollution Control Commission
Berlin
Tepco
New Hampshire
John N. Harris
Project Eng
Commission
Tepcco
Union Leader Says Vermont Laws Favor Employers
Edward Patterson of IVE Local 248 testified before a House committee that Vermont labor laws tilt toward employers. He urged a bill requiring a judge to hold hearings and prove destruction or unlawful acts before curbing picketing. GE once gained an injunction limiting to 10 picketers. The panel to hear company views next week.
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Ing
General Electric
Burlington
Bryant Grinder Co
Springfield
Democrats Plan Fight to Exempt Heating Fuels From Sales Tax
House Democrats vow a major confrontation with the Davis administration if Republicans attempt to kill the bill exempting heating fuels from the 3 percent sales tax. Minority Leader Thomas Salmon says open action under House rules will be used if needed, while urging support for open primaries to boost participation.
Springfield sewage plant location sparks legislative probe
Rep. Lew Kedroff and nine lawmakers push a legislative investigation into claims residents were misled by Springfield selectmen about where to build the sewage treatment plant. A petition for a vote was denied, and a committee would report by March 1. Kedroff previously lost a court challenge over the plant's location in a residential area.
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Kedroff
Vermont Supreme Court
Springfield
Leahy backs statewide computerized fraud alert network
Chittenden County State's Attorney Patrick Leahy urged Vermont leaders to create a statewide computerized system linking banks and law enforcement to combat fraud and forgery in stolen checks. He noted that bad-check rings use two way radios and police monitors and urged banks to modernize defenses and consider instant warning alerts for banks merchants and police.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Leahy
Vermont
American Institute of Banking
Junk car dealers warn of moving operations to other states
In Montpelier Vermont junk car dealers threatened to relocate to neighboring states if proposed rules banning burning junked cars become law. The Environmental Control Commission cited air pollution concerns while dealers argued that removing burnable components by hand before crushing would make operations too costly.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Environmental Control Commission
Legislature Backs State Bond Bank Proposal
Montpelier UPI The House Commerce Committee endorsed a proposed administration bill to create a state bond bank. The plan would let the state agency pool several municipal issues and issue a single large bond to cover them all, aiming to help municipalities sell their notes at lower interest rates.
Fabian Named Director of Vermont Education Administrative Services
Edward J. Fabian of Montpelier is named director of the Division of School Administrative Services in the Vermont Department of Education. He succeeds Dr. Rupert J. Spencer who resigned in December after many years with the department. Fabian, a Middle Granville New York native, is a Castleton State College graduate with a master’s from St Michael’s and has served as acting director since last May.
Indefinite gas cutback hits 15 industrial users in Albany
In Northeast cold snap, Niagara Mohawk told about 15 industrial gas customers in the Albany area they will face an indefinite gas service reduction. The action stems from supplier constraints, not local system failures, marking the first such cutback in 20 years. Ford Motor on Green Island halts operations and other plants plan shift changes. A new 2,800 square foot wing at Memorial Hospital doubles emergency capacity to about 30,000 cases annually, per center director Dr. Michael Blase.
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Albany
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Ford Motor Company
Green Island
Memorial Hospital
Michael Blase
Troy City Council to interview final two manager candidates
By Saturday the seven member Troy City Council will interview the last two candidates for city manager. Reliable sources say the top choice may be announced by Sunday, as the city reaches its 67th day without a manager.
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Troy
Missing North Adams men found at Andrews AFB
Two North Adams men Ronald Chartrand and Donald Gurney, both in their late thirties, were reported missing after their airplane failed to land in Richmond Virginia. They were en route to Florida for a winter vacation and said a blizzard forced a forced landing. They were located Wednesday morning at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC. Chartrand blamed the incident on a heavy Virginia snowstorm and said he notified the air force of the change, but the Richmond air part was not informed. The waiting flight plan change may have caused the miscommunication.
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North Adams
Ronald Chartrand
Donald Gurney
Richmond
Andrews Afb
Washington
Florida
Chartrand
Virginia
Air Force
North Adams Hospital receives $10,000 gift for surgical table
At the North Adams Hospital trustees and corporators meeting Mrs. C. Frederick Rudolph Jr. of the Williamstown Hospital Auxiliary presented a $10,000 check for a surgical table. Ernest J. Brundage of Williamstown was named president of the corporation.
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North Adams
North Adams Hospital
C. Frederick Rudolph Jr
Williamstown Hospital
Ernest J. Brundage
Williamstown
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