Transport planning row as commissions push for neutral referee
Five regional transportation planning commissions challenge a clause giving the state highway commissioner the final arbitration on contract disputes. After failed appeals, they seek Governor’s intervention, arguing an impartial arbiter is needed to protect local input and federal funding access.
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Arlington
Transportation Planning
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
Bennington
John T. Gray
Chittenden
Rutland
South Windsor
Windham
Highway Board
State Planning Office
John G. Simson
Bennington County
Guare
Department of Highways
Simson
Gray
Commissioner of Highways
Highway Department
Regional Commission
Commission
Skitch Henderson accused of tax fraud in eight counts
The band leader known for NBC Tonight Show appearances faces an eight count indictment in New York for evading more than 100000 in income taxes by backdating a donation of about 1000 of his original music scores to the University of Wisconsin. If convicted he could face up to five years in prison on six counts and three years on two counts with fines up to 38000 dollars. The charges cover a purported donation of music scores and arrangements.
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Henderson
University of Wisconsin
Lyle C. Henderson
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Dybbuk Variations to open Saratoga Festival program
New York City Ballet premieres Dybbuk Variations at Lincoln Center, created by Robbins and Bernstein after decades in development. The Saratoga premiere July 9 at SPAC joins An Evening's Waltzes and Balanchine's Symphony in C with Bizet score, as tickets are sold through the festival box office.
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Dinner Theatre
Front
Kenny Starcevic
John Healy Jr
Shellan Lubbin
Stephanie Gallas
Anne Marie Himmelsbach
Mike Auer
Bill Lapielle
New Theatre
Haig’s
Bondville
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Jerome Robbins
Leonard Bernstein
New York City Ballet
Lincoln Center
Saratoga
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Festival
Ansky
Robbins
Francis Herridge
The
New York Post
Bernstein
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Books on Drugs and a Corsican Mob Tale
Book reviews assess Pills Profits and Politics by Milton Silverman and Philip R Lee for its critique of medical prescribing practices and regulatory gaps in California. The Corsican by Bill Ballinger is praised for its deft prose and Mafia era atmosphere centered on the Union Corse domination.
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Milton Silverman
Philip R. Lee
California
Bill Ballinger
Dodd, Mead
Cardinal Opposes Nudity Ordinance in Los Angeles
Cardinal Timothy Manning condemned Los Angeles proposed public nudity zones as an assault on morality. He called the measure an example of permissiveness corroding culture and harming youth, warning it awaits final legislative approval.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Timothy Manning
Manning
Local Theaters Debut New Films at Twin Cinemas and More
The Great Gatsby arrives at Twin Cinemas in Bennington with The Exorcist continuing its run. Cinema I and II feature Chosen Survivors, a near zero population sci fi. Plus a double bill of American Graffiti and Pete and Tillie at the Bennington drive-in. Dubrow's scores Daisy Miller.
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Cinema I
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Pete and
Tillie
Hathaway’s
North Hoosick
N.Y
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