Bay Staters to vote on Vietnam war referendum
Massachusetts voters will express views on future U.S. military action in Vietnam via a statewide referendum signed into law by Gov. Francis W. Sargent. The question asks voters to choose among supporting a military victory, a scheduled withdrawal, or immediate withdrawal, framing a potential challenge to presidential authority. The measure marks Massachusetts as possibly the first state with such a referendum.
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Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Francis W. Sargent
Sargent
Donahue
Unites States
Supreme Court
Power Struggle Looms At Squaw Mountain Stockholders Meeting
In Greenville Maine UPI stockholders of Squaw Mountain Corp face a potential power struggle between minority investors and Scott Paper Co which owns the ski lift restaurant and hotel operation. The dispute centers on purchases debts and possible compensation to investors with talks of discounts on skiing and land options while questions about the financial handling of the venture persist.
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Maine
UPI
Squaw Mountain Corp
Scott Paper Co
William M. Wallace
Louis O. Hilton
Greenville
Scott Paper
Louis Oakes
Charles M. Skinner
Wallace
Moosehead Resort Corp
Oakes
Squaw Mountain
Moosehead Lake
Hilton
Skinner
Salmon Says Jeffords Dodges Public Debate
Montpelier report says Rep. Thomas Salmon a Democratic lieutenant governor hopeful accuses incumbent James Jeffords of refusing to debate major issues. Salmon, a Rockingham lawyer, says he challenged Jeffords to a public discussion but received only vague replies.
Panel Reverses on Lt Governor Office Retention
The Constitutional Revision Study Committee reversed an earlier vote and decided to keep the lieutenant governor post. It also moved to appointive, not elected, the offices of secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor. Salmon challenged a New Hampshire tax on Vermonters and named Rep. Timothy O’Connor as campaign manager. Former Rep. W. Arthur Simpson agreed to be honorary campaign manager. Michael Fay filed petitions for lieutenant governor on Democratic and Liberty Union tickets, pledging sales tax repeal financed by closing loopholes. Others filing included Sen. Fiore Bove for U.S. Senate and Rep. John Burgess for lieutenant governor, while Rep. Robert Stafford led petitions for re-election to Congress.
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Constitutional Revision Study Committee
Salmon
New Hampshire
Secretary of State
Fay
Liberty Union Party
Fiore Bove
Burlington
U.S. Senate
House
John Burgess
Brattleboro
U.S
Robert Stafford
Stafford
Congress
Chlorine Gas Released From Warehouse Fire
A chemical warehouse fire in Indianapolis forced a 10 square block evacuation as chlorine gas drifted over homes and factories. About 50 people, mainly firemen, received oxygen. 15 hospitalized. Fire chief Ronald Gammon, 28, was in critical condition after a fall through the warehouse roof. Owner James Roberts estimated chemical losses at $100,000 and could not determine the cause.
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Ind
UPI
East Side
Marion County General Hospital
Ronald Gammon
Hidstate Chemical and Supply Co
James Roberts
Roberts
Vermont Officials Clash Over Sales Tax Figures
In Montpelier Lt. Gov. Hayes accuses Gov. Davis of using inflated sales tax figures to boost the share paid by business and out-of-staters. Davis says 30 percent by industry and 15 percent by tourists, while Hayes claims possible overstatement up to 100 percent.
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Lawrence Wright
William Miller
California
Illinois
Vermont
Davis
Sales tax receipts rise in Vermont July total near 1.4 million
Montpelier reports $1.4 million in sales tax collected so far in July, about half a million more than last year’s figure for the same month. Deputy Tax Commissioner Norris Hoyt expects the month could reach $1.6 million as retailers adjust to the new levy.
Fire cuts power to Troy apartment after ceiling fire
Battalion Chief Frank Walsh ordered power shut off Monday after firemen extinguished a minor ceiling fire in the second floor apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Devie. Red Cross found the family a room for the night at a Holiday Inn. In Albany, police chiefs from across New York met for the state association conference at the DeWitt Clinton Hotel. The Troy Board of Education approved a new middle school north of Troy High School with a September 1971 opening target. New York State began negotiations to take over construction of the South Mall tower after Foster Lipkins was fired.
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Frank E. Walsh Sr
Walsh
Bernard Devie
Troy Red Cross
Albany
New York State
New York State Police Chiefs Association
DeWitt Clinton Hotel
Troy Board of Education
Troy High School
South Mall
Foster-Lipkins Corp
North Adams Hospital studies medical center plan
North Adams administrators announce a long range plan by eight to nine local doctors to study a hospital run medical center for easier access to X ray and other facilities.
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North Adams Hospital
George A. Serrigo
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