Vermont House weighs ending Hartford Fire District No. 2
A bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Byron Hathorn would dissolve Fire District No. 2 in Hartford and transfer its property to the town, but the plan requires a majority vote of district residents. Jobless claims fell for the 15th straight week to 2,473, 2.6 percent of the labor force, with Barre Montpelier leading in total claims followed by several other major Vermont towns.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Department of Employment Security
Barre-Montpelier
Burlington
Rutland
Bennington
St. Johnsbury
Brattleboro
Springfield
St. Albans
Vermont tightens public information law under debate
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee studies the right to know bill with amendments possible after an earlier defeat and revival. In Essex Junction, the police chief's suspension case prompts a June 15 hearing, sought to be held in court rather than village trustees. In St Johnsbury a Lyndon State student receives 30 days for probation violation tied to a voter drive. Rep Stafford earns Navy honors for 20 years of service. Montpelier schools consider portable classroom to ease overcrowding at Montpelier High School with a $9,700 frame unit expected to house about 40 students.
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Essex Junction
UPS
Dewey Perry
Chittenden
Perry
Washington
UPI
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Navy
Paul Nitze
Pentagon
Stafford
Naval Reserve
Congress
Montpelier
Montpelier High School
Philip Mathewson
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Rockefeller signs law to curb porn for under 17s in New York
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller approved a new NY statute making sale of pornography to anyone under 17 a misdemeanor with penalties up to 500 dollars and one year in jail. The bill targets minors and businesses selling explicit material to youths.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Berkshire towns approve regional high school plan vote
In Berkshire counties Great Barrington Stockbridge and West Stockbridge voters approved forming a second regional school district. Of 3600 registered, 1476 cast ballots 922 for the district and 554 against plus a 25000 dollar appropriation for preliminary planning of a regional high school for grades seven through high school. ADAMS summer remedial program approved with about 270 students enrolled in five weekly sessions from June 28 to July 23. Dalton Local 212 strike at Beloit Corp continues with about 280 workers affected as mediators seek an agreement.
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Great Barrington
Stockbridge
West Stockbridge
Southern Berkshire
ADAMS
Dalton
United Electrical Union
Jones Division
Beloit Corp
Pittsfield
William Hopper
Local 212
Ralph H. Becker
White River VA Facility To Stay Open
After six months of congressional pressure President Johnson agreed to save five of 11 veterans hospitals and two of four soldiers homes. The VA will keep Miles City Hospital Lincoln Grand Junction Castle Point Bath domiciliaries White City Bath and regional offices in multiple cities. Hospitals slated for closure include Dwight Rutland Heights Fort Bayard Brecksville Sunmount McKinney and domiciliaries at Thomasville and Clinton with hundreds of patients affected.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House Veterans Committee
Miles City Hospital
Lincoln
Neb
Grand Junction
Colo
Castle Point
Bath
N.Y
White City
Ore
Juneau
Alaska
Wilmington
Del
Reno
Nev
Manchester
N.H
Fargo
N.D
Lions Falls
S.D
White River Junction
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dwight, Ill
Rutland Heights
Mass
Fort Bayard
N.M
Broadview Heights
Brecksville
Ohio
Sunmount
McKinney
Texas
Witherspoon Proposes Change to Vermont Tax Law
Vermont Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon says replacing may with shall in state income tax statutes could end a $1 million revenue loss. The change would require 14,000 Vermont couples filing separately to file jointly with the state, increasing average tax bills from 209 to 262 dollars annually.
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State Tax Department
Vermont
Witherspoon
Bennington Banner Telephones and publication details
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for Sones and Advertising and notes its daily publication at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It details subscription rates for Vermont within a 50 mile radius and nationwide, with special serviceman rates and UPI rights.
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Sones
Theington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
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Tiden Oil
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Herc Powder
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Nickel
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Tel & Tel
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Alside
Island Creek Coal
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Jones & Laughlin
Woolworth
American Cyanamide
Kennecott Copper
Zenith
American Optical
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American Tobacco
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Atchison
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Norfolk & Western
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BVD Co
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Canadian Pacific
Olin Math
Delanese
Owen Il Glass
Vo Pan Awa
Champ Paper
Paramount Pic
Penney Stores
Cincinnati
Edis
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RCA
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Reynolds Tobacco
Schenley
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Schering
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White River VA
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Clinton
Iowa
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Bennington, Vt
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