Retired General to Speak Against ABM in Vermont Meeting
A former combat commander from Patton's Third Army will speak against deploying ABM. A statewide public meeting is set for Saturday June 14 at 1 p.m. in Christ Church Episcopal on State Street, sponsored by the Vermont Committee for Alternatives led by Sam Lloyd. Brig. Gen. William Wallace Ford USA retired, now a UMass professor, will be the principal speaker with workshops on ABM, military power economics, Selective Service, education and dissent, and Vietnam policy. Ford's long career included WWII commands and he holds multiple decorations. The event recalls past antiwar activism by the group dating to a 1967 Vietnam meeting at Mount Ascutney.
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Vermont Committee For Alternatives
Ascutney Ski Area
John Kenneth Galbraith
Tax Collection Lag May Hike State's Deficit
Montpelier reports a potential lag in inheritance and income tax collections could raise the anticipated $8.4 million general fund deficit. Budget Director Ron Crisman says preliminary projections show personal income tax may miss its $33.4 million target by $300,000 to $400,000, with inheritance tax receipts down nearly $700,000 by fiscal year end June 30. The Finance Division notes total tax receipts rose about $10 million but include highway and general fund revenues. income tax remains about $3.7 million below the estimate.
Aiken Draws Support for Nuclear Plant Power Sharing
Senator George D. Aiken says he is encouraged by proposals from New England private electric utilities for sharing power from nuclear plants in Maine and Vermont with municipal and rural cooperatives and small investor owned lines. He stresses power must be purchased at cost by all utilities and urges collective bargaining by cooperatives and public power groups to advance the plan before the SEC.
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UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
New England
Maine
Vermont
Leyden weighs legal path to public school prayer
Leyden Massachusetts voters at a special meeting debated a legal approach to allow prayers and Bible readings in the town's lone elementary school after the practice was briefly reinstituted. School officials and residents urged a legislative change while some urged compliance with current law and others defended Bible readings.
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Hugh Sloane
Vermont
Water Board Pushes Stowe River Cleanup Enforcement
Water Resources officials, led by Reinhold Thieme, work with Attorney General James Jeffords to craft a clear enforcement position for the Waterbury River cleanup near Stowe. The plan expands from Stowe Village to the resort area, identifying chief polluters to aid the enforcement case.
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Fish and Game Dept Boosts Public Information Drive
Vermont Fish and Game Department will widen public information efforts beyond sportsmen. Commissioner Edward Kehoe said the move follows a recommendation from the Northeastern United States Fish and Game Commissioners Conference in New York. The department aims to inform all residents that its services extend beyond hunting and fishing interests.
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Castleton
Court Challenge Set on Removal Of Two Signs
Barre man seeks state order replacement of two road side signs removed by a Travel Information Council. Charles Palmisano asks Washington County Court for a temporary injunction to block the removal, aided by brother Joseph Palmisano former county state’s attorney and GOP candidate for attorney general. The dispute centers a Montpelier sign location near the Y intersection of U.S. Routes 2 and 302.
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Car Insurance Rate Increase Hearing Set in Vermont
The Banking and Insurance Department will hold a hearing on July 1 to review new automobile liability collision insurance rate increases in Vermont. The hearing, requested by Rutland attorney Robert Bloomer, follows a department approval on April 2 raising Rutland area rates by $2, Burlington by $3, and adding $14 to Addison Bennington Franklin and remaining Rutland counties. Bloomer has fought a 20 percent area rate hike that began two years ago, with 1967 increases tied to insurers paying out more in claims than collected in premiums.
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No Fault Plan Urged for Auto Liability Claims
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner Charles Black backs a blended auto insurance approach. He supports a no fault system paying medical costs and property damage regardless of fault while pursuing court action for permanent injuries. He will aid federal truth in lending enforcement, effective July 1.
College dean named interim Vermont state colleges president
Castleton College dean of faculty J H Franklin Irwin Jr an associate professor of English was named interim president effective September to bridge to a new leader for outgoing President Richard Dundas. A special committee screens 50 applicants while Dr Robert Babcock notes the search cannot finish by Sept 1. Irwin, a Dartmouth Princeton alum, lives in Middlebury.
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New Jersey
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Vermont wildlife plea asks not to bother fawns
The Vermont Fish and Game Department urges residents not to pick up or pet fawns. Few fawns are orphaned and mothers will not return if observed. If you witness a doe killed by a car with a fawn, notify a local warden. Leave wildlife youngsters in the wild.
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Rockefeller appoints Marshall to coordinate nutrition programs
Gov Rockefeller named Alton G. Marshall of Glenmont to supervise and coordinate nutrition education across state agencies. The unpaid post aims to broaden access to nutritious food via existing food assistance programs for needy New Yorkers. The legislature earlier approved a statewide food program expanding Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution efforts for welfare recipients and low income families.
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Rockefeller
Alton G. Marshall
Glenmont
Marshall
Strike Averted at General Cable in Berkshire
Berkshire workers at General Cable Corp. approve a new three year contract avoiding a strike by more than 400 employees. The deal adds 50 cents per hour in direct wages and 20 cents in fringe benefits over its term, marking the first major Berkshire County settlement of the year.
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General Cable Corp
Berkshire County
Nine Fined on Gambling Counts in District Court
Police Chief John A. Tarsa urged Judge John A. Barry to impose maximum fines on nine defendants arrested last week on gambling charges. The group was collectively fined $550.
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Albany County
John F. Kennedy
Adams
John A. Tarsa
John A. Barry
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