Shaftsbury Elects Adler and Votes for Fulltime Librarian
Shaftsbury voters elect Dr. Irving Adler to the school board over Lorna Cole in a 91 to 85 write-in race amid a contentious budget discussion. A voice vote on adding 3500 for a full time librarian failed 88 to 80 after ballot complications and protests.
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Shaftsbury
Adler
Irving Adler
Mary Moriarty
Lorna Cole
Merton Snow
Snow
Mt. Anthony
Robert Dimke
Dimke
MAUHS
Marion Smith
North Bennington
Salvatore A. Spina
Spina
Betty Vander Els
Vander Els
Lee Shaftsbury
Joyce
High Court frees states cities from U S pay law
The Supreme Court with a 5 to 4 vote struck down federal minimum wage and maximum hours rules that extended to state and municipal employees. The 1974 and 1968 extensions affecting about 5.3 million non supervisory public workers were invalidated, emphasizing state sovereignty over essential governmental functions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
William H. Rehnquist
Court backs adult film zoning ruling in landmark decision
The Supreme Court, by a 5 to 4 vote, upheld Detroit’s ordinance restricting adult theaters within 1000 feet of regulated uses and 500 feet of residential areas, enabling zoning penalties to curb sexually oriented cinemas. Justice Levens authored the ruling, signaling possible shift on speech limits. Local officials in New York anticipate tougher crackdowns on massage parlors through zoning.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Detroit
New York
Sidney Baumgarten
Midtown Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee
John Paul Levens
U.S. sues ABA to allow fee advertising
The Justice Department sues the American Bar Association charging the ethics code unlawfully bans advertising of legal fees and services for about 200,000 lawyers. The suit seeks to void prohibitions and enjoin enforcement while claiming the code restrains price competition and consumer access to information on cost and availability.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department Today
American Bar Association
ABA Code of Ethics
U.S
ABA
Chicago
Bruce D. Wilson
Department
Antitrust
Code of Professional Responsibility
Justice Department
Wadsworths debut new fruit ideas at library reference fair
Local notes describe the Wadsworths offering fresh fruit project ideas for visitors who can look them up at the library which also hosts new reference works.
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CIA
Senate
Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Vermont
San Francisco
Polonius
Melvin Maddocks
Doornhof Farm
Brattleboro
Arlington
Bobby Orr
Ashe
Bennington Youth Information Center grant sparks clash in state
Arlington reports a grant for the Bennington Youth Information Center totaling 34 579 for fiscal 1977 was approved by the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice while the Bennington County Regional Commission had not yet commented. The BCRC criticized the action and asked for rescission until a full review is conducted. The advisory board extended funding for one year despite staff recommendations to terminate. Retiring YIC Director David Schroeder and others argued their case in Colchester. If not rescinded, YIC will receive funding for another year.
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Bennington
BCRC
YIC
Justice Commission
David Schroeder
United Counseling Service
Joseph LoPiccolo
Ralph G. Wright
Colchester
UIC
Advisory Board
LoPiccolo
Wright
Justice Commission Advisory Board
Timothy Corcoran
Regional Commission
Corcoran
Burr
Burton Seminary
Kerry Comello
Chuck Webster
Arlington
Lorraine Eastman
Louis C. Strelas
Bennington YIC debate spurs calls for full investigation
At a regular BCRC meeting on the VIC program tension rose as Bennington selectmen urged ending the two-year effort. The commission voted to forward all comments to Montpelier and request a justice commission review of the Bennington YIC program before further funding. YIC operates a drop-in center at Union and Main streets amid vandalism complaints and youth tensions.
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BCRC
VIC
Bennington
Montpelier
Justice Commission
Bennington Uic
Simson
YIC
Union
Main Streets
Schroeder
Democrats Rally to Carter in Broad Campaign Push
United Press International reports Democrats in Congress rallying behind Jimmy Carter as the Harris poll shows him leading Ford 53 to 40 and Reagan 98 to 35. Mansfield calls Carter a bridge builder, while Reagan cites basic differences with Ford and rules out a Ford Reagan ticket.
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Carter
Congress
Harris
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Capitol
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carl Albert
Jerry Brown
Lyndon Johnson
Mansfield
Reagan
Mississippi
Jackson
Carmichael
Louis Harris
Salmon urges Apollo scale invest in solar energy
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon urged a federal Apollo like push to fund solar research while cautioning solar alone cannot meet major energy needs this century. He backed conservation, efficient cars, mass transit, recycling subsidies, home insulation loans, and tax credits for alternative energy.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Salman
U.S. Senate
Salmon
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George Sleeman
State Education Board
Steven Brandwene
Art Paulin
N.Y. Times News Service
Warren Court
Nixon
National League of Cities
National Governors Conference
Russ Garland
Selectmen
Ms. Comello
North Shire
United Press International
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