New Oil Firm Eyes Maine As Site for a Refinery
Washington reports Atlantic World Port Inc of Maine seeks quotas to import crude and finished oil into Machiasport Maine for a proposed 100 million refinery with 300000 barrel daily capacity. Occidental Petroleum also plans a Machiasport refinery. The Maine Port Authority seeks foreign trade zone status. lawmakers see potential regional gains and cost relief for New England.
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Washington
UPI
Maine
Atlantic World Port Inc
Machiasport
Robert Monks
Atlantic World Port
Nixon
Monks
U.S
World Port
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Libya
Maine Port Authority
Foreign Trade Zone Board
Portland
Machiasport Co
Sprague Associates, Inc
New England
Oil Import Appeals Board
Armand Hammer
Board
Occidental
Hammer
Onks
Silvio O. Conte
R-Mass
Conte
William Hathaway
Governor Davis urges federal highway safety standards
Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis called on the Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle Administrators to adopt federal safety speeds to reduce highway deaths and costs. He warned public apathy and political resistance undermine safety gains while noting 55,000 to 60,000 annual U.S. highway fatalities and the need for federal leadership as states struggle to keep pace with evolving safety requirements.
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Davis
Vermont
Pleasant Fellow Kills Self and Family in Catskills Tragedy
In Kerhonkson New York an apparently respected man Reynaldo Perez 54 shot and killed his wife Shirley 34 and their four children before dying from a self inflicted shotgun blast Neighbors described him as pleasant and troubled by marital issues Autopsies were pending and police aimed to determine exact times of the killings The incident shocked a middle class Catskills neighborhood and residents recalled the family as well behaved
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Kerhonkson
N.Y
Catskill
Reynaldo Perez
Perez
Shirley
Ulster County
Frank Relyea
Relyea
Faye Feinsilver
Rondout
Daleys Vouchers Delay Hayes Budget Surplus Guess
In Montpelier Lt. Gov Thomas Hayes may end the 1969 fiscal year with a budget surplus smaller than expected after canceling a Denver trip to save funds. Democrat former Lt Gov John Daley still must file about 600 in back expenses from last year, delaying reimbursement.
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Daley
Montpelier
Ron Crisman
Confusion Over Davis Advice On Grand List
Vermont lawmakers debated Gov. Deane C. Davis guidance to Wilmington sisters on setting their own grand list. Rep. Thomas Candon warned the definition of fair market value could bemisinterpreted if different appraisal bases were used, while Giuliani cited a state Supreme Court decision affirming local judgment.
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Montpelier U Pl
Deane C. Davis
Wilmington Sisters
House
Ways and Means
Thomas Candon
D-Rutland
Candon
Joint Legislative Committee
House Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
State Supreme Court
Prices Keep Rising No Slowdown Seen
Washington reports consumer prices may rise more in the first Nixon year than in Johnson’s last, with May showing a continued increase. Ann Chase of the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes no slowdown yet and expects 1969 to exceed 5 percent, as meat prices push a 2.2 percent boost. the May index reaches 126.8, meaning $10 in 1959 would cost about $12.68 today.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Johnson
Ann Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
Vermont Housing Authority weighs expanded tenant landlord inspections
The Vermont Housing Authority met in executive session to decide on inspection policy for leased housing, including landlords and maintenance. The board backed the policy and directed lease renegotiations for 18 units, plus a $400000 budget covering about 400 units, with concerns on tenant privacy and state inspections. A second item urged tax exempt land review, pushing tax exemption reconsideration for churches schools and private properties, with Giuliani as chair and Gauthier overseeing land and properties studies.
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Bennington
Wells River
Arlington
Kelley
Giuliani
Gauthier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Francis Peisch
Burlington
Burlington Firefighters Reach New Contract Acknowledged
Aldermen will consider approving a new Burlington firefighters contract after the Burlington Firefighters Association accepted the latest city offer. The agreement ends a month of slowdowns as non essential chores were skipped. pay raises are indicated but the 67 hour work week concession is not included. Meanwhile Vermont’s draft calls for July and August were issued by Col. William J. Burke, with 32 and 46 men selected respectively, part of national quotas.
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Burlington
API
Gordon Paquette
Burlington Firefighters’ Association
Paquette
Army
Montpelier
William J. Burke
Vermont
Selective Service
Albany Mugging of Legislator Scatters Crowd in Early Morning
Assemblyman Francis J. Boland Jr. was assaulted in Albany at about 1:30 a.m. while walking to his Columbia Street apartment. Three neatly dressed men escaped with $60, a $125 wristwatch, a ring, and his pistol permit as around 50 onlookers laughed from nearby steps. The incident prompted investigation by State Atty. Gen. Louis Lefkowitz into potential anti trust law violations tied to a threatened Medicaid boycott by druggists. A separate Albany report notes a U.S. District Court reapportionment order for New York’s 41 congressional districts, with Gov. Rockefeller urged to call a November special session to implement redistricting ahead of the Jan. 20 deadline.
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Albany
Francis J. Boland Jr
Binghamton
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Boland
Columbia Street
Albany — State
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
New York
Lefkowitz
Assembly
Perry Duryea
Gov
Rockefeller
Berkshire Downs Suit Delays Transfer Over Hot Dogs at Suffolk
Pittsfield concessionaire fights transfer of racing dates to Suffolk Downs until granted right to sell hot dogs burgers and ice cream at the Boston track. Superior Court set July 1 for a full hearing after a temporary injunction delayed the transfer. Meanwhile Berkshire real estate sale and zoning items appear as other notices.
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Pittsfield
Suffolk Downs
Berkshire Downs
Boston
Massachusetts Sports Service, Inc
Realty Equities, Inc
Bill Veeck
Suffolk
Superior Court
Joseph Collins
Veeck
Hancock
Vermont
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