Salmon urges Vermont election law reform and public input
Gov. Thomas Salmon urged the Vermont Election Law Review Committee to conduct a thorough review of voting procedures and residency rules after a vetoed bill. The panel, chaired by Matthew Katz, should assess realistic voter cutoffs and potential reforms, including listening to the ACLU and a lawyer handling voting rights. The effort follows constitutional questions raised by residency requirements and aims to prevent contested elections.
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Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Election Law Review Committee
Salmon
Burlington
Matthew Katz
Bennington School District Voters Head to Polls Today
Voters decide on two three year school board seats and pass several money articles. Candidates include Virginia McKenna incumbent Louis Perrotta Howald Knapp Gerald Cornell and James Henry with the top two votes earning terms. A $20000 water line project with state aid funds and Beech Street School water quality aims is on the ballot along with the 1973 74 budget of 2216256. Also voters will consider purchasing the St Joseph College building for 180000 with 50000 for renovations. Polls open 10 am to 7 40 pm at Bennington Elementary School School Street. The annual meeting follows at 8 pm in the school gym.
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Bennington
Virginia McKenna
Louis Perrotta
Howald Knapp
Gerald Cornell
James Henry
Beech Street
St. Joseph College
School Street
Absentee Ballot Confusion Plagues BSD Election
BSD election saga centers on absentee ballot rules amid conflicting opinions. Clerk Jane Betit and candidates face legal uncertainties as the Board of Civil Authority and school board clash over proper procedures. State’s Attorney Neil S. Mase warns of post election checks for violations, raising fears among elderly voters about eligibility and legitimacy of the election. The outcome hinges on future court guidance to clarify fast, clear rules for absentee voting.
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Eugene V. Clark
Board of Civil Authority
Jane Betit
Neil S. Mase
Lega ‘Es
Zoning Change Seen for Equinox Condominium Plan
Village trustees near approval of a zoning amendment to permit up to six housing units in the Rural Residence district, easing Equinox House Inc plans for a 160 unit condominium cluster by the golf course. Opponents warn of broader changes. the hearing date depends on Equinox permit steps and plan conformance.
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Manchester
Equinox
Equinox House Inc
Ian Bennett
Francis Smalley
Smalley
Sydney J. Meacher
Housing growth seen driving sharp school enrollment rise
Local official Sieeman predicts a drastic increase in junior high enrollment as new housing developments come on line. He expects the housing projects to knock figures for a loop, calling the 85,000 minimum student population estimate an absolute minimum.
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Sieeman
Eileen Brogan resigns from UVM Extension post
Eileen R. Brogan resigns as UVM Extension home economist for Bennington County effective June 30 after serving since September 171. She plans to move to the Boston area and has been active on local Planned Parenthood and RSVP boards, plus a Banner columnist and WBTN radio host. The extension service will name her successor by August 1 and the Bennington office will continue home economics inquiries.
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Eileen R. Brogan
UVM
Bennington County
Cornell University
Marion Harris
Ars. Brogan
Boston
Syracuse
N.Y
Bennington
Ms. Brogan
RSVP
204 Depot St
WBTN
State racing panel to meet at Green Mountain track
The Vermont State Racing Commission, with three members and executive secretary Vila Smith, will hold a scheduled semiannual meeting Saturday at 8:39 AM at Green Mountain race track to review racing to date, though no fixed agenda was given. Commissioners come from Burlington and Newport. the track’s general manager will not attend.
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Pownal
State Racing Commission
Green Mountain Race Track
Vila Smith
Burlington Free Press
Butland Herald
Banner
Vermont
Burlington
Fred Davis
Newport
Davis
Mrs. Smith
Buckley protests over videotaped trial in Vermont
United States Senator Buckley voiced concern Monday over the use of videotaped testimony in a Vermont district court trial. The case, an experimental speeded session directed by Judge John Morrissey, saw 20 year old Arthur Moffitt convicted with testimony shown on TV monitors. Buckley called for a bill to ban electronic trials unless constitutionally required, noting the defendant was represented by a public defender and arguing the process undermines courtroom dignity.
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Arthur H. Moffitt
Arlington
John P. Morrissey
Vermont Supreme Court
Moffitt
Charles Capelola Jr
Buckley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas Salmon
Morrissey
Bennington Briefs Meeting for Senior Citizens Committee
A Wednesday 7 p.m. meeting at Elaine McGuire's fabric shop in Monument Shopping Plaza invites all committee chairmen for the Senior Citizen's all night party. The Gold Star Mothers meet Thursday at 1 p.m. in VFW rooms. Knights of Columbus elect officers at 7:30 p.m. Tonight. A summer Student Rights Workshop picnic for ancients at Renate Wheelock's on Wednesday June 27. contact Jody Roberts after 6 p.m. at 442-2450.
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Elaine McGuire
Monument Shopping Plaza
VFW Rooms
The
Knights of Columbus
Renate Wheelock
Jody Roberts
Fairview Nursing Home Closes After Patient Relocation
The Fairview Nursing Home at 126 Elm St. has closed with all patients moved to other facilities, mostly to Bennington Convalescent Center. Owner David Alexander denies sale to St Joseph College and declined to discuss future plans or reasons for the closure. Some staff say they received only two days notice.
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Fairview
Elm St
David Alexander
Crescent Manor
Bennington Convalescent Center
Alexander
St. Joseph College
Obituaries of Ernest Berneige Jr and Olga Steiner
Obituary notices report the funeral for Ernest C. Berneige Jr 26 of Troy who was killed in Hoosick Falls and survived by his wife Linda Fowler and two children. The service will be at Hines Funeral Home Troy with burial in Elmwood Cemetery and a wake Wednesday. Also noted is the death of Olga Steiner 82 of New Rochelle found dead at her daughter’s home with arrangements pending and burial planned in King Solomon Cemetery Clifton N J.
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Ernest C. Berneige Jr
Linda Fowler
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hines Funeral Home
Pawling Avenue
Troy
Berneige
Ernest C. Berneige Sr
Babcock Lake
Troy School of Beauty
Madison Street
Howick Falls
U.S. Army
Cancave
Eric
Elmwood Cemetery
Olga Stetner
Olga Steiner
Lyncroft Road
New Rochelle
Reynold Pollack
Ash Grove Road
South Arlington
Arthur S. Faris
Czechoslovakia
Sigmund
Marie Glaser
Selectmen to tackle tax issue in Bennington meeting
Bennington selectmen plan to discuss open land taxation and a proposed tax relief ordinance drafted by Town Counsel Norton Barber. The board fears soaring open land values and aims to preserve open land by allowing development rights contracts with landowners. Barber will present the ordinance at the 7:15 p.m. meeting.
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Norton Barber
Bennington Selectmen
Selectmen
Barber
Day care cutoff extended for Vermont families
Vermont Human Services Secretary Thomas Davis told a legislative committee that the state has delayed the day care cutoff for about one third of eligible families until October 1. He warned HEW's new policy may force Vermont to court and noted $470,000 state funds plus over $2 million in federal potential aid depend on a court ruling, while two-parent families face ineligibility after July 1.
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Davis
Vermont
Diocese seeks constitutional amendment over parochial funding
Burlington attorney Clark Gravel of the state Catholic Board of Education says Monday's Supreme Court ruling against funding loopholes for parochial schools would require a constitutional amendment to allow public funding for Catholic schools. The ruling voids funding gaps and Gravel urges amending the constitution as the only path.
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Burlingson
UPI
Attornney
Catholic Board of Education
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Clark Gravel
Burlington
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