New seriousness on town appointments eyed by selectmen
The board plans a public notice of openings on town boards and a two to three week wait before appointments. Applicants will submit resumes and may face interviews to fill positions, as Selectman Campbell pushes for a formal interviewing program amid past criticisms.
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Jan Seulmon
Seldmen
J. Duncan Campbell
Selectman
Alexander B.H. Drysdale
Athera
Max Perratta
mBagreed
Te Whale
J.C. Jerome
Campbell
Selectmen
Exemption Fight Grows Over Vermont Right-To-Know Bill
Vermont senators debate a bill to create a right to know law with a provision to exempt the legislature. Sen Alden pushes for openness while four GOP allies seek to limit the scope to official boards. The measure allows closed sessions for contracts lawsuits real estate and appointments amid concerns over two thirds voting rules.
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Bruce Tallot Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
American Civil Liberties Union
Vermont Press Association
The
State Bar Association
Alden
Robert Gannett
Windham County
John Boylan
Orleans-Eissex
Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
Frederick Smith
Chittenden County
Judiciary Committee
H. Ward Bedford
Addison County
Madeline Hartford
Bennington County
Herbert Ogden
Windsor County
Sanborn Partridge
Fred Westphal
Lamoille
Andrew Orzel
Rudlant
Edward Janeway
Robert Daniels
D-Chittenden County
Ill
North Shire towns unite against paving a road
Residents of Penn Landgrove and Weston opposed a proposed Forest Service funded widening of Highway 3 from Route 11 in Peru to Route 100 in Weston. At Town Meetings, Landgrove voted unanimously against the plan, Weston showed limited objection, and Penn moved to appoint officials to voice objections at the Arlington hearing. The project could cost about 154000 and affect Forest Service land.
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Arlington
Ennental Commission
Pepitvlans
John Shuell
Jen Hagen
Letbert Catlin
Landgrove
Commission
Sue Tenner
Weston
Norman Knapp
Northshire
Vermont House Debates 146.7 Million Omnibus Budget
The Vermont House opened debate on the 146.7 million omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 1974. The Appropriations Committee cut 73,000 from Salmon's VSAC proposal to boost funding for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges, keeping in-state tuition at current levels. The body planned votes on unemployment trust fund fortification, two workmen’s comp bills, restoring Memorial Day and Veterans Day holidays to their historic dates, and a municipal bargaining statute. A proposal to form one man corporations for tax benefits was defeated after debate.
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Appropriations Committee
Salmon
Verrion Student Assistance Corp
VSAC
Hebard
University of Vermont
Vermont
House
John Morgan
Woodstock
Peter Joseph
Brighton
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Inside New Group Forms to Support Act 250
An Inside section item notes a newly formed group backing Act 250 with aims tied to regional development and environmental oversight, signaling local mobilization around land use policy.
Beattie Pushes Action on Vermont Constitutional Amendments
Rep Orrin Beattie Republican Manchester urges immediate House action on five amendments to the Vermont Constitution. If not voted by March 20 he will move for House ratification. Amendments, passed by the 1972 legislature, have sat in Senate Judiciary. copies circulated to House members for review.
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Beattie
Lne
Fanan
Vermont Hitchhiking Legal Again Across State Roads
Gov Thomas Salmon signed a bill allowing hitchhiking on all Vermont highways except interstates. The law follows a prior code change and restricts riding on interstate access ramps. Lawmakers note the measure aims to aid Vermonters who rely on rides, especially in summer.
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Montpelier
UPL
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
House
Kimberly Caeney
Senate
Joseph Caraccigla
R-H
Bendington
Buckley
Wholesale prices surge in February 22 year high rise
February wholesale prices rose 1.9 percent the fastest since 1951 as farm and industrial goods led the gain. Seasonal adjustment shows 1.8 percent, with fuels lumber and wood products driving much of the rise. Industrial prices climbed 1.1 percent unadjusted, the biggest since 1961, signaling inflationary pressures and potential spillover to retail costs.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Chamber urges repeal of the minimum tax
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to repeal the minimum tax calling it a penalty on those fully compliant with tax laws. Witnesses from ADA and the Communications Workers of America urged raising the minimum tax citing fairness and revenue concerns. Treasury data show many high earners pay far less tax relative to income, while some pay none despite large incomes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
UPI
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Walker Winter
Chamber
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Communications Workers of America
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry Reuss
P-Wis
Treasury
Winter
Leon Shull
Treasury Department
U.S. Troop Levels in Vietnam Fall Under Five Thousand
U.S. military sources report troops in Vietnam at less than 5,000, the lowest in over a decade, with ceasefire terms demanding full withdrawal by March 28. The peak was 543,400 in April 1969, and withdrawals paused briefly amid POW release tensions with North Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
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Brattleboro
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Shelburne
Wounded Knee
Tom Braden
Tokyo
Consumer Reports
John
New York
Hoosick Falls
Firuins
Cleo A. Noel Jr
George C. Moore
Khartoum
Sudan
National Presbyterian Church
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