Vermont jobless fund crisis sparks firm talk from legislators
Rep. John A. Hise and Rep. Lawrence Powers told the Vermont Personnel Association that a $44 million federal debt looms over the state unemployment compensation fund. They outlined H 282 as a twofold plan to raise employer taxes and tighten loopholes, with a 1983 debt-elimination target amid calls for more information before voting.
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Bristol
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Powers
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DES
Washington
Connecticut
Hole
Maine
Massachusetts
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North Bennington
Manchester push to bond delays on Route 7 opponents
Manchester Selectmen urge a speedup of the Route 7 project after cost overruns and delays. They consider bonding opponents to cover further costs, seek legal counsel, and call for regional town support to ensure simultaneous East Dorset connector completion with the Bennington-Manchester highway now slated for 1980.
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Bennington County
Henry R. Lambert
Selectmen
I. Stanford Zecher
Lambert
Citizens’ Committee
East Dorset
Bennington-Manchester
Bennington
Burlington
Rutland
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Weston pursues appeal against Kinsey project
Weston Planning Commission votes to continue appealing Mt. Holly Farm construction despite a Town Meeting floor vote urging an end to the fight. An attorney ruled the Town Meeting vote void since not on the warning, allowing the appeal to proceed. The Kinsey project includes 650 acres and aims to attract about 75,000 visitors each summer.
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Planning Commission
Mt. Holly Farm
Manchester
James C. Kinsey
Kinsey
Commission
Mary M. Miller
Wildlife Wonderland
State Supreme Court
Rutland District Environmental Commission
Weston Commission
State Environmental Board
MAU Presses Reapportionment Of SVSU Board
Mt Anthony Union directors unanimously urged the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union to reapportion itself to a weighted voting system. If SVSU refuses, MAU contemplates legal action with a potential suit to force district representation changes.
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Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Mt. Anthony
SVSU
Alan Morrison
Bennington
Woodford
Supt
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Morrison
MAU
Louis Axt
BSD
Vermont
Richard
Carter economist pushes rebate stimulus plan in Senate
President Carter's adviser urged the $50 per person tax rebate as needed to boost employment, arguing growth alone won’t cut unemployment. Schultze, Blumenthal, and Lance testified as House leaders push tax stimulus. Disagreements over business tax incentives loom in conference talks.
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UPI
Carter
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Senate Finance Committee
Schultze
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Bert Lance
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
Cancer death rates fall for under 35 says NCI
Washington report from UPI notes the National Cancer Institute reports declining death rates for people under 35. Improved treatment in children under 15 for acute leukemia and brain, kidney and bone cancers and in ages 15-34 for Hodgkin's disease and other lymphomas drive optimism. Dr. Guy Newell, acting director, says the problem is not solved but more solvable.
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UPI
National Cancer Institute
NCI
Supreme Court Voids Gag Rule And FDA Bans Plastic Container Use
Inside the nation the Supreme Court voids another gag rule while the FDA bans a plastic used in containers. Local notes cover Bennington College resuming classes and a Congressional Roll Call Report. Page highlights include Tom Braden on Carter diplomacy and Buckley newsletter.
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FDA
Bennington College
Jeffords
Tom Braden
Carter
Buckley
Neal Peirce
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