Selectmen Seek Floor Manager After Budget Cuts
Bennington board questions what went wrong after voters cut 82,000 from two budgets. Selectman Jerome says defense of budgets should rest with a floor manager chosen from among the board. Lerner proposed deeper cuts, but his plan was not defended at the floor meeting, and the tax of 2.18 failed while 2.05 passed for general fund.
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Joe Swayze
Bennington
Jerome
Robert K. Lerner
North Bennington
Selectman
Lemier
Lerner
Lamb
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Fire Department
Recreation Department
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Selectmen
Anderson accuses Kleindienst of unfitness for attorney general
UPI reports columnist Jack Anderson testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee accusing Richard Kleindienst of being unfit for attorney general due to his role in ITT settlement linked to a $400,000 convention contribution. Kleindienst denied knowledge of any impropriety as hearings proceed with other figures defending or questioning the deal.
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ITT
Kleindienst
Anderson
Nieindienst
Hlvindienst
Richard Kleindienst
John N. Mitchiell
Nixon
Dita D. Beard
Washington
Beard
Denver
Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
Nunn
TTT
Edgar Greenwaters
California
Ed Heinecke
Mitchell
TIT
Kewin Griswold
Supreme Court
Griswold
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford Fire
James Eastland
Dmiss
Eastland
Interim land plan approved with Davis seal
Gov Davis signed off on the interim land capability plan adopted by the State Environmental Board. The plan, first of three under Act 230, will guide district environmental commissions and precede a final land use law pairing with an economic needs plan. Critics question intent, citing proposed statewide zoning and broad guidelines.
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Sore Heve
State Environmental Board
Environmental Board
Agency For Environmental Conservation
House Appropriations Committee
State Planning Office
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Planning Office
Airlines tightened security after extortion fears nationwide
U S airlines imposed their tightest security in history amid fears of bomb extortion. Passengers faced strict identity checks, baggage searches, and cargo inspections while aircraft were guarded at major hubs including Kennedy. Trans World Airlines erected barriers at jets to counter threats and some carriers stopped through-check baggage for connections.
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Robert Lindsey
N.Y
Mes News Service
New York
Fan American World Airways
Kennedy International
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy
Airlines introduce new baggage controls after bomb threat
A security officer described evidence being found on a plane with a live bomb set to explode. Airlines including TWA introduce a double deck baggage system to ensure bags are loaded only after passengers board. United Air Lines and others suspend curbside bag check in at terminals to curb bombs being smuggled aboard by waiting passengers. Airlines Page 14 Col. 4
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TWA
United Air Lines
Airlines
Las Vegas
McCurran International Airport
Furl
New York
London
Irving and wife indicted in Hughes autobiography case
Clifford Irving his wife and researcher face New York County grand jury charges of perjury forgery and grand larceny tied to the disputed Hughes autobiography A federal panel is expected to act soon in the broader probe A spokesman for Hughes questioned the book’s basis and the authenticity of payments and bank deposits involved.
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Clifford Irving
New York
UPT
Howard Hughes
Teving
Richard Suskind
Edith Irving
Hughes
Los Angeles
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Irving
H.R. Hughes
Dollar sinks to new all time low in European markets
The dollar plunged to record lows across Europe as banks stepped in to prop up the currency. Traders chased safer currencies amid ongoing selling, with the mark and pound near their floor levels and Dutch authorities absorbing dollars to defend the rate.
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London
U.S
Switzerland
Amsterdam
Vermont Senate passes welfare law revisions and funding shifts
The Vermont Senate approved measures to loosen social welfare funding rules allowing selective program cuts and reallocations between programs. Gov Davis proposed the change amid debates on student aid, public defenders, and campaign spending limits while a separate bill sought to curb liquor on college campuses.
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Sen
Robert Simpson
Orange County
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
House
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Appropriations
Education
Davis
Public Defenders
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Water Resources Board
Lawrence Dawson
Vermont State Colleges
St. Michael’s College
30 day utility rate freeze extended by two weeks
Washington based Price Commission extends the 20 day freeze on private utilities for two more weeks. Commission Chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr said the extension lasts until March 25 or earlier if a utility proves its price increase complies with new regulations. Regulations are set to be released next week.
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Washington
UPI
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Inside Another Memorial Gift To Hospital On Page Three
Foster notes a day when a week’s food budget seldom topped ten dollars and editorials lambast big business with government on the tangled web. A kidnapping tale ends happily for all but the kidnapers. Dover approves a police force but rejects a garage for the cruiser. Londonderry marks two centuries with a birth day present. A hermit seeks the right girl for shared bliss. Eagles suffer a heartbreak in a late edition recap.
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Kt Foster
Dover
Londonderry
New Hampshire
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