Wackerman Charges Budget Cut Jeopardizes Food Standards
Vermont welfare officials warned a $4 million cut in fiscal 1970 would prevent meeting federal minimum food standards for the poor. Commissioner John Wackerman testified that after July 1 standards could not be fully met, while officials debated how to justify any reductions to federal authorities.
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Joint Legislative Committee
Deane C. Davis
Paul Philbrook
Davis
Philbrook
Wackerman
Ment
House Suspends Rules To Consider Sales Tax
Vermont House chambers debate a 3 percent sales tax bill as special order of business. Speaker and committee leaders push timing while party leaders gauge votes and potential Senate rejection of the tax plan and state aid formula.
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House
Giuliani
Peter Joseph
D-Brighton
Appropriations Committee
Thomas Salmon
Rockingham
Salmon
Deane C. Davis
Senate
Chamber
Attem
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Kennedy
Kennedy-Salmon
Goddard Faculty Backed Candidate Visit Move
Goddard College faculty in Plainfield voted 23 to 12 to back a student demand that all presidential candidates visit the campus and meet students and teachers. The action followed student protests over the narrowed field of three nominees and the anticipation of a board decision this week.
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Plainfield
UPI
Goddard College
Roger Hagan
Seattle
Wash
Hagan
Goddard
Royce A. Pitkin
Nixon ABM decision to face Congress if allowed
Congress would back President Nixon if he resumes the antiballistic missile program. After a White House conference GOP leaders said a formal announcement on the frozen Sentinel ABM system would come this week, though not today. Nixon’s NSC meeting is planned for Wednesday, with possible delays until after further study and consultation.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Nixon
Congress
Senate
National Security Council
NSC
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Ford
Dirksen
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Key Biscayne
Fla
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Air Force One
Nixons
Florida
Army- Navy Club
University of Southern California
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
USC
Bennington Selectmen Oppose Sales Tax Telegram Sent
The Bennington Board of Selectmen wired state legislators and Gov. Deane C. Davis opposing a sales tax. Two of three selectmen backed the action, with one member noting he disagreed but felt compelled. Village Trustees also wired officials to oppose the tax amid a hearing turnout viewed as unfavorable.
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Bennington
Hilda Hurley
J. Duncan Campbell
Cornell
Higgins
Joseph A. Pello
Henry Mallory
Milton Pinsker
Rensselaer County redistricting plan upheld by court
Albany NY The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court affirmed the county’s plan to reapportion Rensselaer into 15 legislative districts though subject to future modification after the 1970 census. The plan, based on 1960 figures, eliminates the Board of Supervisors for a 15-member legislature with seats allocated to Troy districts and various towns and townships.
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Albany
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
T. Paul Kane
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Justice Kane
Board of Supervisors
Board of Elections
Troy
Schaghticoke
Pittstown
Grafton
Hoosick
Petersburg
Berlin
Stephentown
Poestenkill
Sand Lake
Nassau
North Greenbush
Schodack
East Greenbush
Brunswick
Rensselaer
Manchester School Board weighs ski club for another year
The Manchester School Board discusses continuing the ski club program for another year as part of its regular pages. Officials review enrollment, funding, and safety considerations while evaluating student participation and community interest.
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Manchester School Board
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Betsy Samuelson
Department
AFNC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
By Charles Kershner
Hero’s Funeral
Abdel Moneim Riad
Cairo
Suez Canal
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
London
UPID
Times of London
International Paper Co
Stratton, Winhall
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