Public financing of campaigns in Senate report
Senator ROBERT T. STAFFORD reports growing public support for voluntary tax checkoff funds earmarked to finance federal elections. He urges Congress to pass comprehensive public financing, with bipartisan backing, matching small private contributions and continuing party roles, arguing it shifts influence from wealthy donors to the people.
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Senate Rules Committee
Independent Elections Commission
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Mallary poll questioned by reader over public funding
George Abbott of Underhill questions Congressman Richard Mallary's taxpayer financed poll of Vermont postal patrons. He estimates a $20000 cost and asks Mallary to justify the expense while noting he may enter the U.S. Senate race, deciding by early May.
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Mallary
Richard Mallory
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U.S. Senate
Applegate housing dispute ends with deposit settlement
Isabelle Roberts of 601 County St says Applegate Housing settled a $25 deposit dispute with she and Mabelle Briggs after she fought the case. She warns renters to investigate what they are getting before renting, describing the firm as clever with a big front.
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Mabelle Briggs
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There Is Gold In Trash Pails The Lighter Side
A light column notes Americans trust trash collectors more than many leaders due to ignorance of waste operations. It warns of chaos at the dumping end with 30 million tons of paper and billions of bottles and cans discarded yearly. A California grant funds trash to fuel pilot, with possible tax incentives and a garbage depletion push.
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Washington
California
President Nixon and the impeachment question explained
A reader asks about impeachment, presidency, taxes, price controls, and energy policy in a satirical summary of how media covers a presidential press conference. The piece notes constitutional limits, separation of powers, and mock responses about oil, inflation, and potential indictable offenses.
Bennington District Clerk warns candidates ballot eligibility rules
Looking Back notes F Howard Ferguson clerk of the Bennington Graded School District warns all candidates seeking election that names will not be eligible for places on the ballot after noon four days before the annual district meeting and insists on written notice of candidacy intentions.
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Bennington Graded
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Hoosick Falls
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