New England States Fail Carbon Monoxide Standards
The EPA quarterly report shows every New England state violating public health carbon monoxide standards. Boston leads violations with 19.1 micrograms per cubic meter at Kenmore Square while Providence and Berlin NH report high levels. Connecticut, Maine, Vermont also track breaches as Massachusetts advances TCP aimed at cutting auto emissions.
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Waltham
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Providence Monitor
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
End of Hanafi siege as 130 freed after gunmen surrender
In Washington, Hanafi gunmen, led by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, surrendered after a 39 hour siege ending peacefully. About 130 captives were released. Khaalis was arraigned and released without bond, while eleven others were held for later arraignment. Ambassadors from Egypt, Iran, and Pakistan helped broker the deal.
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UPI
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Superior Court
Harold Greene
City Hall
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Foundry Methodist
America
Walter Washington
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
Carter
Ardeshir Zahedi
Mimi Feldman
B'nai B'rith
Palestine
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Zahedi
Ashraf Ghorbal
Sahabzada Yaqub Kahn
Flaherty
Pact frees Hanafi ringleader in hostage crisis
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, ringleader of the Hanafi Muslims who seized three buildings and 130 hostages for 39 hours, is arraigned and released on personal recognizance under a pact with the federal government. He faces armed kidnapping charges. a preliminary hearing is set for March 31. Eight others remain in custody.
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Washington
UPI
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Superior Court
Harold H. Greene
Khaalis
Greene
U.S
Earl Silbert
Bus fee repeal bills clears Senate in Vermont
The Vermont Senate passed a bill to repeal the $20 annual bus permit and $10 per trip fees to halt diversion of tours to other states. The measure, House approved, was fast tracked by suspending the third reading. Gov. Richard Snelling is expected to sign. Senator Robert Gannett urged quick passage for advance bookings.
Vermont ruins to be studied in summer project
Vermont State Archaeologist Giovanna Neudorfer leads a summer study on dozens of ruins around Vermont funded by a National Parks Service grant. The team will not excavate, will consult geology and linguistics experts, and aims to determine if sites are 19th century remains or older.
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National Parks Service
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Weston Plans Town Meeting Over Mt Holly Farm Vote
Weston schedules a May 7 special Town Meeting by Australian ballot to decide if the Planning Commission should drop its appeal against the Mt Holly Farm development. The project, tied to Mt Holly, is expected to draw about 75,000 tourists annually, a prospect Weston has strongly opposed.
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District Environmental Commission
James Kinsey
Manchester
Weston March
Kinsey
Weston Planning Commission
Wickes Focuses on Border Tax Relations If Confirmed
Vermont tax commissioner-designate R Paul Wickes said he would review cross border tax matters but avoid dragging Vermont into disputes with New York merchants. He noted he represented Bennington merchants in a prior interstate tax case and stressed examining tax relations with New York Massachusetts and New Hampshire firms doing business in Vermont. Wickes also prioritized commenting on pending tax bills including heating fuel sales tax relief and relocating the property tax division. He disclosed his Bennington ties and plans to return there after Montpelier tenure.
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Bennington
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Wickes
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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D-Bennington
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Bennington County
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Dorset
Banking and Insurance
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Old Bennington
John H. Williams II
Montpelier
David J. Newell
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Old Bennington Woodcrafters
Dunham’s Furniture
H.M. Tuttle Company
H. Greenberg and Sons
Haynes and Kayne
Greenmont Center
Griffin’s of Arlington
Pownal View Barn
J.H. Winslow Plumbing and Heating Supply Co
Lee Wickes
HEW calls marijuana fad not a serious problem nation inside
Inside the nation HEW dismisses marijuana use as a fad rather than a serious problem while blizzards sweep the West. Page 2 reports on state and local items including a Women’s Town Meeting success and a library screening of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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Pete Horton
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Hoosick Falls
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North village woman dies in auto crash in Shaftsbury
Susan J. Willis of Scarcy Lane, 23, died when her 1974 Plymouth failed to negotiate a curve on Route 67 and struck a tree near Lamb Road at 12 05 AM. Funeral set for Sunday 2 PM at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with Rev W M Broadbent. Burial Hinsdillville Cemetery. Memorials to Trinity College.
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Susan J. Willis
Scarcy Lane
Route 67
Lamb Road
Arthur S. Faris
Raymond G
Eric
Sandra) Niles
Erin Miles
Hanson-Walbridge
W. Matthew Broadbent
Trinity College
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