Appalachian bill adds funds for New England panel
Senate OKd amendment by Senator Norris Cotton providing 127.5 million dollars for the New England Regional Commission and four similar bodies. The Appalachian bill totals 1.6 billion dollars to run four years while smaller commissions get one extra year. Cotton faulted administration plans and urged more New England aid citing air service and aging towns.
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Maine
Albany DA defends handling of grand jurors amid charges
Albany County District Attorney Arnold Proskin rejected ethics accusations over grand jury visits to his Loudonville home last December. He claimed no alcohol was served and the meeting concerned the snow removal probe, as opponents labeled the affair political maneuvering ahead of his re election bid.
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Sierra Club seeks snowmobile curbs and Brattleboro hearing
Herbert Ogden of the Sierra Club testified before Vermont's Senate Natural Resources Committee urging tighter snowmobile rules, lower noise standards, and landowner trespass protections. He cited 25 percent of snowmobilers as problematic and noted a March 17 Brattleboro meeting to discuss the Gibb bill and ATV restrictions. Other voices urged enforcement funding and quieter engines as debates over private land access and ATV use continued.
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Ford Torino Leads Class as Popular Mid-Size Sedan
Consumers shop more carefully today and choose Fords for value. The Torino offers big car roominess with easy handling in a mid price range, becoming the most popular 4 door in its class. Your Ford Dealer features thirteen other models for selection.
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Vermont Senate Passes Tax Hike For Gasoline
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate approved a bill raising the gas tax by one cent to eight cents a gallon with no debate. The measure, given preliminary House approval, was sent to the governor for signature and earlier backed 27 to 2 with two GOP dissenters. The chamber also promised aid to financially distressed home health agencies.
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Four Canadians plead guilty in Derby bank holdup case
Raymond Belleville 20 of Beebe Arkansas admitted possession of stolen money in Burlington federal court after the four Canadians were charged in last November s $15000 robbery of the National Bank of Derby Line with three accomplices already pleading guilty. Belleville cooperated and kept in the getaway car as the others robbed the Derby Line bank. All four are jailed awaiting sentencing.
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Vermont official defends funding for Legal Aid amid anti Blum drive
Vermont Human Services Secretary William S. Cowles Jr. denies that funding cuts target the program, backing the $37 000 state allocation for Vermont Legal Aid and saying any withdrawal would target individual lawyers rather than the agency. Representative James Fitzgerald plans to amend to strip the funding from the omnibus bill.
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Rutland housing projects require permit under 1970 act
Rutland Housing Authority must obtain a permit under the 1970 Land Development Control Act before building two elderly and low income apartment projects. The Environmental Board ruled the sites exceed the 10 acre minimum and are private enterprise until handed to Rutland. exemption requests cite Rutland housing codes. In Richmond Vermont a massive clam chowder tale followed a highway spill when a Brockton driver overturned a seafood truck on I-89.
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Johnson gets 1 to 5 year term for manslaughter in Coles case
Troy Herc Johnson, 20, was sentenced in Rensselaer County Court to a term of not less than one year nor more than five years after pleading guilty to a reduced manslaughter second charge. He admitted shooting and killing Lacey Coles, 15, of 376 9th St., last December 6, while previously pleading innocent to a two count murder indictment returned January 4.
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MIT Professor to Speak at Rensselaer Polo Institute
Dr. David Hume, chemistry professor at MIT and former Iran Project member, will speak Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge at Rensselaer Polo Institute in Troy. He previously led the analytical section at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Adams officials seek state aid to build a ski lift on Mt Greylock to reopen the Thunderbolt trail for hikers skiers and tourists. The plan, pushed by Hass & Co. partner Joseph R Dragone, drew support from state DNR Commissioner Arthur W Brownell and prompted calls for a personal meeting with the developer.
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Pittsfield Approves 133-Unit Mobile Home Park Plan
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a permit for a 70 acre site between Lakeway Drive and Peck's Road for a mobile home park. Anthony J. Sessa of New Britain Conn proposes 133 units on 5000 square foot sites aimed at middle aged or retired residents, with homes restricted to at least $10,000 each and an estimated $1 million boost to the economy.
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New Britain
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Draft boards to close in three towns consolidate to Pittsfield
Victor Bynoe state director of Selective Service says draft boards offices in North Adams Adams and Lee will close soon with paid staff moved to Pittsfield. Unpaid boards will keep operating in their communities as part of a nationwide shift to a voluntary service.
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