Kennedy Gags GOP In Sales Tax Debate
Vermont House opened debate on a 3 percent sales tax as the only realistic way to fund welfare and education, with Rep. Francis Peisch and Rep. Peter Giuliani urging lawmakers to accept the levy. Gov. Deane Davis and House GOP leaders pressed to advance the bill this session, while House Democrats prepared to resist amendments and confront the budgetNeeds.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Francis Peisch
Burlington
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
Giuliani
House
Deane C. Davis
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Kennedy
John Hancock
R-Hardwick
Thomas Salmon
DeRockingham
Senate moves toward vote on anti weapon treaty
Senate leaders aimed to finish action on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty with a two thirds vote expected. Democrats pitched a strategy to curb the sales tax via higher income tax, while debates over ABM Sentinel and possible filibuster framed the final proceedings.
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Washington
API
Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
John G. Tower
R-Tex
United States
Nixon Nears Decision On Antiballistic System
President Nixon nears a decision on deploying the antiballistic missile system after a week of consultations. He is to confer with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and announce his choice later Friday at a White House news conference.
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Nixon
Washington
UPS
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Troversial Defense Network
Ziegler
Laird
Vietnam
National Security Council
Flawless Splashdown by Apollo 9 Ends Orbit Mission
Apollo 9 completed a ten day orbital test with a splashdown in the Atlantic watched by millions. Commanders McDivitt Scott and Schweickart reported the craft looked good as helicopters secured the capsule and recovery teams moved in. The mission proved the lunar landing vehicle systems and set the stage for May’s rehearsal and July’s lunar landing.
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Guadalcanal
Coral Isles
Bahamas
McDivitt
Hawaii
Recovery Three
Mission Control
Terry White
Houston
Roger
Scott
Schweickart
Earth
Dallas
Cape Kennedy
U.S. Earth
Mt. Anthony Drama Students to Host One Act Play Festival
Mt Anthony Union High School drama students will host a district One Act Play Festival in the Mt Anthony Auditorium next Monday at 8. Contests feature Wilmington Whitingham and Arlington with short student plays under 40 minutes. Tickets are 50 cents for students and 1 dollar for adults.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Katie Corcoran
Edward Turner
Patrick Roy
Mt. Anthony’s
Wilmington
Whitingham
Arlington
Mt. Anthony Auditorium
Vermont Headmasters Association
Mt. Anthony
Anthony D. Krulikowski
Bennington
Arlington Group
Colorado
Marion Mitchener
Liz Doane
Jim Crowe
Nancy Rounds
Peter Harrington
Paris talks limp as Hanoi demands action in Paris dispute
In Paris the eighth conferencing session yielded no solid progress as Viet Cong and Hanoi warned against Allied retaliation and urged U.S. withdrawal. U.S. negotiator Lodge called attacks on civilians terrorist while South Vietnam warned it will not stand idle. The talks adjourned with plans to meet again next Thursday.
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Paris
UPI
Viet Cong
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Tran Buu Kiem
Xuan
Thuy
United States
Kiem
Pham Dang Lam
Bennington President Warns of $226,475 Budget Deficit
Bloustein warns Bennington College faces a $226,475 operating deficit next year unless budget adjustments are made. He outlines faculty and student involvement in the budget process, notes rising education costs outpacing tuition, and says a $150,000 capital encroachment would be needed to cover the gap while reserves dwindle.
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Edward J. Bloustein
Bennington College
Bloustein
Bennington
Board of Trustees
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
Inside Columnist Details Easton Plant Plan
Kit Foster writes on a nuclear power plant proposed for Easton New York with surrounding implications. The piece discusses local energy plans, community response, and regional context as the project moves forward.
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Kit Foster
Easton
N.Y
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Salmon
James Shea
D-Winooski
Shea
Prouty
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Soviet Union
New
Spashdown Area
David Scribner
MSJ
James B. Murray
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Manchester
Williams
Haydn
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