Pension Standards Sought
President Nixon urged Congress to regulate private pension funds for the first time, proposing federal standards and stronger oversight affecting about 50 million workers and over 120 billion in benefits. The plan would require detailed accounting and grant the Labor Secretary enforcement powers, while excluding state banking and insurance laws.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Labor
Vermont Health Dept Sets Open Burning Rules
Vermont health officials issued strict regulations on open burning at dumps and industrial emissions. The rules take effect April 1 for open burning and Jan 1 1971 for industrial air contamination, with waivers for sanitary landfills and several exemptions for fires and ceremonial burns.
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Vermont Department of Health
Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Harry B. Ashe
Industrial Hygiene Department
Barre
Ashe
Bennington County
Manchester
Pownal
Health Department
New Health Department
Cambodia Demands Red Troops Out Of Cambodia
Cambodia asks Hanoi and Viet Cong to withdraw forces by dawn Sunday in notes dated March 12. Premier Lon Nol, ruling in Sihanouk’s absence, also seeks a 60,000 rise to 90,000 total armed forces amid border clashes. Sihanouk heads to Moscow to press Soviets and China to end support for Cambodian rivals.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Hanoi
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Europe
Sihanouk
Paris
Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Cambodia
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of
Vietnam
Kremlin
North Vietnam
Peking
Floodwall Contract Planned by End of May
Senator George D. Aiken said Army Engineers aim to advertise bids for the Benning ton Roaring Branch flood control project by late March with a construction contract possible by the end of May. Easements are 90 percent cleared, though one more needed at Brooklyn Bridge to allow riprap. Aiken expects a $250,000 supplemental appropriation to finish the project amid rising costs.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Army Engineers
Bennington
Roaring Branch
Army Corps of Engineers
Sen. Aiken
Brooklyn Bridge
Congress
House Rejects Heating Fuel Tax Exemption in Vermont
In Montpelier the House voted 79 to 69 against a proposal to exempt home heating fuel from the 3 percent sales tax. The measure would have allowed income-qualified households to obtain exemption certificates, aiming to save about $9 yearly per eligible family. Democrats split, aiding the administration’s stance that $750,000 in lost revenue would undercut state programs.
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Montpelier
Davis
House
Kelton Miller
D - Shaftsbury
John Hancock
D-Hardwick
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
R - Montpelier
Giuliani
Brandon
Hancock
Lion
Vermont
Henry Carse
Rhinesburg
State Education Board
Carse
Fire destroys Okemo Lodge Hotel at ski area
A 2 a.m. blaze at the Okemo Lodge Hotel in Ludlow Vermont left the building largely destroyed after an apparent electrical short. Firefighters from Chester Springfield and Proctorsville aided Ludlow fire crews amid difficult water supply conditions. guests escaped unharmed.
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Ludlow
UPI
Okemo Lodge
Okemo Mountain
Chester
Springfield
Proctorsville
Woodford Opposes Measure That Threatens Development
Woodford planners oppose a Vermont bill banning development above 2,500 feet that would halt Great Northern Land Development Corp. plans for Hagar Hill. President Robert Springer said work may not start again until late fall or spring 1971. The developers seek tax benefits, cost-sharing on road care, and consider new septic tanks to yield 95 percent pure effluent, with state acceptance uncertain.
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Woodford
Vermont
Great Northern Land Development Corp
Hagar Hill
Great Northern
Robert Springer
Joseph Russell
Banner
Planning Board
Russell
Montpelier
Robert O’bryne
New York City
Valentine Erb
Panel Aims to Trim Vermont State's Attorneys to Nine
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a plan to reduce the number of state's attorneys from 14 to nine by merging eight counties into three districts. Caledonia Essex Orleans Franklin Grand Isle LaMoille Orange and Windsor would join three districts to elect three full time state's attorneys. The bill also sets $20000 annually for pay.
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Montpelier
UPI
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Vermont
Caledonia
Essex
Orleans
Franklin
Grand Isle
LaMoille
Orange
Windsor
Health Education Council posters on co responsibility
A UPI report notes a poster distributed in Great Britain by the Health Education Council. The image shows a "'pregnant'' male" to dramatize male obligation and to call attention to co responsibility in the new sex education program.
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Great Britain
The
Health Education Council
Aiken Touts New AEC Environmental Safeguards
Senator George D. Aiken said the AEC has drafted a procedure to improve cooperation among federal state and local bodies in reviewing nuclear power plant environmental impact. The plan calls for sharing permits with agencies, seeking comments, and issuing a final analysis to the President and environmental council with public access.
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Washington
UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Aiken
Commission
Council In Environmental Quality
Aitken
SUNY Buffalo Students Rampage. Police Quell Campus Disturbance
Several hundred SUNY Buffalo students rioted on campus late Thursday into Friday, throwing rocks and breaking windows after a rally in Clark Gymnasium. More than 2,000 involved. at least 20 injured, three arrested. Police used force at times. a firebomb was contained. Disturbances linked to racial protests and calls for a black coach.
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Buffalo
Mate
UPID
State University of New York At Buffalo
Clark Gymnasium
Frank N. Felicetta
Peter F. Regan
State University At Albany
Inside VT editorial on Sell Vermont offices says more
An Inside piece criticizes adding Sell Vermont offices and urges readers to oppose new offices. The page notes editorials urging Senator Aiken to demonstrate integrity on his Carswell vote. Researchers at UVM challenge common myths about the drug problem and report findings. A February 20 fire in Pownal destroys a historic landmark in a small brick building.
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Sen. Aiken
Carswell
Pownal
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G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Bernard Wolfman
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Samuel Rosenman
Derek C. Bok
Harvard Law School
T. P. Plimpton
Association of the Bar
New York
Louis Pollak
Yale Law School
State Board of Health
John Burgess
Brattleboro
Burgess
Mertaner Street
London
SUNY
Sam Ogden
UVM
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