Vermont Senate OKs reapportionment code in eight amendment
Vermont Senate unanimously backs an eighth constitutional amendment to set reapportionment rules by population. Republicans argue for broader techniques. House action needed for final approval. Also notes bottle control debate, snowmobile bill fate, and a large correctional statutes rewrite advancing in the House.
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Rutland County
General Assembly
Arthur Jones
Essex- Orleans
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Senate Presient
Russell Sholes
Middlebury
Vermont Ber Association
Burlington parishioners stunned by cathedral fire and arrest
Mass moved to a nearby Catholic high school auditorium as 3,000 parishioners confront devastation after a candle sparked a blaze that gutted the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Timothy Austin, 22, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to arson. damage estimated at 1.5 million.
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John Mcé&sey
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Loeb sues Boston Globe for 5 million libel suit
William Loeb the publisher of the Manchester Union Leader filed a 5 million libel suit in U.S. District Court against Boston Globe News Co alleging a March 7 Globe article taken from The New Republic was altered and contained false statements accusing him of running a paper "by paranoids for paranoids" and describing his edits as like a 19th century yellow journal. Judge Frank J. Murray oversees the case.
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Globe Newspaper Co
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Yellow Journal
Vermont to establish public defender system abolishing assigned counsel
Gov. Davis signed a measure creating a public defender for each district court in Vermont. The signing, attended by lawmakers and officials, aims to replace the current assigned-counsel system with publicly funded defenders.
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Bennington County
Vermont
Davis
Albany Storm Snarls Northway Traffic Toll Rises
A storm caused a 21 cent car pileup on the Northway near Latham Clifton Park tying up 1 000 vehicles. A tractor trailer jackknifed and two more cars collided. Noone was reported seriously injured.
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Northway
Latham Ving
Clifton Park
North Adams Council Approves High School Bond Issue
North Adams city councilors voted 9-0 to approve a 15 year bond for a proposed 4.2 million high school project. The plan would raise the tax rate by about 4.74 the first year, then reduce by roughly 28 cents annually. The state would cover 65 percent of total costs. Mayor Joseph Bianco highlighted the issue in the recent election. Approval also given for 75 elderly housing units by the North Adams Housing Authority, with HUD authorization sought for 100 more adjacent to 126 existing units on Ashland Street, pending council consent.
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Joseph TR. Bianco
Falt
North Adams Housing Authority
Boston
HUD
Ashland Street
Hike Ski Site Proposal For Flora Glen Area
WILLIAMSTOWN Conservation Commission seeks a 4750 Ford Foundation grant to plan Flora Glen for hiking and cross country skiing. Funds would cover marking surveying land appraisals and lawyers fees. PITSFIELD Armed bandit robs Grand Union manager of 2200 described as 5 foot 7 inches bearded in a blue denim jacket and toque. PITTSFIELD Petricca Construction seeks a Berkshire County site for a prefabricated housing plant as Fiberglass Homes of America plans a Northeast regional center in the Berkshires.
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Fiberglass Homes of America Inc
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