St Albans delays vote on new school tax and charter plan
St Albans delays a vote on a $4 765 charter limit and new school tax rate to fund operations. Mayor Melvin Kaye aims to align figures on state aid for next year and reduce multiple votes while seeking a joint solution with lawmakers to avert school shutdowns. The pending two year lag on education cost figures and grand lists affects aid projections, with potential aid ranging from 360 000 to 870 000 if revisions pass.
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Northeast Crime Rise Slows, FBI Reports for 1969
FBI preliminary Uniform Crime Reports show the Northeast with the smallest crime increase of any region in 1969, a 7 percent rise versus 15 in the North Central, 11 in the South, and 12 in the West. Violent crime up 8 percent and property crime up 7 percent. notable city shifts include Boston’s murder drop and Providence and Hartford rises, with auto theft up across most cities.
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Cable TV regulation probe opens under new act in Vermont
The Public Service Board will begin investigating its first complaint under the Cable Television Regulation Act. Ernest W. Gibson III said nine Rutland residents report difficulty getting Rutland Cable TV Co to extend service within half a mile of existing coverage. The Vermont Cable TV Control Board also investigates.
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Vermont college group backs 18 drinking age bill
The Vermont Intercollegiate Student Legislature endorsed a House measure cutting beer and wine age from 21 to 18. Coordinator Charles Butler released the document after a Burlington meeting. Speaker John Burgess cast a tie-breaking vote to advance the measure, which faces final action today as a special order after debate on the capital construction budget for fiscal 1971.
Knapp May Retire as Vermont Aeronautics Chief
Vermont aeronautics commissioner Edward Knapp, who turns 70 in November, has told the Aeronautics Board to begin searching for a successor. No candidate is named. Knapp, Vermont’s first full time aviation commissioner, has held leadership roles including president of the National Association of State Aviation Officials. Separately, HUD approved $18,000 preliminary loans to Barre and Montpelier housing authorities for planning 120 lower rent units each, 84 and 60 elderly units respectively.
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Sheraton Opens 160-Bed Extended Care Facility
ITT Sheraton Corp of America unveiled the $2 million Shera on House 160-bed extended care facility on Pearl Street in Burlington. Philip Lowe, president, said it marks the first of a planned chain of such centers across the nation.
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Education chief rebuts Ottinger charge of bungling delays
Albany NY Education Commissioner Ewald N Monday dismissed Rep. Ottinger Democratic Senate bid charges that state Education Department caused millions in local district costs through bureaucratic bungling. Ottinger cited a supposed Secret OEO review criticizing unwieldy procedures delaying federally aided projects. Nyquist said the review was generally favorable and drew on May discussion with district reps.
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Assembly Action Checks State Landfill Powers in Albany
A bill cleared the Assembly by 98 to 42 to curb the Pure Waters Authority. It requires cooperation with county legislators during landfill planning and lets counties block proposed sites with a two thirds vote. The measure targets eminent domain authority the agency has not used, claimed by Republican H Clark Bell.
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Brunswick Democrat Committee backs Gonyea for Assembly
Adrian Gonyea won unanimous backing from the Town of Brunswick Democratic Committee 14 to 0 for the Democratic nomination to the 101st Assembly seat. Gonyea, a Republican, seeks the nomination to unseat incumbent Neil Kelleher and previously was nominated by the Troy Citizens party.
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Train Derailment Near Hoosac Tunnel disrupts B and M route
A freight car carrying crushed stone derailments near Church Street in North Adams on the Boston and Maine line. Several rail lengths twisted, ties torn up, but the train kept moving after the damaged car was detached. A prior derailment occurred in January near Florida. An Adams environmental consultant cites Rochester Paper dye in the Hoosac River and quotes a plant manager denying harm.
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Pittsfield Agency To Receive Community Development Grant
Gov Francis Sargent announced that Pittsfield Berkshire Community Action Council will get 3990 dollars under the Community Development Training program. The grant funds personnel in tenant management relations agency referral techniques and employment procedures.
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