Vermont eyes meals and rooms tax boost to fix deficit
Gov Thomas Salmon signaled a likely raise to Vermonts 5 percent rooms and meals tax to generate about 2 million in new revenue for the 1977 budget. Democratic Ways and Means members back the plan amid concerns over a $2.5 million shortfall and potential moves on the Property Tax Relief Fund. The budget fight split House Republicans and provoked clashes over conference committee leadership and funds restored from prior cuts.
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UPI
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
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Senate
Emory Hebard
Glover
Madeleine Kunin
Burlington
Robert Graf
Rupert
Thomas Candon
Rutland
Vicechairman
Ways and Means Committee
Human Services Agency
Timothy O’connor
D Brattleboro
Hebard
Richard Snelling
R-Shelburne
Appropriations Committee
Snelling
Conference Committee
Senate OKs 165 Million State Budget In Vermont
The Vermont Senate approved a 1977 state budget of 165 million dollars, about 300 thousand below the House version and 566 thousand above the Appropriations Committee. House likely to seek conference to reconcile the differences before ad journment. The chamber restored 543 thousand in education aid cut by the House, led by Senator John O'Brien.
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Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
John O’brien
D-Chittenden County
Bennington Selectmen push Willow Park probe into ballfield mess
At Tuesday night meeting Selectmen led by Richard Perrott form a committee of ballfield design experts to review Willow Park. They plan to involve Bob Hogan Joseph Pello and James Playetis and seek recommendations. A Monday session will include former Recreation Commission members to uncover why $107642 has been spent on unplayable fields. Perrott called the project the greatest ripoff in Bennington and pressed for clear answers about bid specs inadequate fill and overall mismanagement. The Recreation Commission and director Roger Goodnow admit questions remain and defer to those involved in earlier planning. the panel will report with recommended fixes and cost details. The contractor Champlain Valley Construction Co. faces withholding about $4,000 pending weather windows.
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Willow Park
Richard Perrott
Board of Selectmen
Corcoran
Bob Hogan
Joseph Pello
James Playetis
Selectmen
Recreation Commission
Perrott
Bennington
Roger Goodnow
Champlain Valley Construction Co
Catamount Tavern series begins museum column
The museum column launches a new series detailing the Catamount Tavern. This first installment previews historical context and significance, inviting readers to explore Vermont's colonial past through artifacts and local lore.
Illinois primary returns reshape GOP and DEM race
In Illinois Ford wins 59 percent of Republicans and Carter takes 48 percent of Democrats, signaling a tightening race as Reagan, Wallace, and Shriver stumble. Carter and Ford claim momentum, while Reagan vows to stay in. Delegates tally shows Ford leading in GOP and Carter dominant in Democratic counts.
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Illinois
Reagan
Wallace
Shriver
Chicago
UPI
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Jimmy Carter
George Wallace
Sargent Shriver
Georgia
Congress
Rogers C.B. Morton
Florida
Sen
Henry) Jackson
Jackson
Rep
Morris Udall
Arizona
Ilinois
Harris
Henry M. Jackson
Harris N Y primary collapses as phones shut off
In New York the Democratic presidential primary devolved into a three way contest as Fred R Harris loses momentum with delegates defecting to rivals. The New York Telephone Company cut service to Harris headquarters while many candidates for Democratic National Convention delegates switched sides or declined to run before the midnight deadline.
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New York
Fred R. Harris
Harris
Udall
Harlem
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Carter
Pennsylvania
Antonio G. Olivieri
Harris Forces
Olivieri
Colby refuses to reveal CIA budget in deposition
Former CIA Chief William Colby declines to disclose the agency budget in a UPI report filed from Washington. He warns that exposing such figures could aid hostile intelligence services and endanger American intelligence. The deposition occurred in a FOIA case filed by Morton Halperin at U.S. District Court, Langley headquarters.
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Freedom of Information
Colby
Morton Halperin
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Pentagon
Halperin
CIA
Langley
George Bush
Senate
Syria backs peace bid as Lebanon crisis slows fighting
Syrian mediation moves aim to calm Lebanon's crisis after days of Moslem Christian clashes. A total 160 killed and 300 wounded reported as rebels brace for possible move on the presidential palace while Damascus seeks Franjieh's resignation in exchange for implementing a new peace settlement. Yasser Arafat joins talks as Syria, Palestinian guerrillas press for settlement and end to fighting around Baabda.
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Lebanon
UPI
Damascus
Aziz Ahdaz
Lebanese Arab Army
Ahmed Khatib
Suleiman Franjieh
Syria
Fran
Jieh
Hafez Assad
Yasser Arafat
Franjieh
Baabda
Aziz Ahdab
Ahdab
Saiga
Palestine Liberation Army
Tribute to a fallen friend in Beirut
A tribute to Antoine Tony Atallah, a UPI teleprinter operator killed during Lebanon's civil war. He had planned to celebrate his 20th birthday, stayed at his post amid violence, helped a friend under fire, and was found slain with his throat slit. The piece notes his innocence, faith, and the horror of the conflict.
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Lebanon
UPI
Antoine “Tony
Atallah
Tony
Hamra_ Street
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