Vermont tax bill aims at middle class with higher exemptions
Senate Finance Committee to hold a 3 pm hearing on a tax reform bill that boosts personal exemptions to 600, fixes the rate at 25 percent of federal liability, lets married couples file jointly or separately, and imposes a capital gains tax for business. The plan, backed by the Hoff administration, shifts burden to those earning 40,000 dollars or more and would remove about 30,000 from the tax rolls while raising the same revenue. In Burlington, two men were shot by police during an alleged burglary at Brewer Motors. Bruce Delorme and Geary McCuen were listed in critical condition after being wounded when fleeing a warning shot and the trooper entered the showroom.
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Truth in Lending bill eyed by Vermont House panel
The House Commerce Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on the Hoff administration Truth in Lending bill. The measure, backed by Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt, requires disclosure of true annual interest rates at loan origination and aims to protect Vermonters using credit plans under the Retail Installment Sales Act. Current rates cited approach 32 percent for a $300, 24 month loan and about 26 percent for a $600 loan.
Ford Foundation taps Bass as temporary educational TV consultant
Milton R. Bass, former WMHT program manager and current Berkshire Eagle and The Banner editor, is named a temporary consultant to the Ford Foundation's educational television programming. He will draft a report after a weeklong NYC visit, assisting Fred W. Friendly and Av Westin amid the foundation’s TV initiatives. Hoosick Falls banker committee member Berlant joins a special investigation on US Youth Council and CIA links. Union College student active in Young Democrats groups.
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Pilot guides plane to safe landing after gear failure
An airplane with a damaged left landing gear landed safely at Harrisman Airport in Berkshire County with help from George A. West, Mohawk Valley Aviation Corp. president, who directed the circling craft to the ground in blowing snow. Mr and Mrs Warren Ashley of West Hartford Conn were shaken but uninjured after the emergency landing during a business trip to New York. The troubled plane had hovered over the airport for an hour and suffered a broken propeller.
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Pittsfield Post Office Dedication Draws Kennedy and Crowd
About 400 people attended the formal dedication of Pittsfield’s new 1.3 million post office as U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy arrived from New York. Kennedy credited Rep. Silvio Conte, Mayor Remo DelGallo, and local business leaders for the project. Conte praised postal officials. Kennedy said a civil service exam for a permanent postmaster would be set up in about a month.
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Milk Blockade by NFO Triggers Price Push and Violence
United Press International reports militant National Farmers Organization actions in 25 states to raise milk prices. Milk became a weapon as convoys guarded by supporters move to markets while some stores raise prices. Officials dispute direct price links and foresee only temporary supply curtailment with no shortage.
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Fire destroys New Hampshire landmark at Mt Washington base
The Glen House, a historic Glen, New Hampshire hotel at the base of Mt Washington, was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Fire Chief Carson S. Lary attributed the loss to water shortages from frozen pipes. No injuries were reported as crews waited for a snowplow to reach the site.
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Three Youths Arrested In Landau Murder Case
In Boston three Revere youths will be arraigned in Municipal Court today on murder charges in the death of stage and TV producer Jack Landau. The suspects were arrested at their homes Saturday night and held without bail. Names include Eugene G. McKenna, 17, and Michael E.
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Satellites May Control Crops By 2000 Says Freeman
Washington Agri culture Secretary Orville L Freeman told a National Association of Science Teachers convention that by the year 2000 orbiting satellites could monitor fields and regulate light and moisture. Remote sensing could detect soil changes crop damage pests and disease growth rates and send alarm signals to farmers to adjust artificial lights or growth chemicals.
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