Vermont utility may owe up to 2 million in refunds
Vermont report says Green Mountain Power Corp the states second largest electric utility may have to refund up to two million dollars for overcharges made last year. From June 26 to Nov 29 1974 customers were billed under a temporary 55 percent rate hike later trimmed by the Public Service Board to 35 percent. The company says it lacks funds for refunds and seeks a permanent rate rise over 13 percent above the temporary boost.
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Vermont dairy bill gains support from two senators
Vermont's U S senators Leahy and Stafford back the dairy section of a farm bill to be debated in the Senate. The plan targets milk support prices at 85 percent of parity, a figure House defeat previously, with Rep. Jeffords proposing 82 percent. The current parity is 80 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Patrick J. Leahy
Robert T. Stafford
Senate
James M. Jeffords
R-Vt
Vermont Senate limits general assistance aid
The Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee endorsed a bill to cap general assistance welfare payments, voting 5 to 1. Sen Robert Stafford plans a Sri Lanka trip to attend an Interparliamentary Union meeting, with a schedule around the Easter recess. Montpelier lawyer James Brock was elected president of the Vermont Bar Association, to take office next fall.
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UPI
Robert T. Stafford
Sri Lanka
Ceylon
Stafford
IPU
Senate
Robert V. Daniels
D-Chittenden County
Daniels
John Downs
St. Johnsbury
Clarke Gravel
Burlington
Letter to the Editor on crime penalties and rehabilitation
The Banner prints a letter discussing Attorney General Jerome Diamond’s controversial proposals for minimum sentences and reintroducing the death penalty for certain capital crimes. It notes decades of attempts at rehabilitation and argues that while punishment can change some behaviors, many individuals remain unreformable despite social programs.
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Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Kent Stoneman
Salmon
Perhaps it is a good time to go Diamond's way
In a letter from Westford, HARRY R. MONTAGUE argues for reexamining rehabilitation and restoration of correctional goals. He cites capital punishment debates, criticizes deterrence claims, and calls for stronger justice and security, urging selection of Diamond's approach.
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St. Albans
South Burlington
Bennington News Capsule Highlights Local Events
Morning at the Bennington Garage brings heat from a new coal stoker as a woodchuck seeks warmth. A summer thunderstorm disrupts Bennington with lightning near crowded streets. Fire insurance investigators to check alarm facilities. high school drama wins regional contest. Vermont deer totals show legal hunting predominates. Historic Look Back recalls space flight events and notable anniversaries. Town bids opened for a new dump truck. socialists form in 1900, Triangle Shirtwaist fire tragedy in 1911, major 1947 mine explosion, RCA color TV 1954. Kip Crosier serves aboard USS Intrepid with space crew Grissom and Young.
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Eddie Carroll
Bennington
Albert McDermot
East Arlington
Presidential Sleep Habits Revealed In Witty Portraits
A humorous survey portrays Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Kennedy Nixon Reagan and others as they sleep. Grant boots on in bed Roosevelt snores and dreams of bears Kennedy spares shaving time Rockefeller endures jolting pajamas Nixon naps at Camp David with pads Kennedy’s ghost sleepers and Kissinger’s candlelit stillness populate the piece.
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Humphrey
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