Bartimo Says Congressman Retracted Mafia Remarks
Bartimo asserts that Rep. Sam Steiger of Arizona issued a retraction of Mafia link claims about Green Mountain Park. Steiger had alleged Patriarca involvement in a $255,000 Emprise Inc. deal. Bartimo cites letters from Ralph Foote and William Franke defending the track and denying substance to Steiger's assertions. Green Mountain filed a $1.25 million libel suit against the Rutland Herald over March 4 remarks.
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Pownal
Vincent J. Bartimo
Green Mountain Park
Arizona
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
House of Representatives
Raymond Patriarca
Providence
R.I. Steiger
Patriarca
Buffalo, N.Y
Emprise Inc
Steiger
Congress
Arizona Republican
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Green Mountain
Ralph A. Foote
Middlebury
Track
William B. Franke
Rutland
Navy
Eisenhower
Bartimo
Pownal Track
Berkshire Downs
Rutland Herald
Franke
Stamford Trailer Park Modified Work Begins
Stamford announces Leroy Lawrence trailer park will follow one home per acre interim zoning after planning commission talks. Public hearing set at 7:30 pm on interim zoning with selectmen to re-enact. state Health Department rules apply. permanent zoning challenges loom and a revote is planned in July.
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Stamford
Leroy Lawrence
Fred H. Whitham
Lawrence
Commission
Whitham
State Health Department
March
Planning Board
Burgess Seeks No 2 GOP Spot in Vermont
Vermont House Speaker John Burgess confirms he will seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, aligning with the Davis administration. Burgess cites education funding, social aid, and environmental goals as reasons, while Brattleboro lawmaker Robert Gibson contemplates a bid. Governor Davis and Lt Governor Hayes already plan for reelection.
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Brattleboro
Burgess
Senate
Robert Gibson
Gibson
Jack
Deane C. Davis
Thomas Hayes
Leo O’brien
D-Chittenden Grand Isle
Vermont
Michael Broutsas
House
Davis
Judiciary Committee
New York City
University of Vermont
Northeastern University Law School
Change in State Department power noted by Reston
Inside the Mankiewicz Braden column surveys the fading influence of the so called fudge factory at the State Department and laments the erosion of public trust in government institutions. BBS students organize an environmental teach in while Hoosick Falls Mayor Richard Severson proposes broader tax exemptions for residents 65 and over beyond current rules.
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Mankiewicz-Braden
Fudge
State Department
Hoosick Falls
Richard Severson
Catamount and County Banks Plan Merger in Bennington
Catamount National Bank and County National Bank of Bennington announce in principle merger by boards. Catamount would chair and CEO S Whitney Dickey with Kenneth R Clayton as president, subject to stockholder and OCC approval. Combined assets about 37 million dollars. new bank to operate under County charter with Catamount name.
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Bennington
S. Whitney Dickey
Catamount National Bank
North Bennington
Kenneth R. Clayton
County National Bank of
Clayton
Washington
Consolidated Bank
Catamount National
First National Bank of
Trevor W. Park
The
County National Bank
Catamount
Bennington Plaza
Manchester Center
Brattleboro
Main Street
County National
Arlington
GOP Leaders Tell Nixon Carswell in a Jam
Senate Republicans told the White House that G Harrold Carswell cannot win confirmation to the Supreme Court. The April 6 vote to return the nomination to committee would effectively kill it and could prompt Nixon to withdraw the nomination to avoid a public defeat.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
GOP
Nixon
Carswell
Judiciary Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Mike Mansfield
Bar opposes Carswell for Supreme Court
Vermont Bar Association formally notified U S senators of opposition to Judge G Harrold Carswell. Poultney attorney John L Williams urged Senators George Aiken and Winston Prouty to oppose Carswell in confirmation, citing the public record as not showing qualification for the court.
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Poultney
UPI
Vermont
Vermont Bar Association
G. Harrold Carswell
US Supreme Court
John L. Williams
Sen
George Aiken
Winston Prouty
The
Bar Association
Williams
Aiken and Prouty
Carswell
Supreme Court
House Approves Use-Value Tax Bill for Farmers
The Davis administration wins initial success as the Vermont House approves a land use bill allowing taxation by use value instead of fair market value to aid farmers. The chamber, however, fails to complete action on related provisions.
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Montpelier
UPI
Davis
House
Morgenthau Enters New York Gubernatorial Race
Deputy Mayor Robert M. Morgenthau reportedly plans to announce his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in New York, challenging the Goldberg faction as the June 23 primary nears. The move follows concerns that Goldberg benefits from muscle politics amid a crowded field in a Kennedy-era Democratic landscape.
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New York
Robert M. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
U.S
Postal Workers Return to Jobs in Historic Move
New York City postmen resumed work ending the first national postal strike. Two thirds of 27,000 troops were released from active duty while 8,000 to 10,000 remained on standby. Negotiations in Washington over pay continued with unions seeking about 12 percent plus benefits as Congress waits.
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New York
UPJ
New York City
Nixon
Pentagon
National Guard
House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Post Office
James Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
Nixon to Nominate Oakes for U.S. Judge
President Nixon to nominate James Oakes of Guilford for a vacant federal district judgeship, replacing the late Ernest Gibson Jr. Oakes is favored by Senators Aiken and Prouty, with Gov. Davis losing the patronage fight as nomination moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Vermont
James Oakes
Oakes
Ernest Gibson Jr
Deane C. Davis
Davis
John Dinse
Burlington
George Aiken
Winston Prouty
Montpelier
Elbert Moulton
U.S
Richard Kleindienst
Guilford
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Taconic Racing and Breeding Association Inc
Planning Commission
John S. Burgess
James Reston
BBS
County Banks Plan Merger
Tallahassee
Fla
Vt. Bar
N.Y
Goldberg
Democratic State Committee
Appropriations Committee
Luther F. Hackett
R- 111
South Burlington
Harvey D. Carter
R-32
Thomas Salmon
D-131
Rockingham
LaGuardia
Publican
Windham County
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
James L. Oakes
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