Zoning Proposals Emerge Unchanged After Hearing Backlash
Planning Commission, after a night of disapproval and two petitions, altered several bylaws but this morning voted to send the map, bylaws, and town plan to the Selectman unchanged. The dispute centered West Road RC 40 zoning and airport RP 40 provisions as Selectmen urged more town input before final action.
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Planning Commission
Selectman
Peter Reed Donavan
Bennington
West Road
Donovan
Paul W. Bohne III
Commission
Pownal
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Harmon Road
Shaftsbury
Gerald P. Morrissey
Timothy Corcoran
Donavan
Bohne
West End
Vermont House approves 217 million 1976 budget plan
The Vermont House approved a 217 million 1976 budget after two days of debate, sending the measure to the Senate. The vote appeared unanimous on a balanced budget with no new taxes, despite Gov. Salmon's veto risk on education funding, VIDA, and tourism cuts. Observers see the move as a setback for the governor, who plans to push essential programs in the Senate.
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House
Thomas P. Salmon
Senate
Salmon
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
VIDA
Royal B. Cutts
R-Townshend
State House
University of Vermont
State University
Inside national recount and local Easter lore in brief
The Inside National section notes the NH Senate recount could extend, while Local covers the Wadsworths Easter lore and leftovers recipes. Edit highlights Pete Horton on Vermont small business and MA gun law. Page references span from Fortney’s culinary column to Vermont dental programs and Arlington blood records.
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N.H
Senate
FBI
Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Vermont
Massachusetts
Fortney
Arlington
Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
ABC
Nixon
Generals
New Orleans Super-Stadium
UCLA
U S airlift halted as rebels threaten Phnom Penh
Rebel rocket and artillery fire halted the U S airlift to Phnom Penh as insurgents advanced on the east bank of the Mekong. At least 2 killed and 10 wounded at Pochentong airport while three U S C130s landed for fuel and ammo after dawn.
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Mekong
Phnom Penh
West Bank
Vihear Suor
Refugees panic and evacuations rise in Da Nang area
Communist forces captured Hoi An and Bao Loc, cutting deep into South Vietnam as Da Nang faced mass refugee chaos. Aerial and seaborne evacuations surged while U.S. crews worked to move 100000 refugees, airlines kept flights rolling, and consular staff aided operations amid ongoing turmoil.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
U.S
Albert Francis
Francis
Hoi An
Bao Loc
Lam Dong
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Con
Miller
Air Vietnam
Ford weighs veto on 24.8 billion tax cut bill
President Ford described the bill as a mix of good and bad elements and will decide in days whether to sign or veto. He convened energy and economic advisers for a Good Friday White House meeting to review dozens of provisions and potential rebates for 1974 income taxes.
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United Press International
United States
U.S
Ford
Federal Reserve
Ford Administration
Michael Evans
Chase Econometrics
Washington
UPI
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Vermont Senate approves bill requiring legislature for new atomic plants
The Vermont Senate approved a measure mandating legislative consent for building any new atomic power plant. A last minute Senate amendment, approved 23 to 7, removed a ban on considering radiological aspects, risking federal court challenges. The House had passed the measure earlier, and leaders expect quick concurrence to send the bill to Gov. Salmon.
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Thomas Salmon
House
John Meaker
Waterbury
Meaker
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Senate
Public Service Board
Vermont Lottery Plan Dead as Compromise Proposal Emerges
In Montpelier UPI reports a Vermont lottery bill is shelved after a mutual agreement. A nine member House committee will study the plan and report back next January with Reed as a member. The proposal also explores tying Vermont to the Massachusetts lottery to cut overhead and boost revenue.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Norman Reed
D-Hartford
House Appropriations
Emory Hebard
Glover
House
Reed
Hebard
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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Pochentong
Juel Lee
Cambodia
Florence Wood
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Molly Stark
Supervisory Union Board
John Searey
Orrin Griffis
George A. Sleeman
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