Perrott protests zoning fees at Bennington meeting
Richard Reggie Perrott owner of Richard's Restaurant on Depot Street denounces $38 in town zoning and building permit fees as he remodels his interior. He accuses building inspector Paul Clermont of inspecting nothing and duplicating state work, and questions a $4,000 tax allocation to the Bennington Day Care Center.
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Richard Reggie
Perrott
Richard
Depot Street
Bennington
Paul Clermont
Bennington Selectmen expand listers to five in vote
Bennington officials approved expanding the town board of listers to five, a 4 to 2 vote. Contested by Pat Sheridan and Virginia Perrotta, the move shifts appointment power from voters to the board under a new charter amendment. Campbell and Jerome advocate the expansion to speed up property listing updates ahead of a possible 60,000 reappraisal funds vote.
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Joeswayze
Bennington
Listers
Pat Sheridan
Virginia N
Max" Perrotta
Usreesnan
Checeman
Frank J. Hogan
Richard A. Sleeman
Richard Ralph
Board of Ssters
J. Duncan Campbell
James C. Jerome
Perrotta
Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
BTPA
Sleeman
Sister
Hogan
Joyce Gavin
Campbell
Selectmen cut 4500 from police budget in wide budget spree
Bennington selectmen capped the police budget by 4500 within a 229000 law enforcement allocation as part of a seven thousand nine hundred fifty six total cut and a broader 52000 general fund reduction over three weeks. The plan also trims fire and repairs budgets while delaying highway funding and borrowing tax anticipation notes to finance operations.
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Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Central Vermont Public Service rate rise approved 12.7 percent
The Public Service Board approved a 12.7 percent average rate increase for Central Vermont Public Service Corp, less than the 16 percent requested and the 18 percent sought earlier. The Rutland firm must refund excess charges from Jan 15 at 7 percent interest, with rates rising 13.0 percent for most customers and 8.1 percent for electric heating customers, boosting overall collections by about $3.1 million. The decision marks the utility's second increase in under a year.
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Tutland
UPI
L Douglas Meredith
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Public Service Board
Central Verment
Meredith
Central
Vermont
FSB
Central Vermont
Brattleboro
ITT probe resumes as geneen faces more questions
Geneen testifies in hearings on ITT antitrust settlement and policy ties to Richard Kleindienst nomination. He admits discussions with officials, cites philosophical talks, while four ITT cases were reviewed. Beard memorandum and file destruction probe loom as Tunney plans deeper inquiry.
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ITT
Justice Department
Kleindienst
Somey
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
TTT
Dita D. Beard
Jack Anderson
Beard
Washington
Anderson
Denver
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Benvec
Subcommittee
John V. Tunney
Dcallf
Geneen
TPT
Tunney
State and VSEA settle who qualifies as supervisor
In Montpelier a late night accord between Garnel Harvey of the Vermont State Employees Association and Personnel Commissioner John Simonds ends a two year deadlock over who may be dropped from the state employees union. The deal creates a separate bargaining unit for 432 mid level managers and excludes 220 top echelon staff, with appeals possible. Senate debate on a related labor bill stalled as lawmakers argued over how to define supervisors and who should be excluded.
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Senate
William T. Doyle
Washington County
Personnel Department
VWSEA
Doyle
Andrew Orzel
Rutland County
Davis
Orzel
T. Garry Buckley
K-Bennington County
Tura
VSEA
John T. Alden
Windsor County
North Viet resumes talks in push for peace conference
North Viet nam vows to revive the Paris peace conference and seek a political solution to the Vietnam war while continuing to fight until the United States ends its policy of arming South Vietnamese forces. The Hanoi foreign minister's statement accuses the Nixon administration of sabotaging the talks and demands unconditional U.S. troop withdrawal and recognition of Vietnamese rights.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnaan
United States
Mario
Nixon
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Moscow
Handi
Berlin Wall Opens for Easter Visits After Six Years
East and West Berliners reunite as the Berlin Wall opens for seven days of Easter visits. Tearful reunions unfold in East Berlin with families embracing after years apart. An East Berlin worker greets his sister near Friedrich Strasse Station, expressing gratitude for the moment.
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Berlin
UPI
Eest
Germany
Berlin Wall
Fist like blow to pancreas killed child says doctor
Vermont medical examiner testified in Bennington County Court that 2 year old Ralph Searby died at noon on Thanksgiving from a blunt pancreas blow. Dr Harris said bruises on the body matched a knuckle pattern, indicating fist impact. The trial of George King Jr. included testimony about the death timing and possible causes.
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Keiton Miller
Vermont
Bennington
Ralph H. Searby
Lawrence Harrig
Burlington
George Gilbert King Jr
Botl
Pamela Searby
Searby
William Keefe
Harris
Keefe
Homer Fisher
BenMont Ave
Fisher
King
Beech Court
Cal
Probers to re enact fatal train bus crash at crossing
A UPI report says a federal team will re create the unguarded crossing crash that killed four Nyack High School students and injured 35 others. Tests showed no bus mechanical failure. driver Joseph Larkin faces grand jury evidence. Students mourn at Nyack High School as 300 attend a memorial service led by clergy.
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Congers N.Y
UPI
Jay Golden
National Transportatton Board
Golden
Lous
Nyack High School
Ning
Rockland County
Robert Meehan
New York City
Freman Joseph Larkin
Meehan
Inside Editorials and Sports Snippets Snapshot
Inside Auditora urges Bennington selectmen to run a tax delinquency drive. An editorial lauds a small piece of legislation costing little, while Attorney General Jeffords criticizes the 5972 legislature for inaction. John Page defends farmers' share amid beef trade discussions. Salisburyister seeks fair assessment practices. A college basketball piece questions height barred stars, comparing small players’ impact. Red Smith weighs in on sports figures’ quality.
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Auditora
Bennington
James L. Jeffords
John Page
Satisburyister
Red Smith
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Rogers
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James Cosgrove
Daniel Ruggles
JTT Sheraton
Sheraton
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JTT
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