Vermont jobless rate reaches 15 year high at 11 percent
Vermont's unemployment rose to 11 percent, the highest since the current record keeping began 15 years ago, as the state Employment Security Department reported. About 22,200 workers were out of work, with brief notices of staff unavailability and ad-like notices about local business closures appearing in the brief.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
State Employment Security Department
Norwich College
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Brian Shea
John Ulrich
Terry Worden
Eric Henningsen
Bill Russ
Tom Wassick
Larry Amos
Kevin O'Neil
Dan Cullinan
Joel Whittemore
Tom Bushey
Tom Bett
Joe Frost
Ronald Brown
Asa Morse
Johnson State College
Mary Feenan
Michela Girarde
Pam Burke
Sue Mulligan
Gail Sweet
Sandy Shea
Carole Minke
Lisa Fiske
Kathy Lockwood
Bonnie Harrington
Millie Riley
Susan Lasso
The
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Jeffords Proposes Veto-Proof Farm Legislation
UPI reports Rep. James M. Jeffords of Vermont says he is drafting veto-proof dairy farm legislation with fellow lawmakers. As ranking minority on the House Agriculture Committee Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee, he admits mistakes in the failed emergency farm bill and urges using the majority to shape a strong congressional farm policy while noting committee image favors farmers over broader interests.
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South Burlington
Congress
Jeffords
Chittenden County Extension Service
Agriculture Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
America
Coast Guard rescues and ship collision near Nantucket
Coast Guard units raced to waters near Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard after a Bulgarian helicopter made an emergency water landing south of Martha’s Vineyard while an airliner guided rescue crews. A separate search sought four missing crewmen from the fishing vessel Eugene H after a collision with Grand Justice in fog southeast of Nantucket.
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Nantucket
Mass
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Nantucket Island
Martha’s Vinyard
Coast Guard
Eugene H
Bernard Moser
Francis Tripp
Lars Larsen
Arch St
New Bedford
Maynard McCartney
South Chestnut St
Fairhaven
Ron J. Folley
Acushnet Ave
Edward Gleason
Teachers, VEA to meet here Monday
Vermont educators plan a Monday meeting with Vermont Education Association and National Education Association officials to discuss a teacher survey and local needs in teachers rights and programs. Perry Kacik notes a May 19 session with NEA trainer Donald Briggs as part of a restrained approach to educational problems.
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Vermont Education Association
The
National Education Association
Perry Kacik
Uniserv
VEA
NEA
Donald Briggs
Bennington
Kacik
Laos Unrest Persists as Civilians Quelled at Governor’s Home
Reports indicate central Laos saw Wednesday night disturbances with two others detained at the provincial governor’s residence before allowed to return Thursday. Tension remains high as neutralist troops tied to the Pathet Lao move toward Ban Xon, about 65 miles north of Vientiane, while Laotian AID staff continue operations in Ban Xon.
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Laos
Pathet Lao
Ban Xon
Vientiane
U.S
EPA relaxes stance as four wetlands rules proposed
The article notes the EPA relaxation and a letter from Train implies a similar shift. The dispute centers on four alternative Corps regulations issued May 6 to shield swamps from dredging and filling. This regulation drive comes amid wetlands being converted to housing and industrial sites.
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Train
Corps
State powers on radiation limits clashing with federal rule
The state secured authority to impose stricter radiation emission limits on the plant than federal standards. Since that agreement, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on related oversee matters, affecting how the state’s restrictions are applied.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Grace strike ends Sunday at Adams plant
Adams Massachusetts 11 week strike by production workers ends after union approves new contract 55 to 32. The deal includes a 37 cent per hour across the board raise. Vermont Yankee officials oppose stricter state health rules claiming possible shutdowns and higher electric bills while continuing to honor a prior state agreement.
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Adams
Mass
Grace & Co
Vermont Yankee
State Health Department
Vermont
Anthony Robbins
Robbins
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Obituaries from Hoosick Falls and Bennington area
Multiple obituaries: Ike Dean, 57, Bennington native and WWII Marine, died in Cambridge N Y after illness. Ernest Mills 80 of Dorset Manchester, funeral at Brewster Home with interment Maple Hill. Wallace Haswell funeral at Mahar Hoosick Falls. William Dailey 67 Ludlow WWII veteran funeral at Sacred Heart Church. private service for Manfred Feiertag 30 of Ballston Spa, NY. funeral arrangements by local homes. Survivors and memorials noted.
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Francis
Ike) Dean
Bennington
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
N.Y
Grover and
Ella Schmeinz
Bennington High School
USS
Pacific
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
New York
Hoosick Post
American Legion
Helen Blanchfield
North Hoosick
Mahar Funeral Home
Main St
Ernest W. Mills
Clearwater
Fla
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester
Hal C. Miller
United Church of
Dorset
East Rupert
Maple Hill Cemetery
Wallace M. Haswell
Mahar
Hoosick Falls
Clifford M. Gilson
First Baptist Church
Hoosick
Hoosick Rural Cemetery
Albert Harrington
Ernest Tilley
Varnum Stearns
Lyman Rudd
William P. Dailey
Vermont Veterans Home
Ludlow
John
Katherine (Macon) Dailey
Dailey
Veterans’ Home
Alfred Lamarthe
Malden
Mass
Sacred Heart Church
Mahar & Son Funeral
Village Cemetery
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Gardner Barl Crematory
Troy
Manfred E. Feiertag
Susan Carpenter
Brookline Village
Ballston, Spa
Germany
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Shane
Ballston
Robson-Decker Funeral Home
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Napolitano’s
William
Burlington
BSD Board
Richard A. Sleeman
EPA
Yankee
Francis Dean
Wallace M .Aswell
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Staid Ditee
Bennington, VT
Bennington Banner Telephone
Main Street
Jacts Center
Madkour
Nichals
Weg Dre
WCPO
Moshegweat
viRbeo
Fortres
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