Common Cause seeks campaign standards from Vermont governor candidates
Common Cause of Vermont asks five announced gubernatorial hopefuls to sign campaign standards aimed at integrity accountability and responsible use of taxpayer resources. The group led by Richard Hubbard will publish a candidate response report in late June and evaluate accessibility to citizens forums and press inquiries, with questions on government efficiency and ethics.
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Pardons urged for 40 in Lawrence undercover case
A Vermont review panel recommended 40 pardons for convictions based on testimony from former undercover narcotics agent Paul Lawrence. Attorney Robert Gensburg urged review of 75 more cases from 175. three cases would receive no pardons. Lawrence, convicted of perjury and filing a false report in 1974, appeals to the Vermont Supreme Court. He’s linked to arrests from undercover work in St. Albans, Burlington, Bennington, Vergennes, and as a state trooper.
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Thomas Salmon
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St. Albans
Burlington
Bennington
Vergennes
Crown jewels case stalls over who may open it
Rome magistrates probe reports that crown jewels worth about 41 million dollars may be missing but face a legal dispute over who has authority to open the chest in the Bank of Italy vault. The chest is sealed and only accessible to those entitled, with the bank awaiting government orders.
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UPI
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Umberto II
Portugal
Bennington District Court Docket Highlights Several Plea Deals
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg presided. Bruce F. E. Banulis, 27, of 102 Bradford St., Bennington, pleaded not guilty to unlawful mischief and was released on $100 recognizance bail. He also pleaded guilty to public intoxication with a one day jail term considered served. Anthony W. Gaudette, 31, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and threatening behavior in Dorset on May 8 and was fined $25. Catherine Burdick, 23, of Bennington, pleaded guilty to uttering a forged instrument in Bennington on Feb. 14, 1975 and received 30 to 60 days in jail, suspended, with probation and program attendance required. John E. Stryker, 26, Willowbrook Apt. 1, was found guilty in a jury trial of second offense driving while intoxicated in Bennington on Oct. 20, 1975 and was given 30 days to file an appeal. Harriet Burke, address listed as 324 Pleasant St., Bennington, pleaded no contest by waiver to an amended disorderly conduct charge in Bennington on Dec. 3 and was fined $25 after facing a simple assault charge.
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Massachusetts ranks low in funding public higher education
A Carnegie Foundation study ranks Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont near the bottom among U S states for increasing public higher education funding. Massachusetts is 48th in taxpayer effort and 50th in securing a state budget share, reflecting high unemployment and low per capita income. Maine is 49th, Vermont 50th, with New Hampshire 13th and Connecticut 24th in fiscal capacity for growth.
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Girls 12 16 Softball Team Sets June 21 Start
The Recreation Department announces the girls softball program for ages 12 to 16 starting Monday June 21 with practice from 10 30 to noon at Memorial Park Field beside the Community Recreation Center on Gage Street. Practices will be Monday Wednesday and Friday, with games in the Green Mountain Girls Softball League. Sponsors are Business World and Lauzon Machine and Engineering. Pre register at the Recreation Center or call 442 5446. final registration is at the first practice.
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Guardsmen head to Fort Drum for two weeks of training
Fort Drum N Y May 29 to June 12 unit details 650 Southern Vermont Guardsmen plus 1300 Northern Vermont Guardsmen are finishing annual training. Company C 2d Battalion 172d Armor is led by Capt Roger C Geckler for the first time.
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172D Armor
Bennington
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New York
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