Helms to Face Likely Fine Rather Than Jail Term
Former CIA Director Richard Helms awaits sentencing after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor counts for withholding complete facts from the Senate committee about 1970 Chile covert actions. A jail term is considered unlikely. a suspended fine is anticipated to resolve the case without trial.
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Sarelas seeks state probe of Bennington boil-water order
Town Manager Louis C. Sarelas asked the state Health Department to investigate why the boil-water order lasted seven hours after a Oct. 19 chlorinator breakdown at Bolles Brooks. Sanitary Engineer Linden E. Witherell reportedly agreed that past chlorinator outages did not trigger such a prolonged order and that factors beyond the mechanical failure should be studied.
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Cabbage Night Arson Strikes Pownal On Halloween
Halloween vandalism in Pownal includes the destruction of a three story barn on Route 346 at Leo Pambianchi’s property reported at 11 p.m. Fire crews from Pownal Center and North Pownal battled the blaze till 2 a.m. The incident follows earlier acts of arson and minor fires plus two break-ins at Molly Stark Elementary School. No injuries reported.
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Halloween editorial and letters draw reader reaction
Inside Local highlights a Halloween contest winner and a plea to hunters. A Carlo Walter letter questions beauty appreciation as the season advances into holidays. County notices feature senior praises, a Shaftsbury North Village boundary survey, and Arlington subdivision delays. Sports preview cites UPI naming Veeck top MLB executive.
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Rights suit decision affects municipalities
Vermont towns may now be sued in civil rights cases as the Second Circuit ruling extends liability to municipalities. The decision could prompt increased insurance coverage and a single blanket policy to cover multiple towns, with Battick v. Manchester cited as a case example. The Burlington federal court case begins today.
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Whipple
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Middlebury
Kennedy Sees McClaughry Hand in Haley Bid for Chair
Walter Kennedy, seeking re election as state Republican Party chairman, accused opponent Thomas Haley Sr. of drafting a letter castigating his leadership that he says was principally written by John McClaughry. Kennedy warned that if the new committee mirrors McClaughry, he has no place on it.
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Major powers veto drastic action against South Africa
United States Britain and France vetoed three African resolutions seeking tough sanctions on South Africa. They backed for the first time an arms embargo while opposing broader measures. Canada and West Germany joined in dissent on the larger vetoed packages. The Security Council planned informal talks on a milder weapons boycott. House vote 347 to 54 in Washington.
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Snelling to push repeal of old age tax in cuts
Gov. Richard Snelling plans to expand his tax cuts by proposing repeal of the $5 per person old age assistance tax. His package totals more than $12 million so far, with repealing the old age tax adding about $750,000. He also backs repealing a 9 percent income tax surcharge and a $35 per person federal tax credit, driven by a $21 million budget surplus.
Chard P. Smith dies at 83 noted author historian
Chard Powers Smith of Arlington died Monday night after a lengthy illness at Sweetbrook Nursing Home in Williamstown Massachusetts. He was an author poet and lecturer on New England culture with a long list of works including Where the Light Falls Yankees and God and The Housatonic Puritan River. He was a Yale Harvard Oxford and Columbia alumnus and served as a trial justice in Cornwall Connecticut.
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England
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University of Kansas
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