Vermont VEA pushes sales tax to fund teacher salaries
The Vermont Education Association urged a general sales tax to raise teacher salaries and aid local districts as it unveiled a nine point program to the state Education Board. It seeks a $600 raise for starting teachers to a $6,000 minimum, 40 percent state aid for local education costs, and bills on professional practices, retirement benefits, funding for districts and area vocational schools for extended education, plus scholarships and loans through the Vermont Student Assistance Corp.
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VPS
Vermont Education Association
VEA
State Education Board
WEA
Vermont
Vermont Student Assistance Corp
Vermont canvass to certify 1968 election results
Secretary of State Harry Cooley leads an official canvass of national offices voted in the 1968 general election. Lt. Gov. John J. Daley and House Speaker Richard W. Mallory assist in certifying Vermont results for Congress, presidential electors for five parties, and unopposed incumbents George D. Aiken and Robert T. Stafford. State office canvass planned when the legislature convenes in January.
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George D. Aiken
Robert T. Stafford
Moulton Not Ruling Out Leave From GOP Post
Republican State Chairman Elbert G. Moulton says he has no plan to quit but has not ruled out a leave of absence from his 20 000 a year post. The 42 member committee meets Wednesday in Montpelier at Gov elect Davis request to review appointments for the new administration. Moulton has been mentioned as a candidate for a top post in the Davis administration.
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Moulton
Benjamin M. Collins
Vermont clergyman files divorce in Mexico
The Rev. Roger Albright, retiring executive minister of the former Vermont Council of Churches, has filed for divorce in Mexico. Burlington lawyer Richard Thomas confirms he represents Albright. Albright resigned last September to become editor of a statewide weekly with Bernard O'Shea of Enosburg Falls.
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UPI
Roger Albright
Vermont Council of Churches
Mexico
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Albright
Enosburg Falls
Bernard O'Shea
Troy Firefighters Face Friday Work Stoppage Over Raise
In Troy, a Friday 8 a.m. work stoppage deadline looms as the United Professional Police and Fire Fighters Association votes to strike if the city fails to adopt a $1,000 across-the-board raise per a fact finder. City Manager Sidney C. Smith and officials oppose the raise amid contract disputes. Separately, seven patrolmen were suspended for conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Amagamated Clothing Workers Hall
River Street
Sidney C. Smith
Troy Corporation Counsel
Regional high school plan eyed by Berkshire diocese
In Berkshire area, St. Joseph High School may become a regional school by early next year if the Springfield Diocese Board of Consultors approves recommendations from school and diocese officials. A meeting of diocesan officials and priests from 12 area parishes discussed parish assessments for regionalization, with Father Anthony J. Creane noting no official pronouncement yet though favorable consideration is anticipated before year end. In East Lee, a county report on the Mud Pond dam burst cites construction faults, soil and foundation irregularities, deviations from plans, supervision gaps, and other shortcomings highlighted by Jersey Testing Laboratories.
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St. Joseph High School
Springfield
Board of Consultors
Anthony J. Creane
St. Francis Parish
Board of Consulters
Lee
Lake Lee
East Lee
Jersey Testing Laboratories
Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield to Be Sold Nov 29
The 318 acre Bousquet ski area in Pittsfield and Lenox will be offered for sale on November 29 under a Superior Court foreclose decree. The mortgage debt totals 250000 held by First National Bank.
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Bousquet
Lenox
First National Bank
Teachers Strike Ends 1.1 Million Students Return to NYC Schools
New York City public schools resume as 1.1 million students and most of 57,000 teachers go back to class after the longest teachers strike in city history. UFT members vote 17,658 to 2,738 to approve a settlement guiding Ocean Hill Brownsville actions and district administration.
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United Federation of Teachers
UFT
John V. Lindsay
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Luis Fuentes
Fuentes
Herbert F. Johnson
Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Johnson
Arnold Bloom
James E. Allen Jr
New York City
State Agencies Present Biennium Budget Requests
MONTPELIER UPI The Department of Administration leads off 63 agencies and state institutions presenting budget requests as hearings begin. Republican Gov elect Deane C. Davis said he will personally attend each daily Budget and Management Division session.
Mini Skirted Stewardesses For Northeast Airlines
Northeast Airlines unveils new uniforms for stewardesses featuring mini skirts two and a half inches above the knee, knee high boots, and vinyl coats in gold red and brown to present a contemporary youthful look. Terrence Scantlebury notes the aim of a stylish and colorful appearance as 700 flight attendants adopt the outfit in January for a three week trial.
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UPI
Northeast Airlines
Terrence Scantlebury
Northeast
Police Arrest Five Basque Suspects in Navarra
In Pamplona authorities detained five suspected Basque separatists accused of attempting to organize the movement in Navarra province. The arrests came Monday as part of a broader crackdown on Basque activity in northern Spain.
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UPI
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Kanavaros Admits Rifle Slayings in Middlesex Case
In Washington County Court Vermont state trooper Cpl. Edward Fish testified James A. Kanavaros 21 of Middlesex admitted shooting two men from Wellesley Daniel Maxwell 19 and Richard Gallagher 20 on Sept 22 at the home of Eunice Gergaelis. Kanavaros pleads innocent and seeks justifiable homicide. state relies on circumstantial evidence. A .22 caliber rifle was stipulated as used.
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Washington County
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Eunice Gergaelis
Palmisano
Court Dismisses Libel Suit Against Providence Journal
UPI reportslibel claims by Woonsocket officials and police against the Providence Journal Co were dismissed in U S District Court. Judge Raymond Pettine found the libel allegations a gross distortion of normal interpretations of the words used.
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John W. Christensen
A. Edgar Lussier
James F. Simmons
Joseph G. Baillargeon
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Aiken Doubts Quick Vietnam Peace Prospects
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont warns President Johnson may not secure a peace deal in Vietnam before leaving office January 20. He doubts Nixon will follow Johnson on talks, predicts no immediate settlement, and foresees ongoing inflation with a 6 percent price rise and an 8 percent wage increase.
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UPI
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Johnson
Aiken
North Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
Vietnam
Investigation Seeks Cause of Winooski Explosion
Investigators comb through the wreckage of a two story wooden building in Winooski to determine if a gas leak or a lighted match caused Monday’s blast. Two residents, Amelia Perreault and Nellie Gonyea, were injured with burns and a head bump. The fire marshal and a Vermont Gas Systems investigator will inspect gas and fuel systems as officials note two units were vacant and gas was off. Eyewitnesses called the event a ball of fire as the roof collapsed and windows shattered along the main business district.
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UPD
Amelia Perreault
Nellie Gonyea
Vermont Fire Marshal’s Office
Vermont Gas Systems, Inc
Donald Sweeneys
Winoosk
Death Plane Equipment Found Faulty
A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said tests on Northeast Airlines Oct. 25 crash equipment showed a VOR receiver deviation. The propjet crash on Moose Mountain killed 32 of 43 aboard. The board plans a January hearing and a February meeting to review inspection reports.
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UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
Northeast Airlines
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N.H
Edward Slattery
Wilcox Electric Co
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Moose Mountain
Slattery
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