Major delays in Burlington vote seeking hike reported
Senatorial candidate Randolph T. Major Jr. spends a second day campaigning in Burlington as he tours Vermont for the Jan. 7 special election. He is greeted by Mayor Gordon Paquette and local officials after crossing the Winooski Bridge, with planned side trips to Montpelier and Barre before continuing south. Democratic Mayor Francis J. Cain backs the party slate. In England, Tim Hartnett finds a hen in his laundry truck hood after a three day wait at a farm.
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Burlington
UPI
Randolph T. Major Jr
Westminster
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Stafford
Gordon Paquette
Dennis Morrisseau
Islators
Major
Winooski Bridge
Winooski
J. William O’brien
Dominique Casavant
Montpelier
Barre
Francis J. Cain
Cain
O’brien
Chittenden County
Bernard O’shea
Enosburg
Wallingford, England
Tim Hartnett
Senate war critics push plan to cut Vietnam funds
Senate war critics led by John Sherman Cooper and Frank Church plan one last amendment to bar expenditures in Vietnam except for troop withdrawal. The measure would surface during debate on the 70.2 billion defense appropriations bill, with the parliament eyeing a narrow path to passage amid ongoing fights over troop reductions in Europe and anticipated pay-raise funding next year.
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UPI
Senate
Vietnam
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Pentagon
Cooper Church
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Europe
Congress
Indochina
Vermont nominees win national volunteer recognition
Washington based National Center of Voluntary Action named two Vermont finalists for a 5000 prize. Honorees include Mrs. Ethan A. H. Sims of South Burlington Shaker Mountain School in Burlington and St. Michael's College Volunteer Rescue and Fire Service.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
Burlington
National Center of Voluntary Action of Washington
Ethan A. H. Sims
South Burlington
New Hampshire towns split on greyhound racing vote
Belmont votes on permitting greyhound racing amid regional battles. Gilford residents rejected dog racing at a weekend referendum. Providence developers offer a $5 million Lakes Region track with outdoor facilities and annual town proceeds, while Windham Hudson Manchester and Nashua approved. Salem rejected in two referenda.
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Belmont
N.H
UPI
Lakes
Gilford
Windham
Hudson
Manchester
Nashua
Salem
Hudson Selectmen
Crisman Says Tax Collections Look Good for 1972
Montpelier budget chief Ronald Crisman said Vermont's general fund tax receipts for the 1972 fiscal year are on track, projecting $120 million by June 30. First four months show 29 percent of income tax and 36 percent of sales tax collected, with $14 million of $49 million and $7.2 million of $19 million respectively.
Six San Quentin inmates disrupt murder arraignment
Six inmates charged with murdering three guards during the Aug. 21 escape attempt shouted obscenities and rattled chains in Marin County court, forcing a halt. Judge E Warren McGuire cleared the courtroom and ordered removal as defendants, all shackled, demanded disqualification and rejected court appointed counsel.
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Calif
UPI
San Quentin
David Johnson
Marin County Superior Court
E. Warren McGuire
People's Army
San Quentin Prison
George Jackson
McGuire
Vermont to get $100000 for four manpower training programs
UPI reports Vermont will receive 100000 dollars for four Labor Department manpower training projects to train 165 people. The measures include 78280 for 25 referrals statewide, 1100 for two four week programs serving 120 students in Barre Springfield and Norwich University, and 1100 for a five week nursing aide course for 20 at White River Junction. The Vermont total is part of a 3.8 million New England allocation.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Vermont
U.S. Labor Department
George D. Aiken
Robert T. Stafford
Barre
Springfield
Norwich University
Northfield
White River Junction
New England
Legislative bills seek higher nonresident vehicle fees in Vermont
Rep William R Orcutt proposes quadrupling out-of-state snowmobile and boat registration fees to fund state facilities and agencies. The plan raises snowmobile rates from 3 to 12 and boat fees from 2.50 to 10 for small categories and 25 to 100 for large. Rep Marshall G Hutchins seeks a 16 day October deer season for antique guns pre 1898. Rutland police report about 1000 stolen from two churches with two break ins linked by entry methods and cash only taken. CVPS tries to persuade Rutland School Board to use electric heat in a 2.7 million vocational center amid energy shortage rules. The Vermont Tuberculosis Association plans to name a South Burlington center after late Sen Winston L Prouty.
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Montpelier
William R. Orcutt
R-44
Chester
Orcutt
Vermont
Fish and Game and Forests and Parks Departments
Marshall G. Hutchins
R-43
Lincoln
Rutland
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Lincoln Avenue
John A. Lynch
Christ the King Church
Killington Avenue
South Main Street
James Engle
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPS
Rutland School Board
Richard R. Kopsack
Vermont Public Service Board
Burlington
UPI
Vermont Tuberculosis Association
South Burlington Center
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Rockefeller Eyes 720 Million Gap Fill In New York Budget
New York Governor Rockefeller said he will need 720 million dollars to close the next fiscal year's gap, adding to 780 million already needed this year for a total of 1.5 billion. He urged local restraint if statewide tax limits bite and warned against harming the economy. Causes cited include revenue slowdowns, Medicaid and welfare reform rulings, and a failed transportation bond issue. In Colonie two construction workers, John E. Lee and Paul D. Pratt, were found dead in a sewer casing after being missing since Thursday. Officials suspect gas exposure. autopsy pending.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York State
Colonie
Delaware and Hudson
John E. Lee
Greenfield Center
Paul D. Pratt
Saratoga Springs
Brzezinski resigns Pittsfield draft post over conflict
Mrs Helen J Brzezinski who last week became Pittsfield Draft Board 2 chair and the second woman in the nation to lead a draft board resigns Monday to avoid a conflict of interest. She has taken a full time Census Bureau job and cannot be affiliated with any other federal agency. Sheaton? Heaton resigns Pittsfield airport post after 25 years and fuel-right dispute.
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Helen J. Brzezinski
Draft Board
United States
Brzezinski
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
John A. Heaton
Samuel Landa
Heaton
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