Public Tax Data Secret Amid Bennington Reassessments
Public access to 32 Bennington personal property reassessments remains blocked as the Board of Listers and Sister Francis J Hogan defend finalization tied to the Grand List posting. James E Alexander presented the revisions after Sept grievance day, with BCA Chair John Kennedy Jr and Town Counsel Norton Barber deeming disclosure premature. George Hadwen and Gulf Of Corp. of Philadelphia have appeals, while Sister Sleeman questions the secrecy.
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Bennington Board of Sisters
Bennington
James E. Alexander
Francis J. Hogan
Listers
Alexander
Hogan
Board of Civil Authority
BCA
John Kennedy Jr
Norton Barber
Mary Hodeck
George Hadwen
Gulf of Corp. of
Philadelphia
Richard A.sleeman
Kennedy
Nomination in Trouble Haynsworth faces renewed GOP skeptics
Washington reporters note mounting Republican pressure as Sen. Case of New Jersey urges withdrawal of Clement Haynsworth’s Supreme Court nomination. Haynsworth insists he will not withdraw and travels to Washington for talks with Attorney General Mitchell and key lawmakers amid new defections and scrutiny of stock holdings and real estate affairs.
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Washington
UPD
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Nixon
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Haynsworth
United Press International
John N. Mitchell
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c
Congress
Justice Department
White House
Asst
William H. Rehnquist
Birch Barh
PD Ind
Judiciary Committee
Bayh
Charles E. Goodell
RN. Y
Ralph Smith
R-Ill
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Nixon Moves To Prevent Rail Strike
Washington reports President Nixon plans to intervene under the Railway Labor Act to block a looming strike by seven major railroads during a 60 day cooling off period. An emergency board will be named to seek solutions while the railroads withdraw threats.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Nixon
Department
George P. Schultz
Welfare Bill Called Real War on Poverty
The Nixon administration sent to Congress an 80 page plan to revamp welfare by placing some recipients to work, labeled the real war on poverty. Delayed action limited definitive action this session, and the bill retained food stamps despite earlier criticism.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
White House
Set Up by Pentagon Study Panel Recommends ROTC Continuation
A Pentagon appointed panel urged continuation and improvement of ROTC on college campuses after protests at 30 campuses in June. It warned abolishing ROTC would deprive the armed forces of college trained officers and boost civilian influence loss. The panel called for higher pay for trainees, college control over programs, and lifting the Navy ROTC marriage ban.
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Washington
UPD
Pentagon
Navy
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Controversy over ROTC plans and poverty bill debated
A committee led by George C. S. Benson warns against dropping ROTC on campuses while Harvard and Dartmouth end ROTC. Welfare Secretary Finch hails a real war on poverty, detailing a bill to extend aid, raise benefits, and require work training for many recipients, with exemptions for the ill and elderly and a $90 monthly minimum for seniors and the disabled.
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Robert H. Finch
Nixon
Aiken Attacks Oil Private Power Combine Over Nuclear Control
Sen George Aiken R Vt steps up attack on oil firms and private power groups accusing them of trying to dominate the nuclear power sector to squeeze public and cooperative utilities out of business He cites plans to control government owned enriched fuel plants and argues against antitrust actions and price restraints for power to cooperatives and publics The remarks come during Cooperative Month 1969 with Aiken noting 50 000 cooperatives serving 53 million members and farm cooperatives refunding about half a billion dollars annually
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Sen. Aiken
Oil-Private Power Combine
Washington
UPI
George Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
America
Senate Finance Committee
Inside Bennington district on education design plan action
An editorial voices opinion on the Bennington School District Board’s move to set up its own design for education. The page notes are from the newspaper’s internal page markers and references. Revered Edith Craig Reynolds of Hoosick Falls announces sponsorship of a Little League ballpark for that town, with related local items. New York’s only pagoda is located in Eagle Bridge and pictured on page 7.
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Bennington
Design For
Edith Craig Reynolds
Hoosick Falls
New York
Eagle Bridge
Route Tubes Ruled Sign Law Violation
The Vermont attorney general ruled that newspaper tubes or roadside boxes displaying a specific publication constitute off premise advertising and violate the states anti billboard law. The Travel Information Council discussed implementing the 1968 sign law, noting tubes could be allowed if they carry no printed names and are color coded.
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Springfield
Travel Information Council
TIC
Hartness House
Vermont
Windham County
Jack Weller
Dover
Windham
Greek dictator lifts martial law and censorship
Athens reports that Prime Minister George Papadopoulos announced the end of martial law and censorship. Civil rights are restored with due process for crimes against public order and security allowing arrests without formalities. News publication remains free except when targeting public order, security or economic stability.
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Athens
UPI
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Order
Amchitka Blast Creates Deep Underground Cavern, Minor Damage
A nuclear device with force over one million tons of TNT was detonated on Amchitka Island at 6 06 p m EDT producing a large underground cavern and ground roll. Initial readings showed only background radiation with no radiation leakage at the shaft site and no felt effects in Anchorage. The AEC expects two more detonations as part of antiballistic missile development, though purpose remains undisclosed.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan
Amechitka
AEC
U.S
State Farm Coordinator Urged by Reorganizers
In Montpelier the government reorganization subcommittee urged hiring a farm produce coordinator to oversee farms at Windsor State Prison Weeks School in Vergennes and Vermont State Hospital Waterbury. The study group will likely seek 1970 legislative funds for the position to work with farms and food service managers under mental health corrections and agriculture officials.
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Ronald Crisman
Windsor State Prison
Weeks School
Vergennes
Vermont State
Waterbury
Commissioners of
Mental Health, Corrections and Agriculture
Crisman
Food Service
Christmas Spirits Rise In Vermont Under New Inventory Request
Liquor Control Commissioner Roger Sheridan said he will seek Emergency Board approval to raise the state's Christmas inventory to 7 million dollars for Oct 1 to Dec 31, up from 5.75 million last year. The increase reflects a 10 percent rise in average sales while August sales slipped slightly.
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Sheridan
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George C. S. Benson
Claremont
Calif
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Amchitka
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