Vermont lawmakers split on tax hikes as deficits loom
Republican Senate and House chairs diverge on fiscal policy in Vermont. Senate Appropriations Chair John Boylan says no tax increase this year, while House counterpart Emory Hebard suggests considering rooms and meals taxes gasoline and tobacco. Both oppose Gov Salmon's proposed one cent sales tax hike and favor retiring the 1975 deficit per Salmon's plan. Hebard opposes impounding $3 million in state funds. Boylan disagrees with that stance.
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Boylan
Salmon
General Fund
Bennington Bicentennial Committee appoints director
Roger Jewett of Pownal named part time executive director for Bennington Bicentennial Committee until after the 1977 Battle of Bennington anniversary. Jewett, 72, will dedicate needed time for a broad based cooperative effort, with $5,000 town funds paying $50 weekly salary. He previously directed Massachusetts commerce programs and has moved from Bangor Maine to Williamstown area.
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Bennington
Roger Jewett
Pownal
Jewett
Mab DuHamel
Bangor
Maine
Williamstown
Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bureau of Commercial and Industrial Development
Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
Evelyn
Pine Cobble
Bennington County Regional Commission
Bennington Industrial Development Corp
Town Chamber of Commerce
IRS tax lists eyed as potential intelligence tool
A Senate Select Committee investigates the IRS for sharing taxpayer data with agencies including the FBI CIA and White House. Chairman Frank Church accuses the service of weaponizing tax records and cites pre 1973 lists of 8000 individuals and 3000 groups marked for scrutiny. Notable names mentioned include Joseph Alsop James Brown John Lindsay Coretta King and Jesse Jackson.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
FBI
CIA
White House
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
IRS
United States
Hearst indictment marks major upgrade in case
A grand jury pared down California charges against Patricia Hearst and SLA companions to 11 counts with possible life penalties. Hearst linked to a Sacramento bank robbery and killing that could carry a death sentence. Harrises arraignment scheduled. Indictments shift case to Superior Court, blocking early defense cross-examination.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Patricia Hearst
SLA
San Francisco
FBI
Miss Hearst
Sacramento
Hearst
Patty
Catherine Hearst
Redwood City
Harrises
Terence Hallinan
Wave of killings shakes Ulster amid sectarian violence
In Belfast and across Northern Ireland a 24 hour wave of shootings and bombings killed 12 and wounded at least 43 as Protestant extremists again clashed with Roman Catholics. Eight Ulster Volunteer Force members were arrested amid fears of civil war deepening. A Catholic youth and a wine-store owner’s children were among victims as authorities weighed outlawing the ULV.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Volunteer Force
Merlyn Rees
Britain
Inside updates Hoffa search and tax bites unfold
The column outlines a tip on Hoffa whereabouts and notes a three cent postage increase. It also highlights Pete Horton on unemployment tax impact, the Safire column on Spain, and a national 4 H week drive with local school concerns.
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Hoffa
Wadsworths
Maine
Pete Horton
Safire
Spain
Sunderland
CBS
Beacon Hill
Vermont
ETV
BBS
MAU
Patriot
Rutland
Plunkett
Patriots
Boston
Rolling Stone Hearst account deemed accurate by DOJ
The U S justice department said Rolling Stone’s depiction of Patricia Hearst as kidnapped and undergoing radicalization and a prolonged underground life is essentially accurate though line by line confirmation was not provided Federal officials linked Hearst to a Sacramento Crocker Bank robbery in which a mother of four was killed warning the move could invite death penalty charges She reportedly declined an offer to return home saying she preferred to join friends approaching the SLA captors William and Emily Harris
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Life
Robert Stevenson
Justice Department
Rolling Stone
Stevenson
San Francisco Chronicle
Miss Hearst
Jack Scott
SLA
William and
Emily Harris
Ford campaign chief predicts tough New Hampshire primary
Howard H. Calloway named Rep. James Cleveland head of the Ford campaign in New Hampshire for the February 24 primary. Calloway warned of a very difficult battle with Reagan, as Gov. Meldrim Thomson backs Reagan. Cleveland, 55, said he is honored to lead Ford's efforts or securing early primary victories. Ford had recently toured New Hampshire in a long motorcade aiming to bolster Louis C. Wyman's run in the rematch.
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New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
New England
Reagan
Callaway
Ford
Florida
Cleveland
Kansas City
Calloway
Congress
Gerry Ford
United States
Louis C. Wyman
Bennington Program wins approval for bottle redemption center
The Agency for Environmental Conservation has approved the Bennington Program plan to open the state's first fully licensed returnable bottle and can redemption center in Bennington. Expected to open within a month, locations include the old Wickes building in North Street Mall or behind Geannelis' between East Main and Pleasant streets.
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Bennington
Agency For Environmental Conservation
Martin Johnson
Wickes Lumber
North Street
Geannelis
East Main
Pleasant Streets
Ralph G. Wright
Redemption Center
Idea
Wright
Donald Webster
Environmental Protection
The
Conservation Agency
Banner Today
Bennington Town Workers Vote to Affiliate with AFSCME
In a Vermont Labor Relations Board supervised ballot, Bennington town workers unanimously joined the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes. The union already holds 19 contracts in Vermont and will lead contract proposals with a mid month negotiating team session planned. Alfred Schmidt and Sandra Nelson attended. The contract expired June 30, workers remain on the job. Town Manager Harold R Saunders expects stronger backing and a more formal negotiation process.
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Vermont Labor Relations Board
Bennington
Afl-Cio
American Federation of State
Vermont
Alfred Schmidt
State Board
Sandra Nelson
Afscme
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
IRS watch list read at hearings
Senate hearings revealed part of the Internal Revenue Service Special Watch lists compiled before 1973. Chair Frank Church read names including organizations such as the ACLU, Ford Foundation, NAACP, and Ramparts Magazine, plus individuals like Jimmy Breslin, Linus Pauling, James Brown, and John Lindsey. The lists reportedly covered thousands of names and other categories included supporters of the IRA and defectors.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
The
American Civil Liberties Union
American Library Association
Conservative Book Club
Ford Foundation
NAACP
University of North Carolina
American Jewish Committee
Associated Catholic Charities
American Law Institute
Legal Aid Society
Americans For Democratic Action
John Birch Society
Common Cause
Women’s Liberation Movement
Ramparts Magazine
Human Events
Playboy
Commonweal
Rolling Stone
National Observer
New York Review of Books
Washington Monthly
Joseph Alsop
Jimmy Breslin
James Brown
Linus Pauling
Charles Goodell
New York
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
John Lindsey
Irish Republican Army
Cuba
North Vietnam
North Korea
Unemployment at 8.3 percent in September
Washington reports September unemployment at 8.3 percent, lowest in seven months, aided by rehiring 180,000 laid-off workers and school reopenings. Total unemployment stands at 7.8 million. total employment at 85.4 million. Nonfarm payrolls rise about 180,000 driven by manufacturing gains. Wholesale prices rise 0.6 percent. retail durable goods sales fall 19.8 percent. Simon signals possible tax cut extension into 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Commerce Department
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New Bennington
Donald C. Alexander
Church
John Lindsay
Coretta King
Jesse Jackson
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Alexander
Special Services Staff
National Security Agency
Ulster
N.H
By John Leaning
AFSCM
Treasury
William Simon
Simon
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