Vermont Education Tenure Strikes Debated At Directors Meet
Vermont school directors consider four resolutions including anti strike and anti tenure measures. They urge boards to keep schools open by law and back legislation on personnel negotiations and full funding of state aid to cover 59 percent of local costs. A separate report notes a good will delegation to Australia and New Zealand.
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General Assembly
Nichols
Vermont Education Association
USSDA
Association
Harvey B. Scribner
Wallace headquarters open in Vermont amid possible fall visit
In Montpelier the Wallace campaign opened its third party headquarters with volunteers already at work. H Vaughan Griffin of Rutland, one of three Vermont electors pledged to Wallace, said the door is open and George Wallace may visit the state later in the fall.
Protest over wages for Troy police and firemen
Two hundred Troy police and firemen marched from city hall to the Rensselaer County Courthouse after unions rejected a city contract offering a 10 percent raise. City Manager Sidney Smith warned that matching the $2,000 across the board boost would raise the tax rate by at least $4.60 per $1,000 assessed value, saying taxpayers could not bear more levies. In Albany, Frode Jakobsen warned that support for ex Gov. George Wallace could echo Hitler’s rise, fearing a broader backlash against human rights progress.
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Rensselaer County
Police Benevolent Association
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Sidney Smith
Smith
Albany
Rensselaer Village
Son of Cornell Dept Head's son gets prison for Molotov attack
Thomas A. Comar, 24, son of a Cornell University department head, was sentenced to three years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a draft board office in Ithaca last fall. He testified he was driven by obsession with the Vietnam War's immorality during a period of instability as Judge Foley questioned the violence.
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Cornell University
Draft Board
Ithaca
Thomas A. Comar
Comar
James T. Foley
Palmer Guilty Plea Tends to Embezzlement Case in Boston
In Boston a Pittsfield bank teller and former selectman Richard C. Palmer pleaded guilty to embezzling about 64 048 dollars. He turned himself in to San Antonio authorities and surrendered two suitcases with roughly 40 000 dollars. Police in Springfield had recovered 20 000 dollars. The judge warned of up to five years in prison and a 5000 dollar fine. The case was continued to October 21 with expectation of light sentencing or probation.
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Richard C. Palmer
Pittsfield
Federal District Court
Boston
Palmer
San Antonio
Springfield
Andrew A. Caffrey
Maine high school students challenge Wallace ballot access
In Brunswick Maine two 15 year olds Paul LaBombard and Norman Levy lead a student group claiming over 1 200 Wallace signatures are invalid on the petition to place George Wallace on the state presidential ballot. They plan to file with the state Supreme Court, arguing names must match registration data and include addresses.
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UPI
George C. Wallace
Maine
Wallace
Paul LaBombard
Norman Levy
Patrick
State Supreme Court
High Court
McTeague
LaBombard
Joseph Edgar
Love Poem Sparks School Controversy in Maine
William Davis a 31 year old Bonnie Eagle High School teacher was suspended after reading a love poem to sophomore and freshman classes. The Maine Teachers Association backs him as townspeople push back, with a petition and threats of a student walkout. The district voted to reinstate Davis with a reprimand amid surrounding debate.
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Tim Engel
Peravis
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MTA
Davis
Bonnie Eagle High School
Portland
Columbia University
Warren H. Pressley
Windsor prison may be replaced or repurposed
Vermont Corrections Commissioner Charles G. Adams said four plans are under review to replace Windsor State Prison including a new maximum security facility or a regional prison with a neighboring state. The goal is a 120 inmate facility. bond measures are being pursued for the next general assembly while critics call Windsor a relic of the last century.
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Building Board
General Assembly
Windsor State Prison
Deane C. Davis
Windsor Prison
Davis
Bondsville Faces 10 Million Disaster After Fire
Bondsville Massachusetts residents seek federal disaster designation after a Friday night blaze destroyed a 12-building industrial complex that employed about 500. The town declares a disaster, awaits state aid, and ponders rebuilding on nearby land while trucks haul in water. UMass offers 40 jobs, Springfield Hospital 40 to 50 positions. locals fear loss of cafes and livelihood.
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Palmer
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
Bondsville
Johnson
Leo St. Amand
Palmer Board of Selectmen
Springfield
St. Amand
James King
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
King
John A. Volpe
University of Massachusetts
Springfield Municipal Hospital
Trade zone would cut oil costs says Consumers Council
The Massachusetts Consumers Council says a proposed foreign trade zone and oil refinery in Machiasport Maine would lower No 2 fuel oil and gasoline prices for New England by cutting import costs. If approved, annual savings are pegged at about 22 million dollars for fuel oil and four million for gasoline. The council notes Boston wholesale prices for No 2 fuel oil run at least two cents higher per gallon than imported oil, calling current policy a de facto tax of over 42 million yearly on state consumers. It cites a 20.9 percent rise in heating oil use and a 15.3 percent price increase over four years as context for action.
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Boston
UPZ
Massachusetts Consumers’ Council
Machiasport
Maine
New
Foreign Trade Board
Portland
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Washington, D.C
New England
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Emergency Board Refuses Action on Student Funds
The Vermont Emergency Board refused to act on an Education Board request for extra funds for the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Four GOP members backed no action, while Gov. Hoff urged discussion. Partridge argued the corporation should save for more scholarships. earlier actions denied a $40,000 scholarship request and initial $106,000 for 225 students. The board also approved $35,000 for Windsor State Prison repairs and $6,250 for the Health Department to aid drug abuse statute implementation.
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State Buildings Division
Windsor State Prison
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