Morton Says Environmental Law Enforcement Would Boil Industry
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton campaigned with Governor Deane Davis in Montpelier urging restrained enforcement to avoid nationwide chaos and mass unemployment. He announced a $1,071,000 Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant to acquire 2,100 acres for land protection near Lake Bomoseen State Park, Vermont.
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Morton
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Bureau
Fair Raven
Castleton
Lake Bomoseen State Park
Vermont weighs Canadian power deal in review
Gov. Deane Davis said Vermont is thoroughly reviewing a potential Canadian power purchase. Public Service Board chair William Gilbert and adviser William Hughes are examining the Canadian power situation as gubernatorial tension centers on the 1966 deal and its impact on future electric costs.
Senate approves Nixon revenue sharing plan
The Senate passed the revenue sharing bill 59 to 19, sending it to the White House for Nixon's signature. The measure would yield 30.2 billion dollars to state and local governments over five years, with 6.9 billion in the first year, using a formula that allocates one third to the state and two thirds to localities. Critics warned it threatens state autonomy and creates federal dependence.
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John Byrnes
R-Wis
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Congress delays adjournment as revenue sharing clears
Washington reports that Congress approved Nixon’s revenue sharing measure but stalled adjournment over welfare form details and a spending ceiling. The Senate sent Nixon a $4.2 billion tax funds bill and a $4.7 billion appropriations package, while housing defense and veterans benefits shaped the late session agenda.
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UPI
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Foster voices voter alienation in Montpelier bid
North Bennington resident Thomas Eldrige Foster campaigns as a Democratic write-in in District 21 for the Vermont House, seeking to counter a sense of alienation and push for new representation. He discusses education, elderly status, taxes, and listening to constituents while avoiding firm positions.
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Thomas Eldrige Foster
North Bennington
Montpelier
Foster
Hennington
New England
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Monument Road
Catharine C. Foster
George van Santvoord
Thomas BE. Foster
Gerald Cornell
Bennington College
Poster
Cornell
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Assurafiou
Becawe
Leon Wagner
Loseph Caraccioli
Gubernatorial candidates pledge help for Vermont elderly
At the Vermont Seniors convention Democrat Thomas Salmon and Republican Luther Hackett vowed to improve housing, preventive health services, nutrition, and transportation for senior Vermonters. Salmon criticized Governor Davis for inaction on aging issues while Hackett praised some efforts and promised more.
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Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Luther Hackett
Salmon
Norsing
Guv
Deane. Davis
Hackett
Weather update for today and weekend outlook
Cloudy cool day with a chance of an isolated shower and highs in the 50s. Tonight more showers likely with lows in the 40s. Sunday will be variable cloudiness, windy and colder with highs 45 to 50.
Japanese envoy hopes to boost US exports to Japan
Japanese ambassador Nobuhiko Ushiba told reporters in Vermont that he aims to increase Japan imports of American goods during a two day visit part of a drive to narrow Japan's trade surplus with the United States.
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Japan
Nixon
New England Senators Support Five-Year Tax Sharing Vote
All eight New England senators present voted with the Senate majority in final approval of sharing federal tax funds with state and local governments over the next five years. Four NE senators Kennedy McIntyre Muskie and Stafford were absent.
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UPI
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Kennedy
D-Mass
McIntyre
Dnh
Muskie
Maine
Stafford
R-Vi
Vermont Education Board picks Withey Weiss for steady leadership
Vermont Education Board hopes the joint appointment of Robert Arthur Withey as commissioner and Alan H. Weiss as deputy will restore stability to state education. Withey, a New Jersey veteran, brings 12 years of experience, while Weiss leverages 13 years in Vermont to build a measurable, targeted program. They urge funding at 40 percent local costs and caution against premature new programs until funds exist.
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Montpelier
UPI
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New Jersey
State Education Board
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Withey
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Weiss
State Board
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Metuchen
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U.S. Supreme Court
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New York City
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Northfield
Windsor West Supervisory Union
House
Walter L. Kennedy
Chelsea
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
A. John Holden
East Montpelier
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