Vermont girl freed from Cuban jail after 13 months
Susan Lane Brown, once DAR Good Citizenship winner at South Royalton High School, was released from Cuban custody in a drug related case after 13 months. Sen. Javits announced the release for Brown and three other Americans. her father declined comment as she arrived in Miami.
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UPI
Susan Lane Brown
Daughters of the American Revolution
South Royalton High School
Burton Snow
Miss Brown
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
United States
Eben Brown
Miami
American Legion
Lucy Doyle
South Royalton
Colby College
Waterville
Maine
Bridgewater
Mass
Marjorie Elias
Four Americans Released From Cuban Prisons Arrive in Miami
Four young Americans flown from Cuba land in Miami. Two face arrest in a narcotics probe while two receive subpoenas to testify before a West Palm Beach grand jury. FBI tethers Johnson father during custody, while Castro calls release a goodwill gesture to U.S. senators.
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UPI
FBI
Phillip Burris
Oakland
Calif
Richard Johnson
Walnut Creek
Barbados
Cuba
David Bruce Nirenberg
Pennsylvania
Susan Lane Brown
South Royalton
West Palm Beach
Johnson
Hell
Fidel Castro
Sens
Education board hearings on new policies in Vermont
The Vermont Board of Education will hold a public hearing on October 21 at 7 30 p m in Spaulding High School Auditorium Barre to consider regulations for reporting corporal punishment and suspensions at the district level. A second hearing on state board rule recodification is set for October 22 at 1 p m in Montpelier with the monthly meeting at 9 a m.
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Vermont Board of Education
Spaulding High School
Ayers Street
Barre
State Board
Banking & Insurance Department
State
Banking & Insurance
Blue Shield Telegraphed Rate Rise Faces Scrutiny in Vermont
In Montpelier the Banking and Insurance Commissioner questioned Blue Shield's 27.7 percent rate increase request after an 11 percent rise took effect May 1. Commissioner James Guest pressed how costs will be cut and medical fees reduced while noting subscriber burden from inflation and calls for state control. Blue Shield cites losses of 3 million this year and says a new lower cost plan could offer stability though risks high bills for uncovered care.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
State Supreme Court
Skinner
Oliver Fifield
Hackel blasts Davis on bias against women in workforce
Stella Hackel, the Democratic candidate for Vermont state treasurer, criticized incumbent Frank H. Davis for a perceived bias against women. She cited a 1970 Commission on the Status of Women transcript and pledged to promote equal treatment, arguing discrimination in employment and credit must not be accepted.
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Rutland
Stella Hackel
Frank H. Davis
Hackel
Davis
The
Commission On the Status of Women
Burroughs
Vermont
Power takeover or baloney Buckley Burns debate issue
In Burlington UPI dispatch the lieutenant governor race pits Democrat Brian Burns and Republican T Garry Buckley. Burns backs state control of Vermont Electric Power Co arguing for greater private utility oversight while Buckley counters that takeover would not cut bills and would push state seizure of private power firms. Burns calls Buckley remarks pure baloney and warns of costs and disputes from such action.
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Burns
Burlington
UPI
Vermont Electric Power Co
Brian Burns
Sen. T
Garry Buckley
Bennington
Federal official backs down from Vermont pollution claim
Vermont Environmental Conservation Secretary Martin Johnson challenged Walter Newman of the EPA over claims of Vermont having the worst lake pollution in New England. Newman later softened remarks, saying Vermont and Maine are doing outstanding work on lake restoration and pollution prevention.
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Johnson
Newman
Boston
Maine
Vermont pocketbook politics and a Valley dance card
Vermont lawmakers face a bottle tax debate as Governor Thomson voices support for direct NH style policy. Tax data show Vermont beer excise revenue down while New Hampshire gains, signaling cross border shopping effects and state competition.
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Association
Goldberg
Thomson
Vermont
New Hampshire Liquor Commission
New Hampshire
Cheney States Revenue Sharing Covers Social Needs
Attorney General Kimberly B. Cheney said Washington towns and cities can legally use revenue sharing funds for human services projects. A new state law removed an obstacle by allowing expenditures for purposes local funds could be used, broadening use beyond prior limits.
Funeral for William E. Dailey Sr. held in North Bennington
Funeral services for former State Rep. William E. Dailey Sr. of Shaftsbury and construction company president were conducted Wednesday at St John the Baptist Church in North Bennington with a concelebrated Mass and a burial in St John’s Cemetery. Grandsons served as bearers, and numerous local organizations attended the service.
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Shaftsbury
Democratic Party
Bennington
North Bennington
St. John’s Cemetery
St. John the Baptist Church
Michael A. Demasi
Gerald Buckley
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Arlington
Mahar & Son
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Michael
Kevin
Timothy
Thomas
William E. Dailey III
Edward Riley
Bennington Council
Knights of Columbus
Bennington Elks Lodge
Norshaft Lions Club
Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club
Bennington American Legion Auxiliary
Vermont State Police
Thomas Haley
Francis Silver
American Legion Post 13
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