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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1974
Page
7
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Hoosick Falls officials heard Robert Hayden present a written report on next year’s youth commission programs for the tentative budget due Sept. 30. A county youth bureau rep will field questions at a Thursday meeting, with state aid details and past reimbursement issues noted.
A local notice thanks Kay Weeks for six years as Banner correspondent. Kay and husband Bob will move to Connecticut. Nancy Tschorn of Sandgate becomes new area correspondent and invites contact at 375-2743 or 375-6123. Sandgate Methodist Church plans a Covered Dish Supper at 6 p.m. Friday Sept. 20 followed by square dancing. all are welcome.
Chief Justice Albert Barney indicated attorneys will likely not be ready by next month to pursue an appeal of the Public Service Board decision allowing 10 electric utilities to collect a 3.4 million dollar wholesale power surcharge over up to 20 months. The court recently heard arguments on halting the surcharges temporarily. Meanwhile the Vermont Energy Office warned coal users of potential shortages until November and urged conservation as Reading Coal Co. of Pennsylvania prepared to supply coal after November.
The Vermont Supreme Court refused to overturn the appointment of Paul Vesely as assistant warden at Windsor State Prison. It dismissed William C. Davis’s suit for not exhausting administrative remedies before appeal. Davis, a parole and probation officer, claimed Warden Cavallou acted illegally by suspending Civil Service rules to select Vesely, a former coworker.
GOP Rep. Melvin Mandigo trails Sen. Arthur Jones by 15 votes in a tight Republican primary for two Orleans Essex seats in Vermont. Incumbent John Boylan leads with 1,750 votes and Jones has 1,277. Mandigo polled 1,262 and will await official tally before deciding on a recount.
The Service Employers International Union filed with the Public Employment Relations Board in New York to gain representation rights for county Sheriff’s Department deputies who organized, challenging Taylor Law limits that point to Civil Service Employees Association authority. The union argues appointed law enforcement staff aren’t under civil service, while legal questions loom over SEIU eligibility and recognition. Also in Troy, 150 Conservative Party voters face Friday results after irregularities in Surrogate Court Judge nominations. Totals from several wards exceeded registered voters, prompting board scrutiny and a potential Friday certified outcome.
In Berkshire County Thomas R. Manning 41 won the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District over Kenneth R. Mosakowski, piling up a 4,241 margin in Berkshire. Mosakowski carried little eastern county support and his campaign faded as Manning led 4,760 total statewide. In Williamstown the town backed Manning 258 to 201, despite Mosakowski's local appeal. Separately Williamstown voters rejected a six month moratorium on major construction plans, ruling the moratorium invalid due to a technicality. town meeting will consider zoning changes and a bylaw requiring developers to cover increased service costs from new building at the Sept. 30 meeting.
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