Illicit Finance Probe Deepens in Lance Case
Federal regulator testimony links LaBelle Lances overdrafts over 100000 in 1974 to Bert Lance campaign funding. Senate hearings explore possible bank contributions to political campaigns as Lance defends himself against calls for resignation. Additional witnesses include Justice Department and FBI officials as lawmakers press for clarity.
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UPI
LaBelle Lance
Bert Lance
Robert Serino
Senate
Lance
Serino
Comptroller of the Currency Office
Justice Department
Carter
Georgia
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
FBI
Robert Byrd
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Schweiker
White House
Five MAU semifinalists named in merit program
Local page reports five MAU semifinalists selected for a merit program. Details outline eligibility, selection criteria, and anticipated benefits for the students involved.
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Europe
MAU
Arlington
National Forest
Strom Thurmond
Nepool
Barber’s Pond
Wataha
Briscoe
Young
Mt. Anthony
Barber eyes selling Arlington water system amid health order
Arlington officials and Norton Barber face a state health order demanding rapid repairs to the Arlington Water Co to ensure safe drinking water within weeks. Barber offered to sell the system to the town while engineers plan urgent fixes including burying a 750 foot line and boosting well capacity from 250 to around 450-500 gallons per minute.
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Arlington
Arlington Water Co
Norton Barber
Barber
Kenneth Stone
Health Department
Town Hall
Stone
Lee Arlington
Vermont Health Department
Selectmen join Friends of Route 7 to back new road fight
The Bennington board of selectmen voted to join Manchester Shaftsbury and Friends of Route 7 in court action for a Route 7 project. State Rep. Lawrence F Powers urged representation by attorney Arthur J O'Dea and a possible $250 town contribution while stressing unity among corridor towns. Engineer Eugene Bilodeau explained a 25 percent cost overrun on East Road water line work, with town share capped at original estimate despite $73 000 extra due to subsurface and paving repairs.
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Barber
Vermont Department of Health
Bennington
Arlington Selectmen
Selectmen
Arlington
Board of Selectmen
Henry Breunich
O’dea
Powers
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Sunderland
Dorset
Pownal-to- Bennington
Dudley Baker
Eugene Bilodeau
East Road
Water Board
Bilodeau
Keller Construction Co
Castleton
N.Y
Judges study rates Vermont lawyers' competence
Vermont judges rated 9.5 percent of civil case lawyers as incompetent while all Vermont criminal lawyers were deemed competent in a 13 week study. The 2nd Judicial District covering New York Connecticut and Vermont showed 7.8 percent overall incompetence in civil cases, with 6.1 percent incompetence across the three states. The Vermont Board of Bar Examiners reported preliminary bar exam results as very depressing and too early to predict failure rates, noting a record 109 applicants sat the exam on July 27 and 28.
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2Nd Judicial District
New York
Connecticut
Vermont
Vermont Board of Bar Examiners
R. Clarke Smith
Smith
Alden quits politics after close lieutenant governor loss
Former Sen. John Alden of Woodstock says he is through with politics after an 11 year toll. He had previously promised to run again for lieutenant governor, but the narrow January defeat to Gary Buckley by three votes ended his bid and led to a political retreat.
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Woodstock
UPI
John Alden
Alden
Gary Buckley
Medicare costs rise for 6 million elderly patients
HEW says next year more than 6.1 million elderly and disabled hospital patients will pay about 150 million dollars more out of pocket for hospital stays. The first 60 days will cost patients 20 dollars more, lifting the cap from 124 to 144.
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Washington
UPI
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Harriet Miller
National Retired Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Medicare
Califano
Hew
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Anne Webb
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Edward R. Lamb
George Novotny
Roger Dickenson
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Anita Caswell
Jeri Himmelsbach
John T. Alden
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