Vermont GOP calls for further spending cuts
Vermont Republican leaders pledged to oppose Gov. Salmon's plan for a one cent increase in the 3 percent sales tax and to block a $4 million cut from the education aid fund. They spoke during a 15 minute statewide broadcast and offered no concrete budget plan.
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Liberty Union Tax Plan Aims to Abolish Sales Tax
Vermont Liberty Union releases its sweeping tax reform proposal opposing Salmon’s 1 percent sales tax rise. It calls to abolish the sales tax, revamp the personal income tax, and drop miscellaneous levies, with a projected $91.4 million revenue loss offset by a more progressive income tax.
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Stolen money links Hearst to bank robbery and murder
Authorities consider Patricia Hearst a prime suspect in an armed bank robbery near Sacramento on April 21 that left bystander Myrna Opsahl dead. Stolen money marked for identification was found in the house where Hearst was arrested, CBS News reported, with Hearst said to resemble the composite drawing of a robber.
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Moore says she acted to be taken seriously in attempt on Ford
Sara Jane Moore told a Los Angeles Times reporter in jail she shot at President Ford because she felt isolated and believed no one would take her seriously. She said she did not want to kill, but saw shooting as a final protest and described conflicting motives, while confirming FBI info exchanges.
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Nixon asked to talk on CIA mail opening
The Senate intelligence committee asked former President Richard Nixon to testify about a CIA program that opened and copied foreign mail to U.S. citizens, including a letter to Nixon. The panel cites James Angleton’s claim of decades of illegal mail openings affecting Nobel laureates Linus Pauling and Martin Luther King Jr., among others, with Nixon’s speechwriter’s June 1968 letter among the intercepted mail. Church noted a letter to his mother-in-law was opened and photographed, drawing swift condemnation from Kennedy, Humphrey, and King’s widow Coretta.
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Betty Ford urges travel with caution for Ford
Betty Ford told reporters that the President should continue traveling but be more cautious and avoid crowds. She urged staying away from the people while continuing public appearances as Secret Service and lawmakers seek safer methods.
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Beech Street expansion plan eyed by Bennington BSD
Bennington School District board approved initial Beech Street School expansion concept to be wooden in early planning with no architect and no bond, eligible for state aid, plus a plan to transport students to target Title I schools Catamount and Molly Stark for services. The board also approved an alcohol curriculum and noted Title I targeting due to lunch program data, with roof work on Monument School progressing after a costly prior error.
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Oil price debate and local education notes across pages
In major nations talk of price hikes and teacher strikes show mixed progress. Local notes cover Cancer Society unit meeting Cora B Whitney PTG planning. National opinion pieces include Kit Foster on real learning and Tom Braden on Ford troubles.
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Bennington Dr. Schaad Granted Office Variance
Bennington zoning board granted a variance to Dr. Peter Schaad to rent a 24 by 40 foot brick building on his West Road property as an office in RR 80 district after lengthy discussion. Neighbors warned of planned growth, while Schaad cited financial strain and improved land value. The decision hinges on nonconforming-use rules and six month discontinuity.
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