Salmon presses sales tax hike to fix Vermont budget
Gov. Salmon urged the Vermont Legislature to act quickly on a proposed increase in the sales tax from 3 to 4 percent amid a projected $9 million shortfall. He warned of a potential $30 million deficit by June 30, 1977, and said he could cut state aid to education if new revenue is not found. Legislators listened, with some favoring a recess for study, others insisting on decisive action in one day.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Montpelier
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
House
Thomas H. Foster
Foster
Salmon
Vermont
Joint
Texas
Louisiana
New York City
Garland Goy
Thomas Salmon
Bennington County
Margaret W. Christow
Boylan
Robert Wilson
IRS chief reported under investigation
The Ways and Means Committee questions IRS commissioner Donald Alexander over alleged interference in a tax evasion probe of over 100 executives and companies. He denies wrongdoing, noting an IRS review found some improper procedures and says no new cases will be initiated until the issue is resolved. The report cites a Bahamas money movement tied to offshore evasion schemes and a planned Miami meeting with a securities figure linked to crime.
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Washington
UPI
Post-Newsweek
House
Ways and Means Committee
IRS
Donald Alexander
Alexander
Richard M. Nixon
Post- Newsweek
Bahamas
U.S
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Vanik
Justice Department
al Ullman
D-Ore
Miami
Atlanta
Inspection Divison
Patricia Swinton acquitted in New York bombing case
Patricia E Swinton, once a sought after political militant, was acquitted on three counts alleging she conspired in eight 1969 antiwar bombings in New York. The trial featured no defense witnesses, and prosecutors presented 21 witnesses before the verdict.
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New York
UPI
Patricia E. Swinton
FBI
Vermont
Milton Pollack
Pollack
Ralph Consenza
Consenza
John David Hughey III
Jane Alpert
Hughey
Miss Alpert
Sam Melville
Attica
Swinton
U.S
David A. Cutner
Regional Weather Update Forecast Sees Rain Then Sun
Rain then sun forecast with flash flood warnings in effect early today. Showers likely through the afternoon, cloudiness through Saturday night, and a lingering shower possible. Highs Sunday in the mid sixties with partial clearing.
Vermont faces sales tax clash in special session
In Montpelier, Gov. Thomas Salmon and many Republicans prepare for a heated sale tax showdown over a proposed one percent hike within Vermont’s three percent levy. Salmon warns of a six million dollar deficit without the tax, while critics urge deep spending cuts and question the deficit figures. A two-week recess could follow to resolve budget and policy tensions.
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William Poole Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Salmon
House
Deane Davis
Agriculture
Leo O’brien
Senate
Thomas Hayes
Davis
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Philip Hoff
Walter Kennedy
Republican State Committee
Snelling
Ways and Means Committee
Illegal campaign gifts reported
Phillips Petroleum Co. disclosed in court and SEC filings that it made illegal political contributions totaling 125000 dollars to at least 39 members of Congress in 1972. The list includes House Speaker Carl Albert and Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott, with funds diverted from corporate treasury and Swiss accounts. Nixon campaign connections also cited.
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Washington
UPI
Phillips Petroleum Co
Congress
Senate Republicans
House Democrats
Phillips
Howard Baker
Senate Watergate Committee
Richard M. Nixon
U.S. District Court
Securities and Exchange Commission
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas P. O’neill
Massachusetts
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Sen
Robert Griffin
Reich
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
W.W. Keeler
Nixon
Watergate
Maurice Stans
Stans
Keeler
Gulf Oil
Ashland Oil
United States
William Brock
R-Tenn
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
John Wold
Wyoming
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Gordon Allott
Rcolo
Redemption center hearing clears path for early approval
The Bennington Program seeks to open Vermont first fully licensed bottle and can redemption center after a 45 minute informal hearing led by Donald Webster. If approved, the center could operate as soon as next week, with support from school officials and grocers, while addressing program funding and employment goals.
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Bennington
Donald Webster
Vermont
Bennington County
Mt. Anthony
Wright
Redemption Center
Sit. Anthony
Union
BSD
Joseph Carroll
David Shaffe
Thomas Foster
Lawrence Powers
Webster
North Street
Grand Union
A&p
P&c
Powers Market
Williams’ Smokehouse
Salems
Cassins
Walkers
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Patricia Swinton
N.Y
Senate Finance Committee
John Boylan
Essex-Orleans
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