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'4B TtM ufCngkm (VI.) fnm Fmi, Saturday, fabroory 23. 1985 Sanders-Led Mayors' Group Condemns Cuts Vermont Legislature nun Although some mayors were sympathetic to Burlington's proposals for cuts in military spending and tax reform, the majority felt it would be better for the group not to express an opinion on those matters, Sanders said. Other mayors attending the meeting were. William Collins, Norwalk, Thirman Milner, Hartford, James Donchess, Nashua, N.H.; Thorn Serrani, Stamford, Eugene Brune, Somerville, Robert Shaw, Manchester, N.H.; John J. Leone, Bristol, Biagio "Ben" DiLieto, New Haven, Edward Bergin, Waterbury, and John Burgess, who represented Mayor Henry Kinch of Pawtucket, R.I.

Grants, small business programs, sewage construction grants, weatbe-rization programs, tuition assistance, job training programs, bousing for the elderly and low- and moderate-income people, as well as funding for police and fire protectioa The mayors agreed the cuts would result in substantially higher property taxes for local residents. "At the end of the meeting," Sanders said, "of course the major question was, 'Where do we go from Basically, I think what we all agreed upon was to keep our eye or. every single New England congressman and senator and put as much pressure as we can on them in demanding that they oppose the budget cuts." By DON MELVIN Free Press Staff Writer A group of New England mayors presided over by Burlington Mayor Bernard Sanders has condemned President Reagan's proposed cuts in domestic programs and urged the U.S. Congress to reject the plan. The mayors, meeting in Boston Friday, adopted a resolution saying the cuts would harm "virtually every resident" of their cities and towns.

The resolution urged Reagan and the Congress, "in the strongest possible terms, to set aside these unfair budget cut proposals and address the federal budget deficit crisis in a fair and equitable manner." Excised from the draft of the resolution originally proposed by Burlington were sections calling for cuts in military spending and an end to tax breaks for large corporations and the wealthy. The mayors plan a larger meeting in March at which they hope to meet with the congressional delegations of the six New England states to urge opposition to the budget cuts, Sanders said. That meeting probably also will be held in Boston, be said. The resolution cites planned cuts in federally funded programs which are "urgently needed by working people, the elderly and the poor," and pointed to proposed cuts in highway programs, revenue sharing, Urban Development Action Grants, Community Development Block Four Seek to Replace Soule in State Senate Raise Taxes to Attack Snelling Says ST. ALBANS At least four Franklin County Democrats will seek their party's endorsement next week Tuesday by long-time Democratic Sen.

Richard C. Soule of Fairfax. November to a ninth term, resigned hfvaiiop nf failing pa 1th iuc takcat ucviaic wao uiiam C. Kittell, a Richford native and Fairfield resident who has a law practice in Burlington. "Two things that interest me the most would be education and the agrarian nature of the state." Kittell said.

Kittell is making his first bid for public office, in contrast to the other three announced candidates. They are Reps. John Finn, D-St. Albans, and Leon Babbie, DR-Swan-ton, and Jacques Nadeau of Highgate Center. Finn is chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Com- By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press Former Vermont Gov.

Richard Shelling told the U.S. Senate Budget Committee Friday that efforts to reduce federal deficits should include higher taxes as well as reductions in domestic spending and President Reagan's defense buildup. "We believe anything less than Spray Irrigation Lauded By Science Consultants Lottery Orders Equipment For New Tri-State Game this balanced three-pronged attack on the deficit will fail to attain the needed majority in the Congress to get a plan enacted," said Snelling, who was speaking for Proposition One, a bipartisan organization seek-. ing immediate action to reduce deficits. Snelling, a four-term Republican governor, was one of the few witnesses to appear before the commit- land spray sites in Killington, one of which has been in operation for about 12 years, Kelley said.

In addition to the two in Sherburne operated by the Sherburne which owns the Killington Ski Area, the state operates at least one land disposal plant at the Button Bay State Park near Vergennes, and there are also plants in West Dover and at the Stratton and Bromley ski areas, according to Kelley. In addition to separating the solids and treating the waste water, the land disposal method creates a final stage when the treated water is filtered as it seeps through the soil, Kelley said. "They say it's drinking water quality by the time it filters its way through the ground," Kelley said. The scientists told foundation members that many states encourage businesses to develop and utilize land disposal methods rather than dumping sewage into streams and other bodies of water. According to Kelley, all three scientists have drafted regulations for the EPA and between them have written 200 scientific articles on waste-water treatment plants.

tee in recent days to propose higher taxes to reduce the deficit, a step Reagan has vowed to oppose. "Modest revenue increases, enacted as part of a package which includes both restrained domestic and defense spending levels, would not only be of the size necessary to move toward a balanced budget by the end of the decade, but would also represent a compromise between the conflicting views of the adequacy of defense and domestic spending plans," Snelling testified. He was one of a series of witnesses the Senate panel has heard from in recent days as it prepares to draft a budget for the 1986 fiscal year. Reagan has requested nearly $40 billion in domestic spending cuts, Leahy Wins Award From Texas Press The Associated Press1 Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, Friday received the Texas Press Association's award for public figures who distinguish themselves as advocates of a free press.

Leahy, who went to Lubbock, Texas, to accept the honor, told the association that journalists face growing efforts by the government to keep information from the public. Attempts to weaken the Freedom of Information Act symbolize a drift toward "a new censorship" in the United States, Leahy said, urging journalists to fight the trend with vigilance. "This is not a partisan issue," he said. "There are many Republicans and Democrats alike who feel strongly that protecting public access to government information is the basis of our system of government," The Award Winning Free Press Capital Bureau MONTPELIER The Vermont jLottery Commission contracted Friday with an Atlanta, company for new equipment that can be used to play the tri-state lotto game, Director George Dacey said. The commission agreed to lease tip to 150 lottery game machines, Deginmng juiy trom scienunc Games.

Dacey said New Hampshire already has contracted with the same firm, and Maine is expected to 'do so this month. The new equipment will cost up to $70,000 less a year for Vermont to lease than the lottery machines now xn line. In addition, Dacey said, these fnnltril Cntnenr FRIDAY House Postponed action until Tuesday on a bill es pertaining to small business (H.49). Committed a bill re-establishing real estate licensing laws to the Appropriations Committee and then to the Ways and Means Committee (b.zo). Heard the introduction of bills 292-295.

Senate Adopted a joint resolution relating to use of thm StntAhouM bv the Vermont Headmas ters' Association, the state Education Department and the state Board of Education (J.R.S.20). Adopted a joint resolution relating to use of coupled with a $30 billion increase in the defense budget for the year beginning Oct. 1. He opposes a general tax increase. Snelling, a former chairman of the National Governors' Association, said that without steps to curb rising federal deficits, "The ability of the economy to support the essential elements of the American dream will be dramatically restricted, and our children and our children's children will not have the same opportunity for prosperity that we all enjoyed." Snelling said he has traveled widely in the month since he left office, trying to show people how the deficit affects their lives, "Over the past month, I have traveled to 20 metropolitan areas in 15 states.

I have reached 25 million Americans with the Proposition One message," Snelling said. "We are striving to convince all Americans that the risk of economic failure justifies a willingness to pay their part of a fair and just solution. the Republican said. f. WATERS W00D7 FACTORY AUTHORIZED Vf FINE FURNITURE Shelburne Shelburnc OUR GREATEST WINTER SALE EVER in IMAGINE UP TO 4 reg.

prices CASE PIECES TOO! HI Mil mittee, a post previously held by Nadeau. Last September, Nadeau opposed Soule and Howrigan in the Democratic primary. The incumbents won easily and then defeated two Republican challengers in November. The county committee will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Restaurant in St.

Albans to recommend successors to Soule. The appointment will be made by Democratic Gov. Madeleine Kunin. "I'm not going to get involved," said Soule, adding he does not plan to attend the meeting. Outgoing St.

Albans City Council President Greg Christie said Friday he would be interested in succeeding Finn in the Vermont House if Finn is appointed to the Senate. Christie, who will step down from the council next month, is seeking a position on the Bellows Free Academy board of trustees. machines are versatile enough for use with both the daily numbers game and the proposed lotto. Dacey said all three northern New England states will need that capability in case their proposed lotto expected to give residents a shot at $1 million purses wins approval for start-up this summer. The lotto plan has won Vermont House approval and now awaits action in the Senate.

The new machines should be a big improvement over the present ones, Dacey said. "It's state-of-the-art equipment," he said. "Really, it's magnificent equipment." the Statehouse for the Green Mountain Girls' State program (J.R.H.9) Approved a joint resolution relating to use of the Statehouse for the History Day program (J.R.S. 19). Approved an act relating to savings and loan associations (S.33).

Approved an act relating to apple marketing orders (S.7SI. Confirmed Elizabeth Faris of South Shaftsbury as a member of the Board of Medical Practice. Heard the introduction of bills S.77-80. TUESDAY House will convene at 1 0 a.m. Senate will convene at 10 a.m.

w- I OlAWICIAM mm mm mm lishing its authority over cable companies. In a related ruling, Burlington lost its bid for an injunction blocking a commercial cable company from rebuilding its system in several Vermont communities, including Burlington. The Telesystems Corp. rebuilding project was approved by the Public Service Board as part of a rate increase proposal. Burlington officials wanted to block it until the board reviewed issues related to the city's efforts to establish a municipal cable TV system, but the board rejected the argument.

New Farm Bill get us back on an even keel with the way it worked between 1949 and 1979." Ronald Albee of the Green Mountain Federation, which includes several farm cooperatives such as Cabot and St. Albans, also criticized the Reagan proposal. Vermont dairy farms undoubtedly would go out of business if the bill were passed, Albee said. Like Stone, however, he does not expect it to win congressional approval. "Any discussions I've had with people is that it's DOD Dead on Departure," Albee said.

"Dairy minds, even non-dairy minds, think this isn't a realistic proposal." Albee, who works part time for Leahy on the farm bill issue, said the senator was in a good position to effect changes in it. "We think, and I think the senator thinks, more rational minds will prevail," Albee said. DWI INSURANCE Low Rates Chioffi Agency 864-0237 PSB Assumes Control Fine Furniture Store "Acknowledged as one of the finest quality furniture stores in all of New England." By JOSEPH ZINGALE Free Press Correspondent MENDON Three scientists told members of the Vermont Foundation for Jobs and the Environment Friday that the best way to dispose of sewage is to highly treat the waste and then spray it on land. The three have been hired by the foundation to study the feasibility and environmental efficacy of spray irrigation in Vermont, said Richard Kelley, director of the 700-member group. He said the three professor, Wayne Nutter of the University of Georgia, Dale Cole of the University of Washington and William Sopper of Pennsylvania State University came to study Vermont's topography and visit an operating land disposal plant at the Killington Ski Area, Kelley said Friday.

The foundation was formed last October by Rutland area individuals concerned about the need for a positive economic climate and the need to protect the environment, said Kelley, who is an environmental consultant. The group includes resort developers as well as members of the Vermont Natural Resource "(The scientists') report will be in the tradition of the National Science Foundation and will be unbiased and extensively researched," Kelley said. Kelley said the foundation commissioned the study because it is concerned about the quality of Vermont's waterways. He cited a 1984 Agency of Environmental Conservation report to the Environmental Protection Agency, in which the conservation agency claimed "Major water pollution in the state is caused by untreated municipal discharges and discharges from minor industries." Kelley listed the Rutland city treatment plant and the Woodstock treatment plant as two known polluters. Friday, the scientists visted two Nutrition Symposium Scheduled Thursday A public talk about the renewed emphasis on roughage in the diet will open the fourth annual Aline M.

Coffey Nutrition Symposium next week. Jane Ross, a University of Vermont nutrition professor, and Elizabeth Normand, a reserach dietitian at Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, will conduct the 6 p.m. Thursday program in room 103, Rowell building, at the university. The daylong program for professionals March 1 will be at the Radis-son-Burlington Hotel. It will focus on gastrointestinal conditions.

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