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VERMONT 3 Vt. Democrats say mailing by Republicans is misleading By WILSON RING The Associated Press MONTPELIER Gov. Howard Dean Thursday criticized a Republican mailing that said the economic policies of Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton would cost Vermont thousands of jobs. Dean said the numbers were fabricated by President Bushs campaign and that it proved that Bush was way behind in the race and desperate. That is complete fiction.

It is complete nonsense, Dean said. There is no possible way they could have calculated that in a reasonable way. But the head of Bushs Vermont campaign stood by the mailing. What we are saying is essentially correct. The numbers are understated, unfortunately, said Jack Lindley, the chairman of Bush-Quayle campaign in Vermont.

The brochure, which was mailed to 75,000 Vermont homes, listed four areas where, the Republicans maintain, Clinton administration policies would cost Vermont jobs. The total came to 5,299 jobs. isnt any truth to it whatsoever, Dean said. The Clinton-Gore staff in Vermont put together a press packet to rebut the brochure. The Democrats said the Republican mailing was based on sources that were either Republican activists, misquoted or the allegations were made up.

This an old scam. Frankly, I felt they used to do it better than this, Mabus said. The only way the Republicans and the Bush campaign can try to win is to try to divide us, Mabus said. But Lindley insisted that a Clintort presidency will cost Vermont and the United States millions of jobs. He said a printing error in the brochure understated the number of jobs that will be lost in Vermont.

The real number would be 18,405, an updated release said. Lindley said at least two or three more mailings would be sent prior to the election. More will be sent if necessary, he said. We will continue to tell the truth and make Gov. Clintons positions well known, Lindley said.

yermonters should be concerned about how many jobs will be lost as a result of Gov. Clintons presidency, he said. Jennifer OConnor, the head of the Clinton-Gore campaign in Vermont, said the Bush campaign was sending out similar mailings in a number of states. The brochure drew a quick rebuttal from Vermont Democrats. Dean was joined at the news conference by former Mississippi Gov.

Ray Mabus, who was in Vermont to campaign for Clinton, and OConnor. Dean and Mabus attacked the methods used to calculate the job losses. This is complete scare tactics and there More papers endorse Vermont candidates Conservation plan targeting state buildings 1 1 bile HcaHU in Congress. But we fail to see that Bernie Sanders has represented anyone but himself. We would like to see Tim Philbin go to Washington because we think he is someone who would show more concern for the Vermonters who elected him, the Caledonian-Record wrote.

The Free Press backed Dean over Republican state Sen. John McClaughry, noting Deans handling to the economic problems facing the state when he took over as governor last year, as well as Deans intentions to sunset the tax increases on schedule. But, should times get worse instead of better, Dean has his priorities straight, the paper wrote. The editorial continued, Unlike past governors, (Dean) worked the halls and committee rooms in the sessions last days. Partly as a result, lawmakers passed a sensible health care reform strategy, took the first steps toward campaign fi nance reform and endorsed bail reform.

The paper said McClaughry is a thoughtful and articulate advocate of the conservative viewpoint, but said it chose Dean to lead Vermont. The Free Press also backed Snelling for lieutenant governor over her Democratic opponent, Sen. David Wolk of Rutland. While Wolk has a solid record as a school principal and state senator, Snellings 30 years of leadership in the worlds of business, education and non-profit agencies gives her a breadth and depth of experience worth putting to work in ST. ALBANS (AP) U.S.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, won an endorsement Thursday from the St. Albans Messenger over his Republican challenger James Douglas. In other endorsements, the Burlington Free Press backed Gov. Howard Dean, and in the lieutenant governors race gave its support to Republican Barbara Snelling.

And the Caledonian-Record has backed Republican Timothy Philbin in the U.S. House race. The paper focused its endorsement primarily on criticism of Rep. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. According to the Messenger, Vermont will need a strong voice in Washington to fight for highway funding, authority to proceed with health care reform, federal waivers for welfare reform, and more.

"Leahy has that strength, and Vermont needs it, the paper wrote. We can pick on incumbency as being the source of our nations problems But that is as inaccurate as it is simplistic, the paper said. The Democrats will be in control- of both the Senate and House, and with a Democrat as president, voter? four years from now will be. able to judge who is the problem, and who isnt The paper also said Douglas has proven he is capable of going toe-to-toe with "the states most powerful politician, and predicted Douglas would be a leading contender in future races. The Caledonian-Record said in its endorsement of Philbin, In 1990, Bernard Sanders told us he was going to Washington to represent Vermonters as the sole independent MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC Sen.

Patrick Leahy looks over the handicapped ramp of a new mobile health clinic which will be used to provide medical treatment to veterans residing in the northern counties of Vermont. The Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the new clinic in Burlington Thursday. Man acquitted in murder of Vermonter By DAVID GRAM The Associated Press MONTPELIER A new energy conservation effort targeting state buildings is expected to save $15,000 a year in one building alone, officials said Thursday. Green Mountain Power Corp. and the Department of State Buildings unveiled energy conservation measures at Montpeliers Pavilion Office Building, which houses the governors, attorney generals, Tax Department and other offices.

Principal conservation measures include new fluorescent lights that use three 32-watt bulbs rather than four 40-watt bulbs, and a monitoring system for heating and air conditioning, officials said. The Pavilion is the first building to get the energy retrofits under a program targeted by a $750,000 appropriation in 1991. Buildings Commissioner John Zampieri said it is hoped another $500,000 or more will be set aside in the upcoming legislative session for energy conservation measures. GMP is paying 20 percent of the cost of installing the new energy conservation-devices in state build ings. The Pavilion investments are expected to pay for themselves in about 4.3 years by trimming $15,000 annually off what have been the roughly costs of electricity in the Pavilion Building.

We are pleased the state of Vermont was able to take advantage of GMPs conservation program and offset the cost of installing the energy efficiency measured in the Pavilion Building, said Gov. Howard Dean. By working with GMP we are able to stretch the original appropriation from the Legislature to get more energy efficiency for the taxpayers dollar, Dean added. Michael Weedall, director of energy management services for GMP, said the company is looking to forestall the need for new generation plants with energy conservation, which he said would result in lower costs to the company and ultimately to ratepayers. Weedall said a key part of the effort is an ongoing partnership between the state and GMP that will include quality control to make sure the energy conservation measures are meeting their full Richard deGrasse, a former deputy commissioner in the Vermont Public Service Department and now an energy conservation consultant, said it would cost about $4 million to make needed energy improvements to all 250 of the states buildings around Vermont.

But he said the long-term return would be worth the investment. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) A jury has acquitted one of the two men charged with murdering an Old Dominion University student from Vermont who was walkingAvith four friends to a Valentines Day party near the campus. A Circuit Court jury deliberated less than three hours Wednesday before acquitting Lamont Mason, 19, of Norfolk on charges of capital murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Prosecutor Troy Spencer said the state still will prosecute Dion Coleman, who faces the same charges on which Mason was acquitted.

Coleman, 30, of Norfolk, is to be tried Nov. 16. Authorities said John Torpey, 18, of Burlington, was killed for sport in a ritual St. Valentines massacre. Torpeys parents, who adopted their son, an Amer-Asian child from Vietnam, in 1975, declined to comment after the verdict.

Michael Torpey collapsed in the courtroom but recovered. They are exceedingly upset. They felt the jury let them down, and so did Spencer said. Authorities said Mason and Coleman confronted Torpey and his friends, separated Torpey from the group and shot him in the face after apparently taking $20 from him. Robert Brown, a friend of Ma- sons, testified he overhead Mason talking about trying to a obtain a sawed-off shotgun for a Valentines Day massacre less than two hours before Torpey was killed.

A half-hour after the murder, Brown testified, Mason was bragging that he had bucked this white boy, a college student, because he started something on the street. Two of Torpeys friends testified that Mason was the shooter. But defense attorney Larry Shelton called two sisters who testified that Mason had been watching television at their house when the murder occurred. Shelton said the jury obviously didnt believe the eyewitnesses had made a positive identification. I dont think the jury felt the prosecution did a proper investigation, he said.

Mason still faces a malicious wounding charge stemming from an unrelated shooting that occurred in the same area before Torpeys murder. Durenleau appeals murder conviction BURLINGTON AP A lawyer for Rebecca Dumont Durenleau says her conviction of first-degree murder for the death of her husband should be overturned because the evidence used to convict her was inadequate. Durenleau was convicted Aug. 30 after a one-week trial. She was charged with helping her lover kill her husband, Michael.

But lawyer Peter Langrock argued in Vermont District Court Wednesday that the verdict should be overturned or a new trial should be ordered because prosecutors did not prove their case against his client. Deputy States Attorney Rosemary Hull said no mistakes were made during the trial and there was plenty of evidence for the jury to convict. The state claimed that Durenleau, 40, helped lure her husband, Michael Durenleau, 35, of Swanton to a bar, where he was attacked. Prosecutors claim Harmon R. Olmstead, 37, attacked Michael Durenleau, although Olmstead has not been charged.

Weevils may help fight milfoil tion in 1990 arid 1991. The researchers said they would work with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to introduce weevils into some of fhe 36 lakes in Vermont that are infested with milfoil. Milfoil is spread easily, with one small fragment on a boat propeller enough to establish it in a lake. Once established, the milfoil spreads rapidly, branching near the surface and creating a dense mat. Attempts nationwide to control it include mechanical harvesting, using plastic barriers on the lake bottom and herbicides.

MIDDLEBURY (AP) A tiny weevil may be a promising weapon against an aquatic nuisance weed thats choking dozens of Vermonts lakes and ponds, Middlebury College researchers said Thursday. In studies over the last three years, the weevils have attacked and reduced the populations of the Eurasian water ftiilfoil, while not harming the other natural water plants, biology professors Sallie Sheldon and Robert Creed said. The weevils were originally found among milfoil in Brownington Pond. Study on the pond indicates the weevils reduced the milfoil popula- Burlington man convicted of kidnapping another of robbery. He faces life imprisonment on the kidnapping counts and 25 years for robbery.

Iang is being held without bail awaiting sentencing and trial in two separate cases. Hes charged with killing an elderly Richmond man during a robbery and with kidnapping earlier this year in Shelburne. BURLINGTON (AP) A Burlington man has been convicted of breaking into a Colchester home and kidnapping an elderly couple during a robbery that netted him just pennies. A Vermont District Court jury spent less than three hours deliberating before convicting Travis Iang, 27, of two counts of kidnapping and Apply now for 1993-1994 Licensed Prqpfical Nursing Full-Time Course at Thompson School for Practical Nurses 30 Maple Street Brattleboro, Vt. 05301 Register now by calling (8021 254-5570 TRUST DEPARTMENT As a Vermont National Bank Trust Administration Officer, Jane Waysville will take the time to help you understand too.

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24 10 A.M. TOWNSHEND AUCTION GALLERY RTE. 30, TOWNSHEND, VT. I 1 5 miles north of Brattletooiol This sale will feature antiques and country items from an old Alstead, N.H., home us well as selected additions. Due to deadlines this is a very small glimpse at the contents of this auction so be sure to preview this one.

Preview begins at 8:30 a Round Oak Grain Painted Table WPedestal Base: Nice 5 Dr. Custom Pine Tall Chest; High Dome Trunk, 3 Dr, Eatitlake WMirror; Pine Drop Leaf Table W2 Extra Leafs; Hoosier Cupboard WFlour Bin; Oak Ice Chest; Mahogany Library Table WDouble Pedestal Base; Mission Oak Parlor Desk; 5 Dr Oak Dresser; Other Oak Dressers; Cedar Chest; Early Grain Box WWoodon Hinges; Wicker Child's Sled; Bird Cage; Stenciled Salem Rocker; Fern Stands; Nice Jelly Cupboard; Wicker Potty Chair; Dough Box, 3 Pc Pine Bedroom Set; Braided Rugs; Mahogany Armior, Bakers Display Cupboard; Early Child's Rocker; Quantity of Ox Yokes; Yarn Winders, Several Early Pine Wash Stands: Wood Stove, Oak Child's Desk; Large Lot of Fiesta Ware; Nice Selection of Jugs and Crocks, Some Decorations; Lots of Frames and Prints, Ihcl. Sawer Davidsons, etc There is also a quantity of smalls and glassware as yet sorted Auctioneers Note: This will be a full sale so come early and plan to stay late. HEATED CATERED 10 BUYERS PREMIUM H. K.

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