Vermont approves environmental anti-litter bill with bottle tax
The Vermont House backed a compromise plan imposing a four mill tax on beverage containers to curb litter. Nonreturnable beer and soda bottles would be banned next year with a 5 cent refundable deposit, funds to go to municipal landfills and recycling centers amid a tense, partisan session.
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Bennington County
Senate
Deane C. Davin
GOP
Health Board
Joseph Betts
Philip H. Hoff
Davis
Mandey Waring
Japan
University of Vermont
Jet hijacked over Colorado demands ransom and chutes
A United Air Lines Boeing 727 carrying 95 aboard was hijacked by three gunmen over Colorado who demanded 500000 dollars and parachutes. The jet landed at San Francisco International Airport and was secured as authorities evaluated the ransom.
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UPI
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Colorado
San Francisco International Airport
FEY
UAL
Chicago
D.B. Cooper
Seatilée
Reno
Nev
Northwest Airlines
Washington
San Francisco Bay
A. Ual
Patce
Warner to Succeed Chafee as Navy Secretary
President Nixon promoted Navy undersecretary John W. Warner Friday to be secretary of the Navy, succeeding John H. Chafee who resigned last week likely to run for the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. Warner, 45, a former Navy enlisted man and Washington lawyer, has served as undersecretary throughout the Nixon administration. Frank P. Sanders will become undersecretary.
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Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Washington
Mansfield and Scott plan three week China visit in April
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott announced they will depart Washington on April 16 for a three week trip to the People's Republic of China beginning April 18. They will meet government officials, visit schools and hospitals, and assess industry and farms, aiming to build understanding between the nations and report to the Foreign Relations Committee on return. The trip follows President Nixon's invitation and will include their wives and several aides, with no official U.S. government representatives along.
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Mike Mersfield
Hugh Scott
Peoples Republic of China
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Scott
Nixon
Carl Albert
House
Hale Boggs
Gerald R. Ford
China
People’s Republic of China
I T
Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Marines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Cold snap continues with frigid highs in the teens
The region remains very cold with mostly clear skies. Temperatures will push into the teens to the mid 20s, keeping wind chills brisk and outdoor activity limited. Residents are advised to bundle up and protect exposed skin during extended time outside.
New boss named for AF in Vietnam
The Pentagon announced a rapid new commander for the US Air Force in Vietnam, replacing Gen John D Lavelle with Gen John W Vogt Jr who will lead all Air Force combat strikes in Southeast Asia. Vogt, 52, was director of the US joint staff and will assume duties immediately, with Lavelle retiring for health and personal reasons.
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Pentagon
U. S
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
United States
South Vietnam
Penplagon
John W. Vogt Jr
Supreme Headquarters of
Aled Powers
Europe
Vogt
John D. Lavelle
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Joint Services
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Johnson in Virginia hospital stable after chest pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was rushed to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville with chest pains. Dr. Richard S. Crampton said he is comfortable and the condition is stable. heart specialist Dr. John Willis Hurst flew in from Atlanta for a statement. Johnson had attended former Tennessee Gov Buford Ellington's funeral Monday in Florida and traveled with his wife to visit their son and daughter.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia Hospital
Priday
Johnson
Richard S. Crampton
Crampton
John Willis Hurst
Atlanta
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Florida
Chapel Hill
Tenn
Nashville
Lady Hird
Charles Robb
Robb
University of Virginia Law School
University of Virginia Mobile Coronary Care Unit
S Which
Charlottesville-Albermarle County
Hanoi asks France to press U.S. to halt bombing
North Vietnam urged France to persuade the United States to stop bombing North Vietnam. In Paris, Nguyen Tuan Lieu delivered the request through Hervé Alphand. In Washington, Melvin Laird criticized North Vietnamese actions and said no peace talks while Hanoi stays in South Vietnam and the DMZ.
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North Vietnam
United States
Nguyen Tuan Lieu
Mare
France
Herve Alphand
Foreign Ministry
Washington
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Southeast Asia
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Lieu
Alphand
Foom Penh
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Vietnam
Nixon
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