Carter to unveil anti inflation package next week
President Carter completed his proposed anti inflation package and will release it publicly next week. He departs with Mrs. Carter and Amy for a private Easter weekend in Calhoun Georgia. Powell cited March wholesale price rise of 1.1 percent as evidence the government must act. The plan reportedly includes regulatory reviews to ease bottlenecks, business tax revisions, and steps to boost productivity and labor.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Jody Powell
Amy
North Georgia
Calhoun
Jack
Powell
Oval Office
Bert Lance
Power company blamed for devastating floods
United Press International reports the Southeast and Appalachia flood disaster blamed on strip coal mining and Alabama Power Co. Gov Rockefeller cites strip mining as a substantial factor while Alabama Power faces criticism for not releasing floodwater promptly. Spokesmen deny fault. flood victims shelter in mud and line up for aid as debates on responsibility continue.
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Strip Coal Mining
Alabama Power Company
Southeast
Appalachia
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Alabama
Alabama Power Co
Bennington Welcomes UST New Plant And Sprocket Venture
Bennington officials and UST president Roger Lewan welcomed the Japanese affiliated UST company as it will open its third North American plant on Bowen Road May 1 to manufacture sprockets up to 5 feet in diameter. Tsubashimoto Chain Company of Osaka sent its president Y Sueyoshi as telegrams poured in from plants in India Malaysia Japan Germany Brazil Taiwan Korea and Thailand. The Bennington County Industrial Corp aided the siting over rivals in New Hampshire and elsewhere. The plant will reuse equipment from Baker Machine and Gear in Maine and bring Noble Levesque to lead operations.
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Bennington
U.S.T. Inc
Bowen Road
U.S.T
Tsubashimoto Chain Company
Osaka
Japan
New England
Lewan
Bennington County Industrial Corp
New Hampshire
Baker Machine and Gear
Aroostock County
Maine
Baker
Noble Levesque
United States
Moonie bill worries Snelling
Governor Richard Snelling voiced concern over the constitutional impact of a Senate-passed bill allowing courts to grant temporary guardianship to remove adults deemed under harmful influence from religious groups. He favors legal counsel input and notes parental caution about youths’ autonomy, while sponsors target the Unification Church without naming groups. The bill faces House consideration amid civil liberties objections.
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Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon
American Civil Liberties Union
World War I: Was U.S. Entry Inevitable or Forced
William F. Dornbusch, Park-McCullough House librarian, surveys 60th anniversary reflections on America's entry into World War I. He notes rival theories about causes, but cites German unrestricted submarine warfare as the decisive factor that propelled the United States into the war and shaped the fate of the Atlantic world.
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William F. Dornbusch
Park-McCullough House
America
Wilson
Senate approves Vermont lottery bill amid amendments
The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval to a state lottery proposal by a 17 to 12 vote after amendments requiring cash purchases. A bill-weakening advertising restriction was rejected 12 to 17. Rep. Norman Reed, Hartford, pushed the idea, and House support is anticipated as Gov. backing remains.
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House
Norman Reed
Hartford
Senate
Vermont seeks federal disaster declaration for flood damage
Governor Richard Snelling asked President Carter to declare Vermont a disaster area after floods last month. He estimated $2.6 million in damage across 10 of 14 counties, with $2.1 million to roads and public facilities and $551,600 to private land and structures. He urged SBA aid for individuals and businesses. Counties named include Addison Bennington Chittenden Franklin Orleans Orange Rutland Washington Windsor and Windham. Snelling plans to sign despite opposition to a lottery concept amid last year’s advisory vote urging study of a state lottery.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Carter
Vermont
White House
Snelling
U.S. Small Business Administration
Addison
Bennington
Chittenden
Franklin
Orleans
Orange
Rutland
Washington
Windsor
Windham
Cape Cod Escape in March From New England Doldrums
The author and companion escape late March blues by a four day trip to Cape Cod. They reach Sagamore and Bourne bridges after a long drive and stay at Village Inn in Yarmouthport paying 15 dollars including continental breakfast. The water is frigid but beaches are fine and off season rates make the trip inexpensive.
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New England
Cape Cod
Cape
Sagamore
Bourne Bridges
Yarmouthport
The
Dolphin
Esther Hickey
Bob
Weekend Weather: Clear Cold With Variable Temperatures
Clear but cold today with sunny skies and breezy winds. Highs reach the mid 20s to low 30s. Tonight remains clear and very cold with lows from zero to 15. Sunday turns sunny and cool with highs in the mid 30s to around 40.
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Macon Ray
Lincoln
Ala
Alabama Power
Coal Industry and Power Company
Woolmington
Harry” Harimoto
Tsubackimoto Chain Company
Tsubackimoto
Tsubachimoto
Y. Sueyoshi
Paradise Motor Inn
Moonie
Bill
McCulloughs
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Julia Catlin Park
North Bennington
France
Emile Adolphe Taufflieb
Park-McCullough
John Leaning
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