Mohawk resumes partial service after pilots strike
Mohawk Airlines, idle due to a five month pilots strike, began partial operations from Burlington with Flight 40 to Washington D C stopping in Albany and White Plains. The day’s schedule includes 150 flights to 21 Northeast airports. full service is planned for early next month as arbitration proceeds.
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Burlington
UPI
Mohawk Airlines
Burlington International Airport
Washington, D.C
Albany
White Plains
N.Y
Mohawk
Oneida County
Syracuse
Washington
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Elmira
Hartford
Kennedy
LaGuardia
Minneapolis St. Paul
Montreal
Newark
Pittsburgh
Providence
Rochester
Toronto
Tax firms barred from selling or divulging income data
Washington officials and industry leaders discuss FTC and IRS findings on income data disclosure by mass market tax preparers. High income preparers are governed by strict codes, while firms serving the general public lack similar restraints. An FTC investigation continues with potential action if practices are deemed unfair.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Mathias
Richard C. Foster
Foster
Dust and Winds Sweep West Texas Sparking Damage
West Texas felt 60 mph winds that damaged Heath Furniture Co. and caused a 21 car dust storm crash in Amarillo. Septic drought endangers crops as residents report scarce water and dust storms, reminiscent of the Dust Bowl era. Winnie Redin, 70, was injured by wind while retrieving morning papers. The region faces critical rain shortages across Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado after seven months without notable rainfall.
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Lubbock
Tex
UPI
Winnie Redin
Heath Furniture Co
Amarillo
Dean Nichols
Lubbock County
Nichols
West Texas
Southwest United States
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Federal curb studied on recreational vehicles
The Interior Department plans a task force to curb off-road use of dune buggies snowmobiles and other vehicles on federal lands citing irreparable damage and seeking input from state governments and industry The move follows criticism from conservationists over erosion wildlife disturbance and camper disruption while Morton notes that off-road use remains a legitimate but regulated activity.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Interior Department
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Department
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Park Service
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Vermont lawmakers add transfer guard to reorganization bill
A Vermont amendment blocks transferring more than 10000 of departmental funds without emergency board approval. A six member Conference Committee will reconcile House and Senate versions of the bill which would merge the Administration and Tax departments into a single superagency. If approved this session, it would be the administration’s only of four proposed superagencies to clear 1971. The committee must be adopted by both Houses before the agency creation. In Windsor Woodstock, Superior Judge William Hill reviews the habeas corpus request of Colchester man John Shequin, serving 35 to 40 years for 1967 murder, to gain release from Windsor State Prison. The case mirrors ongoing post conviction remedies and arguments forcefully presented by Patrick Leahy.
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Davis
Human Services
Environmental Conservation
Woodstock
UPI
William Hill
Colchester
Windsor State Prison
John Shequin
William M. Bishop
Charlotte
Shequin
Ethel Shequin
Windsor
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Leahy
Vermont
Chittenden
Vermont TV council gains Hill and Martin appointments
Gov. Davis reappoints Ralph Natling Hill of Burlington and Stuart T. Martin of Jericho to the Vermont Educational Television Council. Martin’s appointment previously sparked controversy as owner of WCAX-TV and vocal ETV critic.
Albany seeks grand jury focus on Mall probe
A federal probe into labor corruption will return to Albany early next month with the South Mall project a focus. U.S. Attorney James M. Sullivan said a new grand jury will be impaneled May 4 and expects indictments, linking two men charged in gambling cases to an Albany mall investigation. In Troy, the Uniformed Firefighters Association seeks a $600 raise and parity with police after a closed meeting, reporting unity and strong support.
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Albany
South Mall
James M. Sullivan
U.S
Troy
Troy Uniformed Firefighters Association
UFA
North Troy
Charles Doyle
Sewage Dump Alleged At Spruces Mobilehome Park
Berkshire town officials report Timenterial Inc. discharging raw sewage into the Hoosac River in violation of a state and local order. Sanitarian Muzyka could shut them off. seven homes west of Bachand Avenue are affected.
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Williamstown
Timenterial Inc
Spruces Mobilehome Park
Hoosac
Board of Selectmen
Arthur G. Deely
Timenterial
Lawrence B. Urbano
M. Michael Muzyka
Bachand Avenue
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Utica
Martin’s Store
North ST. Bennington
Main ST
North Adams
Mass
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Middlesex County House of Correction
John J. Buckely
Massachusetts
Mississippi
California
Buckley
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main Street
Bennington Pine
Bennington
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union Empire
Hill, Martin
ETV Council
South Windham
Robert van Nostrand
Wycoff
N.J
Hamilton Falls
van Nostrand
Calais
Chelsea
Freeman K. Walker
Vermont 110
New York
Troy Firemen
Down In
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Council Okays Housing
Brickyard Court
Harriman
Edward F. Pringle
Berkshire Hills Aviation Co
Federal Aviation Administration
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