U S spy plane missing after North Korea claim
A U S Navy EC121 with 31 aboard is lost over the Sea of Japan. North Korea claims it shot the aircraft down, while the Pentagon says no survivors or confirmation of sighting exists. The plane carried six tons of electronic gear and operated deep into airspace.
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North Korea
Nixon
Republic
Pentagon
Defense Department
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U.S
Pueblo
White House
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Atsugi
Japan
Mt Anthony Drops 12 Mobile Classrooms Plan
Mt Anthony Union High School officials voted to replace a staggered 12 period day with 12 relocatable classrooms to ease crowding. The move, supported by Supt Catherine Co Corcoran and Principal Charles Keir, includes a new access corridor and bus transportation considerations. Officials cited higher costs for buses and overtime, and noted prefab units would require a bond vote and state aid procedures.
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Mt. Anthony
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony Board of Directors
Supervisory Union Administration
Anthony
Charles Keir
Catherine Co. Corcoran
George A. Sleeman
James Farmer
Farmer
Keir
Sleeman
Senate Accepts Two Amendments To 3% Limited Sales Tax Bill
In Montpelier the Senate approved two Democratic amendments to a 3 percent limited sales tax bill after a morning session that included private caucuses. The move, led by Sen. Fred Westphal, passed 15 to 14, with further changes delaying tax payments for long term fuel oil transactions. Other Republican and Democratic proposals were rejected or scaled back as the chamber also advanced Buckley amendments on amusements taxes and corporate franchise tax.
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Senate
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Buckley
Chamber
Ellery Purdy
Rutland
Thomas L. Hayes
Hayes
Lawrence Wright
Its Off Again On Again In Troy Manager Squabble
In Troy New York a council meeting to rename Adrian Gonyea as city manager was cancelled for a technical irregularity. The postponement shifts to 8 pm Wednesday as the charter mandates 8 pm unless notice or majority consent alters time. Former comptroller Lawrence Collins stirs the pot after Gonyea tried to fire him weeks earlier.
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Adrian C. Gonyea
Troy
Lawrence Collins
Gonyea
Inside columnists highlight Nixon policy innovations
Tom Wicker analyzes the Nixon program for signs of valuable domestic policy innovations on Page 4. The Bromley Ski Club and Manchester School Board discuss next year’s club program for elementary students on Page 6. Shaftsbury faces a year of minor changes per a state fire marshal report on Page 7.
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Tom Wicker
Bromley
Shaftsbury
Senate Committee Okays Buckley Plan for Track
The Vermont Senate Finance Committee endorsed Buckley plan to tax Sunday pari mutuel at 19 percent while keeping state take at 6.5 percent and track share at 12.5. The daily split remains 5.5 for the state and 12.5 for the track. A winter referendum in Pownal would decide Sunday racing in the future.
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Pownal
Richard Mallary
Orange County
Mallory
Buckley
Harvey Carter
House
Senate
Nixon Would Cut Budget Four Billion Dollars
President Nixon unveiled a revised budget totaling 192.9 billion with four billion dollars in cuts aimed largely at welfare and defense. The move seeks a five point eight billion dollar surplus the largest since 1951, and reduces social security increases from ten to seven percent while slashing defense by eleven point one billion. Budget cuts target international lending at Export Import Bank agrarian conservation post office and transport veterans loans and atomic energy space programs. Nixon briefed key lawmakers to outline forthcoming proposals on welfare taxes crime and employment and emphasized anti inflationary measures.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Robert P. Mayo
Export-Import Bank
Atomic Energy Commission
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House
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Okla
Bennington Considers Drafting Zoning Ordinance Plans
Planner Lawrence Moore told Bennington officials it would take 8 to 12 weeks to draft a permanent zoning ordinance as developers push projects like a 98 unit complex near Convent Avenue. About 400 residents signed a petition urging interim zoning until the new rules take effect.
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Lawrence Moore
Board of Selectmen
Carl E. Capella
Convent Avenue
Charles Tilgner
Bennington (Town
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