Court orders hearings on Army political spying
A U S Court of Appeals panel ruled 2 to 1 to return a 1970 suit to District Court for full hearings into Army surveillance of domestic protest activity. The Central Commission for Conscientious Objectors sues Defense Secretary Laird, seeking to bar military monitoring of civilian political groups amid concerns from lawmakers. The majority warned of a dangerous situation if the Army has unrestricted investigative power over civilians.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
George L. Hart Jr
Central Commission For Conscientious Objectors
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Hart
Twisters kill 11 and injure 35 in Kentucky and Illinois
Severe storms sweep the southern Midwest with three tornadoes striking Kentucky near Columbia, causing five deaths and many injuries. Thompsonville Illinois reports one death and 20 injuries as a twister damages homes on Main Street. Hail and strong winds lash Carbondale airport and DeSoto Missouri as snow, rain, and high winds spread across the Midwest and South.
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Thompsonville
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Virginia Woodlands
Virginia
Linwood Holton
West Germany
Carbondale
DeSoto
Mohawk posts first-quarter profit amid pilot strike
Mohawk Airlines earned a net $29,000 on $6.4 million gross in the first quarter despite a systemwide pilot strike. The gain came mainly from airline mutual aid payments while the carrier resumed partial service April 14 and planned full poststrike service by May 9 to 87 cities in the U.S. and Canada.
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Utica
N.Y
UPI
Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk
Alleghany Airlines
U.S
Canada
Park Chung Hee Wins Third Term as South Korea President
Park Chung Hee, 53, wins a third four year term in South Korea, leading Kim Dae Jung by over one million votes as about 75 percent of ballots are counted. Park pledges modernization and a strong anti North Korea stance, while Kim calls for peaceful talks and a four power regional pact.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chunghee
South Korea
North Korea
Park
Kim Dae-jung
Democratic Republican Party
Kim
North
Flood threat diminishes for New England region
The Army Corps of Engineers reports a greatly reduced flood threat for New England as the season ends. Snow packs are nearly gone across Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut and rivers run lower than normal. Only northernสูง mountains of New Hampshire Vermont and Maine may still face flood danger in heavy rain.
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UPI
New England
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
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Maine
Disease kills historic elm in Haverhill newspaper image
A 300 year old elm tree once immortalized in John Greenleaf Whittier poems died of Dutch elm disease. The tree toppled over the roadside Tuesday, ending its long stand in the town of Haverhill Massachusetts.
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Haverhill
Mass
UPI
John Greenleaf Whittier
Vermont Highway Board rejects salt damage liability
The Vermont Highway Board refused to accept liability for water damage claims from road salting under the winter maintenance program. Commissioner John Gray was directed to reject claims by residents near highways, stating salting occurred within standard maintenance and policy. The board also adopted junkyard fencing regulations and denied West Rutland's $44,000 tax loss claim.
Vermont board approves 2700 for military snow search operations
The Vermont Emergency Board approved 2700 to reimburse the Military Department for snow removal in Grand Isle County and for an air search related to a missing private jet. Separately 2500 was approved for highway clearing on Champlain Island and 236 for fuel and supplies during the Aerojet Commander search from Burlington International Airport. The session also tabled requests for extra funds in a rate hike appeal and for temporary hires at Vermont State Hospital.
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Grand Isle County
Champlain Island
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Cousins Properties
Atlanta
Burlington International Airport
James Jeffords
Jefford
Public Service Board
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
New England states vary in per capita income
Connecticut leads New England with a per capita income of 4807 dollars, 123 percent above the national average of 3910. Massachusetts and Rhode Island follow, with Vermont and Maine further down the list. totals and regional comparisons are given.
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Vermont four Addison County sites picked for power plants
VELCO narrowed 69 sites to four in Ferrisburg West Salisbury Vergennes and Orwell for a 400 MW fossil fuel plant by 1976 and an 800 MW nuclear plant by 1980. Public hearing May 6 at Burlington Electric Light Department precedes a final site decision by June 1.
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UPI
Addison County
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Hough Crossing
Orwell
Intervale
Franklin County
Burlington Electric Light Department
Vermont 18 Year Old Voting Rights Challenge Planned
The Committee to Defend the Vermont Constitution plans a court challenge to test the constitutionality of extending full rights to 18 year olds. Senator Fred Westphal cites three potential actions including clerk refusals to add an 18-year-old to voter checklists or to issue a ballot, or pursuing a declaratory judgment. Attorney General James Jeffords notes the legislature can lower the voting age by statute despite a 21-year constitutional limit, with constitutional revision looming at least two years away.
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James Jeffords
Vermont
Vermont Unemployment Rate Drops but St Albans Loses Top Spot
Officials from the Employment Security Department report the insured unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent last week, the lowest in four months and the fourth straight weekly decline. Springfield leads at 12.5 percent, Brattleboro is lowest, while total unemployment stays at 7.2 percent.
Gems stolen from UVM geology department collection
Police investigate the theft of a 2500 collection of semi precious gems from the University of Vermont geology department. A thief entered through an unlocked window and removed two screws from a showcase. The loss includes zircons quartz crystal garnets and opals. The theft was discovered Tuesday.
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Burlington
UPI
University of Vermont Geology Department
Two Burlington Women Die in Head-On Car Crash
In Burlington two women died in a late Tuesday two car collision at an intersection. Ruth Meiboom, 51, and Mary Gyrander, 85, were passengers when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Maurice Melville III of Burlington. Three others were hospitalized.
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Burlington
UPI
Ruth Meiboom
Mary Gyrander
Maurice Melville III
Vermonters get 30 days for two hit and runs and chase
Three Vermonters Ronald Tevyan Edwin Larkin and Bernard Hatch were sentenced to 30 days in Rensselaer County Jail after pleading guilty to DUI and resisting arrest following a chain of incidents that included a sideswipe on Route and a four vehicle Troy crash. The events spanned four towns with speeds up to 80 mph as police pursued.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Ronald J. Tevyan
Montpelier
Edwin Larkin
Barre
Bernard L. Hatch
Woodbury
Tevyan
Brunswick
Adams Markets plans seven story office and market tower
Pittsfield developers Adams Super Markets unveiled plans for a seven story office tower and a 50 000 square foot market in the Jubilee urban renewal project. The site at West and Center streets sits on the old railroad station and park. Estimated cost ranges from 1.5 to 2 million with final approvals pending by the Pittsfield Housing Authority and federal authorities after detailed plans are drawn.
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Center Streets
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