Route 7 appeal rejected by U S Second Circuit
The U S Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied opponents of the Route 7 project a rehearing of its 2 1 decision approving the highway. Injunction blocking construction remains in place while next steps include seeking removal in federal court. Bennington attorney Harvey D. Carter Jr says clients will decide on further appeals after consulting them.
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U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Bennington
Harvey D. Carter Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Manchester
US District Court
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
NEPA
Congress
GM profits soar as 1976 Q1 nears record
GM reports a near record 900 million profit in the first quarter of 1976, up from 59 million a year earlier, signaling a strong auto industry recovery. Chairman Murphy and President Estes cite rising consumer confidence and employment, while labor talks in July loom as a risk to the rebound. They target about 10.8 million U.S. auto sales for 1976.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
U.S
Thomas A. Murphy
A.M. Estes
Economy Graphics to close as orders finish
Economy Graphics Inc in North Bennington will cease operations after current orders are filled, possibly in 60 days. Union leader Sleeman says pensions for 55 Graphic Arts members are secure. total staff is about 100. Local tax collections show significant past due amounts and state loans tied to VIDA financing remain unsettled.
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North Bennington
Economy Graphics Inc
Sleeman
Graphic Arts
Zecca
Bennington
John Malone
Malone
Nath Bennington
Mary Muckle
Economy Graphics
John Butler
Vermont Industrial Authority
VIDA
Route 67A
Polygraphic Corp
Garrison Corp
Garrison
Economy Bookbinding Corp
Kearny
N.J
Butler
Vida Board
Democrats weigh paths after Pennsylvania primary surge
United Press International reports Henry Jackson and Morris Udall seeking ways to slow Jimmy Carter as Hubert Humphrey weighs a late entry into the June 8 New Jersey primary. Jackson cancels Indiana trip to refocus on issues. Udall vows no withdrawal while appealing for funds on TV. Frank Church eyes liberal coalition in Oregon. Jerry Brown extends campaign to Maryland with a planned 100000 dollar spend as California aims to keep race open.
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United Press International
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
New Jersey
Jackson
Indiana
Helen
Udall
Jerry Brown
California
Maryland
Breakfast cereal monopoly argued in FTC court
The FTC opens a four year case to breakup Kellogg General Mills General Foods and Quaker Oats claiming monopoly power and a tacit conspiracy to curb competition. The agency seeks five new rivals funded from the big four and licensing of formulas to expand competition.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
UPI
Kellogg
General Mills
General Foods
Quaker Oats
FTC
Harry R. Hinkes
Agencies broke law spying on millions
UPI reports Senate investigators released a 39 page study titled Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans detailing constitutional rights violations by the FBI CIA and other agencies across Democratic and Republican administrations. The report cites half a million domestic files 380000 first class letters opened or photographed and indexes of 1.5 million CIA names. It notes private telegrams obtained by NSA 1947 to 1975 and 100000 Americans named in Army intelligence files 1960s to 1971 along with IRS files on 11000+ individuals or groups 1969 to 1973. Two lawmakers dissented calling reforms sweeping and harmful.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
U.S
FBI
CIA
John Tower
R-Tex
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
United States
National Security Agency
U.S. Army
IRS
Women’s Liberation Movement
FBI report alleges FBI planted derogatory articles with media
Senate Intelligence Committee findings say the FBI regularly supplied derogatory information to confidential media sources through the Crime Record Division to discredit targeted groups and disrupt activities. Agents allegedly used friendly outlets, with promises of confidentiality, against figures including Martin Luther King Jr and opponents of the Vietnam War.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Senate Intelligence Committee
Crime Record Division
Martin Luther King Jr
Center
Vietnam Ar
Kissinger Ailment Alters Kinshasa Schedule On Africa Trip
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger developed a stomach ailment in Kinshasa and canceled visits to the museum and market along his African tour. He told reporters that the U.S. would aid Rhodesia talks if asked and announced $5 million for Zaire cotton purchases plus possible $20 million in credits for mining equipment as political and economic tensions rise across the region.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
N’sele
Congo
U.S
Mobutu
Zambia
Washington
Rhodesia
United States
Ghana
Ignatius Acheampang
Soviet Union
UVM faculty rejects union drive in overwhelming vote
At the University of Vermont 472 of 525 eligible faculty voted with 319 opposing representation and 141 for the American Federation of Teachers plus minor support for two other groups. The anti union stance cites protecting teaching quality amid the transition under new president Lattie Coor. The AFT pledged an unfair labor practice charge alleging AAUP acted as a company union. AAUP denied the claim.
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American Federation of Teachers
American Association of University Professors
Vermont Education
UVM
Lattie Coor
National Labor Relations Board
National Aft
Anthony Demelas
AAUP
Arlington Bicentennial events and local youth museum plans
Arlington Area Bicentennial group plans to open a farm museum on Memorial Day. A look at Arlingtonapolis created by area students. Williams College faces financial crunch as sports and campus life adjust. Braves even series with Celtics in a page 8 9 recap amid Hondo absence.
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Arlington Area
Arlingtonapolis
Williams College
MAU
Braves
Celtics
Off track betting parlors open in Connecticut
Official openings today mark the start of Connecticut s state wide off track betting system with 11 parlors, 30 planned branches and five teletracks. Wagers run 8 am to 8 pm with no maximum and $2 minimum bets, using win place show and exotic bets on 18 races daily across Yonkers and Aqueduct.
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Connecticut
Yonkers
N.Y
Raceway
Aqueduct Park
Queens
OTB
Commission
Bridgeport
Meriden
Derby
Torrington
New London
Norwich
Bristol
Killingly
Waterbury
West Haven
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Hinsdillville
James J. Sieeman
Graphic Arts International Union Local 236
Anthony Davanzo
Thomas Jardine
Mario Zecca
Joseph Saunders
Davanzo
Saunders
Idaho
Frank Church
Portland
Oregon
Mobutu Sese Seko
West Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Ian Smith
Mozambique
Salisbury
Smith
Monrovia
Liberia
Senegal
Nairobi
U.N
New Hampshire
House
Viereck
Bennington Centre
Kit Foster
Vermont Education Board
Richard L. Strout
Monitor
The
Special Revenue Commission
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