Mohawk stockholders hear details of Allegheny merger
Mohawk Airlines president Russell Stephenson outlined factors behind the preliminary merger talks with Allegheny Airlines at the annual stockholders meeting in Utica. He cited the worst year in US airline history, GE strike, controller sick out, and a long pilots’ stoppage as hindering Mohawk’s independence. Investment bank Smithers recommended the merger.
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UPI
Mohawk Airlines
Allegheny Airlines
Russell V. Steph
Stephenson
United States
General Electric Company
New York City
Mohawk
F. S. Smithers and Co
Smithers
Allegheny
Kennedy seeks OEP probe of heating oil price hike
Senator Edward M. Kennedy asks the Office of Emergency Preparedness to investigate Humble Oil Co price hikes on home heating oil in the northeastern states. He urges May 15 as a deadline to judge if increases are justified and calls for Nixon to roll back the hikes by ending the oil import quota.
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OEP
Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Humble Oil Co
Humble
George Lincoln
Massachusetts
Democrat
Nixon
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Housing ruckus threatens Cape season
HYANNIS Mass UPI reports a welfare administrator warned rumors of low income families and welfare groups may disrupt Cape Cod tourism this summer. James P Caramello said tenants evicted for higher rent may crowd tourist areas while the Tenants Council pressed for year round housing and urged agencies to keep tourists away from the Cape. The council vowed evicted families may refuse to leave their homes, stressing a need for local housing before Memorial Day.
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Hyannis
Mass
UPI
Cape Cod
James P. Caramello
New Bedford
Hyannis Rotary Club
Saigon orders UPI journalist Don Luce to leave by May 15
Don Luce, 36, of East Calais, Vermont, a World Council of Churches researcher and part time reporter, is ordered out of South Vietnam by May 15. He broke the July story on tiger cages housing prisoners and plans to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 13. His visa expired Feb 15 and his extension request failed.
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Saigon
UPI
Don Luce
World Council of Churches
Luce
South Vietnam
United States
Vermont to broaden study on mercury contamination
A Vermont Health Department plan to expand a study on low level mercury exposure will involve hair and blood tests from hospital patients with neurological or psychological symptoms. Public volunteers will be sought to extend field testing at low cost, while officials warn against complacency amid Japan related studies on mercury in fish.
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UPI
Vermont Health Department
Robert Aiken
Aiken
Japan
Vermont
Health Department Department
Vermont weighs 18 year age of majority ruling
Governor Davis seeks court clarification on the constitutionality of Vermont’s new 18 year age of majority allowing 18 to 20 year olds full adulthood rights. Attorney General says 21 is upper limit but may be lowered. Critics pledge a court challenge as July 1 extends voting, drinking and contract rights to 18 year olds.
Prouty backs education revenue sharing bill in Senate
Senator Winston Prouty introduced Nixon administration Education Revenue Sharing in the U S Senate with 12 co sponsors. The plan would consolidate over 30 federal education programs into five automatic categories for states and locals, including education of the disadvantaged and handicapped and vocational education. Prouty praised the concept but urged refinement and quick exploration of its ideas. Velco moves public hearing on a new power plant site to Middlebury in Addison County, outlining siting reasons. Vermont Liquor Control Board to hold May 18 hearing on banning beer wine sales below wholesale cost to protect small grocers. Northeast Shoe Co workers vote 325 253 against continued union representation after NLRB ordered the vote.
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D.C
Winston Prouty
U.S
Senate
Nixon
Prouty
Middlebury
VPS
Vermont Electric Power Co
Velco
Burlington
Addison County
Commonwealth Associates
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Liquor Control Board
Vermont Retail Grocers Association
Former Army Col Tyree Hired As DOT Secretary
A former Army colleague of State Transportation Commissioner T W Parker is hired as an $18 500 a year secretary to the department a new post created despite a state job freeze Col Thomas B Tyree of Alexandria Virginia will join DOT payroll next Thursday The move raises the count of high level state appointments to at least 26 since the Budget Division froze hiring in December and is expected to cost about $750 000 in yearly wages plus 30 percent in fringe benefits
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T.W. Parker
Albany Times-Union
Thomas B. Tyree
Alexandria
Parker
Europe
DOT
Budget Division
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