Rate Hike Sought By CVPS
Central Vermont Public Service Corp filed rate increases with the Public Service Board seeking 11 to 28 percent rises, first since 1952, adding about 4 million to annual revenues. President L Douglas Meredith said increases are necessary to maintain service. schedules would apply across Vermont and go into effect September 2 unless suspended. Residential bills would rise about 8 cents per day, with minimums from 2.00 to 2.30 dollars monthly and 25 kilowatt hour minimum from 2.18 to 2.48 dollars.
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Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Public Service Board
L. Douglas Meredith
CVPS
PSB
Vermont
Meredith
Nixon clarifies remarks on Manson guilt in TV briefing
President Nixon said he was misunderstood after stating Charles Manson was guilty of eight murders. He stressed the Tate defendants deserve innocence until proven, as Manson and three followers face LA murder trials for Tate home killings and related charges. The episode disrupted Nixon's Denver crime forum plans and prompted a jetborne statement.
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Nixon
Manson
Washington
UPI
Denver
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Lena LaBianca
Gary Hinman
Andrews Afb
Ronald L. Ziegler
Call s Halt
Singapore report on 1960s marriage and sterilization followed by a Nixon statement sparked media and legal reactions. coverage highlights a public misinterpretation of guilt and the use of the term alleged in relation to the Manson case amid a presidential press briefing.
Water Board Demands Town Act on Pollution
Bennington Water Board pressed for swift action to secure the Crawford property above Bolles Brook intake after two years of contamination risk. Vermont Health Department warned of possible illness from inadequate leaching fields, urging expedited negotiations despite Crawford's relocation difficulties. Water officials noted recent tests show no current contamination.
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Village of
Bennington
Crawford
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Water Board
Alfred W. Ellett
Vermont Department of Health
Water Department
Health Department
Ellett
Herbert J. Horst
Horst
Duncan A. Campbell
Woodford Road
Conflict of Interest Charged To ABM Advisory Panel Members
Seven of eleven advisory panel members for the Safeguard ABM system come from firms with ABM contracts or seeking them. Computerworld notes two NAS panelists on ABM data processing also hail from universities with ABM stakes. The discussion centers on potential conflicts when advisers review projects involving represented companies.
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Newton
Mass
UPI
National Academy of Sciences
Computerworld
Washington
Boston
Army
IBM
Computer Sciences Corp
RCA
Westinghouse
Univac
Sperry Rand
Bruce Arden
University of Michigan
Irwin E. Perlin
Georgia Tech
Arden
Celia Ravages Southern Texas
Hurricane Celia slammed the Texas coast with 161 mph winds then roared inland along a 250 mile path causing widespread destruction. Four dead and hundreds injured as power lines and water fail amid fires in oil fields and collapsed structures across Corpus Christi Aransas Pass Ingleside Port Aransas Gregory Taft Mathis Alice Robstown and surrounding areas.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Celia
Texas
C. C. Hagan
Civil Defense
del Rio
Gulf Coast
Aransas Pass
Port Aransas
Ingleside
Gregory
George West
Taft
Mathis
Alice
Robstown
Hagan
H.C. Williams
Dan Johnson
Johnson
Chinta Johnson
Maj
Martin Haskett
Army National Guard
Sun Oil Tank Field
Haskett
Small Twister Touches Down In St. Albans
A small tornado touched down in St. Albans as part of a line of violent thunder squalls in northern Vermont. It tipped a trailer, injured eight people from two families, and ripped the roof from a farmhouse about a mile away. Seven were treated and released. one declined treatment.
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St. Albans
UPI
Vermont
Franklin County
Lake Champlain
Richard Cross
Reginald Quilliam
Gahal Party Leaves Israeli Cabinet Over Peace Plan
Gahal lawmakers resign from Mrs. Meir’s coalition in protest of the U S peace plan while Israel presses air raids along the Suez Canal. Parliament backs Meir 64-5. cabinet moves toward a flexible settlement as Gahal withdraws.
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Gahal
United Press International
Israel
Gahal Party
Golda Meir
U.S
Middle East
Suez Canal
Washington
Meir
Shmuel Tamir
Jerusalm
New York
U.N
Gunnar J. Jarring
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Jerusalem
Menahem Begin
National Unity
Mrs. Meir
Inside Phil Hoff gains $1000 from antiwar fund
A noted page three item reports Phil Hoff receiving a $1000 contribution from antiwar youth funds. Together with editorials on environmental spraying and a Braden column noting cooler Canada-United States relations, the paper highlights local and international angles. Old Home Days in Rupert near.
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Phil Hoff
Rupert
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Jarring
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