Vermont steamtrain seeks new operating contracts
Officials say renegotiations with Green Mountain Railway Vermont Railway and Steamtown have failed to lower charges. The bicentennial steamtrain faces a projected loss exceeding 800000 dollars this season as receipts lag expenses. The Joint Fiscal Committee ordered a cost cutting push and a meeting with the three firms. A party chairman called for an investigation in a related weekend development.
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Steamtown
Bellows Falls
Belle threatens northeast coast near Cape Hatteras
Hurricane Belle battered North Carolina with 60 mph winds and gusts to 74 mph lashing the Outer Banks. Water flooded Roanoke Island streets while a distress call emerged from Croatan Sound before a Coast Guard response. A hurricane warning extended to Massachusetts. About 40 000 summer visitors fled, 2 500 stayed behind.
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Cape Henlopen
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Merrimack River
Massachusetts
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New York City
Elma Wood
GOP contest moves to Kansas City during vice presidential scramble
United Press Internationl reports the Republican race shifts to Kansas City Missouri next week for the convention with a tense fight for VP. Ford asks runners to keep consideration secret while platform deliberations begin led by Gov. Robert Ray who cannot answer. Carter and Reagan favor debates as Gallup finds 68 percent support televised debates.
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Robert Ray
Iowa
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Gallup
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Eucharistic Congress ends with renewed faith in Philadelphia
The 41st International Eucharistic Congress concluded in Philadelphia drawing about 100000 pilgrims to JFK Stadium. It showcased renewed Catholic piety amid debates on birth control, women’s roles, and liturgical renewal while highlighting ecumenical support for the real presence. Ford's campaign showed 101 uncommitted delegates with 1,120 of 1,130 needed for the nomination and potential running mates discussed.
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UPI
Congress
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Roman Curia
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Universal Church
John F. Kennedy Stadium
Reagan
Ford
Associated Press
Salmon campaigns in Brattleboro on quality of life issue
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon urged a Vermont focus on quality of life as he campaigns for the Democratic Senate nomination in a Brattleboro stop. He criticized Washington and big interests, pressed his contrast with incumbent Sen. Stafford, and noted a tough primary with Scott Skinner as he seeks the party’s nomination for the Senate in 1976.
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Thomas P. Salmon
US. Senate
Washington
Salmon
Robert T. Stafford
Bob Stafford
Vermont
Patrick Leahy
Montpelier
Scott Skinner
Skinner
Sen
Stafford
Lee Salmon
Inside and local history notes appear in week’s pages
The TRB column cites that the nation still leans on luck to pick presidents while Gerry Raftery argues non-violence can erase existence. Hubbardton story opens a local history series. Sperling ponders Ford Reagan healing. Arlington Farm Museum visit planned. Rupert Old Home Day and circus photos teased. Entertainment covers instant books and sitcom shifts. Chekhov at Williamstown. Sports show Legion playoffs, Bennington Little League final, Hall of Fame inductees, fall exhibition schedule.
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Godfrey Sperling
Ford
Reagan
Arlington Farm Museum
Rupert Old Home
Legion
Bennington Little League
Hall of Fame
FBI chief says aides deceived him over burglaries
Clarence M. Kelley, director of the FBI, said he was deliberately deceived by aides who withheld knowledge of illegal burglaries by agents in recent years. He pledged to investigate, confirm who knew, and take action against culpable officials if found. The disclosures concern 1972 and 1973 NY area break-ins and a Denver Socialist Workers Party case linked to an informer.
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N.Y
Washington
Clarence M. Kelley
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Kelley
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Manhattan
Justice Department
Civil Service Commission
CBS
Timothy Redferon
Denver
John V. Almon
Socialist Group
Carter denies knowledge of payments to clergymen
Plains Georgia report shows Jimmy Carter denying any knowledge or condoning of payments to black clergymen who endorsed him in recent Democratic primaries. The day included a fish fry fund‑raiser, a meeting with Jerry Weintraub, and a visit from Ralph Nader amid a gasoline explosion at Billy Carter’s service station. Carter urged his campaign to review the Los Angeles Times story and said he knew nothing about the alleged irregularities.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jerry Weintraub
Democratic National Committee
Ralph Nader
Consumer Protection Advocate
Billy Carter
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