Sargent Expected to Sign No Fault Insurance Law
Boston Governor Francis W. Sargent plans to sign a no fault auto insurance bill amid threats from insurers to halt writing policies. He will address the public via 15 minutes of free air time at 8 p.m., with two Boston TV stations offering time. The measure would require insurers to cover up to 500 dollars in medical expenses and 2000 dollars for other costs for policyholders without assigning guilt.
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Boston
UPI
Francis W. Sargent
Maurice A. Donahue
Senate
Robert H. Quinn
Consumers’ Protection Division
Travelers Indemnity Co
Aetna Casualty and Surety Insurance Co
Lumberman’s Mutual Casualty Insurance Co
Employes Commercial Union Co
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Fr Berrigan Enters Prison Vows to Continue Resistance
New England report says Rev Daniel J Berrigan 49 entered Danbury prison to serve three and a half year sentence for destroying draft records as part of the Catonsville Nine. He told FBI he would resist. Brother Philip Berrigan 47, also convicted, was to be moved to Danbury.
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Danbury, Conn
UPI
Daniel J. Berrigan
FBI
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Danbury Penitentiary
Catonsville Nine
Selective Service Office
Maryland
U.S
Vietnam
Philip Berrigan
Danbury
Father Philip
Baltimore
Berrigans
Supreme Court
Philip
Daniel
House Panel To Probe Accuracy of Census
A UPI report says a House subcommittee will hold hearings on census accuracy with mayors from New York to Los Angeles invited. Investigators will visit eight cities August 17–25 to assess undercount claims amid bureau denials and boosterism worries.
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UPI
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Los Angeles
Census Bureau
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Cleveland
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Dallas
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Wilson
FBI Reports Slowdown In Crime Rate Increase
Washington says crime rose in the 1960s but the 1969 increase slowed in Nixon’s first year. Serious crime up 12 percent in 1969 from 1968, and 148 percent over the 1960s decade. 5 million serious crimes. 655,000 violent crimes. 4.3 million property crimes. City crime up 9 percent. suburbs up 13 percent. Firearms fed most murders. 14,590 murders in 1969. police solving rate fell 4 percent over a decade. Family relations a major source of homicides.
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UPI
FBI
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
United States
Mitchell
Outward Image Changes as U S Postal Service Debuts
President Nixon signs postal reform law paving transition to an independent agency. The old horse seal gives way to a square white field eagle mark with stars and United States Postal Service in gold, with mailboxes color changed to post office blue and uniforms updated to flag blue accents.
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UPI
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U.S. Postal Service
Nixon
U.S. Mail
United States Postal Service
Post Office
U S Allocates 167 750 to Vt For Road Safety
UPI reports Transportation Secretary Volpe announces 67.1 million dollars for state and community highway safety programs. Funds, on a 50-50 match, support 16 safety standards via the National Highway Safety Bureau and Federal Highway Administration. Vermont receives 167 750 under the allocations alongside Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island.
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Washington
UPI
John A. Volpe
National Highway Safety Bureau
Federal Highway Administration
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Hayes pledges tax cut if Vermont governor bid
Vermont politics heats as Lt. Gov Thomas Hayes pledges to cut the 3 percent sales tax if he wins the Republican gubernatorial primary. House Ways and Means Chair Peter Giuliani calls tax cuts unrealistic and notes the plan would rely on extending a 15 percent income tax surcharge to offset lost revenue. Giuliani adds the surcharge may already be needed to fund antipollution and environmental control programs.
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Giuliani
Vermont seeks extra federal funds for clean water plants
Governor Deane C. Davis met with Vermont's congressional delegation and White House officials to press for more federal allocations for water pollution control. He aims to boost funding by 1 million to exceed the 2.5 million expected under pending legislation and to prefund additional amounts. The court case involves a welfare decision ending benefits when a mother remarried, with the Vermont Supreme Court upholding the April ruling and rejecting a rehearing request.
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UPI
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
White House
George Aiken
Winston Prouty
Robert T. Stafford
Davis
Russell E Train
Nixon
Council On Environmental Quality
Boy 12 crushed in tractor camper accident
Woodstock police said Richard McClay died Wednesday after becoming wedged between a tractor and a homemade camper unit. The incident occurred in a rural area outside Woodstock and is being investigated by local authorities and UPI reported.
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Woodstock
UPI
Richard McClay
Albany Woman Alleges Engine Block Fault In Car Warranty Hearing
Lucille Kasparian of Albany told Attorney General Lefkowitz that a cracked engine block forced a full engine replacement after initial claims of an imaginary motor noise. She said windshield wipers failed, the convertible top leaked, and dealers did little to help during the first three months. Witnesses at a capitol hearing complained of poor repair service and dealer hostility under car warranties. In nearby Rensselaer, 15 year old Susan Martyn died in a blaze after refusing to jump from a second story window. sister Loretta, 16, was treated for a broken leg and is in satisfactory condition at Albany Medical Center.
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Albany
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lucille Kasparian
Rensselaer
Susan Martyn
Susan
Loretta
Albany Medical Center
165-Unit Berkshire Housing Plan With Dome Recreation Center
North Adams councilman Paul F. DiLego disclosed plans for a 165 unit housing project with a retractable dome covered swim and recreation center. The group seeks a 50 000 foot tract along American Legion Drive requiring rezoning and a $1.5 million cost. In Pittsfield the Road Reconstruction Commission was ordered to hold public hearings before new road contracts after protests over trees on Holmes Road and Lincoln Street.
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North Adams
Paul F. DiLego
DiLego
Pittsfield
Road Reconstruction Commission
Holmes Road
Lincoln Street
RCC
Insurance agents head to Boston over no fault plan
A busload of Pittsfield area agents headed to Boston to urge legislators to oppose the no-fault auto insurance bill now with the governor. The trip follows five major insurers announcing they will not renew expiring policies or write new ones under the no-fault plan.
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Pittsfield
Boston
Truck stolen from Greenfield recovered by reader tip
A 10 ton six wheel dump truck owned by Mackin Construction Co. of Greenfield was stolen Monday night and found Wednesday by Elaine Bentley of Mohawk Trail after she read of the loss in the paper. The truck was hidden in woods near her home and is to be back at work today.
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North Adams
Greenfield
Elaine Bentley
Mohawk Trail
Mackin Construction Co
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