Controversy over Froines intensifies in Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI John Froines new state director of occupational health faces review by a state cabinet officer and the Vermont State Employer Association. Gov. Salmon disclosed the inquiry by Human Services Director Thomas Davis, with details pending public release. Froines, 35, defends his record after joining July 26 amid criticism of his Chicago Seven ties and antiwar stance. The employer group probes merit-system compliance while political figures demand explanation of the appointment.
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Salmon
Davis
Froines
Robbins
Yale University
Garnet L. Harvey
Employer Association
Walter Kennedy
Kennedy
Goddard College
Lee Webb
New Haven
Turkey renews Cyprus war with massive strikes and invasion
Turkey launched air, tank, and naval attacks on Greek Cypriot positions on Cyprus, encircling Nicosia airport and threatening partition. NATO members urged restraint as U.N. forces faced renewed fighting, while Greece withdrew from NATO amid the crisis. Casualties and damage mounted, with U.N. personnel wounded and refugees fleeing. President Ford and Kissinger watched developments as talks faltered.
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CBS
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Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
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Mediterranean
Bennington Nears Hiring of New Town Manager Today
Selectmen narrowed five finalists to three for Bennington’s town manager post and planned to offer a salary near 20 000 at a luncheon today. All three are under 40 from the upper Midwest with diverse public administration or engineering backgrounds. The board also passed an ordinance banning motorized vehicles on town recreational land amid ongoing complaints.
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Rutland
Morrissey
Edward R. Lamb
Ford moves toward wage price controls with Meany talk
The Ford administration signals a new nominal wage and price control effort while reopening dialogue with organized labor after a 45 minute White House talk with AFL-CIO President George Meany. Meany declined comment as Ford eyes a monitoring role for a revived Cost of Living Council and weighs responses to GM’s 10 percent 1975 price hike.
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John Sparkman
D-Ala
Andrer Horst
TerHorst
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Meany
Housing and Urban Development Department
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Ford Faces First Major International Issue
President Ford, pressuring diplomacy over war in Cyprus, met with Secretary Kissinger to curb Turkish and Greek attacks after Geneva talks broke down. He reshaped his schedule toward Cyprus while planning a Washington Special Action Group briefing and weighing a domestic inflation plan alongside a future vice president choice.
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TerHorst
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Salmon pressuring Ford for dairy relief and fuel equalization
Vermont Governor Thomas P. Salmon told reporters in Montpelier he will press President Ford for immediate federal relief for dairy farmers in New England and seek a federal hearing on possible milk price increases. He also urged action to standardize petroleum costs nationwide due to higher regional oil dependence.
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UPI
Vermont
Thomas P. Simon
Ford
New England
Salmon
Montpelier
Cheney opponent accuses neglect of utility rate cases
Democratic candidate M. Jerome Diamond accuses incumbent Attorney General Kimberly Cheney of neglecting utility rate increase hearings before the Public Service Board. He says focus on a Lake Champlain pollution suit diverts funds and effort from rate cases, costing Vermont consumers and delaying state representation at hearings. Diamond notes past AGs had full-time assistants for rate cases and cites IPC suit costs.
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Windham County
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IPC
New York
Ticonderoga
N.Y
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James Jeffords
Inside Court delays ruling on age of side judges
The newspaper notes that the Inside Court will postpone its decision on the age requirements for side judges, with additional editorial content and page references signaling broader coverage.
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