Economic Strain Spreads Through Bennington Area
A Bennington contractor, once supported by a 15-man crew, now works alone facing winter reductions and loss of unemployment benefits for his workers. The downturn mirrors a broader regional slump in land sales, housing and construction, driven by tight mortgage money and high rates. Real estate brokers report sagging sales, layoffs, and bleak prospects for spring, with banks reluctant to lend at 8.5 percent and 12 percent on second mortgages. The piece notes a negative development attitude in Vermont and the impact on local employment and real estate activity, summarized from banker, broker, and contractor discussions.
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Vermont
Turks Break Through Cyprus Lines In Early War Ending Push
United Press International reports the Turkish General Staff announced armored columns with air and naval support had breached Greek Cypriot lines and reached the island's west coast completing a drive to cut off the northern third. Turkey pledged to end operations by 7 p.m. Turkish time. The advance forced Greek Cypriots to flee southward as Nicosia faced bombardment and the Green Line. UN and U.S. diplomacy failed to halt the fighting.
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Turkish General Staff Command
Cyprus
Turkey
Greece
Constantine Karamanlis
United Nations
Hasan Esat Isik
Bulent Ecevit
Istanbul
Attila
Famagusta
Lefka
Nicosia
U.N
Lanarca
Gaziviran
Morphou Bay
Morphou
Omorpho
Gazivran
Makarios
Enosis
United States
Greek Cyprus
NATO
Henry A. Kissinger
Karamanlis
Glafkos Clerides
Nicosia International
Larnaca
National Guard
Health board tightens hiring rules after Fraines case
Vermont Board of Health moved to require board consultation before hiring division directors and to include three board members in the probe of the Fraines hiring. The board said it was not notified prior to his selection. Fraines, acquitted in the Chicago 1968 Democratic convention case, defended his record and vowed to prove his performance. Robbins, the Health Commissioner, defended the choice, saying Fraines has broad scientific background.
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Middlebury
UPI
Chicago 7
John Fraines
Vermont Board of Health
Human Services
Thomas Davis
Fraines
Anthony Robbins
Chicago
Occupational Health
Harry Ashe
Froines
Robbins
Inside Senate repeats Daylight Saving Time
A brief notice summarizes Daylight Saving Time repetition in the Senate with Page 2 references and a note on schedule impacts to follow.
Park assailant identified as dedicated Communist
Korean officials labeled Moon Sae Kwang a dedicated Communist from youth after the assassination attempt on President Park Chung-hee. Park escaped, but his wife and a 17-year-old girl were killed at the National Theater during a state speech. Moon, 23, was wounded by security. the cabinet set five days of mourning and moved Mrs Park’s funeral earlier.
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Seoul
UPS
Park Chung-hee
Park
Korea
Japan
Moon Sae Kwang
Kim Il-doo
Moon
Mao Tse-tung
North Korea
Kim Il-sung
Mao
Kim Il- Sung
Moon Sae-Kwang
Yukio Yoshii
Ford Jaworski block move to turn over tapes to Nixon
In Washington UPI reports President Ford and Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski blocked Nixon lawyers from turning over tapes. The clash centers on legal strategy and executive privilege as the dispute intensifies amid ongoing investigations.
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Ford
Jaworski
Nixon
Washington
UPI
Leon Jaworski
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Special Prosecutor
State reviews manner of Froines appointment
MONTPELIER UPI The head of the state Administration Agency said a review, not an investigation, is examining the way John Froines was appointed state Director of Occupational Health. The study covers merit system adherence and changes to the Health Department post, amid opposition over Froines radical views and ties to Yale.
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State Administration Agency
Wilson
Occupational Health Division
State Health Department
Fraines
Anthony Robbins
Thomas P. Salmon
ABA Opposes Immunity for Nixon in Watergate Stand
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted 340 to oppose legal immunity for former President Richard Nixon. A substitute resolution reaffirmed equal justice under law and urged adherence to professional ethics for lawyers in political roles, without naming Nixon.
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Honolulu
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Karen Fortney
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Lamb
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Yale
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Williamstown
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