Dorothy Gathers Strength Bracing for Dorothy in Caribbean Channel
Tropical storm Dorothy spread squalls toward Martinique as residents rushed preparations. Forecasters expected 75 mph winds with a path between St. Lucia and Martinique, possibly strengthening to a hurricane soon. The storm's center lay about 75 miles east of St. Lucia, moving west to west-northwest at 17 mph.
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San Juan
P.R
UPS
Martinique
Dorothy
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Miami
St. Lucia
Guadeloupe
Paul Hebert
Atlantic
Windward
Leeward
FPC Authorizes Con Ed Storm King Nuke Plant
The Federal Power Commission approved Consolidated Edison’s 234 million dollar pumped storage project at Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River near Cornwall. The 50 year license ends in 30 days unless opponents seek rehearing. Opponents warn of ecological damage to fish and water supply, while supporters say it provides two million kilowatts for peak demand.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Consolidated Edison Company
Storm King Mountain
An River
Cornwall
Don Edison
New York City
Commission
Con Edison
Riverside
Hudson River
New York
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference
FPC
Con Ed
Rod Vandivert
Scenic Hudson Group
Richard L. Ottinger
North Pownal Considers Fire District For Water Service
A North Pownal community meeting discussed forming a fire district to own and operate water service after a Nov. 1 tannery shutoff threatened 60 families. Selectman Charles Palmer signaled the vote to form the district, with Rep. Harvey D. Carter Jr. advocating for state planning funds and deep-well exploration.
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North Pownal
Pownal
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Water Resources Department
Carter
Morrisseau backs Meyer's Senate bid in Vermont clash
UPI reports Liberty Union and Democratic candidate Dennis Morrisseau says former Gov. Philip Hoff and former U.S. Rep. William Meyer damaged their Senate chances with bitter exchanges. Morrisseau favors Meyer, criticizes Stafford on war amendment, and resists leaving the Liberty Union ticket despite pressure from supporters.
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Morrisseau
State House
Meyer
Hoff
Liberty Union
Bernard O’shea
Enosburg
Robert Stafford
Warning: Woodford water unsafe without boiling
Woodford water at the Route 9 trough near the mountain is unsafe to drink without boiling. Vermont Health officials report a bacteria count of 62 from Burlington lab tests, far above the safe limit of 4 coliforms. source unknown. Mrs. Helen Gibney, Woodford health officer, urges boiling all trough water until the notice is lifted.
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Woodford
Route 9
Helen Gibney
Vermont Department of Health State Laboratory
Burlington
Gibney
Bruce Absent as Talks on Vietnam Enter Deadlock
U S Ambassador David Bruce skipped the 80th session of stalled Vietnam talks after a brief statement urging a change in Communist attitude. Habib said Bruce would work in his office and would not say if he would attend next week. Xuan Thuy had boycotted for months, while North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demanded total and rapid American withdrawal and removal of the South Vietnamese government. The two-hour session was the shortest yet, with Hanoi noting Bruce’s absence and urging serious talks.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
United States
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Philip C. Habib
Bruce
Habib
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Lodge
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon Visits Mexico For Talks With Ordaz
President Nixon departs for a 28 hour visit to Puerto Vallarta for talks with Mexico's Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Topics include the wandering Rio Grande border, illegal drug traffic, trade, immigration, and Colorado River water division.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Puerto Vallarta
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Pacific
Vallarta Bay
Santa Barbara
Calif
John N. Mitchell
Mexico
White House
Diaz Ordaz
Amistad Dam
Rio Grande
Colorado River
United States
BSD May Investigate Parents Allowed To Choose School Under Voucher Plan
Bennington School District board discusses educational vouchers allowing parents to choose public private or home schooling. Trustee David J. Allen estimates savings from vacated classrooms could reach over 7 000 annually for BSD and over 16 000 for MAUHS, with debate on loopholes and state legislative outreach. The meeting also approves a second level trainable class teacher, updates free and reduced lunch criteria, and denies a 4 percent salary raise for a lunch supervisor. A tree removal bid is listed for 350.
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Bennington
David J. Allen
Allen
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mauhs
Catherine Corcoran
Richard A. Sleeman
Agneda
Jan Verderosa
Corcoran
Joan Preston
Sleeman
Vermont-New York- Massachusetts
Inside Mankiewicz Braden column mocks Agnew humor
Times columnist Russell Baker recounts a tall tale about England’s vice king who did not endure. The Dorset Playhouse production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is hailed as season’s best. Carthusian Monastery on Mount Equinox offers rare public visiting hours Saturday. Hoosick Falls Central Board of Education approves school tax rates.
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Times
Russell Baker
England
Dorset Playhouse
Miss Jean Brodie
Mount Equinox
Hoosick Falls
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D-Miss
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Stafford
Pham Dang Lam
South
Nguyen Minh Vy
South Vietnam
Thieu-by- Khiem
Saigon
Nguyen van Tien
Ordaz
BSD
By David McConkey
Undersea World
NASA
Caribbean
Virgin Islands
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Agnew
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