New York Hudson River bridge plan attacked by CSSV
The Conservation Society of Southern Vermont denounces an proposed eight lane Hudson River bridge at Troy as part of a regional superhighway through Vermont and New Hampshire. DOT counters with existing long bridges and local access plans as final designs target federal approval by 1977 and construction in 1979 or 1980.
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Troy
I-787
Green Island
Watervliet
Albany
Latham
Kissinger peace pact to earn Israeli initials
Israel will initial the interim peace agreement with Egypt negotiated by Henry Kissinger, signaling progress after nine days of talks. Egyptian President Sadat said his nation is ready to initial, with Israel likely at a cabinet meeting. Key remaining issue includes watchdog stations in the UN buffer zone and whether Israeli cargo and passengers can traverse the Suez Canal.
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UPI
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Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Alexandria
Foreign Ministry
Act
U.N
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Yigal Allon
Ford Visit to New Hampshire Faces Tax Payment Debate
In Concord, UPI reports plans for President Ford to back Republican Louis C. Wyman in a summer rerun Senate race. The key question is who pays for the trip as the FEC weighs whether costs fall under Wyman's $200,000 state limit or Ford's $12 million preconvention spending. A decision could trigger a $1,000 individual contribution rule. Governors and lawmakers drive a party canvass to rally support amid the campaign finance dispute.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Ford
Louis C. Wyman
Senate
Federal Election Commission
Grace Marie Prather
Wyman
John Durkin
Robert Turner
FEC
New Hampshire
Commission
Rockefeller defends 1970s nursing home intervention claim
Nelson Rockefeller testified he advised his aide to discuss a licensing dispute involving nursing home owner Bernard Bergman with attorney Samuel Hausman in 1972 or 1973. He said he did not recall meeting Bergman and suggested Bergman’s case be raised with chief of staff T Norman Hurd.
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New York
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
Bernard Bergman
Bergman
Rockefeller
Hausman
T. Norman Hurd
Hurd
New York State
Compromise on oil controls unlikely amid veto push
President Ford has drafted a veto message on a bill to extend domestic oil price controls, signaling little chance for a bipartisan compromise. Energy officials warn decontrol could raise gasoline prices by at least three cents per gallon as Ford prepares to meet Senate leader Mansfield. Senator Curtis backs the veto but urges a gradual decontrol approach within weeks.
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UPI
Ford
Congress
Frank Zarb
Zarb
White House
Senate
Mike
Mansfield
Sen
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
Senate Republican Conference
Mount Snow Ski Area Fate Hangs On Bankruptcy Case
Mount Snow faces a 7 million debt and a bankruptcy petition that could shutter the resort for a year. The case, to be heard Sept. 11 in Brattleboro, prompts state officials to explore rapid actions to keep the ski area open. Haystack owners vow to operate this winter while seeking a buyer, but the Deerfield Valley’s fate hinges on snow and financing.
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Russ Garland
West Dover
Mount Snow
Deerfield
M. Jerome Diamond
U.S. District Court
Brattleboro
Diamond
Mount Snow Development Corp
Okuraya- Davos
New England GOP calls for end to oil controls in energy plan
New England Republican leaders urged ending regulation of oil and gas as a solution to the energy crisis, backing Ford's Energy Independence Act of 1975 and proposing offshore and domestic resource development, coal use, and a refinery in New England. They criticized Democrats for blocking plans and urged cross party action and public debate.
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N.H
UPI
New England
United States
Congress
Ford
New England Republican Council
Georges Bank
Roland Seward
GOP
Vermont
Council
OPEC
Seward
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Hoffa's mother dies unaware of disappearance
Viola Riddle Hoffa, 85, mother of missing Teamsters boss James R. Hoffa, died likely of natural causes at Plymouth General Hospital after being unaware his disappearance since July 30. Described as dying of a broken heart by family friend, she had faced years in a Detroit area nursing home and earlier poverty after her husband John Hoffa's death. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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UPI
Viola Riddle Hoffa
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Plymouth General Hospital
James Riddle Hoffa
Inside National and Local Highlights Across Pages
The section previews postal rate hikes and rising violence in Springfield, a Chicago encephalitis epidemic, the Wadsworths on life’s essentials, flood insurance, and financial woes at Williams Town Theatre. Pete Horton on community sport joy, Weston stage review, fatal River Road crash in Hoosick Falls, and school openings. Bruins sale, DiMaggio quits, Bears look in Chicago, Evert tops tennis, Connors at Forest Hills.
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Thomas P. Salmon
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