More job losses deepen recession warned by UPI report
UPI reports indicate companies cutting spending programs for early next year and reducing production to clear stockpiles, signaling more layoffs as the recession worsens. The Federal Power Commission raised natural gas prices eight cents, boosting residential bills by up to 16 percent by 1978, while Commerce notes capital spending will barely grow amid inflation. Gold prices fell sharply as U.S. moves to enter the market with a 2 million ounce public auction.
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
Commerce Department
Ford Administration
Miners to approve coal contract by 53 to 58 percent
UMW officials predicted a 53 to 58 per cent approval for a three year pact with Bituminous Coal Operators Association as a nationwide strike by 120000 miners entered its fourth month. Balloting closes tonight with mixed returns from 790 locals across 22 districts showing some districts backing and others rejecting the proposal.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
West Virginia
Washington
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington Post
Alaska
Alabama
John Guzek
Athens
Ohio
Utah
Arizona
Wyoming
Ilinois
Kentucky
Pennnsylvania
West Virginia Panhandle
McDowell County
W.va
Richard Carter
Bernie Aronson
Arnold Miller
Ashington
Rockefeller says family has no grand plan in ventures
Laurance Rockefeller told the House Judiciary Committee that the Rockefeller family has no central plan or special profits tied to Nelson Rockefeller’s vice presidency. He acknowledged a 60,000 investment for an anti-Goldberg book and a 30,000 loan to former Rep. Miller, largely repaid.
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Laurance Rockefeller
Washington
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Laurance
Rockefellers
Nelson
House Judiciary Committee
Rockefeller
Congress
Senate Rules Committee
Arthur Goldberg
William E. Miller
R-N.y
Miller
Mills Hospitalized Amid Political Downturn
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital after saying he was exhausted. The incident follows the Tidal Basin event with Fanne Foxe, who plans to visit Mills, while party leaders and Mills himself acknowledge his illness and unprecedented pressure on his Ways and Means chairmanship.
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New York
Annabel Battistella
Fanne Foxe
Mills
Maryland Hospital
Carl Albert
Albert
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Boston
Miss Foxe
UPI Rep
Pilgrim Theater
Selectmen eye two more town job eliminations
Bennington selectmen aim to cut two additional town positions. The move, disclosed Tuesday night, follows earlier job eliminations and reflects ongoing cost saving measures by town leaders.
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Bennington
Congress overrides vet bill veto expands veterans benefits
The Congress enacted over President Ford's veto a veterans education bill boosting benefits by about 23 percent. The measure raises monthly grants for unmarried, married without children, and with children veterans and includes related tax provisions. The action followed broad political clashes over inflationary spending and deficit concerns.
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Washington
Upi
Ford
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Buffalo Creek
West Virginia
Inside Christmas shopping tin and local culture highlights
A compact community page notes real gold presents, a Bennington Museum open house, and a Civil War drummer boy piece from Vermont author Cora Cheney. It previews a disability learning series, medical staffing questions in Manchester, and farming equipment costs impact.
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Bennington Museum
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Manchester
John Page
Bennington College
John Hubbard
MAU Patriots
Vermont historic preservation conference praises building recycling
At the Governor's Conference on Historic Preservation in Montpelier Gov. Salmon urged recycling of older buildings and town centers as a practical and esthetic goal. The event featured 23 speakers, stakeholders from private and public sectors, and highlighted Barre Opera House's preservation success and urban renewal concerns.
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State Conference On Historic Preservation
Tyler Resch
Montpelier
Thomas P. Salmon
Pavilion
Vermont
Salmon
Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
Vermont League of Cities and
Greater Vermont Association
Vermont Realtors Association
Vermont Historical Society
Newton Garland
Burlington
State League of Women Voters
State Environmental Board
Vermont Natural Resources Council
William Hart
Hart
Boston
New England Field Services
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Nature Conservancy
New England Society For the Preservation of Antiquities
New England
Windsor Locks
Conn
Lillian Orr
Barre
City Hall
Georgianna Brush
Citizen Lee
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Richard Hughes
U.S
Selectmen Eye
Bennington County
Elizabeth King
Kimberly Cheney
M. Jerome Diamond
Windham County
Arlington
Superior Court
John P. Morrissey
Senate
White House
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Air Force One
Ron Nessen
Environmental Protection Agency
Selectman
Timothy Corcoran
Harold R. Saunders
Charles E. Dewey III
Stuart A. Hurd
Selectmen
Dewey
Banner
Saunders
The
Recreation Department
Sewer Department
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