HUD's Romney Urges More Housing Help for Poor
Washington based George Romney, housing secretary, argued the government has subsidized middle and upper income home purchases far more than housing for the poor. He urged public support for new programs to assist the disadvantaged, noting FHA and VA mortgage guarantees and tax deductions favor affluent homeowners. Romney criticized past policy for pushing low income families into urban cores while keeping middle income in suburbs and called for better, modern public housing for all.
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Michigan
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British Said Way Ahead In Electrical Vehicles
Professor Eric T. B. Gross of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says Britain leads the United States in electric vehicle development. He cites British focus on small powered delivery vans and milk trucks and notes U S work hinges on creating a light efficient low cost battery for highway speeds. Gross spoke after returning from a Phoenix symposium.
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RPI
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Ariz
Tuck School Grads Command Mean Salary of 13400
Dartmouth College Amos Tuck School reports 1969 MBA graduates earned a mean salary of 13400 a 16.5 percent rise over 1968. Seventy three percent entered management, 15 percent armed forces, 12 percent other fields. Manufacturing absorbed most graduates, with finance and accounting strong in functional categories. Computer oriented firms hired heavily reflecting hands on use of time sharing and Kiewit Center.
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National Life Mutual Funds Name New Head
Lawrence Leland, senior vice president at National Life Insurance Co., was elected president of Equity Services Inc. He will lead the mutual funds sales and distribution arm for Sentinel Growth Fund Inc. and Sentinel Income Fund Inc. Dr. John T. Fey steps down as president but remains an Equity Services director.
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Listings Available Vermont Real Estate for Sale
Vermont Rural and Town Real Estate for Sale is now available. The fall winter edition contains 500 listings across all counties, including homes farms camps and commercial properties. Copies free at Vermont information offices booths chambers of commerce and the Greater Vermont Association in Montpelier or by writing GVA Box 37 Montpelier VT 05602.
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Vermont
Greater Vermont Association
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GVA
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Vermont Information
AARP Names New Director
Bernard E Nash named executive director of the AARP and National Retired Teachers Association replacing Cyril F Brickfield who becomes legislative counsel. Nash 47 is a sociologist and gerontologist who supervised the Older Americans Act and helped develop the 1971 White House Conference on Aging to strengthen ties with Congress and the federal government. Headquarters are at 1225 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20036.
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Central Vermont Power Output Up 19.7 Percent in Week
CVPS Rutland reports electric output for the week ending Nov 28 reached 29,110,200 kWh, up 4,797,000 kWh or 19.73 percent from a year earlier. Year to date output stands at 1,188,955,668 kWh, an 11.08 percent rise over last year.
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Central Vermont Public Service Corp
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Kansas Professor Named Vermont English Department Head
Burlington Vermont announces Kenneth S. Rothwell of the University of Kansas will head the University of Vermont English Department starting July 1 1970 to lead the department through an upcoming curriculum reexamination and expansion. Rothwell has taught at KU Cincinnati Rochester and summer programs at Harvard and Trinity College. He holds a PhD from Columbia and has published widely in journals and literary criticism.
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Vermont
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Rochester
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Hartford
Weekend Food Buys Report From Washington
US food experts say shoppers will find good selections in meat and poultry and fresh fruits and vegetables this weekend in stores and supermarkets. Beef roasts and steaks are in best supply. ham and fresh pork roasts are abundant. Broiler-fryer chickens and turkeys are plentiful. canned seafoods like Maine sardines and tuna are widespread. Fresh vegetables highlight onions potatoes carrots and cabbage. fruits include apples grapefruit oranges bananas with other items such as pears dry beans and lentils also plentiful.
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UPI
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Boston
Klein's shop advertises 1968 "thenway" for 99 cents
In Chicago suburb Evergreen Shopping Plaza Klein's Sports Shop offers a 1968 thenway marked down from $10 to 99 cents. Salesman Bill Olson notes some customers are still interested despite the hoax term.
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UPI
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Evergreen Shopping Plaza
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Terrific Show by Susan Williams in 16 mile charity race
London reporter says 17 year old Susan Williams defeated a nine-soldier team in a 16 mile marathon. She completed the course in three hours and 27 minutes. A company commander praised her as a plucky girl and noted her terrific show.
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UPI
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