Coal pact tentatively accepted by UMW officials
United Press International reports a tentative contract for coal mine construction workers, with a possible end to the nationwide soft coal strike next week. If the Bargaining Council approves, about 4,000 construction workers could vote to return to work as early as Friday or Sunday, easing picketing across Illinois Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Bargaining Council
UMW
Illinois
Virginia
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
James Turk
Pittston Coal Co
Five Island Creek Coal Co
Grundy County
New Vermont education board proposed to oversee higher education
Deputy Education Commissioner Alan Weiss proposed a new statewide board to oversee all public higher education in Vermont. The plan would replace the Education Board and university and college boards, plus five state boards, with full control over postsecondary programs and area vocational centers. The idea will be considered by the 1975 legislature.
Rocky on Senate test for Rockefeller VP nod
The Senate opened formal debate on Nelson Rockefeller's vice presidential confirmation amid cross fire from Goldwater who will not vote yes. Byrd predicted an overwhelming confirmation while Ford’s pick is expected to win the vote tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Ford
Rockefeller
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
New York
Goldwater
William L. Scott
Virginia
Howard W. Cannon
Nevada
Senate Rules Committee
Sen
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Ford proposes tax cut and stimulus to spur economy
The Federal Reserve eased credit slightly by cutting reserve fund loan rates from 8 to 7. Wells Fargo lowered its prime rate from 10 42 to 10 percent, while First National City Bank held at 10 percent. Henry Ford II urged Congress to cut income taxes by 10 percent, raise gasoline taxes, and apply an excise tax on petroleum to fund public jobs. He warned the recession would worsen without swift action. The White House said the president would address the economy Wednesday night. Officials cautioned against fast back artists and hidden costs as gold ownership rules change, with bankers issuing new guidelines.
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Federal Reserve Board
General Motors
Henry
First National City Bank
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
New York
Federal Reserve
Ford
Auto Executive
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Common Market leaders warn of global recession threat
In Paris nine European Common Market leaders urged monetary expansion to avert a worldwide recession. They called on the United States to lead a stance tolerating higher inflation to fight recession, while prioritizing unemployment relief over inflation.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
den Uy
Ford
Leo Tindemans
Helmut
Britain
Fire destroys three businesses in Fair Haven downtown
A downtown Fair Haven blaze reported near 4:45 am destroyed an automobile agency, an antique store, and a state liquor store. A furniture and a clothing shop were heavily damaged while nearly 150 firefighters from seven communities battled the fire. Arson is not ruled out and investigators from the state fire marshal's office are probing.
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Fairhaven
UPI
New York State
Vermont
Fair Haven
Donald Ward
State Fire Marshals Office
Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel for Literature Today
Exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn finally receives the Nobel prize in Stockholm after a four year wait. Diplomats from the Soviet bloc boycott the ceremony, citing his presence as the reason for their absence.
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Stockholm
UPI
Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn
Sweden
Norway
Eisako Sato
Sean MacBride
Oslo
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hungary
Cuba
Mills gives up chairmanship
Speaker Carl Albert announced Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas will not seek the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee due to health. Mills, 65, is hospitalized at Bethesda Naval Hospital for exhaustion, with future plans undecided. Albert said a committee seat may be preserved for him.
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Washington
UPI
Carl Albert
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means
Albert
Mills
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Committee On
Congress
Newsmen
Annabel Battistella
Boston
Fanne Foxe
Arkansas
Mt Anthony High plans English course overhaul to curb poor prep
Mt Anthony Union High School considers major English changes for next year. Principal Clarence Pelkie proposes a tracking system to group students by ability, reducing 27 electives to focus on key problem areas. Eight to ten electives would be dropped as grades 9–10 and 11–12 move to multi level groupings based on five assessment areas.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Clarence Pelkie
Christopher Langlois
Langlois
Pelkie
The
Banner Today
Mau budget may top $3 million
Mt. Anthony Union High School Board signaled the 1975-1976 budget may exceed 3 million dollars after noting last year's net budget was 2.858 million. Rising costs and inflation push toward the milestone, with several line items up more than 100 percent and belts tightened to curb increases.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Sirica Allows Parts of Ehrlichman Report in Watergate Case
Federal Judge John J. Sirica admitted into evidence sections of a 1973 Ehrlichman report that blamed Mitchell for Watergate and the cover-up. He ordered deletions before jury use and noted concerns about potential indictable facts.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
John D. Ehrlichman
Watergate
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Ehrlichman
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Sirica
JNM
Mitchell
Mardian
LaRue
O’brien
Parkinson
Bittman
Frederick C. LaRue
Paul O’brien
Reelection Committee
William ©. Bittman
E. Howard Hunt
John W. Dean III
Inside Look At Energy Gaps By Wealth Status
A compilation of brief items notes Park-McCullough House membership drive, a minority report by Tom Braden on new Democratic rules, and commentary on nudity trends by Russell Baker. Also mentions zoning woes in Shaftsbury, bicentennial May plans by Hoosick historians, and local sports results plus a satirical line about Ali receiving NYC key from Beame.
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Park-McCullough House
Tom Braden
Russell Baker
Shaftsbury
Shell Station
Hoosick
Otters
Arlington Girls
MAU
Ali
New York City
Beame
Roc Mountain
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Rocky
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Robert Dole
Kansas
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Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Hugh Scott
Scott
Cook
Solzhenitsyn
Nobel
Nobel Committee
George E. Palade
Palade
Yale University
Friedrich von Hayek
Harry Martinson
Eyvind Johnson
Gunnar Myrdal
Albert Claude
Christian de Duve
Anthony Hewish
Martin Ryle
Paul J. Flory
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Wesco Grand Jury
Klein Grand Jury
Robert Vesco
Joel Kline
Andrew C. Hall
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