Watergate plumbers sought data linking Nixon brothers to Hughes
Senate investigators say the Watergate break in aimed to uncover information linking President Nixon s brothers with Howard Hughes rather than Democratic strategy. F Donald Nixon was surveilled over Hughes contacts, and transcripts show aides hinting the June 17, 1972 burglary sought details on Hughes Nixon associations and broader negotiations including nuclear testing in Nevada.
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Howard Hughes
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UPI
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Administration
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Hughes
Nevada
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Lawrence F. O’brien
Edward C. Nixon
Supreme Court OKs Searches in Warrantless Arrest Cases
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that police may fully search a person under arrest without a warrant. Justice Rehnquist led the majority saying such searches are a legal exception to the warrant rule. Dissenters included Justices Douglas Brennan and Marshall who urged adherence to Fourth Amendment precedent. The ruling involved two incidents in Florida and Washington involving marijuana and heroin seizures.
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UPI
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Rehnquist
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
James E. Gustafson
Willie Robinson Jr
U. S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Robinson
Florida Supreme Court
Marshall
Junior High Teachers Seek Alternatives to Old Building Plan
Mt Anthony Union Junior High teachers voiced concerns over buying the old Bendi building to ease overcrowding. A survey showed 32 of about 60 faculty responded. Student rep Paula McCann highlighted cramped stairways less than two feet of usable passage after monitoring space. The Mt Anthony board advances talks with BSD, eyeing a six to eight room addition and awaiting state clearance for 30 percent funding.
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Mt. Anthony
Paula McCann
Bennington School District
BSD
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Inside pages preview political and material news items
This page compiles a range of briefs from U.S. and international events. Topics include lifted wage and price controls on autos, Nixon Watergate questions, Goldwater’s frustration, local Manchester sewer work, Hoosac School Yule Log, a Patriot wrestling story and photo, Vermont sportsmen turning political, a delivery man’s tale of virtue, and Australia’s search for solar energy as a power source.
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Can Nixon
CIA
Tom Braden
Sen. Goldwater
Manchester
Hoosac
Vermont
John Randolph
New York City
Australia
Sun
Rockefeller to resign as New York governor on December 18
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announced he will resign on December 18 after 15 years in office to devote time to two national commissions The Commission of Critical Choices for Americans and the National Commission on Water Quality He said Lt Gov Malcolm Wilson will be sworn in next Tuesday and he will not seek a fifth term The move comes amid questions about 1976 presidential bids and shifts in political strategy
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N.Y
UPI
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Rockefeller
Malcolm Wilson
State Capitol
Wilson
Commission
Nixon
Henry L. Diamond
California
Ronald Reagan
Treasury
John Connally
New York
Lifeline power bill sponsored in Vermont
Rep. Sam Lloyd and Rep. Martin Powell back a Lifeline bill to guarantee 300 kilowatts per month at 3 cents per kilowatt hour for all Vermont residents. The rate would hold for three years, then be reviewed, with larger users subsidizing via PSB approved adjustments. The plan aligns with support from VPIRG, Gov. Salmon’s energy panel, and PSB endorsement.
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Montpelier
Sam Lloyd
D-27
Weston
Martin Powell
R-122
Essex Center
Vermont
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Public Service Board
PSB
Lloyd
William Gilbert
Public Interest Research Group
Gov
Salmon
Electrical Energy Study Committee
Hoff
Lloyd-Powell
VPIRG
Garnishees seen as way to collect poll taxes
The Vermont attorney general's office says delinquent poll taxes should be collected by withholding funds from paychecks after a hearing by a justice of the peace. The ruling, written by Assistant Attorney General Louis Peck, notes that revoking drivers licenses was previously used but deemed illegal. If the justice finds delinquency, the employer must withhold the tax. noncompliance makes the employer liable.
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Justice of the Peace
Shortage threat cited for toilet tissue by Rep Froehlich
Rep Harold Froehlich of Wisconsin warned of a new shortage of toilet tissue and other vital paper products if price controls on domestic pulp are not lifted and pulp exports not limited. He said rationing may become necessary without action and urged steps to prevent scarcity.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Froehlich
R-Wis
Froehlich
Hoff Predicts a 1974 Democratic Sweep in Vermont
Former Gov. Philip Hoff, elected state party chair, urged Bennington County Democrats to build the party from the grass roots. He forecast a 1974 statewide victory for Democrats, including the U.S. Senate and House races and control of the Vermont House, as part of a broader push to restore confidence in government and reshape the party’s structure.
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Rutland
Orange County
Northeast Kingdom
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