Economic upturn seen in Vermont
Vermont’s economy, stagnant for two years, should rebound in 1976 according to the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors. Personal income may rise about five percent, unemployment fall to nine percent, and inflation ease from nine to seven percent as a spring-to-summer upturn begins.
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Vermont
Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors
Thomas Salmon
Robert Wilson
Council
James Ritchie
Essex Junction
Wilson
David Smith
Middlebury College
Pray escapes Waterbury State Mental Hospital
Gary B Pray of Bennington escaped Waterbury State Mental Hospital Thursday after doctors found him mentally ill and not in need of hospitalization. A felony arrest warrant was issued for his escape with up to five years in jail and a $1000 fine. Police issued a statewide alert as Pray may head to Florida or Colorado.
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Addison County Superior Court
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Bennington
Waterbury State Mental Hospital
Pray
Vermont
Washington County
Robert Gagnon
Florida
Colorado
William C. Hill
Addison County
Modest Senate tax bill sent to veto
The Senate Finance Committee has prepared a modest tax relief bill destined for a veto. After a two hour White House meeting, President Ford and aides discussed the measure and its fate in Congress.
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White House
Russell Long
Senate Finance Committee
Ford
Congress
Long
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Treasury
Knight murder suspect surrenders to police in Philadelphia
Steven Maleno 25 of South Philadelphia turned himself in at 2 15 am after police named three suspects in the stabbing death of John S Knight 30, a Philadelphia Daily News editor. Warrants also issued for Salvatore Soli and Issiah Melendez for murder robbery attempted murder aggravated assault and conspiracy. An FBI flight to avoid prosecution warrant was also issued. The motive appears robbery.
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Philadelphia
UPI
John S. Knight
Steven Maleno
Philadelphia Daily News
Maleno
Edward T. Quinn
Salvatore Soli
Issiah
Felix’ Melendez
South Philadelphia
Joseph Golden
FBI
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Golden
Knight
Students Boycott South Boston High Over Federal Control
White students boycotted South Boston High as traffic was deliberately snarled in protest a day after the school was placed under federal receivership by U S District Judge W Arthur Garrity. ROAR urged a mourning day with black clothing and signs Remember Black Tuesday as cars stalled and some were towed to clear routes while police tracked the disruption.
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Boston
UPI
South Boston High School
U.S
W. Arthur Garrity
South Boston
South Boston High
ALA Auto and Travel Club
ROAR
Restore
Rita Grant
Southie
Garrity
Boston School Committee
John McDonough
Levi Seeks New Controls After FBI Abuse Claims
Attorney General Edward H. Levi told the Senate intelligence committee he may have been a victim of an FBI counterintelligence program and urged new guidelines to prevent abuse from within or by secret presidential directives. He recalled arriving in Washington and being told he was the recipient of a COINTELPRO letter.
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UPI
Edward H. Levi
FBI
Bureau
J. Edgar Hoover
Levi
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Belligence
Hoover
FBI Cointelpro
Chicago
University of Chicago Law School
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Justice Department
Frank Church
Didaho
Congressional Oversight Committee
Church
Senate
Mystery witness shifts Hoffa probe to New Jersey
A new mystery witness emerges as Hoffa inquiry moves between Detroit and Newark. In Detroit, a New Jersey suspect’s brother was jailed for contempt after refusing grand jury testimony. In Newark, a source says an informant may locate a body in a dump used as a gangland graveyard.
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Hoffa
Jersey
Detroit
UPI
James R. Hoffa
New Jersey
Teamsters
Newark
N.J
Jersey City
FBI
U.S
Ralph B. Guy Jr
Stephen Andretta
Little Ferry
Robert E. Ozer
Andretta
Thomas
Hasbrouck Heights
Salvatore Briguglio
Paramus
Gabriel
East Rutherford
Briguglios
Andrettas
Thomas Andretta
William E. Bufalino
Ozer
U.S. District Court
Ralph M. Freeman
Milan
Mich
Massive U.S. aid vow in Angola sparks Cold War clash
Secretary of State Kissinger said the United States would try to prevent Soviet dominance in Angola via massive arms shipments. He warned Soviet arms threaten detente, declined to specify actions, and urged Angola solve its problems with OAU backing and without outside interference. The remarks followed NATO ministers' talks on East West relations.
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Belgium
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Soviet Union
Angola
Kissinger
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Ford Administration
Organization of African Unity
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Leftist siege and fire at Holiday Inn in Beirut
In Beirut the Holiday Inn and Phoenicia hotel district endured heavy fighting as leftist forces pressed multi front assaults against Christian defenses. Flames and smoke rose over the seafront while rocket and machinegun fire, looting, and casualty tolls dominated the eight month conflict.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Holiday Inn
Phoenicia
Beirut Radio
Moynihan Raps UN Names and Reagan Leads Ford Page Two
In Inside the World Moynihan labels the UN with sharp names while Gallup Polls shows Reagan ahead of Ford. Local pages cover Wadsworths Christmas at Bennington Library with seasonal recipes and celebrations.
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U.N
Gallup
Reagan
Ford
The
Wadsworths
Bennington
Safire
the Times
Pete Horton
Jesus
Environmental Commission
New Bank
Manchester
Indiana
Stevens clears first hurdle to appointment as justice
UPI reports Judge John Paul Stevens, 55, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee’s first hurdle for Supreme Court confirmation with a 13-0 vote recommending approval. Full Senate action expected Monday with Ford nominee to fill Justice Douglas’s seat. Senator Birch Bayh opposed Stevens on women’s rights but backed him for intellect and integrity.
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UPI
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court
Stevens
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ford
William O. Douglas
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Chicago
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