Israelis land in Cairo for historic peace talks at Mena House
An El Al airliner with peace markings arrives in Cairo for face to face negotiations with Egypt on Middle East peace. The talks open at Mena House near the Sphinx with Israeli and Egyptian delegates, while Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the PLO boycott. Observers from the U.S. U.N. and the Vatican attend.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
el al
Middle East
Mena House
Pyramid of
Cheops
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Tel Aviv
Ben-Elissar
Menahem Begin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Anwar Sadat
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Amman
Hussein
Israel
Cyprus
Seven Coeds Die in Providence College Fire
A four alarm blaze at Providence College dormitory killed seven coeds and injured 15, with investigators uncertain whether faulty Christmas lights or a hair dryer started the fire. Student Suzanne Green recalled the devastation on the building’s third floor.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
Providence College
Suzanne Green
Lowell
Mass
Joseph McAleer
Joseph Garrahy
Aquinas Hall
Aloysius Begley
Molly McLague
Townsend
New England power demand hits record 14.747 million kW
New England Power Exchange reported a one hour peak demand of 14.747 million kilowatts from 5 to 6 pm Monday across six states. The prior record of 14.609 million kilowatts dated December 12, 1976. Officials cited cold weather extended shopping hours and increased lighting and cooking. The exchange said adequate reserves exist and no outages are expected.
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West Springfield
Mass
UPI
New
Exchange
New England Power Pool
Wallingford pub owner found mysteriously murdered
Charles Wallis a 54 year old Wallingford resident who ran the Blue Boar pub was found shot in the back room of the Blue Bear Pub on Route 7. An autopsy was ordered and the investigation is ongoing with local suspicion of a Wallingford resident.
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Wallingford
Blue Bear
Route 7
Edward Prescott
Vermont
Charles Wallis
Prescott
Carlton Stickney
Medical Center
Burlington
Wallis
Vermont Press Bureau
Blue Boar
George Stone
Stone
New York
Woodford driver charged with three counts in fatal crash
Willie Matthews, driver of the truck that struck a car at Woodford Mountain killing three of the Timothy Pike family, is charged by State's Attorney Raymond G. Bolton with willful disregard, careless operation near Prospect Mountain ski area, and defective brakes. An arrest warrant issued. Matthews to be extradited from Alabama.
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Willie Matthews
Woodford Mountain
Timothy Pike
Wilmington
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
Matthews
Prospect Mountain
Hilary
Zachary
Joshua
Vermont
Bonded Moving and Storage Co
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Five months with the moonies recruitment tale continues
Brattleboro resident Mel Leonard recalls joining Moon's Unification Church in December 1976 through the Creative Community Project in Boonesville California a recruiting commune like farm. He describes the joyful early days with songs lectures and group cheer and notes some members stayed despite pressure while others left to pursue college.
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Brattleboro
Mel Leonard
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Leonard
Brattleboro Union High School
Moonie
Creative Community Project
Boonesville
Calif
Moon
Bob Dylan
Jordan River
Guest proclaims state rule changes seen nationwide
Vermont Secretary of State James Guest visited Bennington to promote new rule making procedures for state agencies. He said Act 55 of 1977 and the Administrative Procedures Act require uniform formats and public notice. Ads will appear Thursdays in seven newspapers including The Banner and Brattleboro Reformer with readable summaries, contact details, hearing dates, and comment deadlines. See GUEST on back page.
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Tim Powers
Vermont
James Guest
Bennington
Windham
Montpelier
Guest
Craig Sweet
Secretary of State
Banner
Brattleboro Reformer
Denver Heads College Hockey and Burr & Burton at Granville
Denver heads major college hockey scene as Burr & Burton meets Granville in a quest for early-season momentum. Patriots open basketball season in Hoosick Falls as local programs push for early wins.
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McCullough
White Creek
Arthur Wickenden
Denver
John Randolph
Burr & Burton
Granville
Patriots
Hoosick Falls
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North
Stark Paper Co
N.E
Woodford
Moonies
Pee A
Virginia Page
Mankind
Europe
Noah
Moses
David
Eve
Lucifer
Noah Ross
the Reformer
Congress
Carlo Walter
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