Blumenthal tapped for treasury in Carter cabinet
President elect Jimmy Carter named Werner Michael Blumenthal Bendix Corp. president as treasury secretary to replace William Simon confirming the choice in Washington. The 50 year old former trade negotiator and Princeton professor would join Harold Brown and Jane Cahill Pfeiffer among initial cabinet picks with two more appointments anticipated at a Plains Georgia news conference.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Bendix Corp
Werner Michael Blumenthal
Treasury
William Simon
Blumenthal
Washington
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Senate Finance Committee
Joint Committee On Internal Taxation
Carter
California
Harold Brown
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
Brock Adams
D-Wash
John Dunlop
Jody Powell
I Plains
Princeton
Curtis
International Business Machines
Greenwich
Commerce Department
Frances Perkins
Franklin Roosevelt
Oveta Culp Hobby
Eisenhower
Carla Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Georgia
Dunlop
Afl-Cio
Labor Department
Harvard University
Rep
Robert Bergland
D-Minn
Columbia University
State Department
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Rhodesia talks adjourn to January 17 in Geneva
Britain halted the Rhodesia Conference after two months of inconclusive talks and set January 17 as the target date to resume. Ivor Richard will shuttle in Africa after Christmas to push a compromise plan for Rhodesia’s transition to black majority rule, meeting with nationalist leaders and leaders of neighboring frontline states, plus Ian Smith in Salisbury and John Vorster in Pretoria.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Britain
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Africa
Richard
Ian Smith
Salisbury
John Vorster
Pretoria
Manchester wary of red tape and traffic from Super 7
Manchester officials fear traffic from the East Dorset connector of the new Route 7. A Vermont Highway Department official will provide schedules and a step by step plan to selectmen. Legislators aim to pass 1.5 million for studies and right of way. The Bennington to Manchester segment is set for 1980, East Dorset completion by 1983.
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Manchester Selectman
I. Stanford Zecher
Manchester
East Dorset
Vermont Highway Department
Bennington
Douglas C. Schner
Nile
Richard Nichols
Robert Graf
R-Pawlet
Nichols
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Supreme Court denies benefits to divorcees and married women
The Supreme Court ruled against two classes of women in Social Security and name use cases. It denied benefits to divorced wives under 62 caring for disabled or young adults when a former spouse retires, while granting them if still married. It also upheld a driver's license rule requiring a married surname. The decision cites social purpose of protection for workers and families and notes divorce changes financial dynamics.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Lexington
Sylvia Scott Whitlow
University of Kentucky School of Journalism
van Tubergen
Helen de Castro
Chicago
Overlap schedule eyed to ease Mt Anthony High crowd
Mt Anthony Union School officials clash over dense fog of options amid overcrowding at Mt Anthony High. Supt Sleeman and Principal Smith push a temporary overlap plan costing an estimated 35 000 to 50 000 extra annually, juggling juniors seniors earlier and later while freshmen and sophomores shift times. Junior High would stay on conventional scheduling. five daily bus runs outlined.
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Barth Vander Els
Mt. Anthony Union School
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Supt. Sleeman
Durand
Wreath making mysteries and Ford presidency notes
Inside pages discuss Carlo Walter on wreath making technique and mysteries, Tom Braden comments on Gerald Ford’s presidency departure, with page references. The Peter Reilly Story reviews, Lucy Doane paintings in Montpelier, and local government debates on recreation funding and road maintenance are noted.
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Carlo Walter
Tom Braden
Gerald Ford
Peter Reilly
Lucy Doane
Montpelier
Manchester
BOR
Shaftsbury
Hoosick
Bovie Hill
Route 22
The Losers on the Vermont Political Stage
Vermont faces a tight job market for former officials as the Salmon administration hands power to Snelling in January. Top figures like Martin Johnson and Robert Crisman stay or move, while Norman James, Joseph Jamese, Stella Hackel, and Lt. Gov. Burns face unemployment or patronage shifts. Private-sector options look scarce, with concerns over salary drops and limited high-level opportunities.
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John Leaning
Vermont
Thomas P. Salmon
Richard A. Snelling
Human Services
Martin L. Johnson
Robert Crisman
Norman James
Joseph Jamese
Stella Hackel
Snelling
Brian D. Burns
Jamele
James
Donald Webster
Salmon
U.S. Senate
Webster
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Douglas Schner
Henry R. Lambert
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Potter Stewart
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Mau
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Eugene P. Smith
Boston
Jonathan B. Durand
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Smith
Troy
John Randolph
Tiant
Colts
Stella Hacker
Thomas Davis
Arthur Ristau
Edward Corcoran
Joseph Jamele
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