Fire destroys Leavenworth Hall at Castleton College
A classroom building fire at Castleton State College caused an estimated 2.5 million dollars in damage. Leavenworth Hall housed six classrooms offices and a student center and was destroyed early Wednesday. Exams were postponed and colleges in Poultney and Rutland offered space.
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Castleton
UPI
Castleton State College
Leavenworth Hall
Harold Abel
Green Mountain College
Poultney
St. Joseph’s Provider College
Rutland
Frank Walsh
Rutland City
Newark mayor accuses police of graft under pay crackdown
Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson says many city workers especially police lie on the job as graft crackdowns lower incomes. Police Director John L. Redden faces pressure to quit amid salary disputes while Barres earns more than Redden. Redden offered resignation effective Feb. 1 unless pay rises.
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UPI
Kenneth A. Gibson
John L. Redden
Gibson
Redden
Newark
Hugh J. Addonizio
Anthony Barres
Newton avoids fourth trial in Oakland officer killing case
Alameda County DA Lowell Jensen dismissed the voluntary manslaughter charges against Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panthers, saying a new jury would likely fail to reach a verdict. He reserved the right to refile if new evidence emerges, such as finding the murder weapon linked to officer John Frey’s 1967 killing. Newton, 29, hugged supporters as a judge released his $50,000 cash bail after the decision.
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Calif
UPI
Huey Newton
Newton
Alameda County
Lowell Jensen
Jensen
John Frey
William J. Hayes
Charles Garry
Garry
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Frey
Judge Otto Kerner Indicted Over Track Stock Deal
Federal Appeals Judge Otto Kerner former Illinois governor and Johnson riot commission head was indicted on 19 counts including bribery mail fraud tax evasion and conspiracy. The indictment alleges he conspired to obtain race track stock for far less than value and evaded federal taxes.
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Washington
UPI
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Johnson
Riot Commission
Kerner
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
John N. Mitchell
GE forms new division to employ 25000 workers
General Electric unveils a Steam Turbine-Generator Products Division based in Schenectady to house 25 000 staff across 13 plants in nine states. Donald E. Craig to lead the enlarged division effective Jan 1, integrating units from Large Steam Turbine Generator and Industrial and Marine Turbine divisions.
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Schenectady
N.Y
UPI
General Electric Co
Thomas O. Paine
Power Generation
Donald E. Craig
Craig
Schenectady GE
Nixon pact to end 10 percent import surtax
Paris said President Nixon agreed to abolish the 10 per cent tariff on foreign goods as soon as Western currency parities realign. Valery Giscard D’Estaing, France’s finance minister, quoted Nixon and Pompidou agreeing the surtax would vanish at the moment monetary realignment is carried out.
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UPI
Nixon
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Giscard D’estaing
Georges Pompidou
Azores
Pompidou
U.S
America
U.S. Treasury
John B. Connally
United States
Woonsocket Parochial School to Close This Year
Holy Family Parish School in Woonsocket Rhode Island will shut down at the end of the current academic year leaving 200 students without the parish school option. The announcement marks the third parochial school closure in Woonsocket over the past three years.
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Woonsocket, R.I
UPI
Council of Holy Family Parish School
Woonsocket
Maritime history as U.S. bicentennial theme proposed
Washington, UPI. Helen Delich Bentley, head of the Federal Maritime Commission, urged that America's maritime history be the theme of the 1976 bicentennial. She proposed port cities and waterfronts nationwide host bicentennial fairs using idle Navy and Maritime Administration ships, arguing mobility would let the exposition move across multiple sites.
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UPI
Helen Delich Bentley
Federal Maritime Commission
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Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
U.S. Navy
Maritime Administration
Bentley
Sanders Blasts Apathy In Vermont Senate Bid
Liberty Union contender Bernard Sanders of Burlington says voter apathy stems from politicians who say nothing. He cites low turnout in Vermont's Nov. 16 primary and calls for debates on six issues. He also urges tax overhaul and abortion rights in federally funded hospitals. Sanders to debate on Vermont educational television December 22.
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Michael Parenti
University of Vermont
Sanders
Vermont
Former mental patient charged after ammonia attack on Albany police
Sara Quattlebaum, 42, of 144 Lark Street, Albany, faces assault charges after throwing a basin of ammonia at six officers trying to quell a disturbance in her basement apartment. Three officers were temporarily blinded and treated. others were not harmed.
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Albany
Sara Quattlebaum
Lark St
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Lark Street
St. Peter’s Hospital
Cobleskill Fire Destroys Main Street Businesses
A major Cobleskill blaze described as the worst in 50 years leveled about a quarter of Main Street. It started at 2 pm via an explosion, destroying Olsen apartment store, eight more shops, and around six apartments. The Weekly Times Journal suffered heavy damage and could not publish. Firefighters faced injuries from smoke inhalation. a woman reportedly broke her leg descending a ladder. The fire was under control by 6 pm.
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Cobleskill
Olsen
Weekly Times Journal
Berkshire search resumes for missing Michigan plane
Four Michigan men connected to pilot Paul Gallary resumed a private air search along the Mohawk Trail from North Adams to Greenfield after weather halted efforts. A $1,000 reward remains, while public CAP searches were called off. CAP leadership upheaval followed a prior search, with Col. Carl Platter seizing the unit’s aircraft and transferring it to Norwood without explanation.
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North Adams
Michigan
Paul Gallary
Berkshire Hills Aviation, Inc
Mohawk
Greenfield
Civil Air Patrol
North Adams Civil Air Patrol
Massachusetts
CAP
Carl Platter
Harriman Airport
Nanscom Field
Bedford
Platter
Norwood
Pittsfield Seeks Funds for Onota Lake Shorefront Takings
Pittsfield officials receive state and federal reimbursements totaling 168,750 for shorefront property and water rights taken at Onota Lake. Department of Natural Resources presented checks to the city Conservation Commission after months of approval. Bradford Block Joint Venture buys Bradford block for elderly housing. 90 apartment units planned with HUD approval possible this month.
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Onota Lake
State Department of Natural Resources
City Conservation Commission
Bradford Block Joint Venture Inc
Bradford Block
North Street
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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