St. Joe's to Southern Vermont College name change
St. Joseph College renames as Southern Vermont College after moving to the Everett estate on 371 acres. The liberal arts college, formerly St. Joseph Business School founded in 1926, plans expanded programs, dorm space, and increased enrollment with new courses in agriculture and agribusiness.
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Sisters of St. Joseph
Donahue
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Miller
Holy Cross Novitiate
Last legacy of the 93rd Trade bill passes
Congress sent to President Ford a major trade bill linking U S free trade with Soviet emigration policy changes. The measure, backed 323 to 36 in the House, urges monitoring of Jewish and minority emigration from Russia and could rescind most favored nation status if dissidents are harassed. Moscow decried U S interference as the bill aims to broaden detente and commercial ties with the West.
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Green Mountain Power seeks 65 percent rate rise amid crisis
Gov. Salmon vows emergency legislation as GMP warns it may go bankrupt without higher rates. A lawyer accuses GMP of conspiring to keep wholesale power costs down, a claim disputed by PSB members during hearings on a permanent 65 percent increase and a separate 20 percent temporary rise. Public comment hearings are planned for Montpelier, Burlington and Bellows Falls in January.
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Green Mountain
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John A. Burgess
Martin
Manent
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Montpelier
Burlington
Bellows Falls
The great gold auction: U.S. will not sell to the Arabs
The Treasury said it will not knowingly sell gold to foreign governments at the January 6 auction. IMF rules cap bids at par value of 42.22 per ounce, while private bids around 200 per ounce are expected. The U.S. may reject any bid to keep governments out, per undersecretary Jack Bennett.
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Nixon's Lawyer Urges Dismissal Of Tape Custody Suit
UPI reports Judge Charles Richey urged Nixon lawyers to drop their bid to overturn a federal law transferring custody of the Watergate tapes to the government. He noted Nixon's rights are protected by a prior restraining order and warned the suit amounted to jousting at windmills. The judge planned a quick ruling on ownership after the hearing recessed.
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Herbert J. Miller
Weekend Snow Flurries Then Rain Likely
Scattered snow flurries are forecast with highs from the 20s to the low 30s. Winds will be west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph. More snow is possible late Saturday into Sunday, with a mix of rain in spots as the system moves through.
Wildlife Wonderland faces prolonged Act 250 legal fight
Veterinary developer Dr. James D. Kinsey seeks Supreme Court review after the Environmental Board revoked a land use permit for Wildlife Wonderland a 65 acre game farm on 627 acres near Route 155 in Weston and Mount Holly. Opponents Weston Mount Holly planning commissions landowner William Marshall and the Agency of Environmental Conservation join the appeal, challenging Act 250 criteria and constitutionality.
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James D. Kinsey
Wildlife Wonderland
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Mount Holly
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Kinsey
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William Marshall
Wonderland
Benjamin Partridge
Weston Planning Commission
Environmental Board
State Agency of Environmental Conservation
Attorney General's Office
Blue Shield gets 22.7 percent rate hike in Vermont
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James A. Guest approved a 22.7 percent increase for Blue Shield, effective Feb 1, saying he was upset the plan did not curb costs. Blue Shield sought 30.7 percent, and a decision on appealing to the state Supreme Court remains pending.
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New Hampshire
Heaton
Blue Shield
Guest
Blue Cross
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Paint can explosion hits Jerusalem shoppers at Zion Square
In Jerusalem, a paint can bomb hidden in Zion Square exploded during Sabbath shopping, wounding twelve including two police. The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility, saying two were killed and twelve wounded, in retaliation for Israeli actions in Lebanon. Witnesses saw the device near Cafe Nova at Ben Yehuda Street and Jaffa Road.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
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