Energy bill signed and Ford vacation in Vail
President Ford flies to Vail Colorado for a week with family while vows to sign a tax cut extension and work on the State of the Union. He spoke of energy bill aims including deregulating natural gas and boosting production while urging Congress to act.
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White House
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Nelsen
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Susan
Steven
Jack
Bennington town manager search names Sleeman as chairman
After meeting with the Bennington Selectmen the newly formed committee to search for a town manager unanimously elected George A. Sleeman chairman. They plan a first formal meeting Saturday and aim to fill the post vacant since Nov 1 with three top candidates. The committee has a $2000 budget for interview travel and expenses.
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George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Gerald P. Morrissey
Morrissey
Paul J. DeConinck
Stanley Tools
Eagle Square
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Frederick T. Butler
al Edmundson
W. T. Grants Co
Monument Plaza
Robert T. Holden
Fairdale Farms
Peter R. Donavan
Department of Public Works
Harold R. Saunders
Ralph G. Wright
Wright
Saunders
Donavan
Soviet air threat eyed in Angolan civil war
In Luanda Soviet technicians assemble 12 Mig21s for the Popular Movement while a radar interception system aids potential air battles. Former Portuguese pilots and Cubans form the core of the Angolan air force for the PMA as anti-Soviet factions lack air capability. Gulf Oil suspends Angola operations and puts royalties in escrow under State Department pressure amid US support for rival factions.
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UPI
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Popular Movement For the Liberation of
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Popular Movement
National Front For the Liberation of
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Cape
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National Union For the Total Independence of
FTC charges illegal medical ad curb
The FTC accuses the medical profession of antitrust violations by prohibiting doctor advertising. The AMA and state societies plan to fight, saying the action targets a century old ethics code. FTC officials say such bans affect fees and market competition, while doctors earned over $1 billion in fees last year.
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UPI
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
AMA
Connecticut State Medical Society
New Haven County
Alfred Dougherty
FTC Bureau of Competition
AMA Board of Trustees
Raymond Holden
Max Parrott
Veto of common situs bill shocks labor leaders and unions
President Ford vetoed the common situs bill, stripping back a measure feared to expand construction picketing and shut down sites through a single subcontractor. Labor chief John Dunlop faced questions of resignation as AFL-CIO vowed to oppose Ford in 1976. The veto drew praise from builders while Reagan’s opposition loomed in the political fight.
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UPI
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John Dunlop
Congress
Dunlop
Afl-Cio
Associated Builders
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Labor
New shooting cancels Lebanon parliament meeting
Beir ut scene of heavy fighting as nine of ninety nine MPs reached parliament. Speaker Kamal Assad canceled session for lack of quorum amid ongoing fighting in Zahle and Bekaa valley. government sources say Syria will crack down on illicit arms to halt the expanding war. death toll surpasses 70 with hundreds injured and property damages in the billions.
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Lebanon
UPI
Zahle
Syria
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Parliament
Kamal Assad
Bekaa
Rashid Karami
Damascus
Peron says she will stay in office after revolt
Argentine President Isabel Peron, unshaken by an attempted coup and calls for her resignation, vows to remain in office until her term ends May 25, 1977. The four day uprising ended peacefully with leaders arrested and bases surrendered. Inflation, violence, and pressure to resign marked her presidency.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Isabel Peron
Moron
Meron
Inside and Local News Highlights Jump Across Pages
This summary notes coverage including Agnew evidence release on Page 2, local rec center X-C skiing course, Vermont grant drive for public FM network on Page 3, a guest editorial on Johnny writing and ERA critique on Page 4, retirement commentary by Times, Santa season notes in Hoosick Falls, and a Robert Wagner profile with sports updates on pages 9 and 10.
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Hoosick Falls
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MAU
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