Harrington petitions against NEPCO rate hike in FPC filing
UPI reports Rep. Michael J. Harrington files a petition with the Federal Power Commission opposing NEPCO’s 28.6 million dollar rate increase, noting about 18.5 million would hit Massachusetts Electric. He says the move would raise a typical bill about 6 percent. He criticizes NEPCO’s earnings rise and urges stockholders pay legal costs, while a NEPCO spokesman cites inflation and dividend needs.
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Boston
UPI
New England Power Co
Federal Power Commission
Michael J. Harrington
D-Mass
Harrington
Massachusetts Electric Co
NEPCO
New England Electric System
Commission
FPC
New England Power
John Stevens
Fromme associate Sandra Good arrested in death threat case
Sandra Good, Lynette Fromme's roommate, and Susan Murphy were arrested by the FBI on one count of conspiring to mail 171 death threat letters. Both face up to five years in prison and $10,000 fines if convicted. Fromme remains in federal custody in San Diego awaiting prison assignment for attempting to assassinate President Ford.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Sandra Good
Charles Manson
Miss Good
Ford
FBI
Susan Murphy
Vincent Bugliosi
Manson
Tate-LaBianca
Miss Murphy
Nixon
Miss Fromme
San Diego
U.S
Bruce Babcock Jr
Soliah seeks dismissal over fair trial claim in Hearst case
Steven Soliah and his court-appointed lawyers in U S District Court argue the bank robbery charge against him cannot be tried fairly in the United States. They claim nationwide publicity has biased potential jurors and seek transfer of the case from Sacramento or dismissal. Soliah, 27, is tied to Myrna Opashi’s death and the April 21 Crocker Bank holdup linked to Patricia Hearst.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Steven Soliah
Patricia Hearst
United States
Soliah
U.S. District Court
Sheldon Otis
Steffan Imhoff
San Francisco
Miss Hearst
California
United States of America
Election panel ready to give $2 million in campaign funds
The Federal Election Commission plans to approve the first $2 million in federal campaign funds after a Supreme Court injunction was blocked. Payments total about $1.5 million to nine or ten presidential contenders and $700,000 to Republican and Democratic national committees for conventions. Individual candidates receive $100,000 minimum in a multi-stage process pending audits.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court
FEC
Treasury
Republican
Democratic
James Buckley
R-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
Ford
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Judge seeks to curb prejudicial Saxe press in murder case
Boston based judge orders pretrial limits on reporting about Susan Saxe a former Brandeis student and FBI list member in the Walter Schroeder killing during a 1970 bank robbery. Orders cover suppress evidence hearing details past description and inflammatory phrases to avoid prejudicing a yet unempaneled jury.
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Boston
UPI
Susan Saxe
Thomas Shapiro
Bennington Banner Publisher and Delivery Details
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201. It lists telephonic contact 447-0332 and summarizes subscription rates for Vermont and U S deliveries with three months six months and annual options.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
Agnew case evidence ordered released by judge
Federal judge Judge June Green ordered the Justice Department to furnish the evidence used against former vice president Spiro Agnew. She will privately review the materials to determine if they can be released, after six months of government resistance prompted by two law students Bruce Feder and Roy Baldwin seeking public accountability.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro Agnew
Justice Department
June Green
Bruce Feder
Phoenix, Ariz
Roy Baldwin
Lincoln, Neb
George Washington University
Law Center
Agnew
Baldwin
Maryland
United States
Snowstorms Strike New England With Heavy Snowfall
Snow fell across New England from Saturday afternoon into Monday night with Boston and surrounding areas seeing over a foot of snow. States logged high accumulations: Bangor 13, Boston 12, Concord 10, Hartford 10, Providence 4, with smaller totals in Vermont. Meteorologist Tom Fair forecast fair, cold weather after the storm. At least five deaths were linked to the weather, including two snowmobile deaths in Massachusetts, a Vermont auto death, a Connecticut man who froze after an accident, and a woman who died when a boat capsized off Gloucester. Two boat occupants were missing.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Portland
Maine
National Weather Service
Bangor
Concord
N.H
Hartford
Connecticut
Gloucester
Mass
Fair
Rudolph Supina
Connecticut Transportation Department
A. Roland Caron
Nashua
Saugus
David Korb
Boston Common
Anthony Jones
New Jersey
Bakery robbery murder convict is sentenced in Hartford
Ronald Piskorski, 26, ex-bouncer, convicted of murdering six during the Donna Lees Bakery robbery in New Britain. Judge Hamill set January 30 for sentencing with potential 25 years to life on each of six counts. Co defendant Gary Schrager to face trial later.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Ronald Piskorski
New Britain
Donna Lee
Edward C. Hamill
Piskorski
Donald Hiserpe
Bristol
Maxwell Heiman
Hamill
George D. Stoughton
Victor the Bear
Hartford Armory
Gary B. Schrager
John Salerni
Helen Giansanti
Newington
Thomas Dowling
Anne
Michael Kron
William J. Donahue Jr
West Hartford
Donahue
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