Laird Sacks Pentagon Spy Network Under Civilian Control
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered the DIA to report directly to him after February 1 and barred the Joint Chiefs from creating a parallel intelligence unit. He stressed civilian governance and human rights, noting past abuses and actions like the Army destroying radical group files.
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PSB Rejects CVPS Rate Hike in Vermont
The Vermont Public Service Board denied Central Vermont Public Service Corp. a 6 percent temporary rate increase. The three member panel found a 7 percent return already provided ample profit and said no urgent financial danger justified more. CVPS argued the hike was needed for financial security but the board did not agree.
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Environment Board Rejects Manchester Appeal Over Eastview Estates Plan
The Vermont Environmental Board denied Albert M. Rossi's subdivision for 42 acres on Barnumville Road, finding non conformance with Manchester's town plan and potential zoning issues. The board noted Rossi filed a subdivision plan and health permit in 1969 1970 sequence and that adoption dates for the town plan were disputed.
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State Environmental Board
Manchester
Albert M. Rossi
Mt. Kisco
N.Y
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Eastview Estates
Robert S. Babcock Jr
Environmental Board
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Thomas P. Whelan
Highway Department stands firm on salt policy
MONTPELIER Vermont Highway Department will not change its winter bare roads policy despite conservationist protests over salt damage. Commissioner John T. Gray defended safety priorities, noting 18 test areas in nine districts test reduced salt use while warning motorists to drive cautiously.
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UPI
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John T. Gray
Gray
State Environmental Conservation Agency
Pentagon says Hanoi list omits many POWs in North Vietnam
Defense officials said Hanoi left at least 26 Americans off its latest list of prisoners in North Vietnam and that more omissions are possible. They warned the North Vietnamese may not publish a complete list to avoid endangering captured service members. The Pentagon lists 378 prisoners identified, with 412 missing in action in North Vietnam.
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Paris
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Inside scoop for holidays and snow aid
On the Inside all you need are the good will and the ingredients. Ellen Cronan Rose provides the ideas for holiday open house Page 3. Sam Ogden gets expert advice from Switzerland on ways to cope with snow covered roads Page 4. Bulldogs on wrong end of a tight basketball score Page 12. Mt Anthony junior and senior high honor rolls Pages 14 15.
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Sam Ogden
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Mt. Anthony
Real GNP shows decline despite $1 trillion output claim
Washington reports that real GNP for 1970 will fall from 1969's $727.1 billion in 1958 dollars, marking a first decline in 12 years. The UAW strike against GM helped drive the drop between Q3 and year end, challenging the economy's growth narrative.
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U.S
Commerce Department
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Office of Business Economics
United Auto Workers
General Motors
The Meaning of Christmas by Louis Cassels
UPI religion writer Louis Cassels argues Christmas is more than merriment it is joy a rare deep happiness rooted in faith. He describes joy as exultation peace gratitude and wonder tied to the nativity and the God who loves us enough to dwell among us even for skeptics.
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Louis Cassels
UPI
Cost of living up 0.3 percent in November
The Labor Department reports November CPI rose 0.3 percent, slower than October but still a rise. Food slipped while services, clothing, shelter and autos rose. November index 137.8 of 1957-59 average equals $13.78 for $13.74 in October. Factory workers’ purchasing power fell as hours and earnings changed. Page 18. Col. 3.
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