Pressure builds on CIA over spying allegations
President Ford seeks a report within days on alleged CIA spying on Americans during Nixon era. Helms, former CIA chief, faces congressional probes as five committees consider investigations. Justice Department reviewing, Kissinger asks Colby for findings, and a Times report cites 10,000 Americans tracked and mails opened.
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CIA
Washington
House
Armed Services Subcommittee On Intelligence
CBS Morning News
Ford
Colorado
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Kissinger
Helms
Justice Department
New York Times
Department
Colby
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Ron Nelsen
Sparkman
Times
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Iran
Christmas Eve Tension Amid Hope Worldwide
Christmas Eve 1974 brings fears of war and economic hardship with Pope Paul VI warning of an abyss. Israel tightens security after bombings, Vatican threats from neo-Fascists loom, Cyprus faces war scars, and Viet Cong refuse to search for missing Americans until US aid ends. Amid gloom, an Irish cease fire and a possible heart transplant offer give rare hope.
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Middle East
Indochina
Pope Paul VI
College of Cardinals
Vatican City
Northern Ireland
Israel
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Rome
Black Order
Vatican
Italy
Cyprus
United States
Washington
Saigon
U.S
Rpublican
Britain
AEC denies suspension of Vt Yankee license
The Atomic Energy Commission refused to suspend the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant license after claims that chief sponsor Central Vermont Public Service Corp was financially unfit. The New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution alleged CVPS’s financial weakness despite improved bond ratings. The group may challenge Green Mountain Power Corp, the second largest stockholder, which has revealed financial troubles and relied on major bank loans.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
New England Coalition On Nuclear Pollution
Brattleboro
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Vermont Yankee
CVPS
Nuclear Corporation
AEC
Edson Case
Diana Sidebotham
Coalition
Green Mountain Power Corp
Sidebotham
Perrott Announces Candidacy for Selectman Position
Richard V. Perrott, who runs Richard's Restaurant on River Street, announces his bid for the Republican nomination in District 31 for selectman in the March Town Meeting elections. He opposes town funding for social-service groups and may face incumbent J. Duncan Campbell if Campbell seeks re election. caucus timing depends on Campbell's decision.
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Perrott
Richard
River Street
J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington County
Campbell
Paul Sheridan
Timothy Corcoran
Mt Anthony Board Reports Poor Reading Among High School Students
Mt Anthony Union High School faces a national concern as about 25 percent of 10th and 11th graders and 17 percent of 9th graders are reading two or more years below grade level. Administrators note ongoing efforts to improve the reading program, with exact counts by grade and years below level detailed. Affected students include special education and other low IQ cases. totals reflect all students including those yet to be tested.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
MT. Anthony
Burgess to resign from PSB over chair regime
Montpelier lawyer John A. Burgess, a Vermont Public Service Board commissioner, announced plans to quit citing constant dissent with PSB Chairman Martin K. Miller and urging Miller to resign. Burgess criticized the board’s actions on rate hearings for Green Mountain Power and New England Telephone and called for a hearing on service levels.
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Burgess
Montpelier
New England Telephone Co
Green Mountain Power Corporation
Green Mountain
Miller
Federal Power Commission
PSB
Richard DeGrasse
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Town budget crisis not as bad as thought
Town Manager Harold R. Saunders told selectmen the budget for December through June cuts a $150000 highway deficit to about $80000. Savings come from service cuts and higher than expected revenues. No layoffs now. measures include one person per highway vehicle, split shifts, targeted salting, no overtime sidewalk cleanings, and tighter purchase controls. About $30000 more highway fund revenue and $20000 more general fund revenue are expected. The town’s outlook brightens with prudent cuts.
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Bennington
Harold R. Saunders
Selectmen
Saunders
General Fund
Highway Department
Ronald Higgins
Roger Goodnow
Sonic booms mark Mideast holy season amid alerts
Israeli warplanes screamed over Beirut as Egypt Syria and Lebanon held maximum alert for a possible large scale strike during Moslem and Christmas holidays. The PLO tightened security after a bomb found in Falastine Al Thawara mailbox was defused.
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Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Rashid Solh
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
al Liwa
PLO
Falastine al Thawara
Israel
Tel Aviv
Ma’ariv
Inside National News Highlights and Page Mix
A composite from the paper notes Skiing with the President and Judge Sirica questioning Nixon’s pardon on Page 2, remarks on Russell Baker’s XI p.m. column about a mysterious Three Wise Men journey on Page 4, and a Wall Street Journal take on environmentalist zeal on Page 5. Zoning debates unfold in Arlington and Manchester on Pages 6–7.
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Sirica
Russell Baker
Wall Street Journal
Arlington
Manchester
John Page
Mt. Anthony
Rice
Bart Starr
Green Bay
Eagle
BBS
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Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
United Press International
Ulster
Groote Schur Hospital
Cape Town
Christiaan Barnard
Seoul
Vt. Yankee
Selectman
Richard V. Perrott
MAU
By John Leaning
Mideast
Merry Christmas
Charles
Edith Hunt
Buskirk, N.Y
Crescent Manor
Charles Hunt
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