Vermont ski areas buoyed by Christmas snow and crowds
Southern Vermont resorts Bromley Stratton Mt Snow and Magic Mountain report six inches to a foot of fresh snow and excellent skiing. Hotels report solid holiday business while gas stations at Stratton and Bromley reopen as added service. Officials cite strong Christmas Day demand and cautious optimism for New Year crowds.
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Christmas sales surge ties with last year
Bennington merchants finished Christmas on a positive note after a late rush that turned a slow season into a pretty good one. Executive Director Hiram Savage says most shops reported sales matching or slightly better than last year, with optimism tempered by expectations of a slow coming few months due to high unemployment and tight money.
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Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
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CIA aide resigns amid spy allegations and higher authority friction
CIA counterintelligence head James Angleton says he resigned after higher authorities asked him to quit amid Times allegations that the agency spied on Americans. He later said the story was exaggerated, insisting he had no knowledge of domestic CIA operations.
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque
Inmates Reach Tentative End to Lorton Siege
Rebellious inmates at Lorton Reformatory holding nine guards hostage reached a tentative agreement at about 7 a.m. EST. The pact would bar reprisals and transfers, grant better visiting hours and restore furloughs, but a dispute remained over prosecution immunity. Spokesman Thomas Reed sought counsel to pursue possible amnesty with federal prosecutors as authorities noted one inmate was killed during the Christmas night escape attempt.
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Government Airlift Underway From Cyclone Devastation
The Australian government launched a large scale airlift from cyclone struck Darwin amid reports of widespread ruin. Officials said it would be intolerable for women and children to remain without aid as relief teams move in to deliver shelter food and medical supplies.
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UPI
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Sydney Weather Bureau
Tie vote looms in Vermont House speakership race
Vermont lawmakers face a potential tie as 73 Republicans and 73 Democrats contest the speakership. Assistant AGs say the secretary of state cannot cast a tie breaking vote, so the House must re vote until resolved. One Republican candidate deadlock risks a party split and possible movement toward Democrat Timothy O Connor for speaker.
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Gibson
Thomas
House
House of Representatives
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Whitingham
Emory A. Hebard
Glover
Timothy J. O’connor Jr
Dbrattleboro
Orrin Beattie
R-Manchester
Beattie
O’connor
GOP
Hebard
Watergate jury begins deliberation and Nixon Library turmoil
Inside national news reports show jurors seated for deliberation in Watergate matters while Nixon Library trustees face disbanding and jail terms as some members are jailed. The coverage highlights legal and political fallout from the era.
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Cora Cheney
Vermont
UVM
Bank
John Randolph
Wyman seeks court-ordered Senate runoff after two-vote win
Sen elect Louis Wyman of New Hampshire says he will pursue a Superior Court challenge seeking a court ordered U S Senate runoff with defeated Democrat John Durkin. Durkin argues a new election must be ordered by the Senate within a constitutional framework and objects to a court driven process. A Hillsborough County hearing is set for 2 p m on Wyman's petition alleging voting machine inaccuracy and absentee ballot irregularities tainted the November result.
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N.H
UPI
Louis Wyman
U.S. Senate
John Durkin
Durkin
Wyman
Senate
Hillsborough County Superior Court
Manchester
State Ballot Law Commission
Aiken warns leaders on rising economic strain and Watergate redo
Senator George D. Aiken says U.S. leaders must tackle the economy soon or face a tougher future. He believes Nixon could have survived Watergate had he admitted mistakes rather than covering them up. Aiken, retiring VT Republican, praises Ike and JFK for admitting faults, cautions Ford, and predicts big shifts in both parties while stressing leadership as the cure for national ills.
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R-Vt
Senate
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