Utilities' charity should go to consumers in Vermont
A Vermont consumer letter argues against large rate hikes by Green Mountain Power and New England Telephone. It notes executives' salaries, advertising, and charitable donations subsidize costs, urging stockholders to pay taxes and urging residents to attend Public Service Board hearings to oppose the increases. The piece calls for consumer mobilization led by Martha Abbott of Liberty Union in Underhill.
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New England Telephone
At&t
New England
Vermont
Mome
Harvard University
Providence College
Smith College
New England College Fund
Massachusetts Bay United Fund
United Fund
Boston Symphony Orchestra
T Tis
Vermount
Harvard
Burlington
Public Service Board
Fireen Mountain Power
PSB
Montpelier
Liberty Union
VPIRG
Welfare Rights Organization
Women’s Political Caucus
Martha Abbott Liberty Union
Underhill
Jailed youth hangs self in Schoharie jail
An 18 year-old drug user hanged himself in his jail cell after two days of failed efforts to locate a drug treatment center. The Sheriff cited no local facility for alcoholic or drug-abuse cases and noted red tape hindered admission to outside centers in Albany Utica and Troy. William Reed was arrested on Christmas Eve for disorderly conduct.
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Schoharie
N.Y
UPI
John Goltsner
Narcotics Addiction Control Commission
Albany
Goldiner
Syracuse
War end sought from legislators
Leaders of the Americans for Democratic Action urge the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to end the Vietnam War. In a telegram to members, National Chairman Dolores Mitchell and state Chairman Gordon Martin condemn renewed bombing in North Vietnam and the ongoing killings and POWs.
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Boston
UPT
National Committee of the Americans For Democratic Action
Massachusetts
Dolores Mitchell
Gordon Martin
North Vietnam
Congress
Fonda and Hayden arrive in Boston amid antiwar plans
Actress Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden arrive in Boston for two days of discussions with New Englanders ahead of President Nixons inauguration. Hayden says he will release documents from North Vietnamese contacts about negotiations. Fonda declines to discuss marriage rumors as they press for ending U S involvement in Indochina and for Congress to cut war funding in 1973.
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Boston
UPI
Jane Fonda
Chicago
Tom Hayden
New
Roger Vadim
Connecticut Lottery Plans Losers Drawings For First Anniversary
The Connecticut Gaming Commission announced special drawings to mark one year of state lottery operations. Losers with nonmatching tickets can enter eight weekly drawings in January and February for eight American Motors Gremlins, six Plymouth Fury wagons, four Pontiac sedans, and four Lincoln Continentals. Entrants must print name and address on the tickets and deposit them in local drums within their residence area. out of state residents may use any area.
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Hartford, Conn
American Motors
Coffee linked to heart attacks study says high intake doubles risk
A UPI report from Boston notes researchers at Reaton University Medical Center led by Drs. Hershell Jick and Dennis Stone found people drinking more than five cups daily were twice as likely to have heart attacks as non drinkers. The study compared 278 heart patients with 110 controls across several hospitals worldwide. The Lancet published the findings.
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Boston
UPI
Reaton University Medical Center
Jick
Stone
EU Medical Center
Lancet
Massachusetts General
Boston State
Boston Veterans Administration
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Westmini
Salmon Eyes Tax Reform Help From GOP Leaders In Vermont
Gov elect Salmon says he discussed his tax reform bill with House Speaker Kennedy and Ways and Means Chair Giuliani. He expects support to avoid roadblocks and to fund Vermonters pay no more than a set share of income in property taxes via the plan.
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Daniels
Burlington Street Department
Montpelier
Joey Cherington
Legislative Council
Kennedy
Albany crime drop leads major cities in 1972 FBI report
FBI data show Albany serious crimes fell 20.3 percent in the first nine months of 1972 from 1971, the largest decline among major U.S. cities. Total crimes were 2,290 vs 2,805, with burglaries down to 1,134 and auto thefts to 480, while grand larceny rose to 349 and murders/rapes to 15. Albany among 83 cities with decreases. nationwide crime rose 4 percent.
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Albany
FBI
Bureau
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