53 Survive 727 Jet Crash at Truman Airport
At Truman International Airport a Trans Caribbean Airways 727 crashed on landing with 55 aboard. Fifty three crawled to safety while two, Victor and John Vanyo of New Jersey, died. FAA probes focus on first approach as passengers describe a screaming crash and escape amid flames.
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Hebert vows hawkish stance after Rivers death
Washington Rep. F Edward Hebert 69 pledges to carry out Rep L Mendel Rivers plans on the Armed Services Committee as Rivers dies of a heart ailment Hebert, a former newspaperman, says he remains a hawk and will extend the draft law beyond June 30 while rejecting a volunteer army approach The shift may mark the end of an era for the committee and the House.
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Radiation shuts Nevada test site amid snow and safety checks
The Nevada test site near Yucca Flat is closed possibly till January 25 due to heavy snows blocking access and ongoing radiation checks from the December 18 underground test. An AEC spokesman noted holiday staffing halves the workforce and that about 1,200 workers in trailers live on site as 600 plus evacuations occurred after the blast.
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Inside on conservation suits and political hunger
The page outlines a conservation groups lawsuit against ABC for public protection. Tom Wicker discusses a national scandal turning hunger into political leverage. Carlo Walter laments moving into spring. Shaftsbury intends tougher action on litterbugs. A feature notes that B movies thrive on television.
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Tom Wicker
FTC accuses Reader's Digest of misleading sweepstakes
The FTC proposes an order requiring all prizes be awarded as advertised and names used only with consent, while disclosing long odds. It says Reader's Digest ran 11 sweepstakes since 1966 with far fewer prizes awarded than claimed, and that entry terms included affidavits and private detective interviews not disclosed.
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Galbraith predicts higher prices and fewer jobs in 1971
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith warned at the Allied Social Science Associations convention that the Nixon administration’s policies will push inflation and unemployment higher next year unless wage and price controls are adopted. He opposed voluntary controls, saying they penalize compliant citizens and favor noncompliant companies. He spoke during the ASAE meeting in Detroit and was named president-elect of the American Economics Association.
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Metcalf accuses universities of silencing critics via investments
Sen Lee Metcalf Democrat Montana charges that large university holdings in oil and utilities give boards and faculty influence over public debate. He cites 53 universities controlling nearly 1 billion dollars in voting stock including Standard Oil of New Jersey Gulf Oil and Mobil and urges redirection of voting power toward the public interest. Harvard leads a list of 18 universities with heavy utility investments followed by others such as Texas Cornell Northwestern North Carolina Virginia Illinois Michigan Columbia Rutgers California MIT and Princeton.
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Cushman Co op for sale in North Bennington plant
H T Cushman Manufacturing Corp North Bennington part of General Interiors is up for sale with plans to phase out operations if unsold. About 150 to 160 employees affected. General Interiors reports a 1970 operating loss of about 4.3 million. unions to meet to discuss impacts and potential job placement. See Cushman Page 12 Col 1.
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North Bennington
General Interiors Corp
Thomas P. Fetters
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General Interiors
New York
Richard F. McClure
McClure
Shaftsbury votes tonight on Eagle Square proposal
Shaftsbury voters convene at Cole Hall for a special Town Meeting to decide a tax stabilization contract with Eagle Square Mfg Co. The town seeks a two thirds yes to support a deal that could keep 200 existing jobs and add 130 more while limiting tax increases and guiding state aid reimbursements.
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First tax sale in 30 years hits hippies on Main Street
A three story building at 711 East Main St known as The Box Shop and later home to the American Film Academy will be auctioned January 15 at 10 am in the town's first tax sale in about 30 years. Growth Inc. owes roughly $1,000 in back taxes from 1967 to 1970. John E. Malone, town tax collector, says delinquent owners who “run and hide” prompted the sale. The site is being renovated by several longhaired men described as hippies, drawing curious onlookers as work continues.
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Alma Langlois
Julia Nash
Malone
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Hickock
East Main Street
Bennington
Campbell optimistic about town economy and unification
Bennington Selectmen Chairman J Duncan Campbell stated optimism for 1971, citing Cushman Mfg. closure and upcoming municipal unification. He urged faith in local advantages, prudent taxation, and efficiency to attract new industries, warning against cutting services and road maintenance.
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H. T. Cushman Mfg
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