Forecasts of mineral and oil shortages spark national concerns
The National Academy of Sciences warns of looming shortages in vital resources as the report Mineral Resources and the Environment projects early shortages within a few years. It argues U S oil output cannot reach independence and urges a sweeping national conservation policy plus stockpiling of critical materials.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Yale
United States
Alaska
Middle East
Ad hoc Mt Anthony panel discusses schools rescue ideas
Mt Anthony Union School Board panel met to brainstorm improvements amid an economic crisis. About a third of the 35 attendees were students. They weighed transportation logistics, scheduling, and the aim to raise program quality while pursuing short term and philosophical options.
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Mt. Anthony
Rob Woolmington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Vermont Senate probes ACLU may infringe rights
A proposed Vermont Senate inquiry into the ACLU drew an attorney general opinion warning it could curb First Amendment rights by compelling witness testimony. The opinion noted the resolution lacks claims of subversive activity, and lawmakers remain split after committee approval and floor setback.
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Benson D. Scotch
Senate
ACLU
Scotch
Vermont
Civil Liberties Organization
John J. O’brien
Dchittenden
Luis Ponce Jr
Burlington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert A. Bloomer
David Harrison
Bloomer
O’brien
Thomas P. Salmon
Selectmen split on simplifying power billing amid high rates
Bennington selectmen expressed sympathy for electricity consumers but backed only a superficial fix. They urged the Public Service Board to allow per kilowatt hour billing, while opponents defended the current CVPS billing scheme as clear and fair. The council in Montpelier planned a referendum on municipal power, amid a proposed 65 percent CVPS rate rise.
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Bennington
Timothy Corcoran
Public Service Board
Central Vermont Public Service Co
Montpelier
UPI
Green Mountain Power Corp
Corcoran
PSB
J. Duncan Campbell
Peter R. Donavan
Campbell
CVPS
Donavan
Gerald P. Morrissey
Richard B. Leake III
Kissinger Ends Israel Talks Plans Return Trip to Middle East
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met President Sadat in Cairo to weigh Egypt's willingness to compromise for a new Israeli withdrawal and said he will return next month. He described his talks in Israel as exploratory and not conclusive and stressed efforts toward a just and lasting peace.
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Cairo
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Kissinger
Middle East
Tel Aviv
United States
Israel
Nancy
Sadat
The
Nile
Henry
Ford blasts Congress as he tours Texas and Kansas
President Ford, after a Topeka news conference, phs to curb economic ills while accusing Congress of foot dragging. He announced 2 billion dollars in impounded highway aid, forecast 140000 jobs, and urged action on tax and energy plans. He warned against delays, citing a late oil import tax bill and proposing a windfall profits tax with plowback options.
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Washington
Ford
Kansas
Congress
First woman heads Tories in Britain
London reporting the first woman to lead the Conservative Party’s opposition in Parliament, Margaret Thatcher, vows humility and dedication as she heads Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. She notes it feels like a dream to follow leaders such as Churchill, Macmillan, Douglas-Home and Heath.
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London
UPI
Britain
Winston Churchill
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas Home
Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Food growing effort launched by Vermont Episcopal Diocese
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont partners with Gardens for All Inc and Garden Way to start a statewide food growing and preservation program. Bishop Kerr says the plan aims for an ample affordable year round food supply and stronger community life through cooperative work and soil stewardship. The diocese coordinates and stresses non sectarian involvement with other denominations and groups invited to participate. Anthony Adams proposed the community food projects idea, with Rev. Richard Cockrell named coordinator. Project leaders will get help from existing organizations in the field. See FOOD on back page.
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Burlington
Vermont
Gardens For All Inc
Garden Way Organizations
Robert S. Kerr
Bishop Kerr
Episcopal Commission On Community Services
Anthony Adams
Richard Cockrell
St. James’ Church
Woodstock
Adams
Koreans defy authority to cast ballots and Mardi Gras deaths
Inside national report notes Koreans defy authority to vote as New Orleans marks Mardi Gras with deaths and fires. Local items include a Vermont survey on historic sites, a carved lectern for Aiken series, and editor notes on Vermont Life.
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New Orleans
Vermonter
Cora Cheney
Vermont Life
Hoosick
Fort Ticonderoga
Arlington- Sunderland
Oldcastle
Bennington
Dorset
John Page
Dianne Hall
Patriot IV
Rutland
Maine
Williamstown Couple Die in House Fire
Williamstown mourns as Irvin F. Ethier and Myra Ethier die in a two story Petersburg Road home fire. Fire destroyed the structure Monday. bodies recovered after extensive effort and declared by medical examiner Dr. Edmond P. Larkin. Neighbors reported a missing car earlier. investigators cited extreme cold and danger as factors in the blaze.
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Williamstown
Mass
Petersburg Road
Irvin F. Ethier
Myra
Edmond P. Larkin
Roy F. Sibley
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Ethiers
Sibley
Gale Hose Company
Ethier
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Harold M. Schmeck
N.Y
Times News Service
Brian J. Skinner
Academy
National Research Council
Skinner
John H. Williams II
John Murray
Williams
Marion Smith
Broksay Nets
Fen
Roger L. Boissoneau Jr
Diamond
By Jan Slusmon
Mideast
Afl-Cio
George Meany
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