Lincoln not always humble and saintly
Amherst report on Abraham Lincoln cites biographer Stephen B. Oates who argues Lincoln was a complex figure, not the saintly rail splitter of legend. He portrays Lincoln as ambitious, wealthy for his era, a skilled lawyer, and deeply human with faults and melancholy.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
Abraham Lincoln
University of Massachusetts
Stephen B. Oates
Oates
Abe
Illinois State Supreme Court
Midwest thaw triggers runoff and Ohio flood threat
A February thaw across the Midwest and East produced runoff on still frozen ground and a flood threat in the Ohio River basin. Rain from Texas to the Ohio Valley accelerated melting, with the National Weather Service warning of rapid rises on streams and rivers and the Ohio River Forecast Center calling flooding extremely critical. Flooding was expected on Ohio tributaries in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia as ice jams and shoreline damage remained possible.
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Midwest
Texas
Ohio River
National Weather Service
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio Basin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
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Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Central
Kissinger Memoirs Set for 1979 Publication
Henry Kissinger signed a contract with Little Brown for a memoir to be released in fall 1979. Publisher Arthur Thornhill Jr. calls the work one of the century’s most important, citing Kissinger’s influence on major events. The book likely covers Vietnam War diplomacy with China and notes on Watergate.
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Boston
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Little, Brown & Co
Arthur H. Thornhill Jr
Little, Brown
Thornhill
Harvard
China
Nixon
Warner Publications
Carter flies in doomsday jet on high security mission
Washington reports detail the NEACP or doomsday jet and its $117.2 million cost. The modified 747 carries a 15 member battle staff plus 31 crew and 94 seats, with five mile long tail antenna and shielded compartments for presidential use.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Georgia
National Emergency Airborne Command Post
NEACP
Pro
FEA poised to reimpose oil price controls if needed
The Federal Energy Administration signaled readiness to reimpose price controls on home heating oil and kerosene if prices rise further, while an emergency cost sharing plan aims to curb spikes. Former chief Frank Zarb endorsed reimposition, new head John O Leary pledges to honor that. The plan would give east of the Rockies distributors a nickel per gallon imported, funded by low-cost domestic oil firms, to ease shortages and stabilize consumer prices through March. Heating oil demand surges amid cold weather and gas shortages, with prices nearing trigger levels in Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and the Northeast.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Frank Zarb
Zarb
John O’leary
Rocky Mountains
United States
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
North
Northeast
Howland's Son-in-Law Seeks State Job Amid Stoneman Vote
Sen. John Howland says he will not disqualify himself from voting on Kent Stoneman's confirmation as SRS commissioner, despite his son-in-law Francis "Topper" McFaun applying for the post. Howland, an opponent of Stoneman, notes he learned of the application only from UPI and cites Windsor prison handling as his sole reason for opposition. He stresses he represents Windsor constituents and maintains no conflict, though McFaun could be a future candidate if Stoneman's confirmation fails.
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Stoneman
Richard Snelling
Howland
McFaun
Senate
Windsor
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Bennington Briefs and Community Notices
Local Bennington items include pizza shop ads at 169 Ben Mont Ave with 442 3949 and a glass shop at 136 West Main with 442 8386. Moose Lodge hosts a chicken and biscuit supper with dancing, Marina Band, and a 2.25 donation. Snowmobile ride meets at Pleasant St. at 7 30 p.m. Southern Vt Snowgoers. A Senate confirmation hearing on Stoneman progresses with a vote due Tuesday on whether to recommend confirmation. A two car crash near Vermont National Bank caused no injuries but traffic delays. James E Mears and Cecil W Pratt cited for license issues and registration.
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Moose Lodge
Women of the Moose
Marina Band
Vermont National Bank
James E. Mears
Ana Bella
Bennington
Cecil W. Pratt
Jefferson Ave
Pratt
North Street
Saxe Receives Ten Year Federal Prison Term
Antiwar activist Susan Saxe aged 27 was sentenced in Philadelphia federal court to a 10 year term on bank robbery and related charges to run concurrently with a 12 to 14 year Massachusetts sentence. Judge Luongo also imposed two years concurrent for a separate 1971 armory looting case.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Susan Saxe
Massachusetts
Luongo
Ms. Saxe
Newburyport National Guard
Museum sponsors trip to Greece from Bennington Museum
Bennington Museum announces a 10 day Greece tour departing Friday April 15 and returning Monday April 25. The package includes round trip Olympic Airways flights from New York to Athens, first class hotel accommodations, and an all day cruise to the Greek Islands with optional two or three day island cruises. Members and non members may join. call Stanley Pike at 442-2180 for details.
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Bennington Museum
Greece
Olympic Airways
New York
Athens
Museum
London
the Museum
Stanley Pike
Nevada Assembly Nay on ERA Defeats 24 to 15 in Carson City
Nevada Assembly defeated the Equal Rights Amendment 24 to 15, ending a three straight loss in the state. The measure had cleared the Senate earlier and drew applause from ERA opponents while proponents urged constitutional change.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada Assembly
Nevada
State Senate
Patrick Murphy
D-Reno
Eileen Brookman
Las Vegas
Robert Price
North
America
Sue Wagner
R-Reno
ERA
Steve Coulter
Southern Vermont College trustees fill seats and re elect members
At the Feb 8 meeting the Southern Vermont College board filled two vacancies and re elected five members to three year terms. New trustees are Dr. Frederick Burkhardt and Arthur J. O'Dea. Re elected are Dorothy Pizzano, Rev. Kenneth W. Costin, Sister Nora Scribner, Fred Parker, and Robert Stout. Alumni faculty and student representatives were named Pam Vachon, Raymond Murray, and Richard Kunz for one year. Permanent terms begin at the May meeting.
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Southern Vermont College
Frederick Burkhardt
Arthur J. O’dea
Burkhardt
Bennington College
National Library Commission
Association of Learned Societies
O’dea
Arlington
Manchester
Vermont
New York City
Dorothy Pizzano
Kenneth W. Costin
Nora Scribner
Pizzano
Vincent Pizzano
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
American Association of University Women
Father Costin
Fred Parker
Vermont National Bank
Bennington
Robert Stout
Melvin A. Dyson
Chittenden Bank and Trust
Pam Vachon
Raymond Murray
Richard Kunz
Rutland man pleads guilty to barbiturate charge in federal case
In Rutland, Richard Sherman pleaded guilty to one count of illegally distributing barbiturates from Sherman Shopping Services Inc, also known as Carroll Cut Rate Drug Store. The corporation pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to maintain required drug sales. Jonathon Sherman had charges dropped against him based on circumstantial evidence and a lie detector test. The DEA estimated drugs value at 77,000 dollars. Sherman admitted selling 4,000 units for profit. Sentencing date pending. judge to rule on remaining counts.
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Sherman
James Carroll
Sherman Shopping Services, Inc
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Richard Ad
Sherman Shopping Services Inc
Carroll Cut Rate
Shermans
U.S District Court
James Holden
Richard Sherman
Holden
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