Britain Nears Total Industrial Shutdown After Coal Strike
LONDON reports Britain edges toward a total industrial shutdown as a coal miners strike extends power cuts. About 1.5 million more workers join 1 million jobless, with 20 million at risk. The cabinet rushes to tougher curbs while a three man inquiry led by Lord Wilberforce weighs wage demands. Mineworkers Union president Joe Gormley vows no coal will break their lines.
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Martha Mitchell laments John Mitchells resignation
Martha Mitchell said she is very unhappy that her husband John N. Mitchell resigned as attorney general to head Nixon reelection. She questioned the move and praised his Justice Department work, while offering little praise for successor Richard Kleindienst.
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House money men fully fund S 98
Supporters cheered as the House Appropriations Committee endorsed full funding of 400000 for S 98 to guarantee schooling for all handicapped children. The panel added 288000 more, rebuking Gov Crisman and Senate cuts that would have limited statewide special education and dropped a district mandate. Lawmakers pledge a January report from the state education director.
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Bennington
House Appropriations
Ronald E.W. Crisman
Witten
Douglas Tudhope
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South Burlington
South Burlington Junior High School
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Brandon Training School
Anthony Buraczynski
D-41
Brattleboro
Edward Conlin
Windsor
Peter Joseph
Brighton
Joseph
Jean Garvin
State Department of Education
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Ecuadorans oust Velasco Ibarra in coup toppling president
Ecuador's military seized power ousting President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra for the fourth time amid canceled elections. A three member revolutionary government led by Gen. Guillermo Rodriguez Lara promised order as Bucaram seeks hidden political gains. Velasco fled to Panama then returned to Quito, while Bucaram went into hiding.
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Rodriguez
National
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Guayaquil
Bucaram
Eloy
Bennington town tax up 21 cents after budget fixes
Town selectmen approved the 1972 highway and general fund budgets raising $331,000 by taxes and setting a town tax rate of 94 cents and overall 3.00 dollars not including 15 cents more if all town meeting articles pass. An auditor’s report cited a highway fund deficit of 63,600 with several factors.
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Edward R. Lamb
Vermont House kills plan to merge state colleges
UPI reports the Vermont House 104 to 36 rejected a merger of University of Vermont and state supported colleges including Castleton Lyndon Johnson Vermont Technical and regional colleges. The vote ends two days of debate and blocks coordination proposals. Rep Kenalene Collins defected after supporting the measure in committee.
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Readsboro
House
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Vermont State Colleges
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R-Montpelier
Carse
Witten
Maud Devereaux
R-Mt. Holly
Castleton State College
Barbara Cochran
Richmond
Senate
Vermont Yankee banks could seize plant, Witten warns
Rep. R Marshall Witten said Boston banks could force Vermont Yankee and sponsors to repay loans, potentially taking over the Vernon plant as Green Mountain Power Co and CVPS hold 55 percent of Yankee stock. He urged a $15 000 utility consultant study to aid Gov Deane C Davis amid the plant's inoperative status.
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Governor urges action on abortion law in Vermont
Governor Deane C. Davis says a clear law is needed to resolve confusion from a Vermont Supreme Court ruling invalidating the 1846 statute as it applies to doctors. He opposes abortion on demand but supports limited cases to save the mother, health prior to quickening, rape or incest, or a defective child.
Governor Davis Abandons Green Up Day Campaign
Vermont Governor Davis will abandon the statewide Green Up Day this year and shift emphasis to local efforts. spokesman Peter Martin said the state will likely provide money and support locally. Green Up Day started in 1970 with 80,000 volunteers clearing roadsides. participation fell last year.
Inside Agnew Would Bow Out If It Helps Nixon Win
Page 2 summary notes former vice president Spiro Agnew indicating he would withdraw from public life if such a move would aid President Nixon in securing reelection. The listing mentions additional pages and topics across the paper.
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