Wallace rallies Mass crowds for last minute campaign
Gov. George Wallace drew 1,200 to 1,500 supporters into the Colonial Hilton ballroom in Pittsfield Mass for back to back speeches before the March 2 presidential primary. He attacked federal bureaucracy and social experimentation while promising to curb inflation unemployment and the tax system. His wife Cornelia watched from the crowd as Secret Service seasoned alarms and jokes filled the event.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Colonial Hilton
George Wallace
Massachusetts
Gov. Wallace
Wallace
Washington
Paul Revere
Cornelia
Salmon urges New England unity to gain economic muscle
Gov. Thomas Salmon urged Congress to reshape federal public investment and support for the New England region. He pressed for more funding for the New England Regional Commission, and argued that regional needs are unmet by current Washington policies. He called for waiving or reducing state matching funds for distressed areas and for reforming funding formulas to promote real social needs. He warned that partisan, fragmented programs delay full employment and regional parity.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
New England Regional Commission
Washington
Vermont
IRA bombing hits Belfast department store amid revenge drive
In Belfast three gunmen planted a bomb in Donegal Street's hardware department causing collapse and fire after evacuation. police linked blast to IRA revenge for Frank Stagg's hunger strike death, with further attacks including post office bombs and firefights as Britain and Ireland tensions flare. In Beirut a Turkish diplomat was killed in a pinball parlor by an Armenian underground group, and a student gunman killed two at the American University of Beirut before guards intervened.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Frank Stagg
Donegal Street
Stagg
England
Ovhe Ira
Britain
Irish Republic
London
Beirut
Lebanon
Oktar Serit
al Moharrer
Secret Army For the Liberation of
Armenia
Serit
Beirut, Lebanon
American University of Beirut
Garland named town manager in Bennington
The Bennington Selectmen hired Peter Garland 52, a former GOP congressman from Maine, as town manager. He will assume duties March 15 after a four month search from 100 applications and a recent straw vote. the post has been vacant since Harold R. Saunders resigned Nov 1. Garland now manages Searsport, Maine, a 3,000 coastal town.
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Bennington
Garland
Searsport
Maine
France Recognizes Angolan Marxist Regime Amid Violence Endgame
France on July 1 announced recognition of the Marxist Angolan People's Republic under President Agostinho Neto as Soviet backed forces gain control across most of Angola. The Foreign Ministry statement said the move foreshadows possible similar recognition by other European Common Market members. The shift follows the rout of pro Western resistance, signaling broad diplomatic ties for Neto's government. The report also notes biographical details about former congressman Garland and unrelated local matters.
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France
Angola
Paris
Agostinho Neto
Nuclear bailout weighed by Rep Jeffords in weekly report
Rep. James M. Jeffords of Vermont says he may introduce legislation to have the federal government cover extra electricity costs from nuclear plant failures. He hinted at federal responsibility before his 1974 election and outlines his thinking in his weekly report on Page 4.
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Washington
James M. Jeffords
Vermont
Jeffords
U.S
Paramedic role eyed for rural health care
A Vermont legislative hearing explored sweeping changes to rural health care. Paramedical personnel were urged as a partial solution, with emphasis on emergency transport, rotating physicians, standardized services, audits, and access for financially or geographically constrained patients, citing Champlain Island Health Center as a success.
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Grand Isle
UPI
Rural Development Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Vermont
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
University of Vermont
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Oliver Fifield
Fifield
Betsy Davis
Visiting Nurses Association
Burlington
Champlain Island Health Center
Bus cutback plans loom over Mt Anthony and BSD budget
Mt Anthony and BSD boards weigh three transport plans to trim costs in the $3.56 million union district budget. Proposals include reducing bus miles, rescheduling payments, and possible district operation of some buses. All await Feb 24 budget vote outcome and could trigger rebidding if rejected.
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Mt. Anthony
Bennington
Union
Shaftsbury
George A. Sleeman
Alan Morrison
Gareth Bus Co
BSD
Morrison
Gareth
Sleeman
Miles
Main St
Anthony
Union District
Inside Nation and Vermont notes on page 2
Hearst jury tours alleged SLA hideout while Ford plans big New Hampshire foray and Gov. Thomson seeks to limit judges' power. Local column previews Vermont recreation and GOP votes. graduation party plans noted on page 3.
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Hearst
SLA
Ford
New Hampshire
Thomson
Vermont
Tom Braden
John Mitchell
Samuel Middlebrook
William Safire
Lincoln
Shaftsbury
Arlington Memorial High School
Arlington School Board
Ehmler
MAU
Brattleboro
UCLA
Indiana
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Claremont
N.H
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GOP
Saco
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
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