New England Lawmakers Launch Regional Economic Research Office
A bipartisan effort by six New England states forms a regional economic research office to aid Congress members. Director Paul A London, formerly with USAID in Saigon, will lead, with funding from designated contributions totaling about 100000 dollars annually. The office will be advisory, not advocating on legislation, and will study topics from transportation to fisheries, reporting to the New England Caucus and available to governors and industry groups.
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UPI
New England
U.S. House
A. Thomas Taslay
New England Council
New England Congressional Caucus
Whtch
Paul A. London
United States Aid Missions’ Economic Division
Saigon
Walter F. Mondale
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Easley
Tole
Washington
Council
New England Regional Commission
New England Economic Research Office
Oil import quota case heard in federal court in Maine
Oral arguments are set this week in Portland in a federal suit by the New England Governors Conference challenging the oil import quota system. Minnesota, New York City, and two consumer groups join. defendants include Interior Secretary Morton and OEP Director Lincoln. The suit claims east of the Hacky Mountains, especially New England, face discrimination and that the Trade Expansion Act lacks authority for import allocation or marketing regulation, with rising consumer prices and a shift away from national security justifying the program.
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Portland
Maine
UPI
New England
Governors’ Conference
Minnesota
New York
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Office of Emergency Preparedness
George Lincoln
Salt
Hacky Mountains
Weather outlook for New England unsettled Wednesday to Friday
National Weather Service extended forecast for Boston shows unsettled weather from Wednesday through Friday with a chance of snow or rain each day. Forecast highlights include periods of precipitation and cool, variable temperatures across the region.
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Boston
UPL
National Weather Service
New Kingland
Hathaway backs 70 year retirement for all Congress members
Sen William D Hathaway of Maine proposes mandatory retirement at age 70 for all members of Congress. He argues such a rule exists in other sectors and would curb concentrated power while not ending the seniority system. He also advocates public hearings and broad tax reform to raise revenue and cut rates.
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Congress
Washington
UPI
Margaret Chase Smith
U.S. Senate
Jast
Hathaway
UPL
Washington Window
Maine
Senate Finance Committee
Democrats must broaden their viewpoint, Strauss says
Kansas Democrats at the Washington Day Dinner heard party chairman Robert S. Strauss urge widening the Democratic scope to include conservatives liberals business leaders and minorities. He blamed the 1968 convention mood of suspicion for George McGovern's defeat and warned that strident voices have eroded values and judgment.
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Robert S. Strauss
Strauss
George McGovern
Kansas
Robert B. Docking
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
British round up IRA leaders in Northern Ireland raids
British soldiers arrest nine suspected IRA members and one Protestant across Northern Ireland as part of a three day crackdown to remove guerrillas ahead of March. Officials cite potential violence tied to March events including a referendum and the Northern Ireland Parliament anniversary. Two Catholic postmen were killed in Belfast with a gunman firing from a car. a Protestant died days earlier, and Danny Hughes was wounded. Security leaders brief Heath’s government on a plan for a limited Northern Ireland assembly with Britain retaining security authority.
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IRA
Ireland
TRA
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Northerreland
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Edward Heath
Chequers
Norther Ireland
Greater London Council
Comet
Michael Colman
Peter McAleese
Danny Hughes
Sharks invade Nixon swimming area near Biscayne Bay
Sand sharks breached the protection net around President Nixon's Biscayne Bay compound, possibly hindering his swims. No one was in the water and the sharks were not deemed dangerous. Frogmen killed the sharks with bang gun harpoons. Reports note shovel nosed and black tipped sharks and nearby barracudas, with observers linking occurrences to a concrete landing pad for presidential helicopters. Secret Service protects Nixon during Florida swims.
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UPS
Nixon
Biscayne Bay
Fivehome
Key Biscayne
UPI
Stan Brown
White House
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Grand Cay
Hebert H. Abplanalo
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Red Beach
California
San Clemente White House
Secret Service
NOW urged to fight prostitution laws
Washington reports NOW members at the 6th annual conference propose abolishing all laws against prostitution and fighting for lesbian rights while endorsing broader reforms. A NOW task force argues the criminal justice system should not moralize prostitution and cites coercion, customer brutality, pimp pressure, and police entrapment as factors. They oppose licensing prostitution but urge action on abortion access and media censorship. The conference also considers a national task force to draft model laws and evaluate judicial appointments.
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UPID
Nationial Organization For Women (Now
NOW
Decid
Sidney Abbott
New York
Department
Dean Martin
Geritol
National Airlines
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S. Supreme Court
Raids target Rutland burglary drug ring. 17 arrested
In Rutland a series of raids aimed at breaking a burglary ring and drug traffic yielded partial success with 17 arrests. Five burglary suspects and 12 tied to drugs were taken into custody. warrants remain for several others not yet located. Names not released. police call this a long range effort to shut down the four year operation.
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Rutland
Connertia
Putney
UPL
Windham College
Brattleboro
Daniel Alweis
Yonkers
N.Y
University of Vermont
Smerical Center
Burlington
Man killed in U S 4 accident in Rutland Town
Rutland man 21 died from head and chest injuries after being struck by a car on Route 4 near the 11th Green night spot. Leonard E Spiegel 48 of West Long Branch N J drove the car. Lambert apparently came from Isle Green and fell in the road losing consciousness before being struck.
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Rutland
Rutland Town
Thomas Lambert
Leonard E. Spiegel
West Long Branch
N.J
Lambert
Isle Green
Anti jackknife device eyed for tractor trailers in Albany
Assemblyman Neil W. Kelleher said he will present a new anti jackknifing device for tractor trailers to the Assembly Transportation Committee along with films showing its use. Experts say it could have prevented the Berlin tragedy. A second item notes a $14,481 grant to the Alcoholism Center of Rensselaer County to establish a fellowship center offering derelict alcoholics an alternative to drinking. In Troy, Robert C. Wood of UMass will speak on university community cooperation in solving shared problems.
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Albany
Neil W. Kelleher
Joy
Assembly Transportation Committee
Berlin
Troy
Rensselaer County
State Division of Alcoholism
Robert C. Wood
University of Massachusetts
Housing and Urban Development
Johnson
Rensselaer Union
Berkshire hydro project changes draw attention to costs
Westecno reports J A Jones remains prime contractor at Bear Swamp with a subcontractor taking greater supervision duties. New England Power notes project cost rose from 60 million to 126 million and says further changes may come. Wismar Becker of Sacramento named chief subcontractor. Also, Otis buys a 20 acre tract off Route and West Center for 145000 by Chamonix Chalet Properties Inc owned by John Galonek of Westfield, active in MA New York and Vermont land purchases.
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Westecno
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Bear Swamp
New England Power Co
Jones
Cipal
Wismar & Becker
Sacramento
OTIS
West Center Road
Tolland
Chamonix Chalet Properties Inc
John Galonek
Westfield
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pittsfield weighs new zoning plan amid budget talks
Pittsfield City Council approved in a first reading a comprehensive zoning ordinance aiming for enactment before the Ingal deadline Tuesday. The measure expands the business zone and ends a adoption struggle that began last July. North Adams notes Councilor Breda will propose raising the mayor’s salary to 20000 annually, a 5000 increase under the new budget, with chiefs and superintendents slated to earn more than the mayor.
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North Adams
B. Albert Breda
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