Israelis Tighten Border Patrols After Raid Sparks Clash
Israeli troops stepped up patrols along the Lebanese frontier after an Arab guerrilla squad seeking hostages broke a seven week lull. One guerrilla was killed near the frontier, two fled into Lebanon, and leaflets demanded Israel’s prisoner releases including Archbishop Hilarion Capucci. The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed the leaflets. In Cairo the Arab boycott office urged stronger measures against firms dealing with Israel.
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Lebanon
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Jordan
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Yiftah
Arab Organization For the Boycott of
Mohamed Mahgoub
Lazard Freres
Paris
Rothschild
New York
Middle East
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Dayce Rubber Co
First National Bank of
Boston
Vermont Supreme Court to probe charges against judge
Vermont Supreme Court will investigate charges against Rutland District Judge Edward McClallen and the distribution of those charges after former Rutland County State's Attorney Tepper sent a letter to the Judicial Selection Board. The joint assembly, which previously balked at McClallen’s re election, will reconvene to revisit the matter.
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Edward McClallen
Rutland
Rutland County
Robert Tepper
Judicial Selection Board
Tepper
Joint Assembly
McClallen
Assembly
Supreme Court
Albert Barney
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Bennington merchants urge lawmakers on tax relief at breakfast
Bennington business leaders pressed six representatives two senators and Shaftsbury’s Rep Edwin A Colvin at the Heritage House for tax relief and growth strategies. They rejected higher taxes and welfare spending while backing a state lottery pari mutuel betting and cutbacks to funding. Merchants urged louder advocacy and organization to gain political clout as they attacked the “soak the rich” approach and criticized the Salmon administration’s gross receipts tax plan.
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Greater
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
Chamber
Hamilton L. Shields
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Salmon Administration
Chuck O'Leary
Shields
Kennedy urges liberal shift to attract youth in Vermont GOP
Walter Kennedy, new Vermont GOP chairman and former gubernatorial hopeful, says the party must shed a conservative image, broaden horizons, and attract younger voters while balancing fiscal restraint with responsible reform. He aims to unite factions though acknowledges possible fallout with conservatives. He downplays personal political plans for now.
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UPI
Walter Kennedy
Vermont
Republican Party
GOP
Kennedy
Rebels kill Cambodian general and tighten grip
Phnom Penh reports say rebels ambushed and killed Gen. Hem Pao, the officer in charge of training government forces, marking the second senior government casualty in 24 hours. Battles unfold as Phnom Penh tightens grip while Battambang sees continued student agitation.
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UPI
Battambang
Hem Pao
NY liquor spies fail to prove tax gaps in Vermont buys
Bertram L. Schulman of the New York State Tax Department admits that spot checks on New Yorkers buying liquor in Vermont yield little result. He notes the $4.25 tax on liquors over 24 percent does apply to in state and out of state sales, but penalties for nonpayment are not pursued. The irregular letters are a small part of a $1.5 billion revenue bureau.
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Bertram L. Schulman
Miscellaneous Tax Bureau
New York State Tax Department
New York
Vermont
Bureau
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Canada
Green Mountain
Pownal
Ford optimistic about his veto on oil import costs
President Ford remains confident Congress cannot block his 3 per barrel crude oil import charge set to take effect by April 1. He seeks support to sustain a veto. Congress pushes a $21.3 billion tax cut to counter recession, with White House allies pressing for action and a consensus energy plan forming in Congress.
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UPI
Ford
Congress
Capitol Hill
Florida
Jackie Gleason
Alexandria
Commerce
Frederick Dent
Lexington
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Senate
Jim Wright
D-Tex
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Vermonters edge toward state lottery amid revenue shortfall
Vermont lawmakers move toward a state lottery as a revenue option amid an $11 million projected shortfall. Governor Salmon signals cautious support if a bill passes, while committees endorse the measure 7 to 2. Opponents frame it as a tax, but border-state experience and fiscal need push passage.
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UPI
Salmon
House General and Military Affairs Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
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A reader digest lists multiple topics across pages including national weather and storms, state charter disputes, oil searches overseas, tax relief plans, hospital meal samples, Justice Douglas and swing votes, attitude science, a sarcastic tax note by Russell Baker, Manchester local races and maple sugaring, a state lottery proposal, Cher’s career review, and state basketball, wrestling, ski titles with commentary on costs, plus upcoming legislative hearings.
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