Cambodia Airlift Begins To Save Phnom Penh
The United States launches a Berlin style airlift to deliver about 17 500 tons of rice to Phnom Penh over 30 days as insurgents fire rockets into the city. Ambassad or Dean warns without more aid Cambodia will fall though supplies will run out in weeks. Civilian jets chartered by the U S fly from Saigon to Phnom Penh amid continued shelling.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
United States
Pochentong
U.S
John Gunther Dean
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Trans International
World Airways
Levi reveals FBI hid 48 derogatory Hoover files on public figures
Attorney General Edward H. Levi testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee that J Edgar Hoover kept 48 files in his office containing derogatory material on public figures including 15 former and two current congressmen. Levi outlined FBI surveillance and record keeping, noting limited abuses and pledging safeguards. FBI Director Kelley supported uniform protections of civil rights and cooperation with investigations.
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Washington
UPI
Edward H. Levi
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Levi
Hoover
House Judiciary Subcommittee On Civil and Constitutional Rights
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelly
Inflation Eases as Clothing Prices Fall Across Retailers
A major retailer cut men’s clothing prices Wednesday amid industry talk that inflation may ease. Officials from the National Association of Retail Merchants said costs are easing and expect broader price reductions across apparel lines soon, with field reports indicating prices are coming down.
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National Association of Retail Merchants
J. C. Penney
Sears
Penney
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Argentina
Alfredo Gomes Morales
Cleveland
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
Ford Pleads Aid as Moral Commitment in Vietnam Peace
President Ford demands $500 million more in emergency Indochina aid, framing it as a moral obligation under 1973 Paris peace accords. Kissinger and Ford cite commitments after 46,000 US lives and $150 billion spent, while Congress remains reluctant to fund the request amid mixed sentiment. Civilian DC8 jets supply Phnom Penh daily with rice and ammunition.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Ford
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Paris
Henry Kissinger
America
Indochina
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
US Air Force
Phnom Penh
Hollywood
Fla
North Vietnam
Winter Carnival planned by Ree Center and Humane Society
Inside Local outlines a winter carnival organized by the Ree Center in partnership with the county Humane Society to address pet population growth. The item previews a community event with potential adoption drives and awareness activities on Page 3.
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Ree Center
County Humane Society
Kit Foster
MAU Bulletin
BBS
Pownal
Hoosick Falls
Sesame Street
Children’s Health
MAU
Vermont House to consider judicial selection study panel
Vermont House plans a seven member committee to study how judges are selected and re elected and to propose reforms. The move follows a dispute over five district judges and a closed door meeting between Gov. Salmon and Chief Justice Barney.
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M. Jerome Diamond
Mulligan
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Salmon
Supreme Court
Barney
$21.3 Billion Tax Bill Cleared for House Action
The $21.3 billion tax package, including rebates, moves toward House passage with debate over oil depletion allowances. The bill would refund portions of 1974 taxes, raise credits, and expand aid to low and middle income earners while boosting investment incentives and small business relief.
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Washington
House
Ans
Ways and Means
Rules
Wito
Ucers
North Slope
Senate
Ware and Means Committee
Vermont lottery bill advances in House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed the plan by seven to two, with an amendment to withhold taxes from large winnings. The bill, requiring a $250,000 start up allocation, moves to the Appropriations Committee as Vermont seeks to become the region’s first lottery state. Appropriations Chair Emory Hebard opposes the lottery on moral grounds but won’t fight it on the House floor.
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Montpelier
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peter Giuliani
R Montpelier
Appropriations Committee
Vermont
New England
Emory Hebard
Bennington Candidates Clash Over Social Services Funding
Bennington District 31 selectman race pits Democrat Ralph G. Wright against Republican Richard V. Perrott. Wright defends town funding for social service agencies while vowing to critically evaluate each program and demand accountability. Perrott targets agencies as inefficient and wasteful and promises a reformist approach if elected.
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Bennington Agers
Republica
Richard Perrott
Ctman
Perro
204 Depot Steel
Ben
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Bennington Marian Services Commission
G. Perrott
Ralph G. Wright
Perrott
Depot Street
Bennington
Wright
Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Ad Hoc Volley
John Murray
Ockley Frost
Murray
Richard Hughes
Vermont House
Joint Assembly
Judicial Selection Board
Rutland County
Robert Tepper
Diamond
Edward McClallen
Rutland
Tepper
McClallen
John Mulligan
D-Castleton
Jan Slusman
Richard V. Perrott
Selectman
District 31
Perrot
Democrat
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