Hale Mountain trap rock lease divide stirs Shaftsbury club
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club debates leasing the 1 438 foot peak to William E Dailey Construction Co to mine trap rock for Route 7. A 99 year lease with 1 000 annual rent is on the ballot for a Monday re vote as members rush to buy 5 membership shares amid tax exemption questions and a possible new rock crushing plan.
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Shaftsbury
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
William E. Dailey Construction Co
Hale Mountain
South
Dailey
Daileys
East Road
Buck Hill
Miller
Shangraw Resigns as Vermont Chief Justice
UPI reports Chief Justice Percival L. Shangraw, 76, informed Gov Thomas P. Salmon of his resignation effective March 1 after 35 years on the bench. A St. Albans native, he has been on the Supreme Court since 1958 and chief since January 1973. If seniority holds, Albert W. Barney would be next in line for chief justice.
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Albert W. Barney
St. Johnsbury
William C. Hill
Monkton
Supreme Court
Nixon Misses Deadline on Watergate Tapes Subpoenaed Material
Washington UPI reports the deadline for President Nixon to turn over hundreds of subpoenaed tapes and related materials to the Senate Watergate committee has passed without compliance. The move deepens the constitutional clash as investigators press for evidence in the unfolding scandal.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate Watergate
Mittee
White House
Washington Star-News
U.S
John J. Sirica
Senate Committee
Sam Dash
Sirica
Dash
J. Fred Buzhardt
Star-News
Buzhardt
John W. Dean III
Congress
Howard Hughes
Cash
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
District Court
Watergate Committee
U.S. Court of Appeals
Nixon approves 11 percent social security hike
President Nixon signed into law an 11 percent increase in social security benefits affecting about 30 million retirees widows and dependents. First 7 percent in April and 4 percent in July. Higher benefits funded by workers earning over 10,800 annual income with tax raised to 13,200. The existing tax rate remains 5.85 percent.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Saxbe calls for probe into oil firms over shortages
Attorney General designate William B. Saxbe says the Justice Department should investigate whether major oil companies acted to deliberately create the fuel shortage amid rising prices and supply concerns.
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Saxbe
Washington
UPI
William B. Saxbe
Justice Department
N E power pool weighs crisis blackout dry run
New England Power Exchange NEPEX may seek permission for a dry run of its energy crisis contingency plan for blackouts. The plan, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, would apply as a last resort during a severe oil shortage and involve two hour blackouts six days weekly from 6 am to 10 pm in eastern Massachusetts.
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Boston
UPI
New England Power Exchange
NEPEX
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
John R. Stevens
New England Electric System
Stevens
Department of Public Utilities
DPU
CPU
Inside the Nation and the News Pages Overview
A jagged excerpt captures notes on George Wallace and Sweden laws, a letter about Saturday banking, a speculative purchase of a camel, and a year of decisions for Mt. Anthony Board. It mentions Nixon pondering the future, Secretariat’s status, and NEPEX blackout plans in New England. It also covers Watergate-related subpoenas and Saxbe’s upcoming role as attorney general.
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George Wallace
Karen Fortney
Sweden
Russell Baker
Mt. Anthony
Nixon
Secretariat
MAU
Red Smith
Propane tanker explosion devastates Holly Hill neighborhood
A propane leak from a tanker truck at Florida Bottled Gas Co exploded early today in Holly Hill Florida, damaging dozens of homes and businesses during a three block blast. No serious injuries reported as fire crews evacuated residents and investigated ignition sources.
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Holly Hill
Fla
UPI
Daytona Beach
Florida Bottled Gas Co
Dennis Bates
Carswell Avenue
Joseph Ruolo
Ruolo
Florida East Coast Railway
Joblessness climbs to 4.9 percent in December
The December unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent from 4.7 percent in November, signaling a continuing rise as energy shortages impact jobs. Officials noted many layoffs in autos and airlines may not yet be reflected, with a supplementary report next week expected to clarify the energy crisis impact.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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New England
Senate Watergate Committee
Ohio
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Richard Kleindienst
Elliot
Eliott
Roland F. Beers
Ethan Allen Community College
Manchester
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