Green Mountain Furniture oil spill blamed for 4000 gallons
A buried oil tank at Green Mountain Furniture Co. in North Bennington leaks No. 6 oil totaling about 4000 gallons, with some reaching Paran Creek. John Malter, an oil and hazmat specialist, calls it among the state's largest land-based spills. The firm faces potential state and federal penalties under pollution laws.
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Green Mountain Furniture Co. Inc
North
Bennington
Paran Creek
Green Mountain Furniture
Green Mountain Furniture Inc
Charles O’leary
Malter
O’leary
Robert Mumley
Green Mountain
Filipino hijackers release 200 hostages
Two Filipino gunmen hijacked a Japanese jetliner in Manila and threatened to kill the 200 passengers. After hours of negotiation, the passengers were freed in return for permission to fly to Tokyo with crew and other employees as hostages. Japan refused Tokyo land due to armed hijackers, delaying takeoff. Imelda Marcos was at the airport, greeting freed passengers as officials traced the incident.
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Philippines
UPI
Tokyo
Japan Airlines
Manila International
Ferdinand E. Marcos
JAL
Imelda Marcos
Japan
Ford urges immediate Angola cease fire and limits Soviet actions
President Ford called for an immediate cease-fire in Angola and said the United States may take limited measures to curb unacceptable Soviet actions elsewhere, while opposing a grain embargo on Russia. He urged a national unity government in Angola and warned against linking grain with diplomacy. Ford defended farm income prospects near 25 billion with no subsidies and proposed estate tax reform to preserve family farms.
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UPI
Ford
Angola
United States
Russia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Parkers face early review as Bennington trustees hear 40 faculty
A special Bennington College committee spent two days listening to about 40 faculty members and administrators evaluating President Gail T. Parker and Vice President Thomas Parker. The panel, led by Francis Keppel, will weigh testimonies as it considers whether to offer another contract, with a Jan. 22 trustees meeting in New York City to follow.
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Bennington College
Gail T. Parker
Thomas Parker
Parkers
New York City
Francis Keppel
U.S. Education
Robert Gutman
Joseph Iseman
Wilhelmina Eaton
Kay Murray
Ms. Parker
Bennington
Parker
Frederick H. Burkhardt
Isaac Witkin
Lee Bennington
Reagan enters New Hampshire Primary fray in earnest
Inside the paper previews Reagan's campaign expansion in New Hampshire with focus on recruitment and strategy as the primary season heats up in early pages.
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Reagan
New Hampshire
Angola
Topping Tavern
Vermont
TRB
Reston of the Times
U.S
Manchester
IBA
Shaftsbury State Park
England
BBS
Woodstock
Buffalo Sabres
Jabbar
Walton
Vermont lawmakers split on presidential primary bill
In Montpelier two Vermont lawmakers predicted the presidential preference primary bill will pass next March. House Majority Leader Richard Snelling, a Republican from Shelburne, predicted overwhelming approval and said the measure is nonpartisan. Sen. William Doyle, Republican sponsor from Washington County, also forecast passage as legislators reconvene to consider the proposal on town meeting day March 2.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Snelling
Kennedy
Deane Davis
Vermont
U.S
George Aiken
Thomas Salmon
House
Timothy O’connor
D-Brattleboro
State Committee
Carolyn Adler
Essex Junction
Thomas Candon
Rutland
Vermont Ski Areas See Record Crowds During Holiday Period
Vermont resorts report strong scenes over the Christmas New Year stretch with Bromley Mountain claiming the most visitors ever for the two week holiday. Mount Snow Stratton and Magic Mountain also report high attendance while many areas rely on snowmaking to sustain conditions and profits.
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Peru
Bromley Mountain
Dave Kaufman
Mount Snow
Manchester
Vermont
Kaufman
Hans Thorner
Magic Mountain
Londonderry
Stratton Mountain
Bromley Lodging Service
Glens Falls
N.Y
Bennington
Brattleboro
Dave Schaefer
Stratton
New York City
Bromley
Thorner
Thorner. ‘What We Now Need Is A Serious Snow To Tell the Whole East Coast
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Ord
Helen Thomas
Richard Cheney
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Soviet Communist Party
National Farm Bureau
By Geoffrey Chapman
Committee
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
GOP
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Russ Garland
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