Vermont Legislature Opens with O'Connor Re elected Speaker
Vermont House unanimously re elected Rep. Timothy O'Connor Democrat of Brattleboro as speaker to begin the 54th biennial session. Senate picks include Sen. Robert Bloomer for president pro tem and Sen. John Boylan to the Committee on Committees. Outgoing Sec. of State Richard Thomas named assistant clerk amid personnel shifts following a sledding accident injury to Chief Draftsman William Russell.
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Timothy O’connor
Brattleboro
Vermont
House
Connor
Senate
Sen
Robert
Bloomer
Rutland
John Boylan
Essex
Orleans
Richard Thomas
Thomas
James Guest
Paul Graves
Legislative Council
William Russell
Russell
Robert Gibson
Secretary of State
John Alden
Woodstock
T. Garry Buckley
Dorset
Alden
Buckley
Libery Union
John Franco
Barre
Thomas Salmon
Richard Snelling
Congress Urges 30 Billion Stimulus From Carter
Forty one members of Congress urged President Carter to approve a 30 billion dollar economic stimulus focused largely on job creation. The move surpasses the 15 to 20 billion packages discussed by transition staff and contrasts tax cut advice from some economists. Leader John Conyers said tax cuts are inefficient for job creation and Rep Parren Mitchell cautioned that 15 billion with tax cuts would not be acceptable. Carter to meet with Democratic leaders Thursday to discuss the package amid new job creation bills.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Carter
John Conyers
D-Mich
Detroit
Congressional Black Caucus
Parren Mitchell
D-Md
Black Caucus
House
Oil tanker Universe refloated after major Delaware River grounding
Crews pump millions of gallons from the Liberian flagged Universe as it sits in mud near the Chesapeake Delaware Canal for refloating at high tide. The incident marks the sixth Liberian tanker accident near U.S. waters since mid December, with investigations and court proceedings underway into earlier spills and mishaps.
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Delaware River
U.S
Coast Guard
Atlantic
New England
North Atlantic
Cape Cod
Maine
Chesapeake-Delaware Canal
Gulf Oil Co
Chester
Los Angeles Harbor
Oswego Peace
Connecticut
Thames River
Guayanilla Bay
Puerto Rico
Hoosick Gets $500000 HUD Grant for Rent Subsidies
Hoosick New York receives a five year federal grant of 500000 from HUD to subsidize rent for 50 units with 25 slots for seniors and 25 for low income families. Subsidies aimed to keep tenants at 25 percent of income, with adjustments for the elderly or medical costs. Applications begin next week with income verification and housing inspections.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hoosick Housing Authority
Rolf Sternberg
Housing Authority
PBB illness link found in Michigan farms
Tests on 1,029 people in the Grand Rapids area link medical problems to PBB contamination from a mixup that put a toxic fire retardant in cattle feed. Researchers report memory loss skin changes exhaustion and other issues. most tested lived on contaminated farms. Self-test kits to check milk are to be available soon.
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Lansing, Mich
UPI
Michigan
Irving J. Selikoff
Grand Rapids
Selikoff
New York
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
State Department of Public Health
Health Department
Army chief reinstates cadets
Army Secretary Martin R. Hoffman announced cadets dismissed or resigned from West Point over a cheating scandal will be readmitted. He said most recommendations of a blue ribbon panel on reforming the honor system will be accepted. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Sidney B Berry will be removed and replaced after orientation for a four to eight year term.
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Frank Borman
Hoffman
Army
Carter family holds peanut empire amid transition plan
Plains Georgia UPI Carter family multimillion dollar peanut holdings likely stay in family as President elect Jimmy Carter moves to place assets in trusteeship. Billy Carter says he has first option to buy or lease the peanut warehouse and will continue to run the business. Trusteeship may allow sale of the warehouse but not the farmland. Carter plans to divest other farm and company interests during term. speculation mounts on a trustee figure.
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White House
Jody Powell
Billy
Carter
Charles Kirbo
Atlanta
Kirbo
UPI
Inside Local highlights and page notes
Summary of Inside Local coverage includes interview with outgoing Governor Salmon and notes on museum cover from a Vermont post office. Mentions Green Mountain Arts Collaborative sponsorship, page references, and diverse local items across pages 3 to 15.
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New Hampshire
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Jackie Means
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Sternberg
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John Page
Ohio
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Telly Savalas
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