Vermont secret ballot bid hits constitutional roadblock
Vermont lawmakers grapple with secret balloting for statewide officers after no candidate won a majority on November 5. Deputy Secretary of State rules the officers must be chosen by secret written ballot, while Sen John Alden and Rep Emory Hebard push for a roll call or unanimous ballot of top vote-getters to satisfy the constitution.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Robert Gibson
Richard Thomas
John Alden
Windsor County
Emory Hebard
Glover
Alden
Hebard
House
Senate
David Curtis
Charlotte
Curtis
Brian Burns
T. Gary Buckley
M. Jerome Diamond
Kimberly Cheney
Stella Hackell
Frank Davis
Alexander Acebo
Frederick Randler
The
Liberty Union
Beattie
Manchester
Cole
Enterprise heads toward South Vietnam after Phuoc Binh defeat
UPI reports a U S Navy task force led by the Enterprise sailed from Subic Bay toward the Gulf of Thailand after Communist forces overran Phuoc Binh province near Saigon. A Coral Sea task force was also active nearby, while officials denied plans to enter Vietnamese waters.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Navy
Enterprise
Philippines
South Vietnam
Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Long
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Long Beach
Subic Bay
Coral Sea
South China Sea
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Giai Phong
South Vietnamese
U.S
Congress
Indochina
Thailand
Pentagon
Washington
Gulf of Thailand
Indochinese
Gulf
Ford to propose tax cut in State of the Union plan
President Ford plans a tax cut to revive the economy with estimates ranging from 5 to 10 percent for imported crude oil per barrel and will present the plan in the January 20 State of the Union address. Administration aides say the package will be significant but not a blockbuster, with further budget decisions to follow.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
William Simon
Treasury
William Seidman
Economic Policy Board
Defense
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
Schlesinger
CIA
Space junk from Skylab S2 stage may hit Earth Friday
NASA officials say 83 500 pound S2 stage debris from Skylab could break up above Earth and a 70 percent chance remains fragments reach ocean. Up to 50 pieces may survive atmospheric burn, with potential hits possible anywhere in a 250 000 square mile belt. strongest debris likely bulkhead and engine pieces.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Globe
NASA
Ocean
BSD contract shows healthy pay brackets for Bennington teachers
The Bennington School District two year contract approved last September increases starting elementary salaries to 7200 next year 7600 for bachelors degree holders with no experience. The piece compares BSD salaries to Brattleboro and North Adams showing higher local costs and notes many BSD teachers earn between 10000 and 13000 while a few exceed 14000.
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MAU
Bennington
Massachusetts
Brattleboro
North Adams
Mass
Standard Rate and Data Service
Inside National Guard Coping With Indian Uprising Wisconsin
National Guard called to cope with Indian uprising in Wisconsin dominates Page 2 while other sections note Vermont jobless benefits extension Page 3 and editorial comments on education red herrings Page 4.
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National National Guard
Wisconsin
Vermont
Russell Baker
SVSU
Tom Wicker
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls
ABC
ACLU
MAU
John Randolph
Arabs reject Kissinger hard line on oil crisis comments
Egyptian Information Minister Ahmed Magd condemned Kissinger's warning of possible armed action over oil stoppages as ill-timed and implausible. Arab leaders like Arafat warned that Arabs would blow up wells if U S sought to seize oil sites, amid Arab media opposition to Kissinger remarks.
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United Press International
Ahmed Magd
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Houari Boumedienne
Yasser Arafat
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Paris
le Monde
U.S
Arafat
Henry Kissinger
Auto industry endures worst year since 1959
The U S auto sector posted its worst nonstrike year and month since 1959 with December sales at 429000 and annual output of 7449000. Inflation, recession, and gasoline shortages drave consumer reluctance to buy, while Greenspan warned unemployment could reach 8 percent. government aid expanded public works and tax measures eyed.
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U.S
Alan Greenspan
Ford
Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury
William Simon
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Department
Labor
Peter Brennan
Treasury Department
Bennington panel weighs emergency funding for 204 Depot program
The Bennington Human Services Commission debated a $4,000 request for the 204 Depot St. Program, voting 4-0 to recommend emergency funding only after exhausting other options. Chairman Ted Holden argued the agency helps delinquents and saves the state money, urging selectmen to press for state capital funds and questions about funding.
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Bennington Human Services Commission
204 Depot St
Richard V. Perrott
Edward
Ted’’ Holden
Commission
Bennington
Holden
Perrott
Cindy Tripp
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