Mystery Luncheon Meeting of Town Officials and Y Directors
Town officials and Y directors reportedly held a secret luncheon meeting. Masso announced the gathering during a noon briefing, with Lamb and selectmen absent. Investigators traced calls to eateries, but the secret venue was later revealed at Wills Insurance on South Street where Baker and Jesseman declined to comment.
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Perry Mason
Paul Drake
Selectmen
The
Tony Masso
Edward R. Lamb
Human Resources Council
Masso
Bennington Display Co
J. Duncan Campbell
St. Peter’s Church
Bill
Ed Lamb
Fox
Paradise
Country Club
Vermont
Shultz
Nichols
Y Office
Banner
Four
Norton Barber
Upstreet
Barber
Wills Insurance Co
South Street
Wills
Harvey Kevorkian
Steve Jesseman
Baker
Campbell
Lamb
Jesseman
Kevorkian
Berrigan Indicted in Plot to Kidnap Kissinger
Federal grand jury charges Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and five co conspirators with masterminding a jail cell plan to blow heating systems in Washington on George Washington's Birthday and kidnap Henry A Kissinger, Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, to force government action. The indictment lists seven other conspirators, including Berrigan's brother Daniel, and notes extensive prior visits and communications.
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Philip Berrigan
Kissinger
Washington
UPI
George Washington
Lee
Henry A
Peae Cane
Berrigan
Daniel
John N. Mitchell
Harrisburg
Nixon
Joseph Wenderoth
Baltimore
Elizabeth McAlister
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Neil Raymond McLaughlin
Anthony Scoblick
Eqbal Ahamad
Adlai Stevenson Institute of Public Affairs
Chicago
Ahmad
Pakistan
U.s
United States
Justice Department
Witten Seeks Decorum, Calls for Newsmen Ouster in Vermont House
Vermont House debate on decorum features Rep R Marshall Witten proposing stricter conduct rules and removal of newsmen and unofficial entrants. House Rules Committee chaired by Witten negotiates with speakers and committee leaders including Kennedy Bunting Beattie Giuliani. decision aimed at limiting press access during sessions.
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Appropriations Committee
Walter ‘‘Peanut
Kennedy
Frank Bunting
Brandon
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Ways and Means
Beattie
House
Witten
Bennington
Rules Committee
House Appropriations
Marshall Witten
House Commerce Committee
Frank Wilson
Putney
Vermont
FCC approves first long distance rate hike since 1953
The FCC authorized a preliminary increase in interstate long distance rates, estimating AT&T would gain about 250 million dollars yearly before tax, while AT&T argued the true increase could reach 385 to 545 million. Hearings will decide final higher rates, with mid day New York to San Francisco direct calls rising from 1.35 to 1.45 and other rates up if approved. The action concerns only Bell system phone services.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Commission
Bell System
Bell
New York
San Francisco
Inside Vermont enviro priority noted by Horton
On the Inside Pete Horton suggests Vermonters prioritize the environment over more business. A letter to the editor argues the people of Pownal valley should "cry murder" instead of racetrack owners. Manchester residents recycle newsprint. BBS Bulldogs win. MAUHS Patriots lose.
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Pete Horton
Pownal Valley
Bennington banks partner with SBA on small business loans
Two local banks, County National Bank of Bennington and Catamount National Bank, join with the Small Business Administration to create a 500000 loan fund for local small businesses. Bank presidents Kenneth R. Clayton and S Whitney Dickey stress loans target viable ventures and not as a giveaway, with a special loan committee to oversee applications and a note of strong SBA support from Montpelier.
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Bennington
County National Bank of
SBA
Clayton
Dickey
Clayton, Dickey
Vermont extends unemployment aid by 13 weeks
The Vermont legislature quickly passed a bill extending unemployment benefits by 13 weeks beyond the 26 usual weeks. Gov. Davis is slated to sign, with funds split between state and federal trust funds. The action affects about 1,000 unemployed residents who exhausted benefits.
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Montpelier
Vermont
House
Senate
Gov. Davis
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Congress
President hints at action to roll back steel prices
President Nixon in San Clemente indicated voluntary restraints on steel imports from Japan and Europe could be lifted after Bethlehem Steel Corp announced a 12.5 percent price increase. The move signals possible policy shifts amid rising steel costs affecting U S industry.
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San Clemente, Calif
UPI
Nixon
Japan
Europe
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Bethlehem
Ronald L. Ziegler
Lukens Steel Co
Ziegler
Buckley warns of jawboning Bethlehem to roll back increase
Buckley suggests the administration subtly used jawboning to pressure Bethlehem into reversing an increase set to take effect March 1. He notes Nixon has avoided explicit jawboning terms so far, though the tactic appears implied.
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Bethlehem
Nixon
Vermont Race Track Not Source For Extra Tax Dollars
A Bennington County senator urged colleagues not to view Vermont’s parimutual Green Mountain Racetrack as a revenue source. The debate followed a news story citing track tensions over Sunday racing and union pay, with lawmakers noting regional interest in new racing privileges.
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Vermont
John Alden
Windsor County
John O’brien
Chittenden
Grand Isle
Carter sworn in as Georgia governor calls for end to discrimination
Jimmy Carter, 45, peanut farmer, sworn in as Georgia governor, tells a biracial crowd the time for racial discrimination is over. He pledges programs to overcome past handicaps, tackle illiteracy, and reduce the state’s high school dropout rate, stressing opportunity over past inequities.
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Georgia
Jon Nordheimer
N.Y. Times
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Kennedy
South
Lester G. Maddox
State
Leroy Johnson
Johnson
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