Busy Vermont House seeks repeal of oil import quota
In a busy session the Vermont House moved to expand a joint legislative committee to 27 members and pressed for repeal of the oil import quota to lower home heating costs. Rep. John Alden led a resolution demanding action sent to the White House task force, while Senate leaders pushed districts studies and regional planning changes.
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Woodstock
White House
Senate
Administrative Coordination Committee
Robert West
Rutland County
West
We're Losing the Fight Against Pollution Muskie Says
Senator Edmund Muskie argued pollution control lags behind population growth and industrial expansion in Maine. He noted some progress in clean up efforts yet warned no rollback has occurred without stronger enforcement of existing laws.
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Muskie
Portland
Maine
UPI
Edmund Muskie
Maine Democrat
Agnew Heckled By Protesters In Auckland Hotel Clash
Antiwar demonstrators clashed with police outside the Inter-Continental Hotel in Auckland as they shouted at guests arriving for a scheduled event. Demonstrators waved placards and swung fists while officers struggled to clear the entrance.
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Auckland
New Zealand
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Agnew
Keith Holyoake
Holyoake
Israel Attacks Egyptian, Jordanian Targets Deep in Middle East
Israeli jets raided Egyptian positions as close as 30 miles from Cairo in 90 minutes of raids, Egypt claiming three Israeli planes downed while Israel reported one loss. Additional raids hit Jordan, killing one soldier and wounding eight. Meir blamed France for arming Libya, altering regional balance.
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Cairo
Israel
Jordan
Amman
Golda Meir
Libya
Middle East
Suez City-Cairo
Suez City
Bir Udeib
Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
Tel Aviv
Hippie Heiress Spends $25 Million Fast in Charity Spree
Michael James Brody, 21, heir to the Jelke fortune, distributed funds in New York including 2500 to a stranger at a nightclub and 1000 tips to a taxi driver and a TV reporter. He plans a rock record and has already tipped resort staff 25000 after a Jamaican honeymoon aboard a chartered jet.
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New York
UPI
Minot
Mickey” Jelke
Michael James Brody
Manhattan
Brody
John F. Jelke
Scarsdale
N.Y
Renee
Montego Bay
It May Thaw in Vermont With Light Showers Possible
Mostly cloudy weather hits Vermont with chances of light snow or showers. Highs reach the 20s as temperatures steady later, then plunge again. South winds could keep freezing conditions going into Sunday, affecting travel and outdoor plans.
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Vermont
Consumer leaders urge truth in pricing and labeling
Washington hearing heard leaders of the consumer movement press for unit pricing and clear quality labeling to fix truth in packaging laws. Advocates urged retailers bear sole unit price marking duty and demanded date labeling for perishables, plus nutritional information and ingredient quantities.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Movement
Congress
Assembly of the Consumer Federation of America
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Senate Commerce Consumer Subcommittee
Federation
United
Helen Nelson
National Group
Illinois Federation of Consumers
Mary Gullberg
Berkeley
Calif
Consumer Cooperative Home
Currin Shields
Arizona Consumers Council
Lee Richardson
Louisiana Consumers League
William F. Willier
Boston College Consumer Law Center
New York City
Willier
Shields
Food and Drug Administration
China Builds War Readiness Amid PLA Recruitment Drive
Hong Kong reports from UPI indicate China expanding its largest recruitment push since the Korean War. Officials cite fear of Soviet invasion, with thousands enlisting as bomb shelter construction and patriotism surge in major cities. PLA strength estimated at 2.5 to 3.5 million. incentives include food clothing and a six yuan monthly allowance.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Denes Baracs
Peking
Russia
People’s Liberation Army
PLA
Inside notes on survival price tag and budget troubles
An editorial argues the public sees that survival costs matter less than public funding. Betsey Samuelson outlines Gov. Davis’s mounting issues over a proposed 109 million budget. Also highlights Fusion Theatre at Bennington College and a Bulldogs SVL win over Wind sor to stay undefeated.
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Betsey Samuelson
Gov. Davis
Vermont Supreme Court backs home mortgage agency
Vermont lawmakers hailed a unanimous court ruling upholding the Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency as constitutional. The decision clears the way for the agency to issue up to 10 million dollars in bonds to buy home mortgage loans and may boost bank participation in the loan guarantee program.
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Montpelier Upi
Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency
Supreme Court
House
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
Montpelier
Giuliani
Montpelier National Bank
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Odell Skinner
Deane C. Davis
Davis
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Feinberg
State Pharmacy Board
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R-Windham
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