Ford signals veto on rationing and wage controls plan
President Ford told the nation he would veto a gasoline rationing bill and reject authority for wage price controls. He warned the nation faces a potential $75 billion red ink and stressed the need for his anti recession energy program. He also endorsed potential military action only as a hypothetical last resort to protect overseas oil supplies.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
United States
Nixon
Congress
Salmon's budget proposal meets chilly legislative reception
In Montpelier Gov. Salmon asked for a tax increase funded entirely by federal sources to fund a 359 million dollar 1976 budget. House Speaker O'Connor and others urged deeper cuts, favoring reductions to state programs and salaries above new taxes while forecasting a net 400 fewer state employees. Welfare spending gains were welcomed as minimal relief, though anti business sentiment and opposition to attracting industry were noted.
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House Appropriations Committee
Emory A. Hebard
R-Glover
Hebard
House
O’connor
Salmon
Vermont unemployment rate falls for first time in months
The insured Vermont unemployment rate dropped to 8.9 percent from 9.2 percent as plant reopenings after Christmas reduced layoffs. St Albans logged the highest rate at 17.3 percent, Brattleboro the lowest at 5.7 percent, with other areas ranging up to 12.8 percent. Governor Salmon said the overall rate was certainly above 10 percent.
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St. Albans
Brattleboro
Barre- Montpelier
Bennington
Burlington
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Junction
Thomas P. Salmon
Inside Local honors MAU student and bicentennial plans
MAU student earns regional honors as AAUW branches map bicentennial programs. Page 3 outlines activities and lectures. Other notes include editorials by Cora Cheney on immigrants and Russell Baker on wages of sin and writing.
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MAU
AAUW
Sen. Aiken
Cora Cheney
Vermont
Russell Baker
Safire
Shaftsbury
Jane Gardner
Bennington
John Page
Green Mountain Boys
Bulldogs
Eagles
Patriots
Ford backs right to use force if oil supply is strangled
President Ford said on Tuesday that a country has the right to protect itself against death and could use military force if oil supplies were strangled. He would seek congressional approval and follow the constitutional process, endorsing Kissinger's statement on potential force in extreme oil crisis.
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Ford
U.S
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Congress
South Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
U.N
United Nations
Bennington Selectmen Press Town Manager Over Budget Clarity
Budget problems linger as Town Manager Harold R. Saunders faces sharp questions from Selectmen Timothy Corcoran Gerald Morrissey and Peter Donavan about the 1975 76 municipal budget and unclear deficit. They urge a summary and progress on line by line cuts or wage talks, Saunders cites workload and manpower as delays.
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Bennington Selectmen
Harold R. Saunders
Timothy Corcoran
Peter R. Donavan
Gerald P. Morrissey
Saunders
Corcoran
Morrissey
Donavan
Inflation cools slightly as 1974 annual rise tops WWII era
The Labor Department reports December CPI up 0.7 percent the smallest monthly gain since July while 1974 inflation hits 12.2 percent, the highest since World War II. U.S. Steel cancels layoffs as governor campaigns against fuel price hikes. Economist Kellner notes 0.6 percent surge in consumer purchasing power. President Ford defends higher fuel taxes and vows to veto any rationing bill.
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Labor Department
U.S. Steel
New Hampshire
Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover Bank
New York
Ford
Congress
Bennington social agencies win town funding backing
Bennington Tutorial Center and Bennington Opportunity Council won Human Services Commission support by 4 to 1 votes for funding, with Tutorial Center approved for funding and RSVP rejected due to high admin costs. The commission also favored two other programs, Day Care and 204 Depot St., for inclusion in the town budget.
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Bennington
Depot St
Commission
Judy Meneely
W. Averell Brown
Priscilla Kennedy
Richard Perrott
Cindy Tripp
Ted Holden
Shirley McTernan
BOC
Mideast war talk muted. Israel edges toward Syria talks
Israeli sources say no interim Syria settlement within reach as Golan needs and terrain block deals. Israel seeks talks with Jordan’s King Hussein over the West Bank but notes Hussein is replaced by the PLO. Haaretz cites U.S. contingency plans for bases in Israel.
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Israel
Egypt
Syria
Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Henry Kissinger
Jordan
Hussein
West Bank
Jordan River
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tel Aviv
Ha’aretz
Washington
United States
U.S
Settlement expected on Sleeman suits
Bennington School Board chairman Richard A Sleeman seeks two libel suits totaling 75000 against the Vermont Education Association over its Bennington area school problem reports. The ifsettlement reportedly out of court as accusations of misusing office and threatening teachers are disputed.
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Bennington
Richard A. Sleeman
Vermont Education Association
VEA
Sleeman
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John J. O’brien
Chittenden County
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John H. Boylan
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By Jan Slusmon
United Press International
RSVP
Mideast
Sleeman Suits
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