Marines withdraw from Reid State Park in Maine drills
About 900 Marines from Camp Lejeune began pulling out of Reid State Park as snow shoes were packed away after a warm weekend. A Russian spy ship shadowed the Navy fleet off Maine while 13 more protesters were arrested for trespassing at the park during Operation Snowy Beach.
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Georgetown
Maine
22Nd Marine Amphibious Unit
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Society of Friends
Carol Anthony
Portland
Bath District Court
Newport News
Chief of Naval Operations
Guadalcanal
U.S
Weathermen Claim Credit For WBZ Boston Bomb Blast
Weathermen have claimed responsibility for bombing a WBZ mobile transmitting van near the Boston station. The blast briefly knocked WBZ off the air while police searched for additional explosives. no injuries reported. Authorities also investigated a Dorchester market fire likely started by a Molotov cocktail and witnessed two youths fleeing.
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WBZ Blast
Boston
UPI
Weathermen
WBZ
Boston Globe
Former Champlain Valley Vista supervisor mulls union push ouster
In Montpelier Vermont a former Champlain Valley Vista supervisor said he likely will challenge his firing over unionizing efforts. David Sharpe met with 16 Vista staff from five to six projects and said he would decide after consulting attorney Peter Lawrock of Middlebury. He reported general support for his fight and noted his dismissal came from the Boston regional Vista office despite an agreement with his Champlain Valley superiors. The group also voted to survey Vermont volunteers on affiliating with the Vista Alliance and to gauge backing for 23 grievances against the Boston office.
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Boston
Vista
Champlain Valley
Vistas
Vermont
National Vista Alliance
Vermont bus crash and Rutland fire kill three
A head on collision on U.S. 2 near Alburg killed David Stewart 47 and Pattie 16, with three family members injured and in Vermont Medical Center care. In Rutland, Martin Hart 35 suffered burns from a morning fire that killed his son Barry 6. heater malfunction blamed for the blaze that left eight homeless.
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Alburg
UPI
Rutland
Vermont
David Stewart
Keeseville
N.Y
Vermont Medical Center
Burlington
U.S. 2
Pattie
Joan Stewart
Annie
Jeannie
Martin Hart
Barry
Hart
Vermont official rebuts criticism of unemployment fund plan
Employment Security Commissioner Stella Hackel defended her handling of the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund in a letter to lawmakers. She rejected claims of mismanagement, called the criticism unjust, and warned against new or expanded programs that could drain the fund. Her response followed criticism over a 1967 tax cut proposal and a veto recommendation regarding a year of benefits.
Northeast Utilities wastes time on Canaan Mountain project
Falls Village Conn and Pittsfield area notes report Northeast Utilities delaying a decision on the Canaan Mountain pumped storage. Chairman Leland Sillin Jr says the peaking power need no longer expected by 1978 79 but rather at least 1982. Other Berkshire items cover arrests tied to local thefts and a fluoridation funding dispute in North Adams plus the first legal bingo in the Berkshires since 1942 drawing 350 at Notre Dame Church parish center.
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Pittsfield
Northeast Utilities
Canaan Mountain
Falls Village
Conn
The
Hartford Courant
Leland’. Sillin Jr
Northeast
North Adams
Notre Dame Church
Berkshires
Albany
N.Y
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Mrs. Hackel
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Lloyd Sikorski
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William F. Turner
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Cohoes
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Guilderland
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