Northeastern governors plan suit to halt oil tariff hike
Six governors from oil dependent Northeastern states will sue to stop President Ford's plan to raise oil import duties to three dollars per barrel by April. Massachusetts Attorney General Bellotti said the suit would be filed in U.S. District Court in Washington next Monday after a White House meeting where Ford signed the proclamation. Governors spoke of being shut out of the decision, warning higher oil, gasoline, and heating prices will follow.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Massachusetts
Francis X. Bellotti
U.S. District Court
Michael S. Dukakis
James B. Longley
Maine
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Rhode Island
Sherman W. Tribbit
Delawre
Hug L. Carey
New York
Thomas P. Salmon
Vermont
White House
Salmon
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Bellotti
New England
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Shapp
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
Grasso
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Weather outlook with chances of rain and snow
Partly sunny today with a high in the 30s and increasing clouds tonight bringing a chance of wet snow. Lows reach the 20s to low 30s with likely rain or wet snow on Saturday and a warmer high in the mid 40s. Yesterday's high was 32 and low 19. Sunrise Saturday is 7 19 and sunset today 4 54.
Springfield hydro plan to form municipal light company
Springfield would sell 57 million in revenue bonds to build a 27 000 kilowatt hydroelectric facility using seven dams on the Black River. Town officials claim electric rates would fall versus CVPS, aiming to end the state’s largest private utility's dominance. The plan, filed for a Federal Power license, requires voter approval at March 4 town meeting for creating a municipal light company and the bond issue.
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UPI
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Jones and Lamson
Fellows Corp
Bryant Grinder Corp
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Chester Scott
Scott
Paul McCarthy
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R.W. Beck Co
Wellesley
Mass
Salmon and governors clash with Ford on oil tariffs
President Ford is dead wrong to order higher tariffs on foreign oil, says Vermont Governor Salmon after a meeting with Ford and nine other Northeast governors. Salmon calls the gathering a failure and urges administrative, legal and congressional action to block the tariff move and buy time.
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Ford interview outlines last resorts and f choices
President Ford discussed potential last resorts if the economy stayed grim in 1976 including possible nonrun for president. He backed an energy plan but warned Congress action affects oil tariffs and fuel rationing could last years. He warned of war risk in the Middle East and US readiness for drastic measures.
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Mideast
United States
Israel speeds build of costly Sinai defenses line
United Press International reports Israel is accelerating a defense line valued at a quarter of a billion dollars in the Sinai between the Suez Canal and the Mitla and Gidi passes. Military sources note over 64 million spent so far with 160 million more planned for roads fortifications and minefields west of the passes.
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Vermont Planning Chief Joins New England Regional Commission
State Planning Director Arthur Ristau will take an executive post with the New England Regional Commission while remaining head of Vermont's Planning Office. He will work three days weekly in Boston. the move includes a pay raise. The commission will advise Gov. Salmon on contracts grants and related matters.
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Ford signs new tariff stirring quick opposition
President Ford unveiled higher tariffs on imported oil triggering expected gasoline price hikes. He pitched the move as a step to curb oil dependence, while proposing tax rebates ranging from 80 to 1000 dollars. AFL-CIO chief Meany dismissed the plan as odd and called for labor action. Democrats seek to block the tariff via a veto-proof debt measure. Detroit automakers show January rebound in sales, while Exxon and Occidental report higher 1974 profits. AT&T faces a government rate hike questioned as inflationary.
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Chrysler
Sleeman Libel Suit Settled as VEA Retracts Report
A settlement ends the $150,000 libel suits by Richard A. Sleeman against the Vermont Education Association. The VEA retracts statements implying Sleeman engaged in illegal or dishonest conduct in its final education report, canceling a Bennington Superior Court trial. The agreement cites lack of factual substantiation and hearsay as the basis for retracting those passages.
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Vermont Education Association
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Victim's brother named only suspect in Londonderry killing
Windham County State's Attorney John A. Rocray identified Dennis G. Ameden of Weston as the sole suspect in the November 16 shooting death of Eugene Ameden, 62, of Londonderry. Ameden remains hospitalized after a separate crash and will face charges upon return to Vermont. authorities stress the case is not yet solved.
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Eugene Ameden
Londonderry
Windham County
John A. Rocray
Dennis G. Ameden
Weston
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Rocray
Dennis Ameden
Vermont
M. Jerome M. Diamond
Diamond
Ameden
Bennington Tax Abatement Board Deflects Legal Advice
The Bennington Board of Tax Abatement met in special session and, by a 6-0 vote with 2 abstentions, upheld a water discount for farmer Richard B. Leake III while reversing two earlier abatements following Town Counsel Norton Barber. The action highlighted legal questions about inequities in town tax practices and suggested potential future issues for numerous taxpayers. The Day Care Center abatement and a veteran's exemption were stripped after Barber ruled the prior decisions illegal under Vermont law.
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Bennington
BTA
Norton Barber
Barber
Herbert
Vermont
Inside National and Local News Highlights
A collage of items from Inside National and Local sections covers a shoplifting scandal tied to Raleigh mayoral wife, a TV ad note about paper towels, vegetable tips from the Wadsworths, childbirth course plans at Putnam Hospital, and an imperialist stance editorial. It also notes Pete Horton’s advice to the President, a Fortney column on a women’s conference, Hoosick bicentennial projects, firefighter youth training, owl headlines, tax abatements, Heart Fund drive, SVSU board reorganization, Kenneth Center as a Washington tourist draw, and MAU basketball replay plans, Windsor night games, Kiner near Hall of Fame, and Johnny Miller.
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Kiner
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