Fire destroys four stores and restaurant in VIP complex
A morning blaze gutted Sears Vermont Commercial Carpet Center Magoo's Sub Shop and the VIP Restaurant at Routes 11 and 30. Fire Chief Harrington called it a total loss with no injuries. investigation by Detective Cpl. Horton will determine origin. Two hydrants failed, water was siphoned from the Battenhill River with help from Dorset and Arlington units. Gibbs Oil Company owns the building.
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Sears
Vermont Commercial Carpet Center
Magoo’s Sub Shop
VIP Restaurant
Joseph Harrington
Cpl
Robert Horton
Shaftsbury
Tulsa
Gibbs Oil Company
Revere, Mass
Revere
Mass
Magoo’s
Vermont Commercial Carpet
Sunset Snow Skies Bring Chapter of Cold Weather
Weather update notes a likely sunset snow event with mostly cloudy skies. Daytime highs reach 25 to 35 degrees, with snow likely tonight and continuing into Tuesday. Tonight’s lows fall to the mid teens to low 20s, while Tuesday’s highs range from the low to mid 30s. Sunrise at 7:17 and the 4:54 timestamp are mentioned.
Mondale in Europe urges shared NATO defense effort
Vice President Mondale reassured NATO ambassadors of a wider U.S. commitment despite Pentagon budget cuts, stressing Europe must match any increase in U.S. spending. He urged renewed SALT talks, balanced force reductions, and cooperation with European allies on Middle East and Cyprus crises, energy, and trade. Mondale met Belgian leaders, outlined a 10 day tour through Bonn Rome London Paris Berlin the Vatican and Tokyo.
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Alexander Haig
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Paris
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Vatican
Tokyo
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Williams College environmentalist a finalist for EPA post
Thomas Jorling, director of Williams College Center for Environmental Studies, is one of four finalists for administrator of the federal EPA. He confirmed being checked out by Carter aides, noting they contacted him last Tuesday and he has heard nothing since. He said he has not sought the job and has worked for friends who pursued it.
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Mass
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Center For Environmental Studies
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EPA
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Jorling
Carter
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Jerling
Jorling weighed for EPA post amid Carter talk
Jorling said he had not decided on accepting the EPA administrator job though he called it a growingly important federal post. He chairs Williams College environmental studies and has a background in law and ecology including work on the Clean Air Act and Water Pollution Act. A Carter spokesman said no administrator named yet and the other finalists could not be learned.
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EPA
U.S. Senate Public Works Committee
Williams
Environmental
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Washington State University
Senate
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Solicitor’s Office
U.S. Department of Interior
Gunmen seize Spanish general in Madrid amid protests
Suspected left wing gunmen kidnapped Emilio Villaescusa Quiles, 64, chief of the judiciary arm of Spain’s armed forces, outside his Madrid home as protests erupted over a student death and arrests. Police fought demonstrators with truncheons and smoke as authorities tied the abduction to demands for prisoner releases. The four attackers seized the general, gagged the driver, and left the vehicle after driving off with Villaescusa in a waiting limousine.
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UPI
Emilio Villaescusa Quiles
Villaescusa
Judiciary
Armed Forces
Cifra
Spain
No. 4
Luis Alvarez
Antonio Maria de Oriol Y Urquijo
Council of State
Oriol
Ex-Pittsfield mayor eyed as chief of protocol for Carter
Evan S. Dobelle, former Pittsfield mayor, emeritus commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, is expected to be named the nation s chief of protocol by President Carter. The role carries ambassadorial rank and a salary near 39 000 a year with no Senate confirmation.
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Mass
Evan S. Dobelle
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management
Carter
Shirley Temple Black
Washington
Dobelie
State Department
Senate
U.S
Edward W. Brooke
Dobelle
Kit
Black
Ford
Ghana
Candle blamed for raging fire at Mt. Top Inn
In Chittenden, a candle sparked a spectacular blaze at the Mountaintop Inn, damaging half the main building. The 35 guests were evacuated safely, two firefighters were lightly injured, hydrants were frozen, and guests failed to extinguish the flames. The 1871 resort hosted famous guests including Dwight D. Eisenhower and represented a major local business and tax source.
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UPI
Mountaintop
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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