Rebozo to be called by Watergate panel
Washington details a seven member witness list for the Senate Watergate committee hearings starting Tuesday. Charles G. Bebe Rebozo, Nixon ally, will be questioned about a $100000 Hughes campaign contribution. Other named witnesses include Robert A. Maheu Las Vegas executive Richard Danner Sands Hotel manager and bank director Thomas Wakefield.
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Washington
UPI
Charles G
Bebe” Rebozo
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Rebozo
Howard Hughes
Robert A. Maheu
Hughes
Las Vegas
United States
Richard Danner
Sands
Thomas Wakefield
Rebozo’s Bank
Key Biscayne
Fila
Florida
William Griffin
Robert Abplanalp
James Coyle
Baddia Rashid
F. Donald Nixon
Charles W. Colson
Dave Corsen
Colson
White House
Watergate Committee
Behan Named Probate Judge in Bennington County
Catherine C. Behan, register of the South Shire Probate Court since 1953, will become probate judge as Governor Salmon accepts the nomination after Judge Margaret Lillie resigns to enter private practice. Behan, a native of North Bennington with three grown children, has long served under Judges Graves and Lillie.
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Catherine C. Behan
South Shire
Behan
Bennington County
Republican Committee
Salmon
Margaret Lillie
van Vechten B. Graves
Lillie
North Bennington
Thomas
Vermont Department of Highways
John
Bennington
Inside Bennington librarians offer more than books
On Page 3 the Inside Bennington librarian outlines the library’s diverse offerings beyond books. Safire on Page 5 notes it’s hard to pin precise ideological labels on anyone. Page 6 covers veteran Shaftsbury selectman quitting and caucuses naming candidates. Page 6 features two North Shire men compiling a pictorial memoir of director Frank Capra. Page 10 previews Arlington youth basketball. Page 11 reports Boston hockey fans clashing in a “recycling” styled postgame incident after a hero is ejected.
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Safire
Shaftsbury
North Shire
Frank Capra
Arlington
Boston
lawmakers push rollback of oil prices to December 1 levels
Senator Stevenson proposes legislation to roll back petroleum prices to December 1, with measures to protect independent dealers, open public data on petroleum reserves and taxes, and reform lease bidding. Senator Jackson urges price controls and a steady, justified increase policy while opposing broad rollbacks. Senate debates hinge on supply, taxes, and industry loyalty amid rising energy costs.
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Washington
UPI
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Stevenson
Consumer Federation of America
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
William E. Simon
Simon
Senate Finance
Nixon
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Gravel
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Sen. Jackson
Nixon seeks 7.6 billion for education programs
President Nixon asks Congress for 7.6 billion in education funding highlighting priority for planning. He seeks 2.8 billion more beyond fiscal 1975 education funds, with fall disbursement and new grants for needy students, loans, and desegregation.
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Washington
UPI
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John Brademas
D-Ind
House Select Education
Nixon White House
Carl D. Perkins
House Education and Labor Committee
Kentucky
Hawaii imposes first U.S. mandatory gas rationing
Acting Gov. George Ariyoshi ordered a statewide mandatory gas rationing plan to take effect Monday after a public hearing. The program, called Gasplan, follows Oregon's last-digit system allowing odd or even license plate numbers to buy on designated days, with Maui already enforcing a local scheme. The rule covers all service stations, with exemptions possible via county mayors amid a critical fuel shortage.
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Honolulu
UPI
George Ariyoshi
Ariyoshi
Ronald Amemiya
State Office of Consumer Protection
Islands
America
Maui
Oregon
Hawaii
Krogh jailed six months for Ellsberg raid blames Nixon
Egil Bud Krogh accepts a six month sentence for his role in the Fielding burglary and asserts President Nixon was blameless. He says he had no direct authority from Nixon while noting Ehrlichman directed the unit. Krogh, 34, pleads guilty to violating civil rights and faces possible penalties but receives suspended most of the term and two years probation.
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Washington
UPI
Egil “Bud” Krogh
Daniel Ellsberg
Nixon
Krogh
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Ellsberg
Seattle
Lewis J. Fielding
Los Angeles
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
California
Fielding
Cheney proposes bottle changes to boost Vermont recycling
Attorney General Kimberly Cheney proposed changes to Vermonts bottle ban with the backing of Governor Salmon and the Environmental Conservation Agency. The plan adds a one cent litter levy on most beverage containers, sets two cent deposits on uniform durable containers and nickel on others, bans pop-top cans, allows new single metal cans with push in tops, and requires mandatory redemption centers by next January 1. Cheney also floated a beer tax cut to aid border grocers but Salmon rejected it due to a $250 000 revenue loss.
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Cheney
Thomas Salmon
Bottles and cans dumped instead of recycled in Bennington survey
Bennington area stores dump nearly all returned bottles and cans in landfills despite a growing recycled glass market. The survey by the Bennington Recycling Committee, aided by an anonymous storekeeper, details manufacturers and distributors and reveals which brands are recycled or discarded in landfills, noting contrasts with expected bottle ban goals.
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Bennington
Vermont
Nixon Nears Payment Of disputed California and federal taxes
President Nixon, at Camp David, is close to paying back taxes after aides indicate a decision to settle both California state income taxes and back federal taxes. Lawyers draft a new statement. committee probes legality of past deductions and tax actions. Net worth around $1 million. payoff possibly about $300,000. White House sees tax issue hurting polls more than Watergate.
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UPI
Nixon
California
White House
Congress
H. Chapman Rose
Kenneth Gammill
National Archives
House Senate Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Sen
Russell Long
D-La
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