Electric power politics roil Vermont legislature and utilities
Vermont faces a tide of electric power disputes as bills seek state purchase of VELCO and a new energy planning office. Central Vermont Public Service Corp faces rising costs and job cuts while Springfield plans a $57 million hydro project to cut electric rates. Governor Salmon defends executive orders amid legislative pushback.
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VELCO
Montpelier
Springfield Board of Selectmen
Springfield Selectmen
March Town Meeting
Black River
Chester Scott
Springfield
Thomas P. Salmon
State Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Salmon
Leahy Visits Bennington Shows Vermont Style in Politics
Vermont's new senator Patrick Leahy visited Bennington for a county Democratic victory dinner. He plans a 50-50 split between north and south Vermont and to open a southern office alongside his Burlington base. Leahy discussed committee assignments, mentioning Armed Services and Agriculture, and described his ongoing staff setup and outreach from his office amid strong constituent mail on Vietnam and energy policy.
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Patrick J. Leahy
Bennington
Vermont
Leahy
Burlington
Washington
Albany
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
Mississippi
Vietnam
Public Works Committee
Armed Services
Robert T. Stafford
Stennis
Law and Order
Olympus
U.S
Henry Kissinger
United States
Lawmakers Attack Salmon Budget in Vermont
Republicans in the Vermont legislature pressed Gov. Thomas P. Salmon’s budget belatedly after a sharp denunciation. The Joint Fiscal Committee staff, controlling the budget, proposed trimming the Health Department appropriation and criticized his spending plan amid ongoing partisan brinkmanship.
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Joint Fiscal Committee
Health Department
Senate panel approves probe into state ACLU stance
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-1 to back a special committee probe of the ACLU after a brief hearing in which ACLU officials refused to answer most questions. The measure, led by John J. O'Brien, targets ACLU ties, including lobbying activity, in the wake of the Louis Ponce case.
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Joan Webster
Rotary Club
Senate
Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
ACLU
O’brien
Webster
Ponce
Elks Club
Two Killed in One Car Crash Near Globe Union
Two young men died and two were injured in a Route 67A one car crash near the Bennington College entrance. Police rushed the scene and removed the victims. the two injured were taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital. A fire behind the Globe Union Plant was controlled with no major damage. Identifications of the victims remained unconfirmed at press time.
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Globe Union
Bennington College
Raymond Bolton
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Weather update: clouds linger with mild temps today
Rainy and partly cloudy conditions persist with highs in the 40s. Chance of rain and possible wet snow in higher elevations. Sunday remains mild with partly cloudy skies. Sunset at 4 53 and sunrise at 7 18.
Bomb damages Fraunces Tavern in Manhattan
A bomb ripped through the Fraunces Tavern building at 101 Broad Street in Manhattan's Wall Street district killing three and injuring about 40. The blast struck the Anglers Club on the second floor. a note claimed responsibility by the Puerto Rican nationalist group FALN.
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New York
UPI
Fraunces Tavern
George Washington
Armed Forces For the Liberation of
Puerto Rico
Manhattan
Wall Street
FALN
Midtown
Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Jerry Varvasis
Varvasis
Anglers Club
Broad Street
Hoff to quit as party chairman
Former Gov. Philip Hoff resigns as Democratic state chairman citing time limits and plans to work part time for Terry Sanford’s presidential bid. Hoff helped Sanford with fundraising and suggested Margaret Lucenti of Barre as a potential successor.
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Burlington
UPI
Philip Hoff
Terry Sanford
Hoff
Thomas P. Salmon
Sanford
North Carolina
Duke University
Margaret Lucenti
Barre
House panel moves to delay Ford oil tariff
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 19 to 15 to delay for 90 days the $1 per barrel tariff on imported oil ordered by President Ford. It also passed 15 to 14 to attach the delay to a debt ceiling bill through June 30, creating an all or nothing veto dilemma if approved.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ford
White House
Senate
Ways and Means
Treasury
William Simon
Ing
Ways and
William J. Green
D-Pa
Energy
Frank Zarb
Coal finds in Massachusetts but nukes stay plan aligned
UPI reports big coal seams found in southern Massachusetts could supply up to 11 12 percent of state BTU needs but major utilities Boston Edison and New England Power reaffirm commitment to nuclear power development. Edison plans Pilgrim Station expansion to 1 180 MW and a second unit, while New England Power pursues two 2 400 MW units at Charlestown Rhode Island, with coal as a secondary option and oil tax impacts noted.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Boston Edison
New England Power Co
J. Norman McKenzie
New England Power
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Charlestown
R.I
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania
New England
McKenzie
Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Hartrey
Pilgrim Station
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Pittsfield
Stanley J. Pekalski
Pekalski
Jasanis
Charles L'Heureux
Stephen Hannon
Donald Cone
N.Y. Tavern
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