Glastenbury Mountain trek amid extreme cold tale
A trio led by William Burton along with Gaylord Black and John Marple camp on Glastenbury Mountain near the third bridge. They face a 94 below wind chill, freezing gear woes, and a plan for outdoor columns while recalling Paula Welden’s 1964 disappearance and past near-death experiences on the mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glastenbury
William Burton
The
Banner
Baltimore Sun
Lawrence Brush
Arlington
Worm King
Gary ‘“Gaylord’’ Black
Gaylord
Bill
Glastonbury Mountain
Ed Smith
Glastonbury
Bennington College
Paula Welden
John Marple
Johnny
Deep Creek Lake
Frederick
Maryland
Deep Creek
Marple
Jim Whittaker
Bennington
Lee Glastenbury
Bayh faults Ford energy policy in New England
Democratic candidate Birch Bayh charged President Ford's energy plan discriminates against New Hampshire and New England. Opening his Concord headquarters, he cited regional fuel price disparities from an energy study and urged a national program with six priorities including conservation, coal gasification, solar energy, and reform of electric rate pricing to boost conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
UPI
Birch Bayh
Ford
New Hampshire
New England
Bayh
Federal Energy Administration
Tax subsidies cost public $88 billion in 1976 budget
UPI report notes indirect tax subsidies called tax expenditures total $88 billion for 1976, nearly equal to defense spending. Major items include a $6.85 billion investment tax credit for corporations and a $4.5 billion mortgage interest deduction. Also listed are foreign income exemptions, depletion allowances, and credits for education, healthcare, and charitable giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
U.S
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wallace Sweeps Mississippi Democratic Caucuses
Wallace dominates Mississippi precinct caucuses with 41.5 percent of votes, ahead of Carter, Shriver, Bentsen and Harris. He signals staying in the Democratic party as delegates to the National Convention are chosen. Caucus turnout is described as the heaviest in memory amid party unity between Regular and Loyalist Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
UPI
George Wallace
Mississippi
George McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
Alabama
Florida
Wallace
Ross Barnett
Paul Johnson
John Bell Williams
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Bentsen
Harris
Ford Sees Steady U S Economic Gains Amid Challenges
President Ford announced the economy is improving after the deepest postwar recession, forecasting better unemployment and inflation relief. The Council of Economic Advisers report projects inflation near 6 percent through 1976, with unemployment still distressingly high but improving, while growth resumes and real output climbs after two declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Ford
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Council
Alan Greenspan
Economy woes described as epidemic by doctors
In an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association two National Institute of Mental Health doctors warn that recession driven hardship such as rising prices and unemployment links to increased mental illness. They note poverty housing and malnutrition worsen health and that confidence in a better future has eroded as the economy deteriorates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
National Institute of Mental Health
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Louis E. Kopolow
Frank M. Ochberg
Vermont Democrats debate convention apportionment
In Brattleboro Vermont the State Democratic Committee heard Carter and Harris as delegates debated a $65 000 budget and a new plan for state delegate apportionment to the May 22 convention. Watts argued his plan narrows disparities while keeping limits tight. Adler pressed for prompts to involve the national credentials committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Center
H. Clifford Dubie
Burlington
Peter Watts
Waterbury
Democratic National Committee
Watts
Adler
State Committee
National Credentials Committee
Washington
Ford weighs Mideast trip to show US resolve
A senior official aboard Henry Kissinger's flight from Europe said the President may visit Israel Egypt Saudi Arabia and several other Middle East countries this spring. The trip would occur in late April if planned, signaling continuing U.S. determination to press a peace settlement in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Ford
Middle East
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Europe
Israel
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Inside pages reflect cold war era U S angles
Coverage spans Cuban intervention in Angola affecting U S relations, Susan Ford campaign efforts, postal service alternatives, Vermont bandstand prize, ERA bicentennial talk, Star Spangled Banner retirement, pulp mill disputes, Carter campaign update, Vermont and Hoosick charity events, and college and pro sports results across pages 2 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
U.S
Susan Ford
Daddy
Vermont
Gerald Raftery
Monitor
New Hampshire
Pownal
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Londonderry
Celtics
Buffalo
Nicklaus
Crenshaw
Crosby
Michigan State
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glastenbury Mt
Judson Brown
Shelburne
UPS
Hullcrest
Connecticut
Bill Burton
Boston
Hyde Park High School
Democrats
Carter, Harris
By Greg Worden
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!