Rockefeller questions CIA spying amid Senate probe
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller said the CIA likely spied on domestic protesters and supported a Senate committee to uncover what happened, including who authorized it and how extensive the surveillance was. He favored factual hearings without subpoenas or Nixon tapes, while Sen. Baker urged possible subpoenas if needed. Senate leadership planned formal action.
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Washington
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
FBI
Rockefeller
CIA
Congress
CBS
New York Times
Commission
Sen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Select Committee
Richard Nixon
Baker
ABC
White House
Mike Mansfield
Vandals hit Pownal Elementary in weekend vandalism
Pownal police investigate after vandals caused an estimated 3000 to 5000 dollars in damage at Pownal Elementary School late Friday night or early Saturday. Paint splashed walls ceilings floors and rugs, broken windows damaged locks and doors sprayed paint on records. Cash from desks and a soda machine were stolen. Police suspect local students familiar with the building.
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Pownal
Gary Lamoureaux
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Robert Horton
George A. Sleeman
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
Bennington
Wildcat Strike Disrupts Burlington Northern Rail Service
A wildcat strike by four shop unions disrupted traffic on Burlington Northern, the nation’s largest rail system, with a court order restoring some Chicago area commuter service. The walkout spread to C&O and L&N lines, threatening Michigan service. 2,800 union members stayed off work. Pickets withdrew after a federal restraining order, with normal operations expected by mid morning.
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Chicago
UPI
Burlington Northern Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville and Nashville
C&o
Michigan
L&n
U.S. District Court
Joseph Sam Perry
St. Paul, Minn
Burlington
Peter Briggs
Aurora
Ill
St. Paul
Vermonter John Phillips enters Bennington selectman race
John Phillips 25 of Silver Street announces his bid for the District 33 Democrat nomination for Bennington selectman. A former UVM student body president and local Democrat organizer, he aims to challenge conservative Timothy Corcoran, pledging lower spending and taxes amid economic hardship. Phillips spoke after a Friday victory dinner and says the town needs a mature reform tone.
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Timothy Corcoran
John Phillips
Silver Street
Phillips
Benson
UVM
Bennington
Democratic Party
Patrick J. Leahy
Corcoran
Erikson Supply Co
Jean
First Vermont Bank
Banner
Selectmen
Inside National and Local News Highlights
A digest from the New England scene notes Gov. Thomson seeks stronger action on the regional energy crisis. Local coverage mentions Sen Mansfield and Orville Freeman inaugurating Aiken lectures at UVM. In Partridge, Gerald Raftery comments on Washington shenanigans with Little Monster. Russell Baker weighs Northeast emigration to warmer climates. Hoosick Falls businessmen push development. Dorset selectmen slice revenue sharing. Battenkill Grange conducts a household survey. Mt Anthony students write about Boris Pasternak. Eagles post an impressive win. Patriots prep for Brattleboro trip.
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Sen. Mansfield
Orville Freeman
Aiken
UVM
Gerald Raftery
Little Monster
Washington
Russell Baker
Hoosick Falls
Dorset Selectmen
Battenkill Grange
Mt. Anthony
Boris Pasternak
Eagles
Patriots
Brattleboro
OPEC Faces Broad Energy Conference After Algeria Talks
In Algiers OPEC ended a three day meeting rejecting a narrow talks scope and endorsing a broad international energy conference with oil producers, industrial nations, and developing countries. Western diplomats warn of a clash as Third World nations join the effort. The communique backs a general oil embargo option against aggressor states and sets a heads of state summit for February to March.
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Algiers
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Algeria
U.S
OPEC
France
Abu Dhabi
Ecuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Jamshid Amouzegar
Levi headed for swift approval of attorney general nomination
Edward H. Levi, 63, university president, attracts broad praise from conservatives and liberals as he heads to likely swift Senate confirmation. Hearings begin with Judiciary Committee, while initial opposition from Eastland and Hruska appears to fade amid bipartisan endorsements.
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Eastland
Hruska
John Towers-Tex
Senate
GOP
Levi
Tower
Ivory Tower
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
D-Nl
Justice Department
Balance of trade hits second worst year this century
The United States ran a 1974 trade deficit of 3.065 billion dollars, the second largest this century, as soaring oil prices pushed imports to 24.6 billion while exports rose to 97.9 billion. December deficit also widened due to coal, wheat, soybeans, computers and machinery.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
Commerce
United States
Two Die In Friday Night Route 67A Crash Near Bennington
Two Bennington youths died when a 1968 Charger rammed a tree off Route 67A near the college gate at 9 55 p.m. Friday. Henry Bishop 18 Woodford and Gary Hewson 21 Bennington perished at the scene. David J Brown Jr 13 Bennington was in fair condition at Albany Medical Center. driver Howard Hewson 20 Bennington was treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital. The crash, under investigation, marked the third and fourth Bennington deaths this year and seventh and eighth in the state. Rescue workers used a pneumatic jack to pry doors from the car after the impact. Obituary notices appear on the back page.
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Bennington
Route
Haynes Corners
Bennington College Gate
Henry Bishop
Woodford
Gary Hewson
Albany
N.Y.) Medical Center
David J. Brown Jr
Howard Hewson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hewson
College Gate
Putnam Hospital
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Hoff backs Sanford as possible 1976 presidential run
Vermont former governor Philip Hoff plans to devote time to supporting former North Carolina governor Terry Sanford who is considered a likely 1976 presidential candidate. Hoff says Sanford is weighing a run and may take a leave from Duke University if official. Hoff has visited Sanford in North Carolina and Hanover to explore a New Hampshire entry.
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North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Vermont
Philip Hoff
Hoff
New Hampshire
Chapman
Bennington County
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Pownal School
Blakeman
Burlington Northern
Gov. Thomson
N.H
New England
Balance of Trade
By Geoffrey Chapman
Hanover
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