Nixon to Address Watergate in State of the Union
President Nixon plans a general discussion of the Watergate scandal in his State of the Union address to Congress. He is drafting a half hour speech for Wednesday and will also transmit a 100 page domestic policy report. The address aims to avoid deep Watergate focus, urging the nation not to be consumed by the scandal amid energy and economic concerns. Nixon’s tax issues and access to taped transcripts are under careful review by White House officials and lawyers.
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Bare-bone MAU budget okayed by Mt Anthony board
The Mt Anthony Union School District approved a 1974 75 budget totaling 3 118 496 with 260 000 revenues and 2 858 496 to be shared by five districts based on high school enrollment. The board warned voters any floor cuts would hurt programs and staff.
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Clarence Pelkie
Inside Guaranteed pension plan advances in Congress
In a concise congressional update, lawmakers push forward a guaranteed pension plan agenda as debates continue on funding, eligibility, and long term impact. The item summarizes the status and potential implications for beneficiaries and the budget.
Nixon sought as witness by Ehrlichman's lawyers
Ehrlichman defense seeks to subpoena President Nixon in California to testify that the Ellsberg burglary was a legitimate federal police action. Nixon reportedly unlikely to be compelled to appear. Porter pleads guilty to lying to the FBI in Watergate fallout. Ehrlichman faces trial and co-defendants Liddy and Young accused of ordering the break in Beverly Hills.
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Mushroom probe drains FDA funds
Washington officials report the FDA spent 6.5 million dollars in four months to inspect 75 million cans of mushrooms amid a botulism scare. FDA manpower is strained, delaying 10,000 other priority food inspections across fish dairy shellfish grain. Schmidt asserts canned mushrooms are safe and calls for easier producer identification in the food industry.
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Bennington selects two more enter race for town board
Two more candidates join Bennington selectmen race promising contests in both parties. Republican Peter Reed Donavan seeks District 3-2 nomination, while independent Louis Mason files petitions to run in District 31 as a potential first low income selectman. Mason targets low income residents and seniors, says he may shake up town government.
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Robert K. Lerner
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Gary Daigneault
Craig Sweet
Blue Cross offers plan to curb hospital costs in exchange for rate hike
Vermont New Hampshire Blue Cross proposes a 19 percent rate increase in exchange for a plan to curb hospital costs. The 17 point proposal in Montpelier includes new cost review rules, pooling depreciation costs, limits on pay to hospital based physicians, and reevaluation of automatic bad debt payments. It targets savings of hundreds of thousands to millions, amid controversy among 47 hospitals under three year contracts.
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Junk cars spurred by rising scrap metal prices
Abandoned automobiles across the United States are vanishing as scrap dealers buy derelict cars driven by soaring scrap-metal prices. Industry leaders say demand is high, cleanup efforts grow, and millions of junk cars may be recycled within a couple of years.
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Pownal Advances Unopposed Zoning Plan at Hearing
Pownal voters face a March ballot on a proposed zoning bylaw after a selectmen hearing drew little more than 20 attendees. Officials warned without local regulations, state rules could be imposed, ending the town's self rule.
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