Senate Backs Probe Bill Against ACLU In Vermont
In Montpelier the Vermont Senate sent a resolution back to committee calling for an investigation of the ACLU. Sponsor Sen. John J. O'Brien said the move gives ACLU leaders another chance to answer questions, while ACLU executive director David Harrison called it a defeat for O'Brien.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
O’brien
ACLU
Louis M. Ponce Jr
Burlington
Vermont
Senate
Philip Hoff
Thomas Hayes
Vermont Bar Association
John Downs
Bennington County
Harvey Carter
Pownal
Sydney Meacham
Dorset
Milton Pinsker
Bennington
David Potter
Paul Wickes
John H. Williams
Hazardous device explodes at State Department building
A mysterious hazardous device exploded in a third floor State Department restroom in Washington at 12:56 a.m., causing structural damage but injuring no one. The Weather Underground organization claimed credit and warned of simultaneous threats against the Oakland Induction Center as part of antiwar actions.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Weather Underground
Agency For International Development
U.S
Southeast Asia
Weather Underground Organization
Armed Force Induction Center
Oakland
Calif
Radical
Weathermen
District of Columbia
Charles Lightner
Bennington County records sixth car crash fatality
One man died and two others were badly injured in a one car crash on Route 7 in Pownal. The Vermont highway fatality count advances to nine for the year, with Bennington County contributing five deaths so far.
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Pownal
Vermont
Bennington County
Nixon health improves may return to public life
Inside National reports Nixon's health has improved and he may return to public life as a tax cut advances. Local notes cover Salmon tax plan analysis and a district court news item. Vermonter columnist Cora Cheney starts new features, and Tom Wicker critiques domestic spying hints.
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District Court
Cora Cheney
Russell Baker
Henry Kissinger
Casablanca
FBI
CIA
Tom Wicker
Manchester
Pownal
Albany
Pentagon
South Mall
Rhoda
Patriots
Brattleboro
Eagles
Bulldogs
John Hubbard
MAU
Economist predicts oil glut and falling prices
Harvard economist Hendrik Houthakker told Congress that rising world oil supplies and increased exploration could eventually trigger an oil glut and lower prices. He cited an 87.8 billion barrel rise in 1974 world reserves to 715.7 billion, with noncommunist growth outpacing the Middle East.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Hendrik Houthakker
Harvard
Council of Economic Advisers
Middle East
Africa
Houthakker
Corcoran Wins District 33 Democratic Nomination in Bennington Caucus
In Bennington District 33, Democrat Timothy Corcoran defeated John Phillips 172 to 70 to secure a second term bid. The night featured large turnout and lively party activity as Republicans also nominated contenders including Reggie Perrott for selectman and Paul Sheridan for District 32.
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Timothy Corcoran
Bennington
John Phillips
Corcoran
Phillips
Paul Sheridan
Ralph Wright
Patrick Honan
the People
GOP
Selectman
Richard
Reggie’’ Perrott
Perrott
J. Duncan Campbell
Selectmen
Salvatore “Sal
Santarcangelo
Old Bennington
John Stone
Stone
District 31
John DeVito
DeVito
Ralph
Bud’’ Bennett
Reggie Perrott
Bennett
Campbell
Ford open to energy compromise amid congressional talks
President Ford publicly signals willingness to cooperate with Democrats on his economic energy recovery plan but offers few specific concessions. He met with congressional leaders at the White House to reconcile differences while maintaining the $1 per barrel oil tariff, and he will discuss the 1976 budget with Cabinet and writers.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Nelsen
Congress
National Security Council
House
Ways and Means
Economy brightens as recession may end in six months
The United Press International roundup notes job recalls and rising car sales as signs of recovery. Kellner of Manufacturers Hanover predicts the downturn could end around mid year, while Ford expects some recalls by March and spring improvement. AT&T sells notes quickly, sugar prices fall, and a Vermont mine rescue effort aims to save 180 jobs.
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United Press International
Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover
New York
Kellner
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Robert J. Hampson
Ford
Hampson
At&t
Lowell
GAF Corp
Third candidate enters Bennington District 3-3 race
Janet Henry, Independent, joins Democrat Timothy Corcoran and Republican John Stone Jr. in the District 3-3 selectmen race. Henry, a longtime Bennington resident active in local groups, seeks housing rehab, more state and federal funds, social service support, and to end the caucus system. She campaigned for change, noting past board gridlock and aiming for a balanced approach.
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Corcoran
Wright
John Stone Jr
Janet Henry
Richard V. Perrott
Timothy Corcoran
Harold R. Saunders
Bennington
Henry
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Peaks Pines
Arthur Faris
Raymond G. Bolton
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Woodford
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Joint Economic Committee
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