Mrs McGovern Campaign Trail Leader In 1972 Bid
Washington reports Elea nor McGovern says Kennedy may endorse her husband George S McGovern. She leads a new breed of politician's wife speaking on issues and campaigning alone while praising her husband and criticizing Hubert Humphrey. She aims to be first lady to advance causes and focus on children.
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Four Die in Holiday Accidents Across Vermont
Four people died in separate holiday weekend incidents in Westmore Lyndonville Wolcott Richmond and nearby areas. Robert Keehl 25 of Baldwin N Y believed drowned at Huntington Gorge while rafting with friends. Edwood Gulick 65 of Apache Junction Ariz drowned when a boat capsized at Wolcott Pond. Vreeman Drew 35 of Orleans died after a one car crash near Willoughby Lake, Calvin Burns 14 hurt. Cahill 20 of Newport died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on Vermont Route 122 in Lyndonville.
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Maine Yankee Seeks Conditional Plant License
The Maine governor's office says Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. will ask the Atomic Energy Commission for a conditional license this week. The $200 million nuclear plant at Wiscasset near Augusta is to begin full test operations at reduced capacity under a plan to permit limited production while final licenses are pending.
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Central Vermont seeks windfall rate hike approval
Central Vermont Public Service Corp seeks federal approval to raise wholesale power rates by over 16 percent after a 16.25 percent increase already took effect. Vermont Electric and Washington Electric file separate requests with hearings scheduled, citing Central Vermont’s higher prices. Concurrently, hearings in Maine Yankee’s effort to designate Montsweag Bay as a thermal mixing zone raise questions about discharges and environmental standards for a nearby plant.
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Sanders attacks rivals in Vermont GOP primary on economy
Gubernatorial candidate Bernard Sanders on the Liberty Union ticket argues unemployment, taxation, housing, and youth participation are the key issues in the Vermont Republican primary. He accuses Tutner Hackett and Attorney General James Jeffords of misreading the economy, cites a 3 percent sales tax in 1969, and urges electing leaders who would repeat it.
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Robbery, fire hit Troy area in early weekend events
A former Troy broadcaster, his wife and daughter were beaten and robbed by three intruders seeking cash at about 4 a.m. The attackers fled with 500 dollars and jewelry after a struggle. Nearby, 300 bakers at Charles Preshofer Baking Co. ended a two day strike affecting Albany Schenectady Troy plants. Also a two alarm fire at the Martin Luther King housing project displaced 31 residents with four damaged apartments.
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In Berkshire County insect pests rise despite spray halt
Berkshire County trees face renewed threats as several insect species, including the Gypsy Moth Satin Moth Maple Trumpeter Oak Leaf Skeletonizer and European Sawfly, increase after a years long pause in widespread insecticide spraying. County supervisor Clifford P Welcome notes regenerating pest numbers and potential future danger. Planning for the 1.1 million South Branch Industrial Park near Pittsfield proceeds with a one year study and professional consultants to assess blighted tracts between the Boston & Maine tracks and the Hoosic River.
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Columus Avenue pedestrian mall delayed in Pittsfield
The Pittsfield Housing Authority reports a possible delay to the Columbus Avenue polystrian mall and partial Columbus Avenue reconstruction due to a change in Penn Central railroad requirements. The mall would span the railroad tracks at Columbus and North Street and may require a design modification.
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