Oval Office alleged CIA infiltration reported
Washington staff director of the House Select Committee on Intelligence cites documents suggesting a high level CIA contact inside the Oval Office. The memo notes possible CIA infiltration of the White House and other agencies, though no evidence implicates President Nixon. Further briefing given to committee members. CIA denies infiltration.
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Washington
House Select Committee On Intelligence
Nixon White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Oval Office
CIA
A. Searle Field
Nixon
Robert W. Kasten Jr
Select Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury Department
Commerce Department
Field
New York Times
Executive
White House
Oil Spill Spreads in Walloomsac Town
An estimated 3000 gallons of number 6 crude oil spilled from an open valve behind Ben Mont paper company, flowing into a storm drain and the Walloomsac river toward New York State. Police discovered the leak at 11:18 p.m. Wednesday and the plant shut the valve. Company officials suspected vandalism and notified federal and state agencies while cleanup crews worked from pallets and pumps. The oil damaged riverbanks near Harmon Road and under the Silk Road covered bridge, with visible slicks and a strong odor reported.
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Ben Mont Paper Co
Ben Mont Paper Company
Walloomsac
New York State
Bennington
Robinson Avenue
Richard Fothergill
Ben Mont
U.S. Coast Guard
Albany
Environmental Protection Agency
Boston
Oil and Hazardous Materials Division
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Fothergill
New England Marine
Burlington
Harmon Road
Michael Nolli
Silk Road
United States shifts role in Israeli Egyptian talks
An Israeli government source said Washington is now an active partner in Sinai peace talks with Egypt rather than a mediator. The move follows Rabin’s Bonn meeting with Kissinger amid signs a final accord could come, with Egypt and Israel citing progress on disengagement terms and a compromise on electronic warning stations.
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United States
Sinai Desert
Yitzhak Rabin
Bonn
Henry Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Kissinger
Washington
U.S
Yigal Allon
Allen
Cairo
Ford urges deregulation to boost competition and consumer savings
President Ford opened a White House conference with federal regulators urging market driven reforms. He argued government intrusion should occur only when social needs are clear or monopoly exists and vowed vigorous antitrust enforcement to protect consumers. Ford said regulation costs to citizens are high and promised to cut red tape while fostering private enterprise. See FORD on back page.
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Washington
Ford
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Congress
Third phony twenty found at First Vermont Bank
Bennington police report a third counterfeit $20 passed through First Vermont Bank and Trust Co yesterday. Detective Brown notes the note’s serial differs from earlier fakes, suggesting a new operation, and urges caution with twenty and fifty dollar bills while scanners detect fibers in genuine notes.
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First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Bennington
David Brown
Brown
Shaftsbury school suit jury tours leaky wing
Jury tour of Shaftsbury Elementary School wing halts court trial over $195000 suit against architect Julian Goodrich and general contractor Connecticut Valley Construction. Third party claim by CVC against CB Barton Construction dropped after overcomplication concerns. Judge to resume proceedings after tour and testimony outline.
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Shaftsbury
Manchester
Shaftsbury School Board
Julian Goodrich
Burlington
Connecticut Valley Construction Co
Springfield
CVC
C.B. Barton Construction Co
Manfred Ehrich
C.B. Barton
Ehrich
Joseph Crossman
Crossman
Goodrich
Grain sales to Soviets confirmed by exporters
Senate investigators reported major U.S. grain exporters acknowledged talks with the Soviet Union for several million tons of grain. No large sales have been recorded yet, with officials noting reports are under 100,000 tons and subject to reporting rules. Agriculture officials cited a weak Soviet crop and cautioned against disrupting prices or farmers’ incomes. See GRAIN on back page.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Senate Permanent
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl Butz
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Butz
Canada
Kansas City
Sen
Henry Jackson
Subcommittee On
Subcommittee
USDA
Shriver enters race for Democratic presidential nomination
Sargent Shriver, 1972 Democratic vice presidential candidate, plans to seek the party’s presidential nomination. In a morning call to Fr. Gordon Boyce of Brattleboro he asked to join a 50-person National Committee and said no formal announcement yet. Boyce portrays Shriver as a non politician with broad support, comparing him to Wendell Wilkie.
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Brattleboro
R. Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Gordon Boyce
Experiment In International Living
Boyce
John F
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Chicago
Peace Corps
Johnson
U.S
France
George F. McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Dmo
McGovern
Eagleton
Washington
Europe
Elsworth Bunker
George D. Aiken
Rudolf Serkin
National Committee
Wendell Wilkie
Running mate selection better later says Rocky
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller says it was his idea that President Ford should run an independent campaign and not choose a running mate until after securing the 1976 Republican nomination. He emphasized the plan to nominate Ford unanimously first, then pick a running mate.
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Washington
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
Ford
Rockefeller
Ford- Rockefeller
Atlanta
National Commission On Water Quality
Inside Local Highlights And Regional Notices
The column previews Green Mountain Club hikes on Page 3 and Kit Foster summer guest advice on Page 4. Prof Connelly reports from The Netherlands on Page 5. Entertainment covers the composers conference at Johnson and Marlboro weekend plans on Page 7. County notes announce Hoosick Falls Central District tax and equalization rates and zoning cases on Pages 8 and 9. Sports focus on the All Star game and a Vermont New Hampshire schoolboy soccer match that could become an annual feature on Pages 11 and 12.
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Kit Foster
Prof
Connelly
Netherlands
Johnson
Marlboro
Hoosick Falls
Vt.n.h
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Norman Runnion
George Wallace
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