FBI reports lowest crime rise since 1962
FBI statistics show a 1 percent national increase in serious crime for the first quarter of 1972, the smallest rise since 1962. New York Chicago Los Angeles and Detroit posted reductions while Houston and Philadelphia rose. Washington D C led with a 30 percent drop, and overall crime in large cities fell 1 percent from a year earlier. Violent crime rose 2 percent. murder up 2 percent. robbery down 2 percent. Property crime up 3 percent with burglary up 3 percent. auto theft down 2 percent. Geographic patterns varied with the West up 4 percent and the Northeast up 2 percent, while the North Central and South each fell 1 percent.
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UPI
Hichard G. Kleindienst
FBU
Miami Beach
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Houston
Philadelphia
Justice Department
FBI
United States
PAT
Vermont Yankee seeks temporary operating license
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp asks the Atomic Energy Commission for a temporary 40 000 kilowatt license for a Vernon plant. Company president Albert Cree says the filing aims to have the reactor producing power as soon as possible. Public hearing under 1972 law will address environmental and safety issues amid previous delays.
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UPI
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vernon
Albert Cree
Thesday
Vermont Yankee
Connecticut River
Vermont
George D. Aiken
A.t
Cree
Washington, DC
ABC
Cheney backs strong environmental laws in Vermont
St Albans Vermont Attorney General candidate Kimberheney vows not to weaken environmental rules. He urges a five point program to boost enforcement, calls for a long stop shopping rule for development permits, greater local government role in protecting countryside, and expansion of civil penalties without prior injunctions to speed enforcement. He faces primary challengers Sten Lium and Robert West in September.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Kimberheney
Totary Club
Cheney
Montpelier
Sten Lium
Rutland County
Robert West
Vermont youth symbolizes the new look in politics
Vermont teenager C Kenneth Dean of Waterbury, age 18, becomes one of the youngest delegates certified to the Democratic National Convention. He joined after helping shift rules to allow underage candidates, and he aims to study after pursuing a brief political career that already shows promise.
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Vermont
Richard Gaines
Miami Beach
UPI
Sen. George
McGovern
C. Kenneth Dean
Waterbury
Dean
Harwood Union High School
Democratic Party
Neal
House of Representatives
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J
McCarthy
Phillip Hoff
Joly
Apollo 15 crew reprimanded for unauthorized stamp deal
Space Center officials say Apollo 15 astronauts James Irvin Scott Worden were formally reprimanded for taking 400 stamped envelopes to the moon, signing them, and selling 100 to a West German dealer for 150000 dollars. They canceled the deal after realizing no profit was made.
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Houston
UPI
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Irvin
David R. Scott
Alfree M. Worden
Bailt
Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Scott
Worden
Irwin
High Flight
Psychologist links bombing to terror tactic in Vietnam visit
Dr. William Zimmerman of Somerville Mass says U S air action targets civilians not supply lines. He toured three major cities including Hanoi and Haiphong while raising funds for Medical Aid for Vietnam Inc for North Vietnam Cambodia and Laos.
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Rutland
UPR
North Vietnam
U.S
William Zimmerman
Somerville
Mass
North Vielam
Vietnam
Zimmerman
Hani
Haiphong
Vermont
Vietnam Inc
Cambodia
Laos
Vermont GOP brass see McGovern as easier foe
Vermont Republican leaders forecast a Nixon victory in the state predicting Sen McGovern would be an easier opponent than Humphrey or Muskie who both withdrew Tuesday The party cites a split in Democratic ranks as a key factor and suggests Winooski could shift toward the GOP in this year’s election The Vermont Supreme Court will hear challenges today to the 1972 Senate apportionment law amid Democratic objections The court also reviews a 1972 board plan that would have altered county representation
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South Burlington
C. Douglas Cairns
Burlington
Nixon
Vermont
Cairns
Winooski
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont Senate
Chittenden
Franklin
Legislative Apportionment Board
Chittanden-Grand Isle
Grand Isle County
Franklin County
Harold Sylvester
Fines for NY state workers after contract dispute set
Albany reports say about seven hundred state employees who walked off during the Erater weekund face fines from fifty to two hundred dollars this month. Corrections guards in Emira receive about one hundred eighty dollars each, while families petition to delay payments due to flood damage costs. the state denies relief. Albany also notes the Capitol District Transportation Authority will buy United Traction Co for five point two million dollars, completing by mid August, with Albany County debts around seven hundred thousand dollars tied to bus operations. Albany crime statistics show first quarter serious crime total at six hundred ninety nine, down from seven hundred last year.
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Justice Department
FBT
Washington, D.C
Washington
Albany
Office
Emira
Capitol District Transportation Authority
CHTA
United Traction Co
Albany County
Troy
Rensselaer
Watervilet
Dohoes
Waterford
Regional plant expansion stalls until fall 1973
Berkshire officials and Dalton Hingdale Crone and Co representatives said the 10 million regional wastewater plant expansion won’t bid until fall 1973. The plan assumes 87 000 population and 20 year capacity, dependent on Congress enacted water pollution funding. Saddleball Lodge closes after health concerns at Gould Road site. Williams College professor Burns to NBC as Miami Beach analyst.
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Pausf Hgld
Charles S’arthurn
Camp
Dresser and McKee
Sewer Commission
Dalton
Hingdale
Crone and Co
General Wectric
Als
Congress of Water Pollution Control
Williamstown
Williams College
James MacGregor Burns
NBC News
Pulmer Pria
Miami Beach
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