Blood banks dry up in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts the Red Cross reports a blood shortage with hospitals in panic and many canceling routine surgeries. Over 130 of 172 hospitals lack blood as nationwide shortages appear. Donations from Elks and churches help, but vacation periods reduce donors and staff.
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UPI
Red Cross
Margie Gandolfi
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert R. Kiley
Kiley
the Elks
Churches
Vermont GOP primary shelves show wide field in district race
Montpelier Memo surveys Vermont congressional race with Burgess claiming middle-of-the-road stance against two farther GOP opponents, Harwood courting conservative wing farmers and physicians, Jeffords relying on moderates and Consuelo Bailey endorsement, and a crowded Democratic contest led by Cain with Esposito labor support but limited campaign traction amid several weaker candidates.
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Jeffords
Republican Party
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Cain
Esposito
Burlington
Gordon Paquette
Rutland
John Daley
Labor
State House
Lucenti
Welch
Morriseau
Democratic Party
McGovern
Liberty
Congress
Morrisseau
Laura Thompson
Petersen testimony fuels Watergate obstruction questions
The article reports Petersen denying a grand jury information leak to Nixon and discusses lawmakers’ reactions on whether the president’s use of such information to push resignations could breach the law. Lott notes Petersen’s Oval Office denial and a claim the president might be kingly beyond legal bounds.
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Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Oval Office
Lott
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
Mallary outlines four point plan to curb inflation
UPI reports Rep Richard Mallary Republican of Vermont seeking the U S Senate nomination outlined a four point program to curb inflation. He urged deficit spending cuts slower money supply growth greater agricultural output and energy self sufficiency noting inflation affects Americans as cost of living rises and blaming multiple international and domestic factors.
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UPI
Richard Mallary
R-Vt
U. S. Senate
Mallary
United States
Mallory
U.S
George D. Aiken
America
Glenn Miller plane may have been found
A Glenn Miller fan said in London that he discovered in the English Channel what could be the wreck of the missing U S Air Force plane carrying the famed bandleader. The finder claimed the debris resembles the missing aircraft and suggested it may offer closure decades after the 1944 disappearance.
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UPI
Glenn Miller
English Channel
U.S. Air Force
John Edwards
Miller
Dymchurch
Vermont Yankee win saves customers $
The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp said the Atomic Energy Commission Appeals Board overruled a staff order to pump nitrogen around the Vernon plant reactor. The decision avoids a costly safety project expected to add over $500,000 yearly to customer bills and hinder safety inspections.
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UPI
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Nixon gets six month extension on San Clemente mortgage
President Nixon wins a six month extension on the final mortgage payment for his San Clemente home. He will pay 16 999.52 in interest and an unspecified principal prepayment. The final 600 000 note is due July 15 to Cotton family heirs. The president’s share is 226 660 with balance by B C Investment Co formed by Robert H Abplanalo and Charles G Rebozo. Mortgage liquidation now set for January 14 1975.
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UPI
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San Clemente
White House
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Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo
Dean S. Butler
Los Angeles
Ehrlichman Defense Clashes Over Instructions at Trial End
In a 12 day trial Ehrlichman's lawyers objected to Gesell's jury instructions saying they were overly broad and failed to note prosecution initiated immunity for key witnesses. Gesell challenged the claim that Ehrlichman had a coherent theory, stating the case involved dodging issues.
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Nixon
Andrew C. Hall
Ehrlichman
Gesell
Hall
Power company threatens legal action over rates
Green Mountain Power Corp president Peter McTague threatened legal action if the Public Service Board rejects a 30 percent temporary rate increase, saying without it the utility faces financial disaster. The company already secured approval for a 25 percent temporary hike.
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Burlington
UPI
Green Mountain Power Corp
Public Service Board
Peter McTague
Vermont
Electro
Green Mountain
Bischof’s Tile Stove Offers Aesthetic Heat Efficiency
Bischof plans a tile stove that seals the fireplace with asbestos board to trap heat overnight. The device aims to direct heat into the room rather than up the chimney and may include a thermostatic damper like the Ashley stove. The piece questions Yankee ingenuity versus Old World tinkering for a low cost, eco friendly heat source.
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Bischof
Citywide police strike sparks looting and chaos
A police work action in sympathy with a 3500-strong strike spread across the city after officers were suspended. Looting and arson erupted in high crime areas as 1300 of 2350 officers remained on strike. Courts closed. 12-hour shifts and desk-to-street redeployments reported. Mayor Schaefer warned the city could not meet pay demands.
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Roy Lee
Schaefer
Morrisseau Attacks Cain in Vermont Primary Race
Dennis Morrisseau of Hinesburg assails challenger Francis Cain over roadbuilding support in Rutland and Bennington counties including Route 7. Morrisseau says Cain's remarks lack economic sense and hints Cain fears competition from Rep. Francis Esposito and attorney John Welch Jr. of Rutland.
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UPI
Dennis Morrisseau
Morrisseau
Burlington
Francis Cain
Rutland
Bennington
Vermont
Cain
Rutland County
Francis Esposito
John Welch Jr
Funeral Rites For Ruth Mary Cross Held In Shaftsbury
The Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial was offered for Ruth Mary Cross of Shaftsbury by Rev. Michael Demasi at St John the Baptist Church in North Bennington. A wake service was held Thursday at Hanson Walbridge with bearers James Cross Milton Harrington Douglas Paddock and George Chandler. Burial followed in Center Shaftsbury with committal prayers by Father Demasi. Mrs Cross, widow of Olin J. Cross Jr., died Tuesday after work at a local hospital. She was a North Bennington High School graduate 1926 and Bliss Business College 1928.
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Shaftsbury
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
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Bennington
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