Kennedy touts improving economy as inflation eases
Treasury Secretary David Kennedy told a joint House Senate Economic Committee that inflationary pressures are receding and the orthodox policies of the administration are working. He predicted further progress this year toward a healthier economy, saying our patience is being rewarded.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate Economic Committee
State Reviews Lockups In Vermont Counties
Corrections Commissioner Lawrence Bershad said his department is reviewing alternatives for the future of eight county lockups as a phasing plan set by 1972 comes into question. Local officials fear reduced rural law enforcement protection, while Bershad insists the rehabilitation program will not be impaired. The discussion coincides with broader economic commentary on inflation and employment from officials including Labor Secretary Hodgson and President Nixon, who predict gradual improvement in prices and growth with ongoing policy.
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Bershad
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Nixon
Kennedy
Ross Charges Officials Lax on Mercury Poison
Burlington report shows former Federal Power Commissioner Charles Ross accusing state authorities of lax handling of mercury contamination in state waters. He referenced Lake Champlain warnings from last April and urged officials to keep the public informed and to act, reiterating fish safety cautions after two Japan deaths linked to mercury-tainted fish.
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Ross
Burlington
UPI
Charles Ross
Lake Champlain
Forrest Orr
Interagency Committee On Natural Resources
International Joint Commission On
Pownal Granted Double Sessions For One Year
Vermont Board of Education reluctantly allows Pownal elementary schools to operate on double sessions for the next school year with a one year waiver. The local board must report by September on efforts to find additional classroom space and must work to end double sessions to provide a full day of education.
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Pownal
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Harvey B. Scribner
Scribner
Pownal Center
Vermont
Migrant Blight Spurs Mondale Push for Aid in Hearings
Senator Mondale chaired hearings on migrant farm workers citing severe poverty disease racism and squalor. Dr Wheeler and Baylor team reported 1400 migrants treated after a four day clinic in Hidalgo Texas. Study noted contaminated water eight sources with six fecal contaminants and rare polio in migrant families.
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Washington
UPI
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Raymond M. Wheeler
Mondale
Hidalgo
Tex
Wheeler
Harry S
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Lipscomb
Tha
Iipscenic
United States
Hidalgo County
Nixon Says Saigon Leaders Open to Coalition in Free Elections
President Nixon said South Vietnam’s leaders would allow a Communist presence if a free vote produced a coalition. He stressed the US will not push a pre election power-sharing deal. Thieu allegedly indicates Communists could participate and accept any election result. Bruce and Bunker were recalled to Paris and Saigon for the NSC briefing.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
South Vietnam
Saigon
Tration
Nguyen van Thieu
National Security Council
Vietnam
Paris
David K. E. Bruce
Ellsworth Bunker
Bruce
Ecologist Concludes Pollution Effects Follow Similar Sequence
Williamstown report cites Brookhaven ecologist Dr. George Woodwell describing a shared pattern of life loss across pollutants. From trees to shrubs to sedges and then decay organisms, similar trajectories appear in radiation, air pollutants, sulfur dioxide, herbicides, and oil pollution. The evening program at Bronfman Auditorium features two films on pesticide impact and community redevelopment, open to the public.
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Williamstown
Mass
Brookhaven
MIT Williams Ecology
George Woodwell
Brookhaven Laboratory
Long Island Laboratory
Los Angeles
Woodwell
Vietnam
Bronfman Auditorium
Japan
Wisconsin
Inside Beau May restaurant closes amid changes
A Beau May restaurant closes its doors signaling shifts in local dining. The note appears on page 3 of the issue, reflecting changes in the town’s culinary scene.
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Beau May
Mercury Driving Away Tourists? Reports Vary
Development Commissioner Robert Williams said reports of mercury contamination in state waters have not hurt tourism. An intensive survey of resorts and information booths showed a 10 percent rise in tourist traffic from a year earlier, contrasting with earlier figures showing a 5 percent drop in the Champlain Valley. The Greater Vermont Association warned motels run slower for the season, while noting mixed results for attractions and a trend of more visitors but less spending compared to prior years.
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Montpelier
UPI
Robert Williams
Wilson
Department of Resort
Champlain Valley
Vermont
Greater Vermont Association
State Chamber of Commerce
GVA
Mitchell presses quick entry for federal search powers
Attorney General John N. Mitchell defended the idea of no knock searches while renaming them quick entry. He argued entry would occur only under a warrant and probable cause, and warned the term no knock misleads about actual authority. The debate framed the broader District of Columbia crime bill and narcotics measures advancing in Congress.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mitchell
Ent
District of Columbia
Senate
Ways and Means
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
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Robert Aiken
Vermont Board of Education
Catherine Corcoran
Carolyn Peckham
Obie Benz
Middlebury
John F. Willson
Robert Corley
Dean Finney
Arline P. Hunt
Robert S. Jones
Brandon
New York City
David Scribner
State Board
E. Dean Finney
Scribner’s
Finney
He Bassen
Pownal Central School
Congress of the
Sen. Mondale
Vivian Golbin
SVAC
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