Health care in focus as Salmon Skinner debate unfolds
In Bennington the third of four Democratic Senate debates centered on health and welfare. Gov. Thomas P. Salmon and Montpelier attorney Scott Skinner argued for and against a national health care program and related reforms. Skinner backed Kennedy Corman Health Security Act with rural provisions. Salmon urged targeted reform and local control while cautioning about federal overreach. The exchange highlighted contrasts on prevention, environment, and community health investment.
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Skinner
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
James C Corman
D.-Calif
Senate
Congress
Vermont
Salmon
Kennedy Corman
Salmon-Skinner
Lively Bennington debate tests health care plans for Senate bid
In Bennington, Scott Skinner and Governor Thomas P. Salmon sparred over health care and welfare in a lively third Democratic Senate primary debate to an audience of over 100. Skinner pressed for specifics while Salmon emphasized experience and toughness with legislators.
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John
Scott Skinner
Thomas P. Salmon
U.S. Senate
Bennington
Skinner
Salmon
Senate backs Ford veto on 3.3 billion military bill
The Senate 51 to 42 upheld President Ford's veto of a 3.3 billion military construction bill. The measure would give Congress a year to review base closings. Liberal and conservative senators joined to oppose the base closure provision citing waste and local economic impact.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Washington
UPI
Senate
Ford
George S. McGovern
D.-N.d
John Tower
Texas
Congress
U.S
House
John Culver
Diona
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Patrick Leahy
D-Vi
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Gaylord Nelson
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Tower
Mississippi Might Swing to Ford in GOP Nomination Fight
United Press International reports Mississippi, long Reagan territory, may tilt to Ford under the unit rule. Delegates favored Reagan recently, but Ford backers push for conversion. Ford 1114 votes to 1062, 83 uncommitted. Debate proposal rejected. uncommitted urged to decide at convention.
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Mississippi
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Ford
Charles Pickering
White House
Gil Carmichael
UPI
Hildene to be sold by Christian Science Church
Church officials told a Manchester audience they cannot use Hildene and will sell the 412 acre estate built by Robert Todd Lincoln. They gave the town 90 days to organize a preservation effort or the church will pursue other buyers, with possible discount offered for a qualified buyer. The property is appraised at 612,900. the mansion valued at 100,000 and in need of substantial work.
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Russ Garland
Manchester
Christian Science Church
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Lincoln
Church
Carl B. Rechner
Miss Beckwith
Rechner
Route 7
Richville Road
Lee Hildene
Inside the Beltway Bugs and Carterized Policy Headlines
Summary lists a mix of political notes on Humphrey-Hawkins being Carterized, a Japanese arrest official tied to Lockheed bribes, and Vermont delegation coverage at the Democratic convention. Also mentions editorials on junkyards poll tax and Amy Carter overkill, plus local items on a library, Wadsworths summer supper, and North Adams Transcript sale.
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Humphrey-Hawkins
Lockheed
Wadsworths
Paul Malamud
Vermont
Amy Carter
Pownal
Boston Globe
North Adams Transcript
Manchester
Red Smith
Nadia
Williamstown
Chris Finckel
Michael Rogers
Old First Church Barn
Quarryhead's son unusual in kidnap case ties
Frederick Newhall Woods, 25, one of three wealthy suspects sought for questioning in Chowchilla bus kidnap, was a shy high schooler who tinkered with cars on his 100 acre estate in Portola Valley. Neighbors recall his quiet, withdrawn nature and a family with a quarry in Livermore.
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James C. Clifford
Portola Valley
Calif
UPI
Frederick Newhall Woods
All Points
Woods
James L. Schoenfeld
Richard
San Joaquin Valley
Chowchilla
Schoenfelds
John Schoenfeld
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Steve Ortega
Woodside High School
Frederick N. Woods II
Elder Woods
California Rock and Gravel Co
Livermore
Young Woods
Frances Newhall Woods
Executions delayed as court stays mandate nationwide
The Supreme Court has halted executions at least until the court reconvenes, delaying the mandate to carry out death sentences for 166 prisoners in Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Justice Powell, acting for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, issued the order delaying sending the mandate set for July 27 to state courts.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Supreme Court
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Haystack bankruptcy reveals plight of 867 land owners without deeds
In Rutland Vermont creditors meet in the Haystack Corp bankruptcy to pursue a trustee. Many contract vendees fear losing their parcels as towns and banks claim mortgage holds and unclear creditor status. Attorneys warn a knowledgeable trustee is needed to sort real estate rights and potential refunds for 867 buyers.
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Rutland
Deerfield
U.S. District Court
Vermont
Haystack Corp
Haystack
Wilmington
Brattleboro
Richard M. Gale
W. Thompson Cullen
Cullen
Marro
James H. Rifkin
Burlington
Associated Mortgage Investors
AMI
Bankers Credit Service of Vermont
BCS
A. Luke Crispe
Crispe
Vendees
Lee Haystack
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Gov
Leahy
Liberal
United Press International
Beckwith
Quarryhead
Lewis F. Powell Jr
The
Naacp Legal Defense
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