Jobs fund to Benn Rut not state regional control debate grows
Vermont officials clash over how a $3.9 billion federal jobs bill will be distributed. William C. Cannon of the U S Economic Development Administration says public works funds will flow through regional groups, not Montpelier, with Vermont set to receive at least $10 million for public works though the state will get none of the core allocation. Local groups in Rutland and Bennington counties prepare to shape project priorities.
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Russ Garland Manchester
Vermont
Economic Development Council
U.S. Economic Development Administration
William C. Cannon
Cannon
Rutland
Bennington
Montpelier
Administration
Robert M. Wilson
Congress
Ford
EDA
New South Misunderstandings And Planned Vacations
Inside Page essay by a Southern editor criticizes lingering Northern misconceptions about the new South and notes how vacations must now be scheduled in advance. Community items from New Hampshire and Vermont include railroad acquisitions, gym construction, a Paul Robeson tribute, jobs bill discussions in Manchester, and local cultural events.
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New South
Melvin Maddocks
New Hampshire
Vermont
BBS
Jazz Lab
Paul Robeson
Manchester
Lions
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Williamstown
Composers
Johnson State
Fausett
Park McCullough House
Bennington
U.S
Montreal
Rec
Hoosick Falls
FBI agent admits role in Socialist Workers’ HQ burglaries
Washington reports that FBI special agent George P Baxtrum Jr testified under oath he took part in between 50 and 90 burglaries at the Socialist Workers Party headquarters at 116 University Place New York from 1958 to 1965. He said entries, desk searches, document photography and occasional microphone placement were authorized by Washington. Baxtrum, a defendant in a $37 million suit, also received commendations for information obtained. The Society of Former FBI Agents has created a defense fund for current and former agents tied to these cases amid a Justice Department inquiry.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Ivestigation
Socialist Workers Party
New York
George P. Baxtrum Jr
Bureau
Milwaukee
University Place
Manhattan
Baxtrum
FBI
Socialist Party
The
Socialist Workers
John F. Malone
Arthur J. Green Jr
S.W.P
Society
Special Agents
FBI Inc
Edward P. Morgan
Justice Department
Morgan
China quake almost flattens Tangshan city
A strong quake in Hopeh province near Tangshan caused great losses to life and property with heavy casualties feared. A second quake struck about 15 hours later as relief mobilization was urged by Maopeh Daily editors in Shih chiachuang.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Hopeh
Tangshan
China
Peking
Tientsin
Maopeh
Shihchiachuang
Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party
Second Kidnap Suspect Jailed In Chowchilla Bus Case
A second suspect James Schoenfeld, 24, was arrested on Marsh Road in Menlo Park driving a van tied to the Chowchilla school bus hijacking. He was booked in San Mateo County Jail as authorities continued a nationwide search for Fred Woods, with Richard Schoenfeld en route to Chowchilla for arraignment and possible joint proceedings.
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Menlo Park
Calif
UPI
Chowchilla
San Francisco Peninsula
James Schoenfeld
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Richard
Madera
Fred Woods
Schoenfeld
Cour d’Alene
Idaho
San Francisco
U.S. Highway 101
Stanford University
Atherton
Schoenfelds
Carl Koutny
Bennington County sees rising divorce trend in 1976
County Clerk Elizabeth King notes 1976 may set a record for divorces if filings continue. The nine year view shows divorces outpacing marriages, with age 20 to 30 most affected and education level influencing outcomes. Six month separation is the leading grounds used, and Vermont governs divorces in Superior Court with a nisi period before finalization.
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Tammy Wynette
Bennington
Elizabeth King
King
Bennington County
Vermont
Asgrow seed plant sale shocks Cambridge N Y economy
Cambridge faces major layoff impact as Upjohn agrees to sell the Asgrow Mandeville seed packaging unit to Vaughan Jacklin of Downers Grove Illinois. The operation employs about 180 locals year round, with most workers being women, and transfers to Illinois unlikely to be large.
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Anne Eisenmenger
Cambridge
N.Y
Illinois
Asgrow-Mandeville
Vaughan-Jacklin Corp
Downers Grove
Upjohn Co
Asgrow Seed Company
Upjohn
Asgrow
Walter R. Holbrook
Algrow Seed Company
Holbrook
Vaughan-Jacklin
Albany
Fairbanks Express
Hoosick Falls
United Parcel Service
Salem
R. Niles Rice
Jerome B. Rice
Associated Seed Growers Co
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Anders Garderud
Sweden
Nicholas M. Horrock
Donald B. Thackrey
Gary Lockman
Larry Shannon
Sarita Ledet
Marsh Road
James L. Schoenfeld
By John Leaning
Cambridge, N.Y
Robert Wright
Wright
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