Getty dies at 83 world’s richest man label to remember him
Billionaire J Paul Getty dies at his Sutton Place mansion at 83, after a long illness. He disliked being labeled the world’s richest man, preferring to be seen as a businessman, linguist, art connoisseur and philanthropist. His fortune was reported between 10 and 20 billion dollars as he planned charitable giving but ensured support for heirs and grandchildren.
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London
UPI
J. Paul Getty
Minneapolisorn
Sutton Place
Noel Bramblett
Getty
California
Surrey
J. Paul Getty III
Italy
Aly
Eddie Moor
Idaho dam break devastates Upper Snake Valley
The 310-foot Teton Dam burst after seepage and a corner whirlpool, flooding the Upper Snake River Valley. At least six killed, thousands evacuated, 7,000 homes ruined, and cattle drowned. President Ford declared a disaster area. federal funds available. Some 30,000 residents left homeless or displaced as cleanup begins.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Teton Dam
Snake River Valley
Daryl Grieg
Grieg
Teton River
Ford
Civil Defense
Kent Marler
Rexburg
Inside Local Highlights and Weekend Events
The column covers SVEA electing Palmer as president and Vermont’s NBC parade of states. It also notes Argentina, Lebanon topics, Lyndon Johnson biography analysis, Montreal summer travel details, Pownal Legion post events, a local horse show, Hoosick home fire, Fourth of July bustle, Springfield girls softball, Generals and Celtics results, and a Dorset drama season with a mind control lecture at Park-McCullough House.
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SVEA
Palmer
Vermont
NBC
Rattery
Argentina
TRB
Lebanon
Russell Baker
New York
Anthony Lewis
President Power
Lyndon Johnson
Montreal
Pownal
Vermont bottle bill cuts roadside litter by two thirds
EPA regional chief John McGlennon cites Vermont and Oregon data showing container deposit laws reduced beverage container litter by 83 percent in Oregon and 67 percent in Vermont over four years. He notes refillable bottles lower costs and supports national and state deposit laws.
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EPA
Boston
UPI
Vermont
John McGlennon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
McGlennon
Oregon
Study finds CIA failed key analytical tasks in three decades
A declassified history prepared with CIA cooperation for a Senate committee concludes the agency drifted into a bureaucratic, rivalrous structure that neglected high quality intelligence analysis. It cites missed forecasts such as no Korean threat estimate in 1950, misprioritization of narcotics and economic intelligence, and persistent tension between clandestine and analytic wings.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Select Committee
Korea
South Korea
Central” Intelligence Service
United States
Congress
Armed Services
CIA
Anne Karalekas
Karalekas
Armed Service
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence
National Intelligence
Sweeping leadership change looming in Congress
Washington reports the most sweeping congressional leadership changes in years as Speaker Carl Albert retires. Potential successors include Thomas ONeill for the House leadership and a faction of senators led by Robert Byrd and Edmund Muskie, with Republican contenders like Robert Griffin and John Tower also eyeing top posts.
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Washington
Albert
House
Thomas O'Neill
Massachusetts
Boston
O’neill
Senate
Robert Byrd
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Mansfield
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Byrd
Robert Griffin
Michigan
John Tower
Texas
Griffin
Richard Bolling
Sam Rayburn
Philip Burton
California
Rhetoric heats up for last three primaries
United Press International reports a tense scramble in California Ohio and New Jersey as the 1976 presidential primary race furthers. Ford heads to Ohio after New Jersey with ads attacking Reagan over foreign policy while Reagan blitzes California. Carter seeks a big win in Ohio while Udall and Church challenge for the Democratic nomination.
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California
Ohio
New Jersey
Jerry Brown
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Cade
Rhodesia
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Craig Aims for Fresh Face in Vermont Governorship
William G. Craig, ex chancellor of Vermont State College, campaigns in Bennington arguing that cutting administrative costs in government and education can deliver big savings. He says he offers a nonpolitician approach, favors local control and lower taxes, and points to past cuts he made as college chancellor. He supports consolidating university administration but is wary of outside “study” groups like Snelling’s Council for Effective Government.
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William G. Craig
Bennington
Vermont State College
House
Richard A. Snelling
The
Banner
Shelburn
Craig
Johnson State College
Peace Corps
Department of Health, Ecuation and Welfare
Vermont
Montpelier
State College
University of Vermont
Ripton
Middlebury College
Snelling
Council For Effective Government
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N.Y
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Stamm
Horton
John McFall
Burton
Boggs
United Press International
Russ Garland
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