New UVM President Aims to Unite Vermont
Dr. Lottie F. Coor, new president of the University of Vermont, vows to make UVM “the university of the people of the entire state.” He outlined a statewide outreach plan after meeting alumni, legislators, and educators during a day of events, saying he has studied the university’s problems since being chosen last November.
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Coor
Manchester
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University
North Shire
Heritage House
Federal Building
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Washington University
St. Louis
Arizona
Lattie F. Coor
Bennington
UVM Extension Agency
Merritt Hewitt
Mao Alters Duties as He Skips Foreign Meetings
Hong Kong dispatch reports the Chinese Communist Party says Chairman Mao Tse tung will not meet foreign leaders, fueling speculation he is seriously ill. A party spokesman cited age and ongoing work, noting reduced guest visits and a statement issued as Malagasy President Ratsiraka left Beijing after paying homage without meeting Mao.
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UPI
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse
Peking
Mao
China
Inside Out and Nation’s Tug of War Over Flu Vaccine
National coverage flags insurance woes threatening a flu vaccine program while House Democrats push to punish Hays. Smokers also deplore cigarette ads. state and local pages preview September primaries and school traditions as political infighting grows.
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Hays
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Museum
Russell Baker
N.Y. City
Coty
AMHS
Manchester
John Page
Dianne Hall
Frazier
Foreman
North Adams
Rec Center
U.S. ambassador Meloy missing in Beirut amid war
U.S. Ambassador Francis E. Meloy and embassy official Robert O. Waring disappeared in Beirut while en route to a meeting with Lebanese President-Elect Elias Sarkis. State Department and White House officials confirmed they were missing since late Wednesday morning Beirut time.
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UPI
U.S
Lebanon
Francis E. Meloy
Wartorn
Beirut
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White House
Meloy
Robert O. Waring
Elias Sarkis
Robert Funseth
Ford
Democrats Narrow Platform Favors Jobs Health and Reform
The 153 member Platform Committee finished work after two days of debate and sent the proposed platform to the Democratic convention in New York. It calls for unemployment at 3 percent, national health insurance, a minimum income, Vietnam war resisters pardons, and a defense cut of 5 to 7 billion dollars. Supporters praise its focus on jobs and reform while avoiding divisive issues from 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic Party
New York
Stuart Eizenstat
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Oil Breakup Bill Clears Senate Panel Vote
Senate Judiciary Committee approved the plan by 8-7 to force the 18 biggest oil firms to file five year plans within 18 months to separate exploration/production from refining and marketing. A tighter-scrutiny alternative failed 13-2.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles Mathias Jr
R-Md
FBI warns 200 firms of possible letter bombings
FBI Director Clarence Kelley says about 200 corporations may be targets for letter bombs like those received nationwide. At least 14 bombs were reported by Tuesday night, with one postmarked Texarkana and addressed to former investigator Joseph Muccio. Investigators could not confirm a single or organized sender.
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FBI
Kelley
Paterson
N.J. Passaic
Burrell Humphries
Texarkana
Tex
Joseph Muccio
Atlanta
Texarkana Gazette
Tax study distorts Vermont New Hampshire comparisons
A Dartmouth economist led study, funded by Wheelabrator Foundation, claims Vermont residents pay higher total taxes than New Hampshire but receive no better services. Vermont officials and sponsors caution the results, noting measurement gaps and administration leniency. The 44 page report uses Census data to compare tax burdens and expenditures in 1940-1974, with conclusions described as tentative and conditional.
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Vermont
New Hampshire
Wilson
Wheelabrator Foundation Inc
Hampton, N.H
Wheelabrator-Frye Co
Indiana
Peyton H. Houston
Houston
Colin D
Rosemary G. Campbell
Peyton
UPI
Mddrim Thomson
Nassau
Frye
Campbells
U.S
Bureau Statistics
Mays
Salmon challenges Vermont tax study in Vermont conflict
Gov Thomas Salmon counterattacks a Dartmouth led report claiming Vermonters pay 48 percent more in state and local taxes than New Hampshire residents without getting more value. He accuses opponents of funding the study via Wheelabrator Foundation and cites Vermont superior highway care and education while noting lower property taxes in New Hampshire.
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Wheelabrator-Frye Corp
Vermont
New Hampshire
Salmon
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