Moderates win Spain elections first in 41 years
Spain's first free elections in 41 years yield a moderate coalition led by Adolfo Suarez of the Democratic Center Union with about 48 percent of seats. The Socialist Workers' party, led by Felipe Gonzalez, remains a strong second. Suarez aims to broaden the government possibly with some Socialist factions.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Adolfo Suarez
Democratic Center Union
Christian Democrats
Catalonia
Suarez
Socialist Workers’ Party
Felipe Gonzalez
Seville
Cyrus Vance
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco
Carlos
Communist Party
Santiago Carrillo
Shaftsbury votes to use windfall for new middle school wing
Shaftsbury officials authorize using an 886000 EDA windfall to add Grades 7 and 8 space at Mt Anthony union. A public information meeting is set for June 20 at Shaftsbury Elementary. a formal vote on accepting funds and the project will come later.
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Shaftsbury
Joseph Crossman
Mt. Anthony
Edwin A. Colvin
Crossman
Irving Adler
Wilbur Fiske
Selectmen
Sanford Buxbaum
Colvin
Buxbaum
Economic Development Agency
Pownal
EDA
Whittier-Sargent
Losing towns eye suit against EDA
Manchester and 15 Vermont towns including Bennington Dorset Cavendish Worcester and East Montpelier plan a court injunction to halt public works funding until a fairer formula is found. Town managers Lambert and Squiers say the group feels funding has shortchanged them and may proceed if one town acts.
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Manchester
Vermont
Bennington
Dorset
Cavendish
Worcester
East Montpelier
Henry R. Lambert
Vernon Squiers
Lambert
Arthur O’dea
Louis C. Sarelas
EDA
Sarelas
James O’neil
East Dorset
Shaftsbury
Sunderland
Bennington County
Emergency Board rejects major crime task force plan
The Emergency Board voted 3-2 against Attorney General M Jerome Diamond’s bid to create a major crime task force with a $200000 federal grant. Diamond called the defeat political and said the project is dead. Governor Snelling and Rep Madeleine Kunin supported the plan, while Senators Arthur Gibb and John Boylan and Rep Peter Giuliani opposed.
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Montpelier
UPI
Emergency Board
M. Jerome Diamond
Diamond
Richard Snelling
Madeleine Kunin
Burlington
Arthur Gibb
Addison County
John Boylan
Essex
Orleans County
Peter Giuliani
Snelling
Georgia
Officials surprised by water line termini
Town officials discovered two eight inch extensions off the main water line after unexpected map details emerged. One runs north to Norman Stratton’s land and adjoining Capella property, the other south along Chapel Road to Lortraine Eastman’s residence.
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East Road
Louis C. Savelas
Water Board
Norman Stratton
Carl Capella
Chapel Road
Selectman
Lortraine Eastman
Gerald E. Morrissey
Morrissey
Gene Bilodeau
Bilodeau
Willow Park
White Chapel Road
Stratton
Houghton Lane
Willow Road
Lorraine Eastman
EPA approves Seabrook cooling system ruling
EPA chief Douglas Castle approved a cooling system for the Seabrook nuclear plant in Seabrook New Hampshire, resolving a long dispute and signaling the possible lift of a construction ban. He described the 48 page decision as narrowly focused despite 1414 protesters arrested over a May Day weekend at the site.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas Castle
Seabrook
N.H
Castle
House near showdown on federal abortion funds
Washington UPI reports the House moved toward a confrontation over using federal money for abortions in a $61.3 billion HEW labor education welfare bill for 1978. The bill bans funds for abortion except to save the life of the mother and faces opposition from Carter foes and abortion foes alike.
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Washington
UPI
Departments of Labor and Health
Education
House
Carter
Louis Stokes
Ohio
National Right To Life Committee
Congressional Black Caucus
Stokes
Ronald Motts
D-Ohio
David Obey
D-Wis
Von Braun Dies at 65 After Colon Cancer Battle
Washington United Press International reports rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun has died at age 65 from colon cancer. He helped develop rockets that bombed London in war and later aided the American moon program.
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Washington
UPI
Wernher von Braun
London
Riots erupt in Port Elizabeth townships as police open fire
Riot police fired on black rioters in Kaba and Kwanabuhle townships near Port Elizabeth as fires destroyed shops schools and liquor stores. In Soweto police used tear gas to disperse stone throwers on the anniversary of last year’s deadly unrest. Police reported five officers injured and two wounded in separate incidents.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Port Elizabeth
Brig. J. Hugo
Kaba
Kwanabuhle
Soweto
Hugo
Alexandra
Atteridgeville
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