New England Reacts Favorably to Nixon Address
New England politicians and banking officials welcomed Nixon's economic address while offering cautious critiques. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy praised restraint on wage and price controls. Rhode Island's banking commissioner urged voluntary measures, and Maine Senator Muskie called for a broader shift in national priorities to ease inflation. Connecticut Bank and Trust official James Connelly backed the president's stance, while Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith criticized relying on words alone.
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Deep Sea Drill Reentry Cone Aids Offshore Oil Work
A UC oceanographic institute led a 12 day Atlantic drill off New York using sonar and a 16 foot diameter re entry cone to guide a borehole back from the surface. Scripps and partners including Woods Hole, Lamont Doherty, Rosentiel, University of Miami and University of Washington study ocean basin history and continents ocean interaction.
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ITT Completes Merger as Nader Files Suit
ITT Corp announces completion of its merger with Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Offer to exchange one ITT preferred share for Hartford Fire stock is effective with about 95 percent of Hartford Fire stockholders tendering. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader denies reports of dropping opposition and accuses ITT of spreading rumors.
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Study Panel Requests Review Of Vermont Druggists Acts
The Vermont special legislative committee has asked the attorney general to study practices of certain state druggists for possible legal action. The panel, led by Christone, cited irregularities in the Pharmacy Board and aims to overhaul state pharmacy laws and board membership, with legalization of prescription drug advertising among recommendations.
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Vermont P S B Approves Overhead Power Line
The Public Service Board approved Vermont Electric Power Co plans for a 51 mile 345 kilovolt transmission line from the Vermont Yankee plant along the Connecticut River to a Ludlow area sub station. Ground- cable option rejected due to cost. board kept jurisdiction over route clearance herbicide use and two minor route modifications.
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Vermont readies stance on New Hampshire income tax
Vermont Tax Commissioner Lawrence Wright will study the New Hampshire 4 percent income levy on out-of-state workers before deciding to challenge it. He calls the tax outrageous and possibly unconstitutional while awaiting a year to audit Vermont revenues for potential losses from deductions. The issue rests on Vermont taxing NH residents who work in Vermont and a Supreme Court ruling upholding the approach.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Rutland Voters To Decide School Tax Increase
In Rutland today, voters face a bitter dispute over a 36 cent hike in the $4.48 tax limit to fund a $3.5 million school budget. The plan, rejected last March, meets strong opposition from the Rutland Taxpayers Association, which accuses the board of an aggressive campaign. The board, Rutland Education Association and two citizen groups counter that the taxpayers group misleads voters and is dominated by a single individual pushing his views.
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Rutland
Rutland Taxpayers Association
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Librarian To Go To Africa From Rutland Library
Rutland Regional Library's Marian English will resign to join Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa Ethiopia for a two year assignment starting August 1. She earned a library science master's at the University of Washington and previously taught in Tanzania with her husband Karl.
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Rutland
Fair Haven Man Dies From Car Collision Injuries
Kenneth Archer aged 56 of Fair Haven died at Rutland Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car late Wednesday night. The accident occurred in Fair Haven and was reported by UPI.
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Walker Named New Russell Sage College President
Dr Charles A Walker former Hamlin University dean in St Paul Minn named president of Russell Sage College at age 38 He is a Pittsburgh graduate with a Columbia masters and Stanford PhD and leads the Upper Mid-West Association for Intercultural Education He succeeds Dr Lewis A Forman after 22 years.
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Charles A. Walker
Hamlin University
St. Paul
Bacteria Tested to Halt Berkshire Caterpillar Threat
In Berkshire Williamstown scientists plan a field test of a bacillus to combat the saddled prominent caterpillar hordes as the pest defoliates thousands of acres. University of Massachusetts entomologist William Becker leads the study amid slow DNR action.
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Berkshires
State Department of Natural Resources
Berkshire
William Becker
University of Massachusetts
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