Bennington education figures in Iseman commencement
Acting President Joseph Iseman delivered the commencement address at Bennington College as his term ends June 30 and a new president is sought. He spoke of Bennington's strong liberal arts dedication, his seven year trusteeship, and how his recent role helped ease campus tensions after the Parker era.
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Bennington College
Joseph Iseman
Bennington
Iseman
New York
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Gail T. Parker
Keppel
Parkers
Seman
Bennington Society
Parker Ad Lee College
U.S. evacuates 263 from Beirut
U S Navy landing craft lifted 263 Americans and Europeans from Beirut under Palestinian guard after President Ford ordered a sea evacuation. 116 Americans and 147 Brits and Europeans were moved to the USS Spiegel Grove for a 40 hour trip to Athens, while about 1,300 Americans and 650 Britons chose to stay.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
Ford
Damascus
Syria
Athens
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Speigel Grove
Washington
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Spiegel Grove
VPIRG Proposes State Bank to Spur Vermont Economy
The Vermont Public Interest Research group urged a state owned bank to drive economic development and job creation by investing state funds. The plan, outlined in a 28 page report Banking on Vermont, was prepared by student intern Kevin Johnson in Montpelier.
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Montpelier
VPI
Vermont Public Interest Research
VPIRG
Vermont
Kevin Johnson
Johnson
Weekend fatalities claim three in Vermont crashes
Three people died in Vermont weekend crashes while a fourth was seriously hurt. Scott Johnson, 29, of Wilmington, died after losing control on Hogback Mountain and hitting guardrails. In Waitsfield a car carrying Mark Kaplan 20 and Sharon Myers 19 of Quebec struck a maple tree, killing both. driver Allan Velikouri remained in serious condition at Central Vermont Hospital. The report also notes VPIRG proposals for a State Bank of Vermont with bonds, directing officials, and aims to fund development and job creation.
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Vermont
Scott Johnson
Wilmington
Hogback Mountain
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Waitsfield
Mark Kaplan
Sharon Myers
Quebec
Allan Velikouri
Central Vermont Hospital
Berlin
Inside the papers: Italian vote closings and SA riots
A collage of world and local notes covers Italian Communist Christian Democrat closings, renewed South African rioting, Nixon era punditry, June weddings, editorial replies to absentee ballots, marriage talks, GOP futures with Reagan, and arts, education, and sports items across pages.
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South Africa
Haldeman
Nixon
TRB
Agnew
Dr. Oktavec
Patrick Buchanan
Reagan
Ford
Pownal
North Bennington
Bennington
Brattleboro
Shaftsbury
Engineering error found in A-plants
Nuclear safety update says five plants including Maine Yankee in Wiscasset must lower max heat limits due to errors in Combustion Engineering reactor fuel codes for emergency core cooling systems. Affected units include Millstone Unit 2 in Waterford Connecticut Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Lusby Maryland St Lucie Unit 1 Ft Pierce Florida and Ft Calhoun Omaha Nebraska.
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King OF Prussia, Pa
UPI
Maine Yankee
Wiscasset
Maine
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Combustion Engineering, Inc
Millstone Unit
Waterford
Conn
Calvert Cliffs
Lusby
St. Lucie
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Ft. Calhoun
Omaha
Neb
Candidate O'Brien refuses to disclose finances in campaign
Tunbridge. Democratic candidate Robert O'Brien declines to reveal personal finances for this year's campaign calling such disclosure an invasion of privacy. The move stirs debate among five other gubernatorial hopefuls including Stella Hackel and Richard Snelling while O'Brien cites income between 10000 and 15000 dollars annually.
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Tunbridge
UPI
Robert O’brien
Orange County
Stella Hackel
Mass. State Workers Strike Prompts Court Action
Thousands of Massachusetts state employees walked out in an illegal strike over wages prompting Gov Dukakis to seek an emergency injunction. The walkout affected prisons and mental health services with some pickets clashing with cars and police. Federal mediators joined efforts to resolve the dispute as corrections officials declared a state of emergency to manage overtime shifts.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Labor Relations Commission
Superior Court
George Bennett
Ray G
James §. Cooper
Michael S. Dukakis
University of Massachusetts Medical School Hospital
Alliance
Monson State Hospital
Randy Stabach
Dukakis
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
James F. Scearce
Frank Hall
Capitol
Ford's delegate lead narrows in race for 1980 nomination
United Press International reports Ford at 1,052 delegates to Reagan's 950 with 96 uncommitted and 161 yet to be chosen. Democrats led by Carter top 1,650 delegates, while GOP rules hint at possible multiple ballots if delegates abstain or shift. Rhodes warns one ballot not guaranteed.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
UPI
Reagan
Connecticut
Colorado
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
Utah
Idaho
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Texas
New York
Henry Jackson
Carter
Democratic Rules Committee
Washington
House
John Rhodes
Rariz
GOP
Cbs-Tv
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Leaning College
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Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Iowa
U.S
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Herman Bluestein
State Bank of
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Connors
Evert
Wimbledon
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