Land Sells as Housing Slows in Dover Wilmington
The vacation home boom in Dover and Wilmington slowed sharply though Deerfield Valley land sales stay brisk in spots. Bankers cite high costs, tight credit, and rising rates. out of state money is scarce. Realtors report no new subdivisions, large deals few, and a general lull amid taxes and mortgage limits, with Chimney Hill as a rare bright spot.
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Wilmington
Dover
Deerfield
Brattleboro
Berkley and Weller Realtors
Deerfield Valley
John Weller
Weller
Berkley and Veller
Merrill Haynes
Haynes
Chimney Hill
Gerald Osler
Osler
Vermont
Dover Hills
Mt. Snow
Senate urged to acknowledge unwinnable Vietnam war
Sen. Claiborne Pell urged the Senate to admit the Vietnam War is unwinnable and Vietnamization unworkable. He argued a unified Vietnam under Communist rule could serve U.S. interests as a barrier to China, as Congress prepared to wrap seven weeks of foreign policy debate sparked by Nixon’s Cambodia troop deployment. He noted potential votes on an end the war amendment.
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Washington
UPI
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Senate
Jail Terms For Stowe Fire
Three Boston-area men received extended Windsor State Prison sentences in Vermont District Court for setting a Stowe motel on fire last November. Alfred Angeli pleaded guilty to burning to defraud an insurer and drew 2 1/2 years. Frank Capizzi and Ralph Russo each received 18 months for second degree arson. The blaze leveled the Highland Meadows Motel on November 21. prosecutors said Angeli, former Motel Corp owner, planned the fire to collect insurance.
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Hyde Park
UPS
Windsor
Vermont
Stowe
Carl Gregg
Alfred Angeli
Medford
Angeli
Frank Capizzi
Boston
Ralph Russo
Highland Meadows
Lamoille County
Theodore Barnett
Motel Corp
Barnett
U S Grand Jury Opens Probe into Jackson State Killings
A special Federal Grand Jury in Jackson Mississippi began hearings into the killings at Jackson State College. The probe aims to determine facts and potential charges in the incident that drew national attention and raised concerns about campus safety and law enforcement.
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U.S
Jackson State
Jackson State College
U.S. District Court
Harold Cox
Veniremen
Jackson
Jerris Leonard
Mississippi
Leonard
FBI
John Mitchell
US District Court
Jackson City
Russell Davis
State College
Hinds County Grand Jury
Jack Travis
Travis
Mrs Nixon Surveys Peru Earthquake Devastation
Mrs. Richard Nixon arrives in Lima to survey the quake zone, carries relief supplies, attends a cathedral Mass, and pledges further American aid. She is greeted by Consuelo Velasco and briefed by disaster officials as the death toll climbs past 50 000. The visit follows the incident at Jackson State College and a related federal probe into civil rights violations.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Next Week Uncle Sam To Take Smaller Bite From Paychecks
Washington UPI reports that average weekly paychecks will be slightly larger next week as the surtax is reduced and Social Security withholdings ease, boosting take home pay for middle income groups.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
UPI
Cambridge Man Killed In One-Car Accident
A 28 year old Cambridge man Roger A Robertson died of a fractured skull and lacerations after a one car crash on Route 22 in the Town of Jackson. His car caught fire but a passerby freed him from the burning wreck. Mrs Robertson was treated for back injuries. Funeral arrangements are set for Mahar Funeral Home in Hoosick Falls.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Roger A. Robertson
Mary McClellan Hospital
Jackson
Charles H. Cole
Washington County
Mr. Robertson
Wilfred
Mildred (O’brien) Robertson
Clyde Dunham
Episcopal Church
Ricky
Wayne
Eleanor M. Cooper
White Creek
Dorothy Ann Crouse
Joseph
Dale Robertson
Thomas Mullen
Shushan
Mahar Funeral Home
Main St
Hoosick Falls
Catholic Conservatives Stage Sit-In in St Peter's Square
More than 100 Roman Catholic conservatives prayed through the night in St. Peter's Square near Pope Paul VI's window to protest changes in the Mass. They oppose Latin's removal and other reforms, with many pledging to attend Latin masses despite a papal order. They began the vigil after marching from Rome and also held Latin services at the Colosseum.
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St. Peter’s Square
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Rome
Paul
Colosseum
St. Mary Major
St. Peter’s Basilica
Prouty Warns Against A Too Fast Withdrawal
Senator Winston L. Prouty of Vermont cautioned against hasty troop withdrawals from Vietnam. At a Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars convention he urged an orderly retreat, supported Nixon's Asian War policies, and warned against turning retreat into a rout while opposing the Cooper Church amendment.
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Barre
UPI
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
United States
Vietnam
Prouty
Nixon
Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Al Capp Eyes Race Against Ted Kennedy
UPI reports Al Capp creator of Li'l Abner considers challenging Senator Edward Kennedy for his Massachusetts seat. Capp says Massachusetts Republicans can match Kennedy dollar for dollar in campaigning and notes recent White House visits and a call from a powerful administrator urging him to run. He switched to Republican and would curb political satire if he runs.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
al Capp
Li’l Abner
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Capp
Kennedy
White House
Vermont Yankee Seeks Short Term Notes For Vernon Plant
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp won quick Public Service Board approval in Montpelier to issue 2 million dollars in one year notes backed by a revolving credit with two banks. The move funds construction of its 13 million dollar atomic plant on the Connecticut River as long term bonding awaits SEC settlement with Massachusetts municipalities.
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Massachusetts Municipals
Securities and Exchange Commission
Municipals
SEC
Morrisseau Targets Stafford On Medical Bill Vote
Burlington Democrat hopeful Dennis Morrisseau condemned Rep. Robert Stafford for backing the presidents veto of a 2.7 billion medical appropriations bill. Morrisseau, seeking the Democratic nomination, argued military spending inflates costs and urged prioritizing home programs and medical facilities. The piece also notes a Point Reyes Morgan horse farm ceremony with Vermont Governor Davis and National Morgan Horse Club president Davis in attendance.
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Burlington
UPI
Dennis Morrisseau
Robert T. Stafford
Morrisseau
Stafford
Nixon
Point Reyes
Calif
America
Davis
National Morgan Horse Club
Harthon L. Bill
National Park Service
Eurich Elected President of Northeastern Departments of Agriculture
Edward R. Eurich commissioner of agriculture for Vermont was chosen president of the Northeastern Departments of Agriculture Association at a Gaithersburg Maryland meeting. Vermont attendees Wendell I. Carr and Gilbert H. Parker joined in the three day conference addressing transportation supplies cooperative programs meat inspection pesticide disposal and related industry topics.
Albany Magazine Firm Accused Of Free Offer Deception
Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz charges Family Publications Service Inc. of Albany with misrepresenting a free magazine offer to win $120 worth of publications from customers across New York. The scheme allegedly used targeted calls claiming recipients were "specifically selected" for the free deal while contracts for 30 months at $3.95 monthly were signed. Albany authorities form New York Environmental Board with six NYC figures to set state environmental standards. Joe G. Moore Jr., Charles H. Callison, and William H. Whyte are among the appointees.
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Albany
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Family Publications Service Inc
North Pearl St
New York City
New New York Environmental Board
Joe G. Moore Jr
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Charles H. Callison
National Audubon Society
William H. Whyte
Plane crash near Saranac Lake kills five in family
State police and Conservation Department crews spent hours Sunday recovering the badly burned bodies of five members of a Jacksonville, Florida family after their single engine plane plunged into Seward Mountain around 12 40 p m Saturday near Saranac Lake. The pilot was Charles I Harding and the victims included his wife and three children.
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Saranac Lake
State Police and Conservation Department
Here
Charles I. Harding
Jacksonville
Fla
Seward Mountain
New Berkshire Halfway House at Riggs Center Opens
In Stockbridge Berkshire a new housing unit at Austen Riggs Center will operate in the Elms for the former residence of Dr. Robert P. Knight Riggs medical director. The unit aims to provide a family like setting for about twelve patients to ease the transition from inpatient care to the community.
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Stockbridge
Austen Riggs Center
The
Elms
Robert P. Knight
Riggs Medical
Mohawk Trail Relocation Delayed Six Months in Erving
A new Mohawk Trail highway section through Erving is delayed at least six months before bids are advertised. The project continues the Mohawk Trail from Williamstown toward Boston as state Route 2. ADAMS Local 556 of United Papermakers Union unanimously approved a two-year offer at L. L. Brown Paper Co. with 63 members in attendance. minimum wage rises from 2.34 to 2.49 per hour.
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North Adams
Erving
Williamstown
Boston
Adams
United Papermakers Union
L. L. Brown Paper Co
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Cantus
Sens
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Consuelo Velasco
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Mrs. Velasco
Andes
Peruvian Disaster Relief Organization
Augusto Zimmerman
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Kawasaki
Japan
A&p
Fisimans
Ted Kennedy
Farm Group
New York
Magazine Company
Down In
Berkshire
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