Bennington Selectmen end HUD grant talks on YMCA plan
The Bennington selectmen, in a brisk meeting, elected Alexander Drysdale as chairman and J Duncan as vice chairman. They authorized Town Manager Lamb to notify HUD the $116,000 local share for a $250,000 community resources center would not be provided, effectively ending the grant project.
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Bennington
Alexander B.R. Drsdale
Edward Frasier
Drysdale
Ronald Higgins
Edward R. Lamb
J. Duncan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Community Resources Center
Lamb
YMCA
Frasier
Four U.S. airmen kidnapped by Turkish group threaten ransom
A group calling itself the Turkish Peoples Liberation Army abducted four U.S. airmen near Ankara and demanded $400,000 within 36 hours. A teenage girl delivered the note to Turkish radio officials. One kidnapper was captured, Mete Tekin, 24, while four others remain at large. The victims are Air Force first class Jimmy Sexton, James Gholson, Larry Heaver, and Richard Caraszi.
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Ankara
UPI
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
U.S
Denver
Colo
Richard Caraszi
Stamford
Vermont Senate moves to drop drinking age to eighteen
The Vermont Senate advanced a bill to reduce the drinking age for beer and wine from 21 to 18. The 21-6 vote came after debate over risks of underage drinking in high schools. Supporters argued 18-year-olds are adults, while opponents warned about temptation near schools and cars.
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Margaret Hammond
Windsor County
George Morse
Caledonia County
Hammond
John O’brien
Chittenden
Grand Isle Counties
Chamber
Senate Health Welfare Committee
House
Senate
Vermont billboard law eroded by compensation funds
Vermont's sign ordinance once praised as progressive faces erosion after a U S Transportation Act provision provides 27 million in funds to compensate non conforming billboards. State share 43 thousand with 17 500 from state funds.
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Vermont
U.S. Office of Transportation
Secretary of State
Washington
State Supreme Court
Virginia
Windham County
Windsor County
Travel Information Council
TIC
Highway District 2
Secretary of
Richard Thomas
Thomas
Snowmobilers Audience Splits Over Restrictions in Vermont
In Montpelier a Burlington doctor condemned snowmobiles as a heedless luxury at a public hearing, but about 600 attendees largely supported ongoing restrictions. Dr. George Schumacher spoke against the hobby, while the crowd showed mixed views on policy limits.
Snowmobile hearing ends amid boos at Montpelier High
The Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee heard a joint bill on snowmobiles and ATVs at a Montpelier High School hearing. Supporters packed the room and booed Dr. Schumacher as he urged limits on the sport, saying damaging trends must end.
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Montpelier High School
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Schumacher
Talks bog down in rail dispute
Negotiations aimed at averting a nationwide railroad strike broke off after a 15 hour bargaining session at the Labor Department. Assistant Labor Secretary W. J. Usery Jr. led renewed talks with UTU president Charles Luna and Clyde Lane, focusing on work rule changes the carriers deem essential for efficiency. A new 4 p.m. EST session was set to resume as government appeals sought a settlement.
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Washington
UPI
United Transportation Union
UTU
Labor Department
W. J. Usery Jr
Charles Luna
Usery
Newsmen
Luna
Clyde Lane
Nixon
British postal strike fizzles as unions bow to reality
London officials report the 44 day postal strike ends as union leaders say funds are exhausted and members should return to work without guaranteed pay rises. Heath government sees win in resisting inflationary demands while post officials promise letters will resume within days though full service may take six weeks.
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London
UPI
British Post Office
Edward Heath
Pentagon admits pipe was phony
Pentagon officials acknowledge a three foot gasoline pipeline shown as evidence in the Laos operation was obtained before the current raid. South Vietnamese forces reportedly retrieved it in a clandestine effort, not as a post start capture, with officials saying the pipe symbolized the type torn out in the ongoing campaign against the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
John W. Vogt
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jerry W. Friedheim
Kissinger Rogers dispute tests Nixon foreign policy control
The Kissinger Rogers affair centers on executive branch foreign policy responsibility to Congress and the State Department’s ability to function as Kissinger builds a White House based “little State Department.” Critics say Kissinger shadows Rogers, shaping policy with NSC allies, while Rogers resists. Nixon defends Rogers as top adviser but cannot ignore Kissinger’s influence.
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UPI
Republic
Nixon
Congress
Executive Branch
State Department
White House
Stuart Aoe
D-Mo
Rogers
Kissinger
National Security Council
Tigen
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Jimmy R. M. Finley
Forth Worth
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Finley
Kepekli
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Rutland
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