State moves against CVPS for alleged bill discrimination
Vermont Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond plans action against Central Vermont Public Service Corp over discriminatory charges cited by two Newfane women. Brenda Bingham and Lorna McCarthy had power cut for nine hours after refusing portions of past bills. Diamond may join their Public Service Board complaint or file separately. power was restored pending PSB decision.
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Diamond
James Griffin
CWPS
State Public Service Board
PSB
Lee Cvps
Kissinger Seeks Cyprus Talks Amid Mideast Efforts
Secretary of State Kissinger met Turkish leaders in Ankara to discuss Cyprus as Turkey faces NATO tensions and earlier U.S. aid cuts. He remains hopeful for an Israeli Egyptian Sinai accord despite Sadat’s hard line and Syrian pressures. Haaretz notes Sadat’s demand for withdrawals following the talks.
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Ankara
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Sinai
Cyprus
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Kissinger
Sadi Irmak
Turkey
NATO
U.S
U.S. Congress
Ha’aretz
Anwar Sadat
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Syria
Salmon blasts bankers defend economic record in Vermont
Governor Thomas P. Salmon defended his administration’s economic record at a Chittenden County Democrats conference. He argued Vermonters face low incomes and a faltering economy, criticized bankers for not lending enough to bolster growth, and cited creation of the Vermont Industrial Development Authority as a tool to attract new business while urging continued focus on development over environmental concerns.
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Winooski
UPI
Thomas P. Salmon
Chittenden County
Vermont
Salmon
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
Timothy J. O’connor
D-Brattleboro
O’conner
Democrats
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Republic of
Green Mountains
Economic mood sours as unemployment risk grows
Washington economists warn of a looming low mood for the economy with unemployment possibly above 9 percent, while Ford administration expects a late summer bottoming. February unemployment sits at 8.2 percent as inflation slows and real earnings fall, with job openings declining and wholesale prices easing.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur Okun
Council of Economic Advisor
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Ford
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Fighting intensifies in Vietnam and Cambodia
Communist led rebels fired 30 rockets and artillery at Pochentong airport and a nearby village, destroying a DC3 and killing a person. Ten rockets hit Phnom Penh, killing three civilians and wounding nine. U.S. airlift continued with 708 tons of rice flown by chartered DC8s. Lon Nol faced coup rumors amid a precarious national crisis. Ban Me Thuot fell to tank-led Communist forces after fierce fighting, signaling a major new battlefront in South Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Pochentong
U.S
Saigon
Lon Nol
Ban Me Thuot
South Vietnam
GOP workers weigh conservative line at Ford rally
Washington report on a Republican conference where 2000 delegates debated party identity. Ford urged inclusiveness while Reagan and conservatives argued against diluting beliefs for votes, opposing deficits and Rockefeller as a liberal rival to Goldwater.
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Washington
UPI
Republican Party
Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Strachan charges dismissed by Sirica
UPI reports U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica dismissed all charges against former White House aide Gordon C. Strachan in the Watergate cover up at prosecutors’ request. Strachan, 31, was indicted with Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and Marcian, later granted separate trial, immunity testimony and a more limited role cited in the dismissal. Strachan faced conspiracy obstruction of justice and lying charges. Prosecutors said dismissal reflected justice and potential appeals success.
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White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Robert Marcian
Senate
Watergate Committee
Strachan
Bicentennial conference draws Vermont teachers in mass turnout
Avid interest at a bicentennial conference in White River Jct drew 175 Vermont teachers to workshops and talks at the Holiday Inn. Gov. Salmon spoke on Westminster Massacre's role in Vermont's independence, while Robert Burley outlined a Vermont2 transportation plan and potential funding.
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Tyler Resch
White River Jct
Vermont
VT2
Robert Burley
State Historical Society
Thomas P. Salmon
Thomas O’brien
Brattleboro
Vermont Council For the Social Studies
Holiday Inn
Streisand tops president at opening gala
Streisand upstages the president during the opening gala as gasoline markets face a glut. Newest PMHSN graduates are celebrated with an AAUW spring show planned. TRB ponders a witty House of file cards nickname after the prolific filer. Dr. Irving Adler analyzes the impact of a $100 state aid floor. Wilmington launches foreclosure drives on delinquent taxpayers. Canadiens questioned as a great team. NC State excluded from NCAA and spurning the NIT.
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Streisand
PMHSN
AAUW
TRB
House of File
Irving Adler
Wilmington
Canadiens
N.C. State
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Mitch Burke
Mt. Anthony
Dave Fredrickson
Springfield
Maguire
Burke
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pownal
North Pownal
Gage
Bradford
Bennington
Christopher E. Powell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Powell
Keith Nichols
Edward W. Gauthier
Putnam
Vietnam
Cambodia
GOP
Sirica
Watergate
Gerald Goldman
Goldman
United States
Boss Tweed
U.S. Grant
Waitsfield
Vt2 Transportation
Burley
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