GOP Leaders Clash Over Vermont Budget Battle
In Montpelier a House Republican caucus devolved into a clash between Majority Leader Richard A. Snelling and Appropriations Chair Emory A. Hebard over a no new taxes budget. Gov Salmon reported lower deficits than expected, shifting focus to electric power costs and potential tax tweaks as Senate Republicans urged careful analysis of revenue projections.
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Snelling
House Appropriations Committee
Emory A. Hebard
R-Glover
Hebard
Commerce Committee
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Senate
Republican Caucus
Salmon
Kissinger shifts focus as Egypt talks loom in Sinai
Secretary of State Kissinger after two hours of detailed review with Israeli negotiators heads to Egypt to present responses to proposals for an interim peace deal. He said talks remain friendly and cautious progress is possible, with no plan to pause the shuttle mission.
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Selectmen defend BOC funding amid food stamp dispute
Bennington selectmen rebuffed Timothy Corcoran’s bid to end the town food stamp contract with the Bennington Opportunity Council and divert its funding. Other selectmen opposed the move, citing past defeats and current costs, while Town Manager Saunders provided extensive data countering Corcoran’s claims. In a separate Vermont story, energy talks between the Ford administration and a key committee aim to finalize a national plan before Easter recess, with discussion of a possible federal gasoline tax.
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Bennington Opportunity Council
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Bennington Selectmen
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Police
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Perrott
Department of Social Welfare
Harold R. Saunders
Saunders
Washington
UPI
Ford Administration
Congress
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Senate
Ways and Means
Carl Albert
al Ullman
Ford
Senate approves aid but fall short of request
Inside National reports the Senate backed Cambodian aid though funding fell short of the requested amount. Local coverage notes nursing school graduates and details on property tax rebates.
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Cora Cheney
Vermont
Partridge Report
Washington
Pownal
Dorset
Manchester
Arlington Park
Woodford
Hoosick Falls
John Page
Alaska
Vermont Symphony
Arlington
Mark Quinlan
Bennington
Fighting Rages In South Vietnam Cities Fall District Capitals
In Dau Tieng 35 miles from Saigon Communist tanks overran the town and held much of Ban Me Thuot as government air and ground forces faced heavy fighting. Refugees report 100 to 200 killed or wounded as artillery and rockets pounded the area. Government troops claim some tank destruction while a helicopter task force supports new arrivals. Nine captives and missing civilians from Ban Me Thuot are unaccounted.
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UPI
Dau Tieng
Ban Me Thuot
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Vietnam
Long Nol reshuffles as rebels press on Phnom Penh
Rebels bombard Mekong bases and Phnom Penh outskirts while UPI reports heavy fighting near Neak Luong and Banam. Lon Nol announces cabinet reshuffle and s eizes on laws for swift economic crime penalties. Sutsakhan named new military chief as Fernandez yields command amid growing insurgent pressure.
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UPI
Mekong
Lonol
U.S
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Sosthene Fernandes
Long Boret
National Assembly
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Banam
Prek Phneou
Pochentong
Royal Air Force
Singapore
Sak Sutsakhan
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Sutsakhan
Fernandez
Portugal's leftist military to assume permanent powers
In Lisbon the Armed Forces Movement declares it will perman ently seize authority amid a failed rightist coup. A new revolutionary council will govern, with cabinet reshuffles to follow. Elections for a constituent assembly proceed April 12, though civilian rule remains under military control.
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UPI
Portugal
Armed Forces Movement
Vasco Dos Santos Goncalves
Revolutionary Council
Council
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Fred C. LaRue
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