Powers acts to surmount route 7 roadblock
Vermont lawmaker Rep Lawrence Powers says he will meet with other local representatives in Montpelier to urge the Route 7 highway in Bennington, arguing the majority supports the project while seeking guidance from an assistant attorney general. The push follows a february U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on NEPA impact statements for the 280 mile corridor from the Long Island Sound to the Vermont border, opposed by conservation groups since 1972.
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Lawrence Powers
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Bennington
Robert Schwartz
Highway Department
Ninea
U.S. Second Circuit
Arlin M. Adams
NEPA
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Long Island Sound
Vermont-Canada
Adams
Harvey D Carter Jr
CSSW
Salmon plans $2 million tax reform proposal in Vermont
Gov. Thomas Salmon unveils a compromise tax plan to remove the 3 percent sales tax on residential electricity not used for heating and fund it by raising the meals and rooms tax from five to six percent. The plan would cost about 1.5 million for the electricity exemption and aim to cover a 0.5 million gap in the current deficit, targeting middle income Vermonters.
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U S withdrawal from Thailand ends amid clashes in Bangkok
The United States begins final pullout from Thailand less than a day after Bangkok ordered end of the U S presence. Clashes between pro and anti government groups left three dead and dozens wounded as U S forces evacuate from bases north of Bangkok and U Tapao. Police say 66 wounded, 15 seriously, and no Americans were harmed.
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Thailand
UPI
United States
U.S
Holiday Inn battle in Beirut shifts control amid fierce fighting
Beiruts Holiday Inn becomes focal point in Lebanon civil war as Phalangist militiamen in disguises clash with leftists in a brutal predawn counteroffensive. Despite conflicting claims, shells hit the French consulate and casualties mount with hundreds wounded.
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Lebanon
UPI
Holiday Inn
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Seafront
Guy Barioulet
Barioulet
Sadat Street
Palestine Liberation Organization
Phoenicia
Suleiman Franjieh
Skinner aims for Senate seat on three policy pillars
Vermont candidate Scott Skinner, 33, former VPIRG chief, seeks the Democratic U S Senate nomination. He highlights full employment, rational energy policy, and tax reform as the pathway to a young, Washington seat. His Vermont record includes dental care funding, nuclear power controls, and Lifeline energy efficiency debates.
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U.S
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
VPIRG
Washington
Vermont
Skinner
Dartmouth College
Columbia Law School
The
Banner
Public Interest
Brian Burns
Hearst to appeal verdict in bank robbery case
Patricia Hearst, upset over her armed bank robbery conviction, will appeal and travel to Los Angeles for arraignment on kidnapping and assault charges. UPI reports U.S. Attorney James Browning Jr. says probation interviews are planned before sentencing, with Hearst facing up to 35 years.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
U.S
James Browning Jr
Lee Bailey
Browning
Oliver Carter
Albert Johnson
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
William
Emily Harris
Mel
Johnson
Hearst
Shriver bows out as Dem presidential field narrows
R Sargent Shriver withdrew from the Democratic presidential race after a fourth place showing in New Hampshire and a tally of 11 delegates. He pledged to back progressive candidates and said he would work to revitalize morale, while not endorsing any candidate.
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Washington
UPI
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Kennedy
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Ilinois
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Gallup
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Reagan
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Alabama
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Carter
Georgia
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Udall
New York
Wisconsin
New Democratic Coalition
Ford
North Carolina
White House
Oklahoma
Cincinnati
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D-Calif
Dellums
Berkeley
Cal
Decriminalization push and notable events on Page 2
Gov Carey plans to push marijuana decriminalization in New York. A skier was shot in Aspen. A singer's estranged wife faces charges. The item previews Local news and other features across pages 2 through 5.
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New York
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Singer
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Defiance
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TRB
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Ronald Reagan
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Fred Harris
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