Muskie defends the Clean Air Act amid Nader critique
Senator Edmund S Muskie of Maine rejects claims that industry pressure shaped the 1967 Clean Air Act saying he fought apathy and resistance to secure needed funds. He states confrontational politics must yield to agreements and real results to reduce pollution as public interest grows.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Senate
Law, Science and
Ralph Nader
Muskie
Proposals to Strengthen Local Pollution Laws Debate
A speaker argues for regional over federal clean air standards noting pollution is local. He warns a centralized U S bureaucracy would not guarantee solutions and urges maintaining the federal system.
Faulty Equipment Blamed For Fatal N H Plane Crash
The N T S B ruled the 1968 Northeast Fairchild Hiller F227 crash near Hanover New Hampshire was caused by faulty navigational equipment. The plane descended prematurely, hitting a mountain at 6 17 p m EDT on October 25 1968, killing 32 of 42 aboard while nine passengers and a stewardess survived. The report cites cloud or fog, a premature descent to minimum descent altitude and nonstandard instrument approach with no supplemental navigational aids.
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Washington
UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
New Hampshire
Hanover
N.H
Eurich Eyes Second Place On GOP Ticket
Eurich a 54 year old Waitsfield dairy farmer and former state representative said he is weighing a bid for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He will announce a final decision in about a week and would face Speaker John Burgess of Brattleboro if he runs. Eurich was named Agriculture Commissioner about a year ago by Gov. Deane C. Davis.
Granite cutters' wage demand rejected in Barre talks
In Barre, 1100 Granite Cutters International Association workers continued a two week strike after manufacturers backed by Milton Lyndes rejected the union's request for 40 cents per hour more. A federal mediator was present but no further talks scheduled as I Step. Separate moves by the Tri-state Monument Builders Retail Association threaten legal action to allow finished Barre products to ship.
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Lyndes
John O'Reilly
Concord
N.H
O’reilly
Barre
Henry Poft
Tri-state Monument Builders Retail Association
Harrisburg
Pofi
Ex HUD Secretary Named To Head UMass
Dr. Robert C. Wood was named the 17th president of the University of Massachusetts and professor of political science in Boston by the board of trustees. He will start Oct. 1 and teach one course per semester to stay in touch with students. Wood has held top posts at MIT, Harvard, and HUD, and led Johnson era urban policy efforts. The state university serves about 21,365 students across Amherst and Boston with a Worcester medical school under construction.
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Boston
Mass
Robert C. Wood
University of Massachusetts
Board of Trustees
Joint
Center For Urban Studies
MIT
Harvard
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Wood
John W. Lederle
State University
New England
Amherst
Worcester
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cambridge
MIT Department of Political Science
Joint Center For Urban Studies
Johnson
Paper Firm Upstate In Fight on Pollution
International Paper Co. plans 101 million dollars to expand pollution control across four years. Fifty six million targets air cleanup, rest toward water treatment. New 76 million pulp mill at Ticonderoga, NY will include advanced controls reducing odor and eliminating Lake Champlain pollution. Existing plants to be phased out gradually.
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New York
UPI
lInternational Paper Co
Edward B. Hinman
Hinman
International Paper
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Lake Champlain
IPC
Kraft Pulp Mills
Natchez
Miss
Panama City
Fla
Tonawanda
Jay
Maine
Mobile
Ala
Georgetown
S.C
Corinth
Moss Point
Vermont College Young Republicans condemn student strikes
The Vermont Federation of Colleges Young Republicans denounce campus strikes as seized by cynical organizers denying due democratic procedures. Bill Wood of Middlebury announced a resolution rebutting three main demands including ending military action in Indochina, releasing political prisoners, and opposing university military ties.
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Middlebury
UPI
Vermont Federation of Colleges Young Republicans
Contemporary Affairs Committee
Federation
Bill Wood
Indochina
Demonstration at Statehouse Costs Vermont Less Than 500
State officials say the Saturday antiwar protest at the Vermont Statehouse incurred under 500 in precaution costs. Frederick Reed notes 400 National Guardsmen remained at armories with no extra costs due to an advanced drill. Glenn Davis cites overtime and travel expenses plus troopers called in on days off as contributing to a total under 500.
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Montpelier
UPI
Statehouse
Frederick Reed
Vermont National Guardsmen
Reed
Public Safety
Glenn Davis
Vermont cable firms file for PSB certification
All but five Vermont cable operators have filed for Public Service Board certification as the May 12 deadline nears. A board spokesman said the 18 companies, including the larger flat-rate operators, will be accepted if postmarked by May 12 and processed under the new state regulation requiring a PSB certificate to operate.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Public Service Board
PSB
Vermont coop gets $644000 loan for 12 miles of lines
Washington Electric Cooperative of East Montpelier Vermont received a Rural Electrification Administration loan totaling 644000 dollars to fund 12 miles of distribution lines serving 175 customers. Senator George D Aiken announced the loan on Wednesday.
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Washington, D.C
UPI
Washington Electric Cooperative
East Montpelier
Rural Electrification Administration
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Albany rally calls for freeing Bobby Seale amid campus protest
John Fraines of the Chicago 7 addressed about 5,000 students outside the New York state capitol arguing that if Seale is convicted, New Haven should be "picked up and sent to the moon." He urged students to join in pressuring for Seale's release as nine Panthers face trial in New Haven for a torture slaying. Gov Rockefeller plans a new agency with officials and students to improve direct communication with youth.
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Albany
John Fraines
Chicago 7
Bobby Seale
New Haven
Fraines
State Capitol
Seale
Rockefeller
Voorheesville residents urged to boil water supply
Albany County Health Department extends boil water advisory for Voorheesville. Health Commissioner Dr. John Lyons stated the village faces a contamination issue unlikely to be resolved until early next week.
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Voorheesville
Albany County Health Department
John Lyons
Pittsfield Moves Billboards Back to State Agency
Berkshire city council votes 6 to 5 to transfer billboard regulation from home rule to the state Outdoor Advertising Board by incorporating M Callahan & Son’s proposal into the master zoning ordinance. The measure goes to the Ordinances and Rules Committee for legal review before enactment requiring a two thirds vote.
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Pittsfield
M. Callahan & Son
Callahan
State Outdoor Advertising Board
Selectmen approve Tent Club liquor license at Tanglewood
The Tent Club Inc. seeks a private club license after a public hearing. Capacity would be about 200. Open an hour before and after concerts and during intermission. State panel previously denied. a new act allows local approval. In Pittsfield, 79 year old Charlotte Morse found in Hinsdale peat bog. autopsy ordered. death under investigation. North Adams analyzes four industrial sites on Ashland Street and Curran Highway for potential use.
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Stockbridge — Selectmen
Tent Club Inc
Tanglewood
Curtis Buttenheim
Tanglewood Friends
State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Selectmen
Pittsfield
Mass
Hinsdale
Charlotte C. Morse
Edgewood Nursing Home
North Adams
Carmen G. Cancro
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