Montpelier Memo Vermont Yankee strikes hit Vernon plant
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp faced renewed trouble as a strike by about half of its 110 staff began amid a contract dispute. The Vernon plant has endured 9 abnormal occurrences since start up, including a January 1973 off gas release that surpassed federal limits and a May 1973 AEC fine of $15,000.
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William Poole Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
State Health Department
Vernon
Vermont Yankee
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Co
General Assembly
Thomas Salmon
James Griffin
Griffin
Vermont
HEW seeks racial balance data from 115 school districts
The HEW asked officials in 115 districts across 16 southern and border states to explain why their schools show a disparate share of white and black students. Districts must supply maps and enrollment statistics by June 30 or face possible civil rights action and loss of federal aid.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
HEW
Peter Holmes
Office For Civil Rights
U.S
John Pratt
Holmes
Russia and U S practice summer space linkup
A Soviet cosmonaut and an American astronaut in spacedream roles conducted a simulated lunch aboard earth bound craft 6000 miles apart as part of a summer joint space mission drill. The skit involved Vance Brand and Valeri Kubasov with ground controllers coordinating from Houston and Kaliningrad during four selective transfers through a docking module.
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Houston
UPI
Johnson Space Center
Kaliningrad Complex
Moscow
Valeri Kubasov
Vance
Kubasov
Alexei Leonov
Apollo
Thomas P. Stafford
Donald K. “Deke” Slayton
EPA Raps Army Corps Over Wetlands Regulation Claims
The EPA accused the Army Corps of Engineers of misrepresenting a proposed rule to include farm plowing and related activities under wetlands safeguards. Administrator Train demanded correction, while the Natural Resources Defense Council accused the Corps of a national scare campaign to rally farmers against the regulation.
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Washington
API
Environmental Protection Agency
Army Corps of Engineers
America
EPA
Russell E. Train
William C. Gribble
Corps
Natural Resources Defense Council
Vermont seeks federal grant for statewide disaster plan
Vermont Civil Defense Director Richard Holmes said his office applied for a 250000 dollar federal grant to craft a comprehensive statewide disaster plan over three years. The 1958 plan centered on atomic attacks. the new plan would coordinate relief during natural disasters and reduce duplication among agencies.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Civil Defense
Richard Holmes
Holmes
Civil Defense Agency
Housing and Urban Development Department
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Pleasant Weekend Weather Outlook
Pleasant conditions with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 60s to around 70. Variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday with Sunday highs in the low to mid 70s.
Mayaguez crisis shows limits beyond which U S cannot be pushed
Secretary of State Kissinger told reporters the Mayaguez seizure proves there are limits beyond which the United States cannot be pushed. President Ford believed force would be required to free the freighter and avoid a Pueblo style hostage crisis. A Pentagon casualty tally for Koh Tang Island noted one Marine killed, 13 missing, and 22 wounded as a rescue raid continued. The administration stressed the objective was saving the crew, not boosting U S prestige.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Mayaguez
United States
White House
Ford
North Korea
Kissinger
State Department
Pentagon
Battle of
Koh Tang Island
Cambodia
Gulf of Thailand
Navy
America
Laos to negotiate with student demonstrators in Savannakhet
Laos ordered a cabinet level delegation to negotiate with student demonstrators who have confined American officials and dependents to their homes in Savannakhet. Interior Minister Pheng Phongsavan and Deputy Deuane Soumarath were designated to fly to Savannakhet to talks. Demonstrators reportedly held government buildings and the U S aid headquarters and had seized Sanford J. Stone, the senior U S official in the area.
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U.S. Agency For International Development
Sanford J. Stone
U.S
Laos
Senate approves 405 million refugee resettlement bill
The Senate approved a 405 million authorization to resettle over 100,000 Indo Chinese refugees and to fund possible voluntary return to South Vietnam. The measure moves to the House with differences to resolve, including a 507 million ceiling and transportation costs for returns. President Ford is expected to sign promptly. The Senate also mandates 30 day reports to key committees on refugee status and resettlement plans.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
Ford
South Vietnam
House
George McGovern
D-S. C
United States
Walter D. Huddleston
D-Ky
Senate Foreign Relations, Judiciary and Appropriations Committees
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Juliet Flint
Williamstown
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Pat Jesseman
Mt. Anthony High
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Giard
Up & Downhill
Pennysaver
Jesseman
Yankee
Russia
Vance Brand
Brand
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Iean Si Ie Re
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