Rail pact may guide steel talks
Washington UPI The 13.5 percent wage rise approved for railroad signalmen may steer steel contract talks as 450000 steel workers threaten an August walkout. Union President I W Abel seeks a substantial rise with a living-cost clause. industry chief R Heath Larry calls 13.5 percent for one year not a happy outlook. Negotiators began two days of preliminaries with 600 officials set for local bargaining through June, then national talks in July as contracts expire July 31.
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UPI
Congress
Nixon
I. W. Abel
R. Heath Larry
Abel
Larry
Shoreham
Molly Stark addition postponed by Bennington district
Bennington School District directors delay voter approval for Molly Stark Elementary School addition after reviewing incomplete plans and cost estimates. Assistant Supt Sleeman and architect Hathaway urge late summer action to finalize a four room special education addition with a large multipurpose area, contingent on state funding.
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Bennington
Molly Stark
Sleeman
Harvey Hathaway
Greenfield, Mass
James A. Britton
William Halloran
Special Education Division
Department of Education
BSD
Hathaway
State Department of Education
Halloran
Willard S. MacBride
Soviet court convicts nine Jews of Zionist activities
A Leningrad court found nine Jews guilty of illegal Zionist activities including conspiring to hijack a plane and sentenced them to one to 10 years in prison. The verdicts cap a June 1970 crackdown that saw over 30 Zionist sympathizers arrested across five cities and follow two death sentences later commuted.
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Moscow
UPI
Leningrad
Hillel Butman
Mikhail Korenblit
Lassal Kaminsky
Lev Yagman
Vladimir Amogilever
Viktor Boguslavsky
Solomon Dreizner
Lev Korenblit
Viktor Shulbans
Sweden
Israel
Riga
Kishinev
Leslie Bacon Jailed for Contempt in Capitol Bombing Inquiry
Leslie Bacon, 19, was jailed for contempt after refusing to answer 18 grand jury questions about the Capitol bombing and May Day protests in Washington. Judge William Goodwin said the sentence would end with the grand jury term unless she cooperates. her lawyers plan an appeal.
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UPS
Leslie Bacon
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C
Miss Bacon
U.S. District Court
William Goodwin
Uary Goodwin
Capitol
Sen
Inside Kit Foster Review Of Weekend Show
Inside Kit Foster reviews last weekend's production with sharp observations and concise critique. The column notes how spending power shapes culture, while broader city coverage discusses an ordinance addressing a summer invasion. Vida Blue joke hints at baseball topics across the Ame League with timely notes.
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Kit Foster
Nixon Opens SALT Talks Expansion With Soviet Union
Nixon announced that the United States and the Soviet Union would negotiate limits on both offensive and defensive weapons in the SALT talks. He described the move as a major step toward breaking the stalemate and possible ABM and offensive weapons limits this year. The joint statement, issued from Washington and Moscow, signals a potential new era focused on peace.
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UPI
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Moscow
U.S
Mansfield seeks U S troop cuts in Europe despite defeat
Senate defeated Mansfield’s bid to cut U S military forces in Europe by 50 percent, 61 to 36, anchoring a debate on maintaining a 300,000 strong presence. President Nixon, with support from LBJ and Truman, opposed the move while Mansfield vowed to continue pressing the issue.
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Mansfield
U.S
Europe
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S Truman
Senate vote ends SST funding hopes with 58 to 37 tally
In a 58 to 37 vote the Senate deleted 85.3 million for SST development from a supplemental bill and redirected funds to termination costs for ending the supersonic transport program. The House had earlier sought to revive SST funds but halted the effort amid last minute wrangling.
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Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
House
Davis to Babcock stop criticizing us
Vermont Governor Deane Davis told Robert Babcock Jr, executive officer of the Vermont Environmental Board, to stop publicly attacking the administration’s plan to balance economic growth with environmental protection. The governor warned of action if Babcock didn’t comply, while Babcock pledged to speak on environmental issues and press Moulton to drop the slogan Vermont the Beckoning Country.
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Ucational
Montpelier High School
Babcock
Moulton
Vermont
Davis
Environmental Board
Cluding Babcock
Mt Snow sewage plant delayed by water quality standards
Brattleboro New England report states that the 2.1 million Dover sewage treatment plant may miss its Oct 1 construction target as the Bennington district environmental commission orders additional environmental impact details. The panel seeks discharge permits, disposal study results, and river reclassification decisions before hearings resume, amid stalled Water Resources Board standards.
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Mt. Snow
Brattleboro
Dover
Bennington
Bennington District Commission
Peter Zilliacus
Windham District Environmental Commission
Dover Planning Commission
Windham District Commission
District Commission
Water Resources Board
Fire District
North Branch
Deerfield
District Environmental Commission
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Rmich
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