Heartwellville Lodge Destroyed by Fire in Readsboro
A blaze gutted the Heartwellville Lodge in Readsboro owned by Mr and Mrs Donald C Race. Firefighters from Readsboro Stamford Wilmington Whitingham and Jacksonville battled the flames since 12 30 am but could only contain the fire. The kitchen near electric stoves is the suspected origin. The fire remained smouldering into the afternoon as state police conduct an investigation.
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Heartwellville Lodge
Readsboro
Donald C. Race
Raymond “Red” Crosier
Bennington
Stamford
Wilmington
Whitingham
Jacksonville
Catamount Opens Open Classrooms for 90 to 100 Students
Bennington School District approves open classroom concept at Catamount Elementary for 90 to 100 pupils with two large rooms formed by four smaller spaces. Some parents express interest. board warns of broader district effects and possible transfer back to traditional settings. Opposition from director David Allen persists as curriculum plans advance.
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Catamount
John Leaning
Bennington
David Allen
Ygredion
George A. Sleeman
Allen
Thomas Steffen
Supt. Sleeman
U.S. seeks release of hostages in Africa jungle
UPI reports the United States aims to free two American students and a Dutch woman held since May 19 by Marxist guerrillas in Tanzania and Zaire. Ambassador Carter says no ransom but will pursue other options. negotiations spark friction between Tanzania and Zaire while captives endure in a jungle hideout.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
United States
Africa
U.S
W. Beverly Carter
Carter
Lake Tanganyika
Zaire
Popular Revolutionary Party
Wildlife Reserve
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Cal
Kenneth Smith
Garden Grove
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Emilie Bergman
Miss Smuts
Boston counterfeit ring nets police $1 million
Authorities cracked a Boston Los Angeles linked counterfeiting ring, seizing $1 million in phony $20s and arresting 11 people. The faked bills were reportedly printed in East Boston and planned for West Coast distribution. Police tied the operation to a broad network including residents of Boston area, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Stoughton.
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Boston
Nets
UPI
Los Angeles
Thomas C. Smith
Secret Service
Michael L.P. Napolitano
Saugus
Vincent Costa
Pembroke
Smith
New England
Costa
Inglewood
West Coast
Miss Lewis
Inside National and Local News Highlights
National items include Rabbi Korff ending Nixon fund raising and a judge seeking cheaper mail stamps. Local notes mention Vermonters at risk from insurance frauds and an environmental workshop recount.
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Rabbi Korff
The
Carmichaels
Dorset Playhouse
Manchester
Arlington
MAU
Ford meets leaders as Cyprus issue looms at NATO summit
In Brussels President Ford holds 11 hours of talks with six NATO leaders as Cyprus tensions flare. He seeks help to break the Cyprus stalemate but offers no quick solutions. Turkish concerns and an arms-embargo dispute with Turkey color the discussions ahead of a Brussels session with Demirel.
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Brussels
UPI
Ford
NATO
Middle East
Cyprus
Western Alliance
Luxembourg
Greece
Turkey
Helmut Schmidt
Denmark
Anker Joergensen
Portugal
Vasco Dos Santos Goncalves
U.S
Europe
Constantine Caramanlis
Suleyman Demirel
America
Arthur Hartman
European Affairs
Caramanlis
Demirel
Hartman
United States
Congress
Sanford enters 1976 race as Democrat challenging Wallace
Former North Carolina Governor and Duke University president Terry Sanford declared for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination in Washington, saying he will run a bold campaign to show the South rejects fear politics. He named Philip Hoff his campaign manager and aims to offer Democrats an alternative to the current slate of contenders while criticizing George Wallace.
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Washington
UPI
George Wallace
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Duke University
Alabama
George Wallaces
Wallace
New South
Morris Udall
Arizona
Jimmy Carter
Edmund Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard Nixon
Vermont
Philip Hoff
Hoff
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
April Led Leading Indicators To Record April Rise
Washington reported the Commerce Department said the leading indicators index rose 4.2 percent in April, the largest monthly gain ever. Eleven of twelve components increased while the money supply fell. The vintage revision uses 1967 base and omits ten older indicators, signaling possible recession bottoming if sustained.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
James L. Pate
Commerce Depart
Ment
Yankee strikers to vote on pact today
Vermont Yankee workers soon to vote on a new contract that would end a two week strike at the state's only atomic plant. Talks resumed after a pause, with the company raising salary offers but sticking to a two year term while union negotiators want one year. If rejected, another bargaining session with mediator John O'Reilly will be set.
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John O’reilly
Concord
N.H
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Georgia
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Henry M. Jackson
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Birch Bayh
Indiana
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