Carter delays nine nation trip to push energy bill
President Carter postpones a nine nation tour to stay in Washington during Congress deliberations on the administration energy program. Vance announced the move saying the aims include signaling the impact of energy policy on the world economy and planning to reschedule for December or late January.
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UPI
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Carter
Congress
Venezuela
Brazil
Nigeria
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Poland
Belgium
France
Vance
Argentina
House
Senate
Galbraith Wins Vermont Democratic Chair in Upset
Peter Galbraith of Townshend defeated Burlington Chair Anne Rothenberg 23 to 15 to become the new Vermont Democratic Committee chairman. He will address a $20,000 leftover 1976 campaign debt and reorganize the party amid Chittenden County leadership tensions. Marie Baldwin of Middlebury was chosen as vice chair.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont Democratic Committee
Peter Galbraith
Townshend
Burlington Democrat
Anne Rothenberg
Chittenden County
Montpelier
John A. Burgess
Rothenberg
Galbraith
John Carnahan
Brattleboro
Carnahan
Democratic State Committee
Marie Baldwin
Middlebury
Mistrial Declared in Battick Civil Suit
UPI reports Burlington District Court Judge Albert Coffrin declared a mistrial in a $5 million civil suit filed by Edward Battick, a convicted murderer. After about 10 hours of deliberations, the jury awarded Battick $5,000 in damages and found former Manchester policeman Eugene Gaiotti not negligent in shooting Battick during a 1972 burglary attempt.
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Burlington
UPI
Albert Coffrin
Edward Battick
Battick
Manchester
Eugene Gaiotti
Gaiotti
Two Convicted In Bolles Car Bomb Murder Case
James Robison and Max Dunlap were convicted of murder and conspiracy in the Don Bolles car bomb case. The eight to four jury deliberated nearly 40 hours before delivering verdicts as prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. John Adamson, the key witness who pleaded guilty to second degree murder, testified that Dunlap hired him to kill Bolles. Robison allegedly activated the bomb. Adamson said Dunlap sought revenge for Bolles reporting that harmed Kemper Marley Sr.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
James Robison
Max Dunlap
Don Bolles
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Howard Thompson
Arizona Supreme Court
Bolles
Phoenix
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dunlap
Robison
David Derickson
John Adamson
Adamson
Kemper Marley Sr
Georgia dam disaster toll rises as search continues in Toccoa Falls
Rescue workers, aided by bulldozers, search 1.5 miles above and below the Ga 17 bridge for victims after the Kelly Barnes Lake dam burst near Toccoa Falls College. Widespread damage, missing persons, and the first lady Rosalynn Carter visiting the scene underscore a national disaster response.
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UPI
Georgia
Hugh Hardison
Georgia Highway Patrol
Ga. 17
Hardison
Carter
Rosalynn
George Busbee
White House
Kelly Barnes
Toccoa Creek
Toccoa Falls College
Tom Stacey
Busbee
Washington
National Guard
Greg Schneiders
Mullin Wins Top Vermont GOP Post Ousting Kennedy
James Mullin a Burlington insurance man who began campaigning just ten days ago won the state Republican chairmanship in Montpelier, defeating incumbent Walter Kennedy and blocking Thomas Haley Sr. Haley said Mullin drew support from younger voters. The committee also elected Clair Duke vice chairman Peter ValPreda treasurer and Grace Hawkins secretary.
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James Mullin
Burlington
Republican State Committee
Walter ‘Peanut
Kennedy
Montpelier
Mullin
Chittenden County
Republican Committee
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Bennington
Haley
Richard) Snelling
Robert T
State Republican Committee
House
GOP
Mullins
State Committee
John McClaughry
Kirby
McClaughry
Peanut
Clair Duke of
Barre
Peter ValPreda
Grace Hawkins
Middlebury
Bennington BCIC awaits 1.2 million EDA grant decision
An aide to U S Senator Stafford said a final decision on a 1.2 million EDA Title I grant for the Bennington County Industrial Corp is expected within two weeks and appears likely to be approved. The grant would fund renovations of the former Economy Graphics plant in North Bennington.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Economy Graphics
North
Bennington
Stafford
Vic Maerki
Maerki
Springfield
Rutland
Inside National and Local News Highlights
National story notes an American woman held in Israel and rising deaths in Blue Ridge flood. Local items honor 34 anniversary couples and feature Rotary district governor remarks. Page previews cover Concorde column, grammar debate, parking lot plan, senior center talks, injuries in a two-teen crash, zoning hearing for industrial park. Sports report notes upsets, Notre Dame rise, MAU win, and Ali on Norton parity.
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Blue Ridge Mountain
Rotary Club
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U.S
Hoosick Falls
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Manchester
Dorset Selectmen
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Brattleboro
Ali
Norton
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West Virginia
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Army Corps of Engineers
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Morgan
Chris
Winooski
Winooski Alliance
Riverside
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Melvin Dyson
EDA
Guigui
Vso
Efrain Guigui
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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