U.S. arms sales rise above official estimate
The White House said foreign arms sales for fiscal 1977 exceeded official estimates by at least 1.4 billion dollars due to outdated Pentagon computer programming. An administration source noted the figure could rise as the Defense Department reviews records, risking embarrassment for President Carter.
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Washington
UPI
White House
U.S
Pentagon
Administration
Defense Department
Carter
South Korea linked to Moon drive in Nixon era probe
House investigators cite reliable information showing a possible connection between the Unification Church led by Rev Sun Myung Moon and the Korean government to back Nixon in the Watergate period. The panel plans hearings between November and January to detail evidence of the Korean connection.
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Washington
UPI
South Korea
Sun Myung Moon
Richard Nixon
Unification Church
Moon
House Subcommittee On International Organizations
U.S
House Ethics Committee
Congress
International Organizations Panel
Dan Fefferman
The
Freedom Leadership Foundation
Nixon
Tarrytown
N.Y
the Archangel
Adam
Korea
Mysterious missing plane sought in Jay Peak region
Pilots searched Maine New York and Vermont for a Cessna 180 that disappeared after leaving Fulton New York Sunday en route to Maine. Ground crews planned to question residents in Vermont and Canada while radar tapes guided searches near Jay Peak.
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Jennifer Small
United Press International
Maine
New York
Vermont
Canada
Civil Air Patrol
New Hampshire
Oswego County
Fulton
N.Y
Roger Brown
Arthur Mellone
Francis Tetro
Charles Miel
Jay Peak
Federal Aviation Administration
Nashua
Miel
Weather Outlook Describes Cold Cloudy Weekend
The forecast calls for cloudy, windy and cold conditions with highs in the 30s. Flurries possible at higher elevations. Sunday brings partly sunny skies, continued cold with additional flurries.
Gulf Oil fined for illegal contributions
Gulf Oil Corp. was fined 229500 dollars for secretly moving money across borders to fund illegal campaign contributions. The restitution covers contributions to Richard Nixon's campaigns and to U.S. Congress members as disclosed by the Treasury Department.
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Gulf Oil
Washington
UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
U.S
Richard Nixon
Congress
Treasury Department
Treasury
Customs Bureau
Nixon
Benjamin Rosenthal
DNY
Gulf
Rosenthal
House Subcommittee On Monetary Affairs
Henry Jackson
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Gerald Ford
Senate
Lee Gulf Corp
Bennington barber dean retires after 55 years in shop
Robert E. Cummings Sr. ends a half century at Putnam Square Bob Cummings Barber Shop. Gary Jones, hired in 1972, will run the business keeping the original name. Jones is the son of Albert H. and the late Mrs. Jones of Bennington and aims to continue the shop’s established style.
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Kelton Miller
Bennington
Robert E. Cummings Sr
Putnam Square
Gary Jones
Cummings
Jones
Albert H. Jones
Bob Cummings
Edward J. Cummings
Bennington Barbers
SVC feels an economic vise a leaner times at SVC
Southern Vermont College president Thomas A. Gee outlines a strained budget and enrollment shortfalls. Despite fewer students, payroll and loan payments are kept current as he trims staff, cuts faculty, and seeks $100,000 in new funding to balance the 1977-78 plan. He cites 335 expected vs 313 current full-time equivalents and warns further cuts may be needed.
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SVC
Lee Harrison
Thomas A. Gee
Southern Vermont College
Gee
Loomis G. Dana
Rick Kunz
Inge Fricke
Lucille Cook
Bradford Craig
Bennington
Geneva Vermont alliance seen through Vermont observer
Barbara Pulling of WTVN reports on a Geneva Vermont exchange that wrapped up with Swiss and Vermont delegates. The envoy mix differed, with Swiss businessmen focused on expansion while Vermont visitors toured, boosting tourism and potential trade. Switzerland's franc strength, inflation, energy needs, and manpower imports frame Geneva's push to Vermont.
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Barbara Pulling
St. Johnsbury
WTVN
Vermont
Geneva
Switzerland
Geneva- Vermont Alliance
Satra
Europe
Henri Schmitt
Schmitt
Snelling
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Newport
Short Street
Montpelier
Barbara
Genevese
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