Hearst released on 1.5 million bail in California case
Patricia Hearst, 22, daughter of Randolph Hearst, released from federal custody after 14 months on a 1 million dollar bond pending appeal of her bank robbery conviction. She faces California charges including kidnapping and robbery with a 500 thousand bail set in Los Angeles. Judge Orrick cited strong family ties and lack of prior record, denying a new trial and warning of immediate arrest if conditions are violated.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
William Orrick
Randolph A. Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Los Angeles
Hearst
Orrick
Early farmhouse finds new home on Town Line Road
Bennington resident Lester Davis moves an early 19th century farmhouse to Miss Connie Wallace’s property on Town Line Road near the Bennington Shaftsbury border. The move, without roof, used a custom dolly to keep the house low to the ground and avoid telecom line disruptions. The house, once Rocky's Gift Shop, dates from shortly after 1800 and retains original lath work and hand-sheared nails. Pale museum curator Peter Cook praises saving the structure as representative of local 18th to early 19th century architecture.
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Rob Woolmington
Town Line Road
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Lester Davis
Connie Wallace
Davis
Route 7
Miss Wallace
Stuart Hurd
Reginald L. Rockwell
New England Telephone Company
George Elwell
North Bennington
Peter W. Cook
Bennington Museum
Cook
Wallace
Rocky
UAW and GM settle after brief strike ends early
DETROIT UPI reports a 12 hour strike by 80,000 General Motors workers ended after union and company negotiators reached a new contract. GM said the agreement costs 5.8 billion dollars over three years and covers 390,000 employees, marking the shortest strike in 40 years of bargaining with the Big Three.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Irving Bluestone
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Morris
Carter names 11 advisers for Carter administration posts
President elect Jimmy Carter announced through aides the 11 distinguished Americans who will advise him on nominees for major posts. The roster includes Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame, Lucy Benson, Lane Kirkland, Vernon Jordan, Carol Foreman, Marian Wright Edelman and others. The move comes as labor costs are projected to rise by nearly 500 per car, with questions on broader price impacts.
Earliest bail law referendum would be in 1981
Vermont minds public change on bail laws as constitutional amendments govern release for serious crimes. Time locks and biennial sessions delay action until 1981 at the earliest, with two thirds Senate and simple House votes required and a statewide referendum after two sessions. The issue centers on recent bail releases and prior cases such as Hohman and Pray, highlighting limits on public safety goals versus appearance guarantees.
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Vermont
State Senate
House
Hohman
Gary B. Pray
Edouard Garneau
East Arlington
Pray
Vermont Yankee supervision debate tests state rules
Vermont regulates radiation from Vermont Yankee, the only state asset set to oversee nuclear plant emissions. Critics led by Rep. Harry Ashe urge shifting focus to medical X ray safety while supporters say Vermont’s independent program detects plant issues and fallout.
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William Poole Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vermont Yankee
Occupational Safety and Health
Vermont Health Board
Ashe
NRC
Froines
Health Board
Vernon
China
Fraines
Bodies recovered from Kentucky coal mine tragedy
Eleven miners killed in a methane blast at Scotia Coal Co. near Partridge were recovered after a seven hour effort, transported to a makeshift morgue, and prepared for funeral notices. Officials said the bodies were well preserved but not suitable for open caskets.
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Partridge
UPI
Scotia Coal Co
Williams
Black Mountain
Ralph Dye
Blue Diamond Coal. Co
Joseph Cook
Mining and Enforcement Safety Administration
Cook
Unpredictable Partly Sunny Windy Today
Weather forecast notes partly sunny and windy conditions today. Tonight will be clear and colder with teens lows. Sunday brings partial clouds and a small chance of light snow with highs in the low thirties.
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Carter
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Middlebury
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Hilton H. Dier Jr
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Montpelier
Harry Ashe
Williamstown
the Health Board
John Froines
Kentucky
John Williams
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