Nixon orders mandatory rationing for home heating fuels
President Nixon ordered a mandatory allocation program for home heating oil and propane aimed at softening winter shortages. Interior Department will administer the rationing with rules to take effect immediately for propane and soon for heating oil, targeting Northeast and Midwest shortages and rural areas. The plan mirrors last year's distribution and seeks equal fuel access amid forecasts of continued scarcity.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
John E. Love
Love
Interior Department
Midwest
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Julie
David Eisenhower
Trader Vic’s
Statler Hilton Hotel
Ehrlichman says Nixon ordered Ellsberg probe
Grand jury transcripts show John Ehrlichman said the president ordered the covert White House investigation of Daniel Ellsberg leading to the break in at his psychiatrist’s office. No proof Nixon knew in advance or approved the break in. Transcripts were released under a court order after the arraignment of defendants in the Ellsberg case.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
Grand Jury
Egil Krogh
David Young
Krogh
Young
Louis Fielding
Liddy
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hunt
FBI
Water Board debates cautious path on rate changes
The Bennington Water Board considers how to adjust rates and fund improvements after being freed from the Putnam Deed of Gift. They favor metering to allocate costs and seek expert input, though some members prefer a purely local study. The board defers to the selectmen on final changes and notes upcoming sewer treatment pressures.
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Bennington Water Board
Putnam
Bennington
Herbert J. Horst
Board of Civil Authority
Gerald E. Morrissey
Morrissey
Horst
Norman Stratton
Shultz
William R. Scott
Lucia Howard
Kenneth R. Couch
North Bennington
North Village
Edward Lamb
Stratton
Lamb
Water Board
Panel head quits over Weeks School probe dispute
Burlington reports that Frank Mandel, head of the Committee on Children and Youth, resigned alleging the Salmon administration blocked his investigation into alleged abuse at Weeks School in Vergennes. He would hand over tapes from former psychologist David Egner. Egner claims the recordings support abuse charges and calls for an independent inquiry.
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Burlington
UPI
Governor’s Committee On Children and Youth
Salmon
Weeks
Vergennes
Frank Mandel
David Egner
Egner
Mandel
Blue Cross appeals Vermont rate hike ban
Blue Cross filed an appeal with the Vermont Supreme Court seeking approval for a 26.9 percent rate increase after a Washington County Court blocked it in Vermont. The insurer argues it must charge higher rates to cover losses from securities sales, while Vermont officials dispute the higher hike and warn of potential billing inconsistencies for customers near the New Hampshire border.
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Blue Cross
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont
Washington County
James Guest
Insurance Company
New Hampshire
Inside Ethan Allen College Tax-Exempt Status Granted
The article reports that Ethan Allen College has been granted tax-exempt status. It notes the implications for campus finance and potential changes in contributions and funding. The piece situates the decision within local and state tax policy discussions.
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Ethan Allen College
Tom Braden
Senate
Gretchen Becker
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls
New Hampshire
John Randolph
McGovern aides questioned on 72 dirty tricks in 1972 race
Senate Watergate committee staff quizzed Gary Hart and other McGovern aides about alleged dirty tricks in the 1972 campaign. Hart and Mankiewicz testified no major wrongdoing, while questions covered prankster Dick Tuck, use of McGovern telephone banks, and a New Hampshire coffee cup incident.
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Washington
UPI
George McGovern
Senate Watergate Committee
Republican Committee
Gary Hart
Samuel Cash
Lawrence O’brien
Ted van Dyk
Frank Mankiewicz
Marion Pearlman
Los Angeles
CRP
Committee
Hart
Denver
Colo
U.S. Senate
Dick Tuck
Mankiewicz
Tuck
White House
Patrick J. Buchanan
Watergate Committee
Donald Segretti
Nixon
Segretti
Erie
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Vermont high court overturns rate clause injunction
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled the lower court injunction blocking higher charges under the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause was discriminatory. The ruling said a utility cannot be forced to offer a reduced rate to a minority group, and that the public was not properly joined as a plaintiff.
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Vt. High Court
Hill
Beverly Moore
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Mark Skinner
Vermont
Thomas Hayes
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