Ford hints anti inflation plan to bite the bullet
President Ford will seek a set of mandatory anti inflation measures from Congress and the White House next Tuesday. No retail gasoline tax or rationing. He may push other taxes and actions to stabilize credit and interest rates while asking Congress to cut or postpone 3.4 billion dollars in spending to curb inflation.
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Bennington Police Recover Stolen Dalmatians and Artifacts
Police recovered two 350 pound antique dalmatians and a heavy concrete deer statue stolen Tuesday from Robert J. M. Matteson on South Street and Route 7. Three Crawford sisters, ages 7 to 10, spotted the dogs and deer in brush near Route 7 and alerted their mother, prompting the police response led by Officer Theodore Lanoue. An antique cash register stolen from Russell Stratton’s East Road garage remained missing. authorities see no definite connection to the statue thefts. Matteson offered a $1,000 reward and plans to secure the lawn with alarms and fittings when the dogs are reinstalled.
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South Street
Robert J. M. Matteson
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Bennington- Pownal Town
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Allison
Debbie
Donna Jones
Ferdinand
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Matteson
Lanoue
Weekend Warmth With Sunny Skies Across Area
Indian Summer brings sunny, warmer weather with highs in the 60s. Westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Fair tonight and Sunday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s or low 70s. Probability of precipitation over the weekend near zero.
Vermont judge to rule on Independent Vermonters ballot status
Superior court judge Stephen B. Martin said he would rule soon on three cases about who is officially independent under Vermont law. Republicans and a Diamondstone group seek disqualification of the Independent Vermonters from the ballot. The case also covers Liberty Union in Windham County where Kenneth E. Bartlett urges disqualification of Richard M. Gale to avoid voter confusion.
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Bennington County
State
Republican Party
Peter Diamondstone
Brattleboro
Independent
Vermonters Party
Secretary of State
Windham County
Liberty Union
Kenneth E. Bartlett
Richard M. Gale
Bartlett
Independent Vermonters Party
Jobless rate hits 5.8 percent in September
Government data show 250000 Americans lost jobs in September due to production cuts lifting unemployment to 5.8 percent, the highest in two and a half years. Nonfarm payrolls stood at 77.1 million, with construction hardest hit and teen and female jobless rises noted.
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UPI
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate votes 56 to keep Nixon tapes in U S hands
The Senate approved 56 to 7 to grant the federal government sole custody of former President Nixon's White House tapes and papers, nullifying the Nixon Ford joint custody agreement and moving toward public release. The measure faced GOP attempts to broaden it beyond Nixon to other presidents and officials.
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Sam Ervin Jr
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Tax slayer debate in Vermont governor race
In Montpelier, UPI reports Republican Walter Kennedy pledges to repeal the income tax surcharge amid a fiscal crisis while Gov. Salmon denies plans for tax increases. Salmon supports tightening the income tax ceiling to raise about 250000 annually and warns against liberal labeling. Unemployment compensation tax likely to rise as fund drains and borrowing tops 3 million.
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Salmon
Deane C. Davis
James Kendall
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