Hackel faces cool Bennington reception in Vermont governor race
Democratic candidate Stella B. Hackel drew a cool reception in Bennington as she criticized Republican Richard A. Snelling for vague promises and touted her reform plan. She trailed Burns in the September primary, but said she is encouraged by statewide support from Burns supporters. Hackel defended her plan to streamline patronage and cut agencies, promising qualified Vermonters for key posts while stressing lawful actions.
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Stella B. Hackel
Vermont
Bennington
Richard A. Snelling
Burns
Timothy R. Corcoran
David Shaffe
$13 Million Fine Set for Chemical Pollution
Allied Chemical Corporation was fined 13.375 million dollars in federal court for nearly four years of Kepone pollution from its Hopewell Virginia plant into the James River and Chesapeake Bay. Judge Merhige imposed the maximum penalty with no credit for a no contest plea on 940 counts. The actions used the antidumping and water pollution laws of 1899 and 1972. Allied has 90 days to pay.
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Ben A. Franklin
N.Y
Richmond
Allied Chemical Corporation
James River
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Chesapeake Bay
Hopewell
United States
William B. Cummings
Federal Environmental Agency
Merhige
Cor
Allied
GAO says Mayaguez incident bypassed diplomacy before attack
A congressionally sponsored GAO study found Ford administration did not fully exhaust diplomatic options before the Mayaguez rescue operation. The report notes diplomatic efforts occurred but little weight was given to potential political solutions. It questions the need for bombing or marines, citing earlier signals of possible release.
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Washington
Mayaguez
Ford Administration
Cambodia
General Accounting Office
Executive Branch
House International Relations Committee
Ford
Middle East
Foreign Ministry
United States
Revolutionary Communist
State Department
Vermont Supreme Court bars side judges in murder case
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled non-lawyer assistant Superior Court judges cannot participate in a murder trial. The decision protects due process for defendant Scott Dunkerlee, 22, of Walden, who is charged with shooting his stepfather. The ruling may set a precedent limiting lay judges in future cases.
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Vermont
Dunkerlee
Larrow
Judge orders McCarthy name on Vermont ballot
UPI reports U.S. District Court Judge James Holden ordered Secretary of State Richard Thomas to place Eugene McCarthy on the November general election ballot under the McCarthy 76 Party after ruling signature certification delay was not McCarthy supporters’ fault. Thomas said the state may appeal but time ran out as absentee ballots must print by Oct 12. he will comply.
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Holden
McCarthy
Thomas
Secretary of State
Vermonter life and national issues featured in thin pages
A compact roundup highlights a Vermonter’s museum portrait and Reston on Kissinger, plus national nuclear fallout notes, local education protests, a Hoosick Falls bar clash, Brattleboro school issues, and Manchester police involvement in a homicide, with farm, sports and civic items filling pages 2 through 13.
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China
U.S
Seabrook
Rec Center
Children’s Aid Society
Peanut Brigade
Vermont
Carter
Abby Maria Hemenway
James Reston
Kissinger
Brattleboro School
Hoosick Falls
Manchester Selectmen Land Police
Pownal School Board
John Page
Jack Frost
Otter Valley Wallops Bbs
Pats
Mill River
MAU Harriers
Ford Carter Defense Debate Round Two Focuses On Experience
Round two of the Ford Carter defense diplomacy clash features Ford stressing experience and peace efforts while challenging Carter on defense cuts. Carter plans a faster attack on Kissinger tactics and Pentagon waste as they debate for 90 minutes at the Palace of Fine Arts televised to viewers nationwide.
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Ford
Carter
San Francisco
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Palace of Fine Arts
Middle East
Africa
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Pentagon
Mayaguez
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Louis Harris
Benningtons Murphy Takes On New Role at Bennington College
Joseph S. Murphy, new president designate, visits Bennington College amid praise for faculty and students. The Queens College president will assume duties January 1 as the college faces a projected 100000 to 400000 deficit and seeks budget cuts mainly in overhead, fuel, and supplies. Murphy emphasizes student and faculty interests in budgeting and calls Bennington an exciting and vital place in American higher education.
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Joseph S. Murphy
Bennington College
Murphy
Queens College
New York City
Bennington
Dickinson Science Building
Yves Montand
John Lindsay
Queens
College of Bennington
Lee Murphy
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California
Lawrence S. Eagleburger
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Hong Kong
Sattahip
Thailand
Vietnam
Philadelphia
Jody Powell
Democrat
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