Extortionists threaten huge power outage in Portland area
Federal state and local officials brace for a possible widespread outage after extortionists demanded 1 million dollars from the Bonneville Power Administration. Eleven dynamite blasts damaged transmission towers since September, but lines remain operational. Administrator Donald Hodel offered a 100000 dollar reward for information leading to arrests as hospitals prep generators and National Guard consideration is discussed.
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Ore
Bonneville Power Administration
National Guard
Columbia River
Donald Hodel
Bonneville Dam
Willamette River Valley
Oregon
Community panel weighs role of education itself
A Park-McCullough House discussion in North Bennington examined what education should achieve for children, parents, and taxpayers. Panelists from local schools and Bennington College debated goals, tools, and the balance between individual attention and social contribution, noting programs at Mt Anthony and Hillside School amid broader aims.
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Park-McCullough House
North Bennington
Park-McCullough House Association
Vermont Council On the Humanities
Phillip Viereck
Eddie Chapman
Mt. Anthony
MAU
Carol Minke
Eric Kevorkian
Rush Welter
Bennington College
Wallace P. Scott
Scott
Viereck
Southwest
Vermont Supervisory Union
Vermont Blues rate hike planned hearing questioned
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James A. Guest says no plan to reject Blue Shield rate increase without a hearing. New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Frank Whaland rejected the New Hampshire portion of the request, citing failure to accept deficit-cut suggestions. Blue Shield sought about a 28.7 percent rise. Vermont has not decided to skip a hearing and awaits further study.
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New Hampshire Insurance
Vermont
New Hampshire
Presidents of Mexico U S meet at the border
Ford and Echeverria planned talks at Magdalena and Tubac on trade oil and migrant workers. The meeting follows Ford's first foreign trip since taking office with Kissinger aboard, aiming to set annual Mexican worker quotas and improve inter American ties.
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U.S
Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Ford
Luis Echeverria
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Echeverria
Magdalena
Tubac
United States
Kent State Guardsmen go on trial in federal court
Eight former Ohio National Guardsmen face trial in Cleveland for the 1970 Kent State shootings. Five defendants seek life terms for willful assault and intimidation resulting in deaths. The case, after a 12 juror panel selection and a two month expected trial, stems from a 13 second gunfire incident that killed four students and wounded nine.
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UPI
Ohio National
Mantua
James D. McGee
Ravenna
James E. Pierce
Amelia Island
Fla
William E. Perkins
Canton
Barry W. Morris
Kent
Mathew J. McManus
West Salem
Leon H. Smith
Beach City
Federal
FBI
National Guard
U.S
Cambodia
Ohio Highway Patrol
Vandalism hits Mt Anthony Junior High in wide damage
Thousands of dollars in damage reported at Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School on East Main Street after vandals broken a side door and wrecked more than 30 windows. Police toured the building as officials assessed losses, including ruined equipment and dozens of eggs stolen from stocks.
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John
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
East Main Street
George A. Sleeman
Jonathan Durand
Robert
Kearns
Durand
Ford offers to release Nixon tapes if permitted
President Ford said he would release any conversations between himself and Richard Nixon if there is no problem with the special prosecutor. He reiterated no deal related to Nixon’s pardon and noted the tapes, if found, belong to Nixon. Ford spoke after testimony on his unconditional pardon.
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UPI
Ford
Nixon
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Ms. Holtzman
Richard Nixon
President Nixon
Air Force One
House Judiciary
Congress
Nixon tapes ownership debated over five year destruction
In Washington UPI reports lawyers clash over a government Nixon tapes pact. Nixon attorney Herbert Miller says the five year destruction window cannot be bypassed by death provisions and argues the agreement allows destruction only after five years. Opposing counsel warn loopholes may permit earlier disposal amid West Coast transfer suit.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
West Coast
General Services Administration
William Dobrovic
Robert E. Herzstein
Reporters Committee
Inside Chicago chase ends with bruises from kangaroo incident
Page 2 reports a police pursuit involving a kangaroo and resulting bruises as evidence. Page 3 highlights women speaking to Salmon and Kennedy. Page 4 presents the TRB column on The Tarnished Age. Page 5 continues Tom Braden’s saga about The New York Tunes. Page 6 notes Hoosick Falls landmark demolition. Page 10 covers Pats driving Springfield in football. Page 11 notes World Series done and hockey focus begins.
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Salmon
Kennedy
TRB
Tom Braden
New York
Hoosick
Pats
Springfield
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