Elite U.S. troops placed on alert nationwide and abroad
Thousands of elite Army troops and undisclosed Air Force and Air National Guard units were put on alert early today both in the United States and overseas. The White House called the move precautionary and declined to provide details after the Soviet Union notified authorities.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Army
Air Force
Air National Guard
United States
White House
Soviet Union
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Guam
Okinawa
West German official notes U S alert abroad for domestic purposes
A Defense Ministry spokesman said U S alert was acknowledged but did not cover West German or NATO forces. He suggested the mobilization could be for the Middle East or domestic purposes while stressing German troops and NATO forces were not on alert. The piece covers Nixon Kissinger congressional talks, Egypt's cease fire request, and cautious U S moves with no Russian troop movements observed.
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NATO
Washington
Middle East
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Albert
Egypt
United States
U.S
M. Jackson
D-Wash
Dobrynin
Kissinger
Mideast
Kremlin
Nixon vetoes measure limiting his war powers
President Nixon vetoed a bill to cap U S troop action abroad, calling it unconstitutional and dangerous. He warned it would hamper responses in past crises and indicated possible noncompliance even if overridden. Congress pledged override efforts though unlikely to succeed.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Berlin
Cuba
Congo
Jordan
America
Congress
Edmund Muskie
D-Maine
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Joseph Montoya
D-N.m
House
Senate
U.S
Aiken Calls U S Military Alert a Pressure Tactic
UPI reports Senator George Aiken says the U S military alert is a pressure tactic to halt Mideast fighting. He warns small states fear a larger war and that Israel would be the first targets if conflict widens, though the alert may ease hostilities.
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Putney
UPI
United States
George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Aiken
Israel
Mideast
Russia
Washington
Bennington BSD weighs Catamount buy vs new Stark Street school
Bennington School District panel weighs purchasing the Catamount Elementary building on School Street or moving ahead with a proposed 25 classroom K through 6 school on Stark Street land. Budget implications, tax effects, and space concerns drive discussion as Supt Sleeman probes Mt. Anthony Union High’s stance and board members debate the best path.
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John Leaning
Bennington School District
BSD
School Street
Stark Street
Catamount Elementary
Catholic High School Board
George Sleeman
Bendi
Bennington
Molly Stark
Catamount
Sacred Heart
Sleeman
Mt. Anthony Union
Mt. Anthony
Gerald Cornell
Bernard Winslow
Cornell
Supt. Sleeman
David J. Allen
Allen
President Nixon Cancels National News Conference
President Nixon abruptly canceled a nationally televised news conference planned to focus on the Middle East crisis and Watergate. He postponed the address, meeting with leaders and Kissinger while urging patience as Congress considers a new independent prosecutor and Sirica may name one.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Middle East
Gerald L. Warren
National Security Council
Henry A. Kissinger
Archibald Cox
White House
US S
John J. Sirica
Congress
Cox
Senate
U.S. District Court
College adopts minorities policy at Bennington College
Bennington College faculty and trustees approve an Affirmative Action Program to meet federal standards for open hiring and non discrimination in faculty and staff selections. The move aligns the college with practices used by larger institutions to avoid potential federal losses.
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Bennington College
Planning board to sue zoning board over illegal Northside Drive addition
Eleven Bennington residents including planning commission members sue the zoning board of adjustment in county court. They challenge its approval of a variance for an illegal addition to Charles Mintrone's Country Store Restaurant complex on Northside Drive. The petition was presented to the zoning board at its Wednesday meeting and court filing is expected soon.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Town Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Charles
Mintrone
Northside Drive
Zoning Board
Christine Newman Wolfe
Paul W. Bohne III
Planning Commission
Commission
Robert K. Lerner
George A. Sleeman
Duncan A. Campbell
Joseph A. Higgins
Lifeline proposal gains support from Vermont energy panel
The Governor's Electric Energy Study Committee voted 5-4 to back a lifeline plan charging a fixed rate for the first 400 kilowatts, aiming to guarantee a minimum low-cost electricity supply. Endorsed by consumer groups and GOP figures, the proposal seeks legislation authorizing a new rate design to conserve energy and ensure essential power.
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Waterbury
UPI
Governor’s Electric Energy Study Committee
Thomas P. Salmon
Public Service Board
House
Walter L. Kennedy
Chelsea
Salmon Administration
PSB
Salmon mulls hikes to liquor and gas taxes in Vermont
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon signaled potential hikes in liquor and gas taxes to finance rising government costs while ruling out increases in sales or income taxes. A three member panel was formed to study the liquor tax raise proposed by Human Services Secretary Thomas Davis, with focus on its impact on liquor dollars against neighboring states. The briefing covered energy conservation amid fuel shortages and the Windsor prison strike, plus Vermont party dynamics and the possibility of a special legislative session to resolve the Burling ton labor dispute.
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Montpelier
UPI
Salmon
Thomas P. Salmon
Julian Goodrich
Human Services
Thomas Davis
James Plimpton
Brattleboro
John Fleiter
Windsor State
Governors
Thomas Meskill
Connecticut
Northeast
Human Services Agency
Vermont
Windsor
Cratic
Leonard Wilson
Philip Hoff
Burlington
Weeks
David Egner
Egner
Inside Judge Sirica tapes alteration doubt
A fragment from Page 2 notes Judge Sirica questions whether the tapes could be altered. The item hints at legal scrutiny of recorded material amid investigations.
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Sirica
Logan
Tom Braden
Cox
Monitor
District Court News
Dorset
Factory Point
North Bennington
BCA
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Warren
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Governor’s Energy Panel
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