U.S. ends part of alert as Soviets seen uncertain
Defense Secretary Schlesinger said most U S forces remain on readiness while some 36 000 personnel were taken off alert and the southern command and Alaska command returned to normal readiness The move came after President Nixon ordered the alert amid reports of Soviet paratroop movements toward the Middle East and Moscow s claim that representatives were sent there He left open the possibility of U N observer participation if requested by Secretary General Waldheim
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Mideast
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United Nations
U.N
Gerald L. Warren
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Alaska Command
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Cairo
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Zim Shipping Co
Ras Abu Rudeis
Sinai Desert
Red Sea
Elat
Bartimo to leave Green Mountain Park GM post in December
Bartimo announces he will step down as general manager of Vermont's only track Green Mountain Park on December 31. Patrick J. Rooney, already track president since September, will take over with Rooney Associates holding ownership stakes in the Rooneys’ racing and sports holdings. Bartimo will take a one month vacation starting December 1 before reporting his decision on a Rooney organization offer.
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Mass
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Horseman’s Journal
William Penn Racing Association
Continental Racing Association
U.N. Peacekeepers Arrive as Middle East Tensions Flare
United Nations forces began arriving in Egypt while Israel reports an Egyptian armored assault near the Suez Canal and a Libyan tanker strike. Prime Minister Meir warns the war is not over as Soviet weapons rumors and Cyprus troop movements unfold.
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Sinai
Golda Meir
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Gulf of Suez
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Cyprus
UPI
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Suez Canal
Middle East
United States
Nixon to air seven oclock press conference on Watergate
President Nixon scheduled a 7 p.m. EDT White House news conference to discuss Watergate investigations and mounting Middle East tensions. Speculation centers on naming a new special prosecutor after firing Archibald Cox.
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UPI
Nixon
White House
Archibald Cox
Middle East
U. S
Camp David
Chlorine shortage hits New England and beyond
A regional EPA official says chlorine shortages are not yet drastic but serious. The shortage affects drinking water disinfection and follows plant shutdowns due to mercury pollution and a 1970s decline in production. Bristol Conn and Montpelier Vt report near limits while nationwide efforts seek allocation rules.
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UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Larson
EPA
Washington
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Russel Train
Vermont
Montpelier Public Works
Earl Smith
Nyanza Corp
Merrimack
N.H
New England
Bristol
Conn
Connecticut Health Department
Boston
New Hampshire
Larson
Kaiser Chemical Co
Vermont Tomorrow Urges Energy Conservation Office Creation
Vermont Tomorrow proposals call for an Energy Conservation Office reporting to the governor with a director and staff. The plan includes lowering highway speeds, reducing state heating, a coldline, local conservation boards, and late night limits on commercial electrical advertising.
UAW Ford Strike Averted After Nightlong Talks
In Detroit the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co reached a new contract for 185,000 workers avoiding a second production standoff. Details await an 10 a.m. EDT announcement and center on early retirement for foundry workers and voluntary overtime, amid a Washington inquiry into the settlement.
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UPI
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Ford Motor Co
UAW
Leonard Wood
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Cost of Living Council
Chrysler
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Leonard Woodcock
Washington
Mt Anthony Soccer Team Wins Playoff
Mt Anthony tops rivals to clinch the playoff victory as American Education Week and other features fill pages 2 through 8. A mix of civic notes and local culture appears with coverage of a defense of the MAU marching band and a look ahead at winter reading by the fire.
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Nixon
Pete Horton
James Reston
MAU
Shaftsbury School
Mt. Anthony
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Salmon
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