Corruption charged at MAU by candidate for principal
An applicant for Mt. Anthony Union High School principalship charged that Sept. Sleeman denied him an interview with the board. Messier, Essex Junction High School assistant principal, called the Mt. Anthony system corrupt. The board had chosen Eugene P. Smith as principal on Aug. 23, while Messier and Vander Els criticized the process.
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Mau
Mt. Anthony Union High School
George A. Sleeman
Donald W. Messier
Essex Junction High School
Mt. Anthony
Eugene P. Smith
Messier
Barth Vander Els
Vander Els
Catherine Corcoran
State Department of Education
McCarthy Maddox to seek challenge to Ford Carter debate
Attorneys for Eugene J. McCarthy and Lester G. Maddox said they had discussed joint legal action over excluding them from the Ford Carter television debate. Legal experts doubted a halt or delay is likely, as candidates weigh court orders or fair time claims under the fairness doctrine.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Lester G. Maddox
Ford
Jimmy Carter
McCarthy
Minnesota
Maddox
Georgia
American Independent Party
Wilkinson Demolishes Remains of Two Prefab Homes
The Wilkinson Construction Co. demolished the collapsing prefab home and one of two planned for Tan Bennett of Manchester, who has filed for bankruptcy. The firm, which owns the two building sites, plans to finish one three bedroom house in time for Thanksgiving dinner, a worker said.
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Dewey Street
Wilkinson Construction Co
Tan
Bennett
Manchester
Dispute Over Spargo Estate in Old Bennington
A probate dispute in Old Bennington involves the late Mildred D. Spargo’s estate and her husband George versus son Thomas Spargo. The case centers on which possessions jewelry antiques and assets belong to the estate versus those held jointly and thus not required to be divided among heirs. The inventory filed by Thomas shows a substantial total value raising questions of allocation between survivors and the estate.
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Mildred D. Spargo
Old Bennington
George
Thomas
George Spargo
John B. Harte
Spargo
Thomas Spargo
Kenneth Clayton
FTC curbs on kids vitamin ads target Spider Man brand
The Federal Trade Commission ordered limits on television and print ads for Spider Man Vitamins citing exploitation of children’s trust. The consent order bans dominant child appeal, prohibits hero-sized figures, after 9:05 pm airing, comic book ads, and direct mail to kids. Hudson Pharmaceutical settled with ACT applauding the precedent setting limits.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Hudson Pharmaceutical Corp
Children’s Trust
FTC
Action For Children’s Television
Hudson
Spider Man
Commission
ACT
Peggy Charren
Inside Local Highlights And Debuts Across Sections
The feature notes garden use ideas from the Wadsworths, library book picks on exceptional children, Pete Horton on Steamtrain joys, and James Reston on debates. It mentions John R. Dixon and Russell Baker on rustic looks, plus local fire and train mishap news, school bus schedules, Cliff Robertson profile, and college football season kick off with Connors and Nastase advancing at Forest Hills.
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Wadsworths
Pete Horton
James Reston
John R. Dixon
Russell Baker
America
Cliff Robertson
Connors
Nastase
Forest Hills
Ford seeks Southern support as Carter leads in polls
Gerald Ford campaigns to broaden appeal after slipping further behind Jimmy Carter, sending running mate Robert Dole and his wife to the Carolinas and Georgia. Ford gains Reagan's public backing by phone while Carter unfolds a low key bid from Warm Springs, Georgia.
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Ford
Gerald Ford
South
Jimmy Carter
Robert Dole
Southland
Dole
Liddy
North Carolina
Carolinas
Georgia
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Carter
White House
University of Michigan
James Holfhouser
Warm Springs
Walter Mondale
Plains
Grand jury indicts 6 in credit fraud case
A federal grand jury indicted six people for manipulating records in the nations largest consumer credit data bank. The ring sold A-1 ratings to businessmen, doctors and others for payments up to 1,500 dollars. A clerk at TRW Data Systems in Anaheim allegedly altered or inserted credit history data to show flawless records.
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Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
TRW
Joel Levine
United States
Levi to ask Ford retain Kelley as FBI chief
Attorney General Edward H. Levi plans to urge President Ford to keep Clarence M. Kelley as FBI director despite disclosures that Kelley took gifts from subordinates and may have misused government property. Levi is expected to recommend only a public admonition for poor judgment.
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John M. Crewdson
N.Y
Ford
Levi
Kelley
White House
Bureau
Justice Department
Viking 2 lands on Mars delayed at 6:58 p.m. ETA
UPI reports Viking 2's second Mars landing targets the Utopia dunes to seek life where moisture hints exist. The 6:58 p.m. EDT landing is pushed to midmorning on Mars with first surface pictures due about 30 minutes later from the Pasadena control center 229 million miles away, as geologist Harold Masursky notes possible lingering fog.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Viking
Utopia Dunes
Mars
Red Planet
Pasadena Control Center
Polluting Mirex Discharge From Hooker Chemical
Mirex chemical is being discharged from Hooker Chemical Company of Niagara Falls into the Niagara River at more than a pound daily without a federal permit. EPA officials learned of the illegal outflow and notified New York DEC yesterday. The discharge continues as the company attempts to halt it amid broader Lake Ontario contamination concerns.
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Hooker Chemical Company
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
United States Environmental Protection Agency
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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Supt
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Dorset
Robert Lindsey
Times News Service
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Viking 2
Harold Masursky
Richard Severo
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Ontario
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