Ford to decide Kelley's future as FBI chief
Attorney General Edward Levi sent the report on Clarence Kelley to President Ford amid ongoing questions about FBI gifts and services. Levi repaid $205 for security locks at his home and Kelley faced scrutiny over gifts and a stationery cabinet from FBI officials.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Levi Friday
Ford
Clarence Kelley
FBI
Justice Department
Levi
White House
Kelley
John Dowd
Bureau
Levi’s
Nessen
Carter
Nelsen
Bromley Alpine Slide draws crowds and profits for summer fun
Bromley Mountain in Manchester launches the Alpine Slide a concrete track ride where riders sit on plastic carts and descend 4 060 feet with banked curves. The slide operates May through foliage season and costs 2.50 for adults 1.50 for children. It has created new summer jobs and attracted tourists, boosting the local economy while offering speeds from 15 to over 25 mph.
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Manchester
Bromley
Bromley Mountain
Kit Cooper
United States
Germany
Demag
Switzerland
Ms. Cooper
Canada
New Bromley
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Cooper
Independent Vermonters party cleared of court restraining order
A Vermont judge dissolved a temporary restraining order blocking a dissident convention of about 20 people calling themselves the Independent Vermonters Party. The order had barred the Aug. 19 caucus and was lifted as there are remedies at law and no need to extend the injunction beyond Sept. 2.
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Independent Vermonters Party
Richard Rubin
Rubin
Plainfield
Burgess
Ford Carter campaign kickoff date set for Sept in Ann Arbor
United Press International reports the White House plans Ford’s campaign launch the week of Sept 13 at the University of Michigan. Carter counters with unemployment at 7.9 percent and accuses Ford of lacking vision while Mondale and Carter prepare strategy sessions in Warm Springs and Plains.
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United Press International
White House
Ford
University of Michigan
Jimmy Carter
Robert Dole
Carter
Warm Springs
Ron Nelsen
Ann Arbor
Viking 2 lands safely on Mars amid comms blackout
Viking 2 touched down in the Utopia dunes of Mars with a high speed radio signal confirming landing. Engineers rejoice as orbiter relay issues left Earth waiting for details during the critical descent from 11,400 miles.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Bennington Tourism Struggles With Bicentennial Slump
Tourists and merchants report a slow Bicentennial season in Bennington Vermont. Owners Ted Boulter Phil Hall and Bruce Beh say sales are flat or below expectations as Hurricane Belle and scattered celebrations kept visitors home. Steam train popularity offers a bright note while fall foliage provides hope for a late upswing.
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Ted Boulter
Pownal
Evans News
Phil Hall
Bruce Beh
Blackfriar
Northside Drive
Bennington
Peter Jennison
Countryman Press
Vermont
New England
Monument
Edwin Morris
Gas and blood in Cape Town riots violence surges
In Cape Town police fired buckshot at crowds of colored and black demonstrators turning the downtown area into a gas chamber with tear gas. at least one colored person was killed, raising nationwide rioting deaths to 297 in ten weeks. The unrest spread from the city center to townships including Langa, Hanover Park and Maitland as authorities reported gasoline bomb caches and street clashes. Premier Vorster left for Zurich to discuss Rhodesia and South West Africa with Henry Kissinger amid the crisis.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
John Vorster
Zurich
Switzerland
Henry A. Kissinger
Johannesburg
Vorster
Kissinger
Rhodesia
South West Africa
Namibia
Langa
Hanover Park
Maitland
George Abrey
Adderley Street
Jobless rate hits new high in August 7.9 percent
Washington data show the August unemployment rate rising to 7.9 percent, the highest since December. President Ford expressed disappointment yet optimism for a recovery, while critics like Jimmy Carter and George Meany used the figures to challenge Ford's policies.
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Plains
Carter
Ford
Walter Mondale
Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
George Meany
Labor Department
What to do and where to go this Labor Day weekend
A roundup of events across New York and Vermont towns from 9 a.m. to noon and into the evening and weekend. Markets in Shaftsbury Pownal feature fresh produce and crafts while Bennington Battlefield and Saratoga National Historical Park offer daytime visits. Evening performances include Dorset Playhouse comedy and Weston Playhouse’s Bye Bye Birdie, plus concerts by Johnny Mathis and Electric Light Orchestra.
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Shaftsbury
Pownal
Walloomsac
N.Y
Bennington Battlefield
Stillwater
Saratoga National Historical Park
Arlington
Battenkill Grange
Dorset
Dorset Playhouse
Harlequin Ltd
Fred Carmichael
Mrs. Kong
Latham
Coliseum Theatre
Johnny Mathis
Saratoga
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Electric Light Orchestra
Saratoga Springs
Caffe’ Lena
Robin
Linda
Weston
Lenox
Mass
Lila Park
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By Lee Harrison
Stanley Pike
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Tom Bluto
Knotty Pine
Bluto
Dog
Green Mountain
Bennington Run
John Kennedy
Kirkside
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S. Africa
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