Mansfield expands list of bills Congress will consider
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield broadened Nixon’s 50 bill list to include six new items: tax reform, community development, a campaign reform commission, tougher heroin penalties, a restoration of the death penalty, and windfall protections. The plan also retains 16 previously agreed measures and outlines a path toward finishing work by mid-Oct with a mix of must pass bills and conference items.
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Washington
Campaign Reform Commission
Mansfield
Congress
Albert
Nixon
Senate
House
Chamber
Democratic Congress
Executive
Chilean forces demand Allende resignation and siege on palace
In Santiago heavy troops and police surround the presidential palace as Allende remains inside amid a military rebellion. A radio report cites grave crisis and government incapacity. Air force jet flights and mass student marches add to a nationwide upheaval stemming from a prolonged strike and economic paralysis.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Salvador Allende
Allende
Western Hemisphere
Socialist Party
Chilean Communist Party
Nho
Preiienl
Lan-Chile
Referendum on MAUS voting procedure proposed by Mount Anthony board
Mt. Anthony Union District voters would face a two part question on board elections. The plan, moved by Mrs. Marion Smith, asks to ratify the present at large method and to allow district based representation with adjustments. The change stems from legal challenges and a 1970 shift to at large voting. The board seeks to unravel past mistakes, amid debate and constitutional concerns.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Raymond C. Murray
Marion Smith
Woodford
Supreme Court
Eugene V. Clark
Lawrence E. Harrington
Shaftsbury
Stephen Brandwene
Vermont Education Department
Vermont
U.S
Barth van der Els
Smith
Steel firms granted requested price hikes
Washington says the government approved the full 360 million dollar annual steel price rise but spread over three months to curb inflation. The measure raises costs for thousands of steel‑made goods, with car steel up to 16 dollars per unit and toaster steel up by one cent. Eleven major firms, including Armco, Bethlehem, Inland, U S Steel, and Kaiser, will see prices rise October 1 and January 1, 1974, while other producers may seek increases before October.
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Washington
UPI
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
CLC
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Dunlop
Armco Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Cyclops Corp
Inland Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Kaiser Steel
National Steel
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Wheeling Pittsburgh
CVPS appeals order halting higher rates
In Montpelier Vermont Chief Superior Judge William Hill ruled the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause must stop raising rates, citing irreparable harm to the public. CVPS sought an immediate Supreme Court hearing to suspend the injunction while appealing. A Sept 18 hearing date was set to consider suspending the injunction and allow rate increases to resume if allowed.
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Public Service Board
Carbine
Vermont
Hill
Vermont Welfare Rights Organization
Man held in shooting at local trailer park
Duane J. Meyer 32 of the Chapel Trailer Park Bennington pleaded not guilty in Bennington District Court to aggravated assault in a 1 am shooting at the park. Rodney J. Rooney 35 was in fair condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after surgery for a bullet wound to the stomach and a facial crease. A .25 caliber handgun was seized. bail set at 25000. Meyer awaits own counsel. police released few details.
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Duane J. Meyer
Chapel Trailer Park
Bennington
Bennington District Court
South Burlington
Rodney J. Rooney
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John P. Morrissey
Meyer
David S. Potter
Appeals court to hear Nixon tape order three way
The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear Nixon appeal on the White House tape recordings with all nine judges seated at his request. Ehrlichman indicted in a Watergate related case added no comment entering the courthouse. Cox seeks further indictments from the Ellsberg break in while Goldwater urges closed session and court control. Connally remarks a President may resist Supreme Court rulings as Senate panel meets to resume hearings on dirty tricks and financing. Sirica and Cox clash over grand jury rights to evidence including the President.
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Nixon
White House
Washington
UPI
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Sirica
Ehrlichman
U. S. Court House
Cox
Daniel Ellsberg
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Ellsberg
Barry M. Goldwater
Rariz
New York Times
Goldwater
John B. Connally Jr
Supreme Court
Senate Watergate Committee
Wildlife Wonderland partial approval faces appeals in Mount Holly
Rutland District Environmental Commission grants partial approval to Wildlife Wonderland, a 65 acre Mount Holly Weston game farm proposed by Dr James Kinsey. Decision zoned to conformance with local plans, eight other Act 250 criteria to follow. Hearings likely after village appeal, with $200 raised to fund legal fees.
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Mount Holly
Wildlife Wonderland, Inc
Weston
Rutland District Environmental Commission
William Bartlett
Agency
Environmental Conservation
Commission
Bartlett
State Environmental Board
District Commissions
State Supreme Court
James D. Kinsey
Manchester
New England
Wildlife Wonderland
Wildlife
On the Inside Defective Smoke Flue Blamed in Fatal Maine Fire
A fatal Maine fire is blamed on a defective smoke flue as investigators outline the cause. The report notes the tragedy occurred in a residential building, with emergency crews responding swiftly but unable to save occupants. The piece hints at broader safety concerns and potential inspections following the incident.
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Maine
District Court News
William Shannon
Shaftsbury
Arlington Selectmen
John Randolph
Canada
Skylab Radio
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Gerald Ford
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
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D-Okla
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Windsor
Windsor County
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Gerald Williams
St. George
Williams
Burlington
Catholic University
Elizabeth Dwyer
CVPS
Charles Butler Jr
Washington County
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Montpelier
State House Complex
Donald Rushford
Robert Lee
Treasury
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