Ford defends Nixon pardon amid Watergate uproar
President Ford defended granting Nixon a pardon saying it could be read as an admission of guilt for Watergate crimes but aimed to spare the nation turmoil. He insisted no deal with Nixon, noted opposition, and outlined actions with the GOP and economic advisers. He discussed Chilean intervention, tapes custody, and his aim to heal U.S. wounds.
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Salvatore Allende
White House
Shaftsbury race sees independent bid stir ballot plans
Shaftsbury candidate Pearl Hoyt seeks independent status after winning the Democratic nomination while rival Edwin Colvin plans to file as independent to counter perceived ballot unfairness. Vermont law sums multi label totals for winners, signatures require witnesses, and petition signers may be restricted between Hoyt and Colvin. Colvin criticizes the system and recounts past independent runs amid party loyalties.
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Edwin A. Colvin
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Vermont
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Merritt Hewitt
GOP
Inside Ku Klux Klan targets Boston busing row
Page 2 report notes Klan enters Boston anti busing controversy while other items discuss CIA actions, presidential adulation critique, road work plans on New York Route 7, and local Manchester gravel operation. The roundup highlights various national and regional subjects with commentary from editors across pages.
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Vermont
Oakland
Buffalo
Amnesty plan for Vietnam draft dodgers faces mixed reaction
President Ford unveiled conditional amnesty offering up to two years of alternative national service and allegiance reaffirmation. Critics abroad and at home call it too costly or ineffective, while Vermont leaders and some lawmakers back the plan as a step toward national reconciliation. A clemency board will review cases as part of the program.
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Canada
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United States
Richard Mallary
Vermont
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Toronto
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National Council For Universal
Charles E. Goodell
New York
U.S
Vietnam
State Democrats kick off season with fund raiser
Hundreds crowded into Captain's Cabin in Williamstown to launch the 1974 political season for county and statewide Democrats. Gov. Salmon and Madge were honored. Patrick Leahy, Francis Cain, Brian Burns, and M. Jerome Diamond appeared among other candidates and workers. Hoff warned inflation demands shared sacrifice. Salmon thanked attendees.
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Madge
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Robert E. Cummings Jr
Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senate
Francis Cain
U.S. Congress
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M. Jerome Diamond
Hoff
Gov
Salmon
McCord Would Refuse Pardon Over Watergate Ethics
James McCord, the Watergate burglar, told a New England College audience he would decline a presidential pardon as it would worsen the nation's judicial system. He criticized Nixon's pardon as unwise and potentially illegal, said he helped expose the coverup via a Sirica letter, and alleged Nixon authorized the break-in with Liddy, Dean, and Mitchell supervising.
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New England College
Richard Nixon
U.S
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Nixon
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
John Dean
John Mitchell
Sanders Seeks U.S. Senate Via Liberty Union Ticket
Vermont candidate Bernard Sanders campaigns in a third statewide race on a Liberty Union platform. He targets wealth disparity and corporate loopholes, aiming to educate voters and present alternatives. Sanders, 32, speaks to doors as his image stays rumpled and unshorn while he relies on unemployment benefits and varied work.
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Liberty Union
Bennington
Republicans aim to hold line on spending at Vermont platform convention
The Vermont Republican Platform Committee proposes a no new taxes policy and restraint on state government growth. It backs repealing the 12 percent income tax surcharge, tighter scrutiny of federal grants, and local land use control. Other planks push inventory tax repeal, fair machinery valuation, Act 250 support, and regional planning checks. Environmental concerns and local recycling programs receive prominent emphasis.
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Martin L. Johnson
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Montpelier
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Democrats propose focusing on closing the tax loopholes
The Vermont Democratic platform details tax reform to close loopholes and tax according to ability to pay, while opposing repeal of the 12 percent surcharge. It calls for public employment programs under CETA, land use planning incentives, dairy price reforms, energy conservation, and opposition to right to work.
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