CLC may allow retail gas price hike by Oct 1
The Cost of Living Council told Congress that U S retail gasoline dealers may be allowed to raise prices by October 1 to reflect recent wholesale increases. Dunlop said the exact amount is undecided and will be decided soon, while dealers from 40 states plan a weekend war council in Chicago to protest Phase IV controls.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
CLC
Congress
John T. Dunlop
House
Senate
Dunlop
War Council
Chicago
Health Board reopens Vernon emission rules
The Vermont Board of Health voted to study stronger safety rules and lower emission standards for the Vermont Yankee plant at Vernon. The plan includes a two phase review led by Commissioner Robbins and experts, plus a December public hearing to consider potentially stricter rules than Atomic Energy Commission standards and redefining state emergency boundaries. The move follows a request from Scott Skinner of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group and aims to address unrest about emissions and municipal responsibility in crisis protection.
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Manchester
Vermont Board of Health
Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
Anthony Robbins
Harry Ashe
Division of
Industrial Hygiene
Lisa Barrett
Robbins
Calef E. Heiniger
Colchester
Scott Skinner
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Skinner
Vermont Yankee
Health Board
Food prices soar in August as inflation hits 26 year high
Washington reporting consumer food prices jumped 6 percent in August, the fastest rise since 1933, while the overall cost of living climbed 1.8 percent, the steepest one month increase since September 1947. Meat, poultry and eggs led the surge, with beef and veal prices rising sharply. nonfood items like clothing and services also increased.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Battick's future in judge's hands
Edward M. Battick of Manchester pleaded guilty to murdering Manchester Town Police Chief Dana Thompson last December. Judge Robert Larrow weighs whether the evidence supports first or second degree murder, a decision that will shape Battick's potential life sentence if convicted. Prosecutors had indicated they would not seek the death penalty.
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Burlington
Edward M. Battick
Manchester
Dana Thompson
Chittenden County
Robert Larrow
Battick
Vermont
Larrow
Neil S. Moss
William T. Keefe
John Kelly
Allan Aronstam
Shopping center seeks tax break to fund expansion plan
Massachusetts developer Ray Carey warned Bennington Sisters that the Monument Plaza project with a $600,000 expansion would be dropped if the town does not grant a major tax cut. Carey cited a new land assessment increasing the tax bill and argued the higher levy jeopardizes the center’s finances and leases.
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Monument Plaza
Massachusetts
Bennington Sisters
Sisters
Ray Carey
Barbara-Jean Realty Co
Cambridge
Mass
New England
Carey
William C. Sennett
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Inside Doctors to warn on morning after pills
A front page tease notes Inside Doctors will provide warning on morning after pills with a Page 2 reference and cites recurring byline Ag Rockwood on Page 3. The coverage hints at editorial pages and local disputes across sections.
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Ag Rockwood
Bennington
Mets
Kissinger Confirmed as Secretary of State by Senate
The Senate approved Henry A. Kissinger as secretary of state by 78 to 7, elevating the White House adviser who steered Nixon's diplomacy toward Moscow and Beijing. Fulbright warned detente with the Soviet Union and China may be unraveling as critics praised Kissinger's intellect and experience.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
White House
U.S
Moscow
Peking
J. William Fulbright
Harvard
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Henry M. Jackson
Vietnam
Harold E. Hughes
Diona
Hughes
Europe
Asia
Fuerth
Germany
United States
United Nations
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Lake Shaftsbury plan earns BCRC unanimity
The Bennington County Regional Commission voted unanimously to back state acquisition of Lake Shaftsbury as a site for a new state park. The move aims to keep the lake accessible, preventing developer purchase and preserving public recreation space. A letter endorsing the Lake Shaftsbury plan will be sent to the Forests & Parks Board ahead of its Oct. 2 meeting.
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Bennington County Regional Commission
Lake Shaftsbury
John Simson
BCRC
Department of Forests & Parks
Gregory Burke
State Forest & Parks Board
Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
Bennington County
Bennington Program Canoe Trip Tests Teamwork in Algonquin
A Bennington Program canoe expedition through Algonquin Provincial Park enters its second week with a day off for rest after a boy sprains an ankle. The group of 31, including four staff, fosters reliance and trust as they face rough water and longer portages, strengthening bonds and proving skeptics wrong about the trip’s value.
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Bennington
Wilds of
Algonquin
Kevin Briggs
Wright
Canoe Lake
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