Rockefeller wealth under spotlight at hearings
Nelson Rockefeller disclosed revised figures showing assets of 218 million for him and immediate family, with 39.5 million in trusts for wife and children. He noted family oil holdings total 326.7 million but never more than 2 percent in any single company. The confirmation hearings opened in the Watergate room as critics pressed for full scrutiny of vast wealth and potential conflicts of interest.
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UPI
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United States
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Watergate Committee
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Standard Oil
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Rules Committee
Howard Cannon
FBI
Ford
Kennedy Bows Out of 1976 Presidential Run
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy declares he will not seek the presidency or vice presidency in 1976 due to family and personal commitments. He cites his son Ted Jr’s cancer, wife Joan’s hospitalizations, and the need to focus on home life, while reaffirming will seek re-election to the U.S. Senate.
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UPI
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United States Senate
Commonwealth
Chappaquiddick Island
Mary Jo Kopechne
Miss Kopechne
Senate
Chappaquiddick
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
City Hall Plaza
John F. Kennedy Federal
W. Arthur Garrity
Roxbury
Ford warns Mideast oil producers of dangers in their price policy
President Ford used a ninth World Energy Conference address to warn Arab oil producers that exorbitant prices threaten worldwide economic disruption and the risk of global conflict. He urged a global strategy balancing producer profits with consumer economies and warned against oil as a political weapon. The White House framed the remarks as aimed at Arab nations despite Venezuela's rebuke.
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Mideast
Detroit
UPI
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Carlos Andres Perez
United Nations
Perez
Venezuela
White House
CVPS Wins Permanent 28.3 Percent Rate Hike From PSB
The Central Vermont Public Service Corp. secured a permanent 28.3 percent rate increase from the Vermont Public Service Board, raising the average bill by 8.3 percent after a prior 20 percent temporary hike. The board requires a redesigned rate structure to reflect costs, with a separate capacity charge for peak loads. The decision notes winter power use drives higher costs for heavy users.
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CVPS
PSB
Richard W. Norton
Gilbert and Norton
Inside World SOS Goes Out From Honduras Page 2
The Inside World section notes an SOS message sent from Honduras in the latest issue. It highlights page references including Town and County Bicentennial Committee coverage and a columnist’s tip on cutting school costs.
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Honduras
Yankees
Vermont Yankee to inspect cooling pipes under AEC order
The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp plant in Vernon joins 21 other U.S. plants ordered by the Atomic Energy Commission to perform water pipe tests. An inspection during an upcoming eight week shutdown beginning Sept 27 will check for cracking after recent leaks at GE and Allis Chalmers reactors.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Larry Keyes
AEC
Keyes
Connecticut
Illinois
General Electric Company
Allis Chalmers Corp
Commonwealth Edison Co
Dresden
Quad Cities
Northeast Nuclear Energy Co
Millstone, Conn
Directorate of Regulatory Operations
Vermont candidates agree to spending limits in races
UPI reporting from Montpelier details Vermont House and Senate spending caps set by major candidates. Senatorial hopefuls Patrick Leahy and Richard Mallory agree to 80000 dollar ceilings with 9000 dollar flexibility for Mallory. House rivals James Jeffords and Francis Cain cap at 25000 each. Cain and Jeffords plan 10000 dollar ad spend. State GOP commits 25000 to each candidate, intends extra funds via a Ford dinner, with undisclosed donors.
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Stewart Smith
Jeffords
Mallory
Republican Party
Ford
Smith
Con
Cain
Bernard Sanders
Liberty Union
Leahy
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