Salmon urges Vermonters to cut energy use
Governor Thomas P. Salmon called on Vermonters to voluntarily reduce fuel oil and electricity consumption amid an energy crisis. He demonstrated concern by turning off the lights at a news conference but refused to trade his Lincoln Continental for a more economical car. He warned of possible special powers if voluntary cutbacks fail, urging citizens and businesses to lead in conservation.
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Salmon
Nixon
Colorado
John Love
Vermont
New England
State House
Robert Wilson
Ter
Girls' 204 Depot hinges on housing plan
The 204 Depot St boys program seeks a suitable downtown Bennnington home to launch a girls program for troubled juveniles. Marie Condon and Richard Sears urge community help, with 8 to 10 girls, housed with a married couple, funded without federal money.
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204 Depot St
Richard Sears
Marie Condon
The
Banner Today
Bennington
Sears
Depot St
Rights unit probes bias in housing here
The U S Civil Rights Commission may sue Bennington Housing Authority over alleged discrimination at Willowbrook low income housing against unwed mothers and welfare recipients. Attorney Potter said evidence exists to justify an investigation though no hard proof yet. Housing Authority exec director Cushman denied the allegations as untrue and chairman Shields said a reply will be drafted next week. Town Manager Lamb urged the authority to investigate and disprove the claims.
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United States Civil Rights Commission
Bennington Housing Authority
Willowbrook
David Potter
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Hamilton L. Shields
The
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Lamb
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Potter
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ITT offices bombed in New York and Rome
Bomb wrecked a suite in ITT Corp Latin American department in New York and a smaller blast damaged its Rome office. no injuries. Reports say a Weather Underground claim was made by a caller to New York Post. San Francisco pipe bomb caused minor fire. no ITT link confirmed.
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UPI
ITT Corp
Rome
San Francisco
Federal
ITT
Employe
ITT Americas
Madison Ave
Alan Whitney
New York Post
City Desk
N Y Vermont border war over bubble lights flares
A Hoosick Falls rescue squad member’s arrest in Bennington sparked a border dispute over green bubble-top emergency lights. Village officials and county prosecutors clash over reciprocal rights, with talks of boycotts and enforcement actions across state lines.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Rensselaer County
Hoosick
Vermont
New York State
Sharkey
Bennington District
Severson
Motor Vehicle Commissioners
New York
Agnew probe called fishing expedition shocks nation
Baltimore UPI The grand jury heard evidence in the Agnew probe amid security with a witness calling the inquiry a fishing expedition Sen Barry Goldwater charged Agnew was framed Federal prosecutors pursued possible conspiracy extortion and bribery charges tied to kickback allegations against Maryland figures Justice officials began presenting evidence after a January panel meeting Agnew reportedly told friends his political prospects for 1976 are finished Ref: The New York Times coverage.
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UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Federal
U.S
George Beall
Elliot L. Richardson
Beall
Agnew
Maryland
New York Times
Arabs hijack Chopin Express to Vienna and seize hostages
Two Arabs armed with grenades and submachine guns hijack the Moscow to Vienna Chopin Express near the Czech border. They seize four hostages including three Jews emigrating to Israel and a Czech border guard, drive to Schwechat Airport, and demand a plane to depart. Vienna negotiates as security forces surround the vehicle and curb traffic.
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UPI
Israel
Ferdinand Beles
Schwechat
Marchegg
Interior Ministry
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Velco Plans 286 MW Georgia Generating Plant
Velco and Vermont utilities announce a 286 megawatt combined cycle plant to be built in Georgia. Construction could begin spring 1975 with commercial operation in spring 1977, at an estimated cost of 53 million dollars. The project aims to supply peak power. Vermont taxes would fall to 3 or 4 dollars per 100 dollars, with about 1 million dollars in yearly state taxes.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc
VELCO
Georgia
James Griffin
Vermont Public Service Board
Griffin
Vermont
Three die in crash of Army helicopter searcher
In heavy fog an Army National Guard helicopter crash near Prescott Arkansas killed three aboard while leading a search for a missing Texas International Airlines turboprop jetliner. The Convair 600 jet vanished en route El Dorado Texarkana with 11 aboard.
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Texarkana, Ark
UPI
Army National Guard
Texas International Airlines
The
National Guard
Prescott
Ark
Rifle-Toting Suspect Captured After Pursuit in Bennington
Police and State Police apprehended a rifle-wielding man, Clifford Grover 30, of North Bennington at 12:35 p.m. at 300 Dewey Street after he dropped the weapon and backed away. Grover, shirtless, had been seen on Union Street around 11 a.m. carrying a lever action deer rifle loaded with seven shells before retreating into nearby woods.
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Clifford Grover
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Dewey St
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