Billboards Still Problem In N E By The Associated Press
A decade after the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, the Northeast lags in removing commercial billboards along federal highways. Vermont and Maine lead, but New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut show limited progress. Officials warn the pace may stretch several more years amid funding delays and industry resistance.
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Associated Press
Northeast
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Connecticut
Lyndon B. Johnson
Larry I. Stickney
Hampsire
Wendell Flanders
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Salmon seeks Trudeau meeting on energy policy
Vermont Governor Thomas P. Salmon, chairman of the New England Governors Conference, plans talks with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau later this year on energy and regional issues. He awaits a firm response from Trudeau, amid Canada’s export curbs on oil and natural gas. Salmon also discussed Vermont’s education consolidation proposal and his 1976 political plans, saying he has not decided whether to run and may offer support to Carter if he is nominated.
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Vermont
Salmon
Trudeau
New England
St. Andrews
Education Department
Education Board
U.S
Robert T. Stafford
Rvt
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Jobless Rate Rises In Rhode Island In June
Rhode Island unemployment climbed to 16.2 percent in June, with 74,700 out of work, far above May and the 1974 level. DES cites student summer job seekering and student labor-force entry as main seasonal factors, while national rates stood at 8.6 percent seasonally adjusted.
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Providence
Rhode Island
State Department of Employment Security
DES
Mary Hackett
Washington
Vermont farmers urged to diversify markets
Vermont farm leaders told a special House committee that diversification could help financially strapped farmers stay in business. Economic Development Commissioner John Farmer warned against being a one product state and urged exploring trout raising mushroom cultivation and manure processing to boost farm economies.
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Montpelier
Vermont
John Farmer
Vermont House Committee On
Farmer
TV Ads Target Of Bellotti Drive
Massachusetts Attorney General Francis X Bellotti pushes to shield children from TV drug ads by seeking FCC action to ban over the counter drug ads before 9 PM. He notes ads imply safety and urges limits on ad exposure, as 14 states join in the petition led by Bellotti. FCC Chairman Wiley signals possible rules if voluntary measures fail.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Francis X. Bellotti
Bellotti
Federal Communications Commission
House Communications Subcommittee
Madison Avenue
Subcommittee
Torbert H. MacDonald
D-Mass
FCC
Federal Trade Commission
Richard FE Wiley
Wiley
MacDonald
Timothy E Wirth
D-Colp
Wirth
Alaska
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode — Island
Wyoming
Maine
Senate Debates Disputed New Hampshire Ballots
The U S Senate resumes debate on 180000 paper ballots in the Durkin Wyman race after Democrats seek to discard skip ballots. In New Hampshire the Ballot Law Commission demands Manchester and Portsmouth voting machines by Sept 1, warning of a suit if not released.
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John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Wyman
Durkin
New Hampshire
Ballot Commission
Senate
Manchester
Portsmouth
Commission
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Stickney
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Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
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Southbury Training School
Griffen-Hagen
UPI
Don Reed
Lana Roberts
Boston
Rav Janson
Luco
A&p
Country Pines
C.C.B
Joe’s Donuts
Joe's Donuts
Alfred Sr
N.H
U.S. Senate
Mike Mans
Alfred St
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Admiral’s Piano Lounge
Old Orchard Beach
Eddie
Harold
Guitar and Vocal Entertainment
Fernald Street
Waverly Motel
Coats
Port Lobster Co., Inc
Ocean Avenue
Kennebunkport
Robert G. Cyr
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