Cease-fire urged in Angola by Kenyan and Zambian leaders
Kenyan President Kenyatta and Zambian President Kaunda urged an immediate cease-fire and a government of national unity in Angola. They called for talks among the three nationalist movements to halt violence, with Kaunda stressing life over ideology and urging a political settlement. They noted South African troops' presence as a possible factor and referenced OAU policy alignment.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Angola
Government of National Unity
Dar Es Salaam
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Samora Machel
Mozambique
Kaunda
Kenyatta
Organization of African Unity
Nyerere
Machel
MPLA
Luanda
Bennington talks fail over Parker presidency
Trustees planned a major bid to settle the dispute over Gail T. Parker at Bennington College but the Sunday talks broke down. Faculty leaders refused to meet when Parker was announced to attend, a move the trustees had insisted upon, leaving channels of negotiation open but hindered.
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Gail T. Parker
Bennington College
Parker
Reinhoud van der Linde
Ron Cohen
Ms. Parker
Francis Keppel
Robert Gutman
Joseph Lord
Bennington
Bennington Airport
Merrell Hambleton
Lila Nields
Katharine Merck
van der Linde
Ford aide berates Reagan amid GOP truce breach
Ford's campaign manager publicly berated former California Governor Ronald Reagan during the weekend, apparently breaking a political truce between the two Republicans. Reagan had vowed to follow his own commandment not to attack fellow Republicans after declaring his candidacy on November 20.
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United Press International
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Cam
Paign
Howard H. Callaway
Houston
Sir Galahad
Callaway
Gallup
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
George Wallace
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Wallace
Ford Committee
Congress
Arrest and jailing of Joan Little over bond papers
Joan Little, a 21 year old Black woman acquitted of murdering a jailer, is jailed in Women's Prison for failing to appear to sign bond papers in a separate larceny and breaking and entering appeal. She was arrested in Durham, with her mother and brother nearby. Authorities say bond papers processing was to occur in Raleigh.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Joan Little
Women’s Prison
Miss Little
Durham
N.C
Clerk of Supreme Court
Orange County
James Rowan
Raleigh
Rowan
Beaufort County
Clarence Allgood
Alligood
State Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
Democrats confident in overriding Ford veto on tax cut bill
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said Democrats remain confident they can override a presidential veto of the tax cut extension. He favored compromise with Ford and supported a nonbinding sense of the Congress on spending, while Ford demanded a firm spending ceiling for fiscal 1977. House Leader ONeill predicted an override. Muskie warned May 15 budget steps could help.
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Washington
Upi
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ford
Mansfield
Congress
Henry Bellman
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
NBC
Meet the Press
O'Neill
Ronald
White House
Muskie
ABC
Police arrest Soli in Miami slaying case
Salvatore Soli, 37, third suspect in the Philadelphia slaying of newspaper heir John S. Knight III, was arrested at the South Winds Motel in downtown Miami after a female companion alerted authorities. He traveled from Georgia with two young women, shaved his mustache, and bleached his hair to alter appearance. a magistrate set a federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution hearing for 10:30 a.m. today.
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Miami
UPI
Salvatore Soli
Philadelphia
John S. Knight III
Soli
South Winds
New Jersey
Jimmy Beall
Georgia
Beall
Explosion at Hooker plant kills four in Niagara Falls
An explosion in a railroad tank car at the Hooker Chemical plant killed four people and released deadly chlorine gas over Niagara Falls. At least 87 others were injured, some as far as three miles away. The blast’s cause was unknown as firemen fought the blaze and monitored a ruptured tank car with a small leak.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
UPI
Hooker Chemical
Hooker
Clyde McBride
Raymond Zaso
James D. Calquhoun
Lester Docks
Niagara County
Oscar A. Bell
George Socci
Walter E. Fitzgerald
Special Chemical Division
Kissinger returns to birthplace in triumphant visit Kentucky
A feature highlights Kissinger's return to his Kentucky birthplace amid broad interest. The piece notes political echoes and media attention, framing the visit as a significant moment in regional history and US diplomacy.
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Kissinger
Kentucky
Vermont
MAU Model Congress
TRB
George Wallace
Raftery
Tom Wicker
Hackel urges Vermont to broaden industrial base for health
Vermont Treasurer Stella Hackel told the Bennington County Regional Commission that expanding the industrial tax base is essential to keep the state healthy and fund the services it wants. She discussed fiscal outlook, potential deficits, and suggested federal support for unemployment funding. She also noted political timing around the 1976 gubernatorial race and declined interest in challenging Rep. Jeffords.
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Russ Garland
Vermont
Stella B. Hackel
Bennington County Regional Commission
RCC
Regional Commission
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Thomas P. Salmon
Robert T. Stafford
Hackel
Stafford
Salmon
James M. Jeffords
Robert M. Wilson
Wilson
Fish and Game Fund
Philip H. Hoff
Deane C. Davis
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Beirut
Lebanon
By Geoffrey Chapman
By Ira R. Allen
Ween
Arlington
Santa Claus
Middlebury College
Roy Clark
MAU
BCRC
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