Bennington College faculty push for inquiry and suspend president
Bennington College faculty call for a joint inquiry into President Gail Parker and suspend her duties pending trustees faculty committee findings. The 40 to 6 vote with nine abstentions follows days of escalated conflict over the futures report and governance, as trustees reaffirm their authority while pledging a review of complaints. Dean Reinhoud van der Linde condemns talks without Parker and the faculty remains united despite board resistance.
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Bennington College
Parker
Trustees
Gail T. Parker
Reinhoud van der Linde
Lee College
Ford vetoes tax extension bill after congressional passage
Congress passed a tax cut extension bill on Wednesday and President Ford vetoed it promptly. The measure heads back to the House, where supporters hope to override, though two-thirds support failed in earlier votes. Some Republicans foresee party members remaining with the president to back him.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House of Representatives
House
Diplomatic front opened on Angola
Washington officials unveiled a new U S diplomatic effort to curb Soviet involvement in Angola as Congress debated cutting covert aid. Kissinger planned to meet with Ford after talks with Dobrynin and a possible trip to Moscow while the United Nations reported U S military support to Angolan factions. The White House stressed no U S combat role and no advisers to Angola.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Angola
U.S
Moscow
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Senate
John Tunney
D-Calif
Kissinger
Europe
Anatoly Dobrynin
Leonid Brezhnev
Indochina
Congress
Kremlin
United Nations
Elicio de Figueiredo
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
United States
White House
William Greener
Fighting flares threaten Lebanon cease fire in Tripoli
Heavy gunfire around Tripoli threatens a three day old cease fire between Moslem leftists and right wing Christians. Leftists seized the tramp steamer Isabella in the harbor and threatened to blow it up unless unpaid workers salaries and wheat aid demands are met. Owners Michel Doumit and Elie Osseily agreed to negotiations as clashes in Beirut reportedly eased following two weeks of combat that killed over 600 and wounded many more.
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Tripoli
Lebanon
UPI
Radio Beirut
Beirut
Zghorta
Isabella
Michel Doumit
Elie Osseily
Phlangist Party
Planners urge selectmen to reject West Main zone change
Bennington Planning Commission unanimously urged the selectmen to reject a proposed change from OA 20 to VI 20 along West Main Street to allow industrial use near the Dewey saw mill property. The 2.59 acre site near Kirkside Motel to Convent Avenue drew 210 residents at a public hearing opposing the project.
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Rob Woolmington
Bennington
West Main Street
Kirkside
Convent Avenue
William C. Sennett
Sennett
Dimke
New England Graphic Arts and Engineering
Harwood Hill
Jerry Watson
Graphic Arts
Witness sighting report on Hoffa vanishing questioned
Detroit UPI report says federal authorities refused comment on a radio claim a witness saw missing Teamsters leader James Hoffa in a car back seat with hands bound and apparently shouting on the day he disappeared. The station cited one of Hoffa’s companions as Charles O Brien known as Chuckie, claimed foster son.
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Detroit
UPI
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Charles ‘Chuckie’ O’brien
Florida
FBI
WJR Radio
New Jersey
O’brien
James P. Hoffa
Moynihan Attacks U N Assembly in Bitter Session End
U S Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan denounced the United Nations General Assembly as a forum of abominations and said the 30th session ended in profound disappointment. He noted the assembly lacks binding power and warned of flawed democracy while urging civil rights protections where political rights are limited.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States
General Assembly
Moynihan
Switzerland
United Nations
Veto override fails on tax cut bill in House
Washington United Press International reports the House failed to override President Ford's veto of tax cut legislation. Democratic leaders warned there would be little chance to extend 1975 recession-fighting cuts into 1976 as adjournment nears. The tally was 265 to 157, 17 votes short of a two-thirds majority.
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Congress
Ford
White House
Washington
UPI
House
Fromme receives life term for Ford assassination attempt
Lynette Fromme, member of the Manson group, was sentenced to life with possible parole after 15 years for trying to shoot President Ford. She claimed she did not fire, loaded the pistol, and hurled an apple at the prosecutor during a chaotic hearing. The judge called the act reprehensible and despicable and refused rehabilitation.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Ford
Miss Fromme
U.S
Thomas MacBride
Charles Manson
Manson
MacBride
Dwayne Keyes
Bush Nomination for CIA Director Clears Senate Panel
Washington UPI reports the Senate Armed Services Committee approved George Bush as CIA director by a 12 to 4 vote. President Ford said he would not consider Bush for vice president anymore, affecting his national ambitions.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
George Bush
CIA
Ford
Bush
Inside Local page tease notes multiple regional items
The column notes a Massachusetts moose mystery and a light editorial on Bennington College. Tom Braden critiques the new campaign funding law. James Reston reflects on amnesty for Christmas. Manchester School Board adopts bylaws. Arlington reduces architect proposal. legal ads debated. Patriots dominate Div 1 All Star team. wrestlers face Berlin tonight.
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Archie B
Bennington College
Tom Braden
James Reston
MAA
Manchester
Arlington Board
Patriots
Berlin
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