Wilson Wins Confidence Vote Then Suffers by Election Setbacks
In London Harold Wilson's Labour government survived a confidence vote by 17 votes over a plan to cut 10 billion dollars in spending but suffered two by election defeats in Carshalton and Wirral. Conservatives gained and leader Margaret Thatcher warned the government has lost public confidence.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor Party
Carshalton
Wirrall
Liverpool
Labor
Margaret Thatcher
Denis Healey
Peter Doig
Arthur Latham
Joan Maynard
Healey
Stalinist
Russell Kerr
Kissinger draws fire from candidates over foreign policy stance
UPI report notes Democratic Henry Jackson and Jimmy Carter condemn Kissinger remarks while Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford defend or align with his views. Kissinger urges national cohesion amid fierce campaign chatter on detente, defense budget cuts, and foreign policy in election year.
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Henry Kissinger
Ford
Henry Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Illinois
Jimmy Carter
Kissinger
Carter
Boston World Affairs Council
America
Reagan
Jackson
Washington, D.C
Christian A. Herter
Garland may lose Searsport job over Bennington dispute
Searsport selectman James Verrill seeks to oust Peter Garland from his town manager post, citing his handling of Bennington talks and a disputed raise. He notes Garland’s two raises after signaling interest in other jobs, while Bennington officials deny any raise offer. The issue hinges on Maine law about oral contracts and a March 4 pay decision.
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Peter Garland
Bennington
Searsport
Maine
Selectman
James Verrill
The
Banner Today
Garland
Selectmen
Supt. of
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Board of Selectmen
Gerald P. Morrissey
Verrill
Lee Garland
Bennington Rescue Squad Elects Amid Local Shakeup
Local notes report the Bennington Rescue Squad electing new officers as Sen. O’Brien faces censure from colleagues. The Wadsworths share recipes deemed unsuitable for St. Patrick’s Day while editorial coverage highlights county historic preservation grants and economic climate debates.
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N.Y
Bennington
Sen
O’brien
Wadsworths
St. Patrick’s Day
Pete Horton
Vermont
Arlington
Manchester
Colvin
Solzhenitsyn
New Hampshire
Ford defines his policy as peace through strength
President Ford frames peace through strength as not election year rhetoric and hints SALT II may not be completed. He cites decades of effort to curb the nuclear arms race and says any treaty must serve U.S. interests and world peace. Brezhnev summit possible but no guarantee.
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Elk Grove Village
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Reagan
Ford-Kissinger
Chicago
Russia
Chicago Council On Foreign Relations
Palmer House Hotel
Soviet Union
United States
United States Senate
Nixon asserts sovereign president rights over national security
Former president Richard Nixon says a president has a sovereign right to break laws for national security and orders release of 34 sworn pages answering 77 written Senate Intelligence Committee questions. Senator Church denounces the idea as pernicious and dangerous. Nixon claims he cannot be compelled but will answer voluntarily.
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Washngton
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Nixon
Church
Mt Anthony educators near agreement on two year salary schedule
After a five and a half hour session Mt Anthony Union teachers and the school board moved toward a two year contract with a revised salary schedule. The parties expect ratification soon after board approval and a budget figure below last Saturday’s 3.1 million base. A special meeting may set the budget at a lower total for public warning.
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Mt. Anthony
Sleeman
Norman Lariviere
Southwest Vermont Education Association
Lariviere
Toni Jo Hall
Bennington
Vermont Senate panel trims $800000 from 1977 budget
The Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee has slashed over $800000 from the House recommended fiscal 1977 budget, reducing the total from $165.3 million to about $164.5 million. Chair John Boylan favors further cuts but did not specify targets, as four days of sessions continue.
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Human Services Agency
Environmental Conservation Agency
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General’s Office
Department
Paul Philbrook
Legion baseball set to shift dates for state tournament
State American Legion Baseball Committee considers Aug dates 6 7 8 12 13 14 with Aug 16 rain date to avoid Mt Anthony field conflict on Aug 15 and Battle Day events. Post 13 eyed Willow Park option unable, Rutland Brattleboro show interest, club financing relies on event proceeds.
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American Legion
Don Webster
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Cummings
Webster
Post 13
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Willow Park
State Committee
Rutland
Brattleboro
Legion
Lebanon army rebel leader says he is winning power struggle
Brig. Gen. Aziz Ahdab proclaimed support from army chief Hanna Said as he led rebels in Beirut. He blamed politicians for Lebanon's 10 month civil war and said if Franjieh refuses to resign, the rebels would decide later. Curfew was lifted amid confusion and competing loyalties surfaced at embassies and radio stations.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Aziz Ahdab
Hanna Said
Ahdab
Rashid Karami
Karami
Camille Chamoun
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United Press International
Pockford, Ill
Boston
State Department
U.S
By John Leaning
Helen Thomas
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
MAU
By Rob Woolmington
William Lally
Ted Johnson
SWVEA
John Donahue
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
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