Allies pledge solidarity as Sadat reshuffles Egyptian cabinet
In Cairo, Libyan, Syrian and Sudanese leaders flew in to back President Sadat amid a cabinet crisis after he accepted six cabinet resignations and three high policymakers. The shakeup follows tensions over a federation with Syria and Libya and a crackdown on police restrictions.
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UPI
Libya
Syria
Sudan
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Aly Sabry
Sabry
Middle East
Hafez al Assad
Muammar al Khadafy
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Mahmoud el Ayya
Jaafar Numeiry
Federation of Arab Republics
al Akhbar
Mohammed Fawzi
Bloustein to lead Rutgers after Bennington tenure
Edward J. Bloustein resigns after six years as Bennington College president to become Rutgers State University president in New Brunswick New Jersey. The appointment, chosen from 200 candidates, takes effect Sept 1 and trustees were to vote at 2 PM. Bennington board chair Mrs Richard S Emmett praised the choice while noting a broad search will follow with Dr Robert S Morison chairing the committee and Donald Brown serving as acting president after Sept 1 if needed.
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Bennington College
Edward J. Bloustein
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick
N.J Bloustein
Rutgers
Richard S. Emmett
Bennington College Board of Trustees
Robert S. Morison
Science, Technology and Society
Cornell University
Donald Brown
New York University
Bloustein
Woodstock First to Be Convicted Under Vermont Pollution Law
Woodstock Vermont becomes the first municipality found guilty of discharging raw sewage into the Ottauquechee River under the 1970 water pollution act. The two day trial ended with a guilty verdict, carrying up to a $10,000 fine and five years in prison. sentencing set for May 24.
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Woodstock
UPI
Vermont
State Supreme Court
Sidney Smith
White River Junction
Ottauquechee River
George Ellison
Windsor County
Frank Mahady
Taftsville
John Hansen
Environmental Affairs
Volpe disputes Boeing cost estimate to revive SST
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe said reviving the supersonic transport would not cost near 1 billion dollars. He challenged Boeing chairman William Allen's claim of about 1 billion or more, noting no precise figure yet. Volpe urged Senate support for SST development amid global competition and Concorde progress. Senate actions and a potential filibuster loom over funding as Congress debates extension and related bills.
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UPI
John A. Volpe
Boeing Co
Volpe
Boeing
William Allen
Congress
Senate
United States of America
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Mike Gravel
Alaska
13 Black Panthers acquitted after lengthy New York trial
A mixed jury of eight whites and four blacks found 13 Black Panthers not guilty on all 156 counts after an eight month trial. Defendants included Afreni Shakur and Joan Bird, with some defendants still in custody on related charges from rioting at a detention center. Tabor and Moore fled to Algeria while free on bail.
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Black Panthers
New York
UPI
New York State
James Fox
Afreni Shakur
Joan Bird
Lumumba Shakur
Carl E. Squire
Robert Collier
Walter Johnson
William E.king Jr
Curtis Powell
Lee Roper
Ali Bey Haysan
Alex McKiver
Michael Tabor
Richard Moore
Tabor
Moore
Algeria
Squire
Shakur
King
Hassan
Collier
Long Island
Fox
Jim Butters
Butters
Bloomingdale’s
Abercrombie & Fitch
Santa letter girl Virginia dies at 81 in New York
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas, the eight year old who inspired the Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus editorial, died in a North Chatham nursing home at 81. She lived most of her life in New York City as a teacher and principal, survives a daughter, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral set for Monday.
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N.Y
UPI
Laura Virginia O’hanlon Douglas
Virginia
Virginia O’hanlon
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Francis P. Church
Douglas
Church
New York City
North Chatham
Albany
Acheson calls Mansfield troop cut plan asinine
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson denounces Senator Mansfield’s plan to cut U S troops in Europe by 50 percent as absolutely asinine. Acheson said Nixon opposes unilateral reductions and urged talks with the Russians. Mansfield seeks 150,000 withdrawals by year end attached to extending the draft.
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Acheson
Mansfield
U.S
Europe
NATO
Montana Democrat
Soviet Union
Atlantic Alliance
Inside Ellen Cronan Rose's English menu not for dieters
Times columnist Russell Baker laments the 72 presidential election clock. Indians reclaim wampum belts. Former Banner staffer edits a sportsmen's encyclopedia. Bennington legislator cites state office changes, including highway office, as blamed on a Manchester colleague.
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Ellen Cronan_ Rose
Times
Russell Baker
Banner
Bennington
Manchester
Rogers Defends Presidential War Powers Against Curbs
Secretary of State William P. Rogers opposed legislation requiring Congressional consent before overseas military action. He argued such limits would narrow presidential powers, hamper foreign policy, and cited the need for cooperation between Congress and the president. Rogers defended emergency action authority and warned restrictions could obstruct diplomacy.
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UPI
William P. Rogers
Rogers
John Stennis
D-Miss
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
League of Nations
Fulbright
Cambodia
Laos
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Dr. Baker resigns Y M C A post amid apathy claims
Dr Dudley M. Baker, president of the Southwestern Vermont YMCA, resigned effective May 10, saying the move is irrevocable. He cited ineffectiveness, slow progress on the pool project, and community apathy including selectmen and YMCA directors. He urged a town vote now on the Y issue and proposed disbanding the YMCA to shift responsibility to the town, noting the project’s $400,000-plus town investment and uncertain fate of the pool.
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Crowley
Dudley M. Baker
Southwestern
YMCA
Harvey Kevorkian
The
Baker
Ymca Board of Directors
Bennington
Y Board
Board of Selectmen
Memorial Park
Y Pool
Wright & Morrissey
Burlington
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Mohammed Fayek
Sami Sharaf
Hilmi El-Said
Saad Zayed
Arab Socialist Union
Abdel Moshen Abdul Nour
ASU
Sabib Shukeir
Dia Edden Dawood
Brown
David Scribner
State of
Santa Editorial
Dudley Baker
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