Beirut crisis deepens as Karami touted to head new government
Fighting resumes in Beirut amid pressure for civilian rule as President Franjieh seeks Rashid Karami to lead a second government in five days. Toll climbs to 85 dead and 235 wounded after eight days of clashes between Palestinian guerrillas and Phalangists. Karami vows national unity and cooperation with Palestinians while Phalangists may demand cabinet role for their members.
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Beirut
UPI
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Rashid Karam
Phalangist
Franjieh
Karami
National Unity
U.S
Ford imposes new oil tariff amid Congress inaction
President Ford declares Congress has acted only negatively on energy plans and announces a June 1 increase of one dollar per barrel on foreign crude. A 60 cent levy on imported refined oils will also apply, raising gasoline prices by about 1.5 cents a gallon by August. He seeks a gradual decontrol of old domestic oil and a windfall profits tax on oil companies. Critics call the move inflationary and harmful to Americans.
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Congress
United States
America
United States of America
Federal Energy Administration
U.S
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Paul Simon
D-Il
Ford and Sadat to confer in Salzburg Austria
President Ford began a six day four nation trip with a NATO pledge and a plan to meet Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Salzburg Austria to push for a just Middle East peace. He stressed NATO backing and international cooperation to reduce conflict and safeguard American interests.
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UPI
Ford
Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
America
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Spain
Austria
Italy
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Middle East
U.S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Betty
Susan
Air Force One
Miss Ford
NATO
Vladivostok
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Ford to back $1 billion world farm fund aid
Paris UPI Ford pledges U S aid to a $1 billion a year farm fund to feed the world through the 20th century. Kissinger urged quick action warning of rising food crises while noting links to oil wealth and OECD plans to boost cooperation among rich and poor nations.
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UPI
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
United States
U.S
International Energy Agency
America
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Austria
Madrid
Paul VI
Rome
Lee Kissinger
Americans Freed by Students From Laos Aid Compound
UPI report says student demonstrators and Communist forces gave up control of the U S aid compound in Vientiane freeing three Americans held for a week. Two Marines and a civilian emerged in good health as officials resumed operations and prepared severance payments for locals ahead of the aid program's end June 30.
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Vientiane
Laos
Osgood, Ind
Roger Murphy
William Darden
Defense Office
Pathet Lao
U.S
Lee Laos
Public works supervisor hired amid debate in Vermont town
In a lengthy session the selectmen named Ronald G. Corcoran Coltran to supervise and coordinate town projects starting July 1, after prior re votes and vocal opposition. Coltran has 25 years in construction and state highway engineering. The board also planned regular human services commission meetings and duties, while Corcoran urged abolishing the commission until officials assure clean health. See SELECTMEN on back page.
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Rob Woolmington
Ronald G. Coltran
Winooski
Corcoran
Ralph G. Wright
Gerald P. Morrissey
Wright
Harold R. Saunders
Coltran
State Highway Department
Saunders
Morrissey
Human Services Commission
Rumblings Over College Evaluations At Bennington College
Bennington College nears end of a two week limbo on 20 faculty contracts up for review as tension rises. The faculty personnel committee chaired by Dean Lionel Nowak assesses evaluations from students and colleagues, following input from student questionnaires and department surveys. On May 16 eight faculty members were preliminarily notified doubts about renewal, with further explanation to come.
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Bennington College
Donald Brown
Rush Welter
Dennis Aebersold
Alvin Feinman
Lionel Nowak
FPC
Roger Williams
Barbara Ensley
College
Garland Bennington College
Gail Thain Parker
Dickinson Science
William Dixon
Inside National And Local Roundup Of Notes And Births
A digest style page listing items from Inside National to Local, covering New Hampshire first primary plans, a Bennington College commencement highlight, Simon Moselsio tribute, Partridge comments on incumbents, TRB column on government enthusiasm decline, Arlington firehouse design, Shaftsbury roads and dog issues, HFCS seniors honors, local gardening woes, MAU seed status, Ezzard Charles death, Jurgensen WFL stance, a firearms adventure, and a Brattleboro Retreat director speaking at UCS meeting.
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New Hampshire
Carol Channing
Bennington College
Recreation Department
Simon Moselsio
Partridge
Congress
TRB
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Manchester
HFCS
John Page
Mau
Ezzard Charles
Jurgensen
WFL
John Randolph
Brattleboro
UCS
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Sadat
Public Works
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