Why Ford rushed Vladivostok summit with Brezhnev
Analysis argues the Vladivostok meeting serves to widen U S leverage before Sino Soviet détente tightens. It cites triangulation shifts, China’s succession dynamics with Teng Hsiao-ping and Chiao Kuan-hua, and the goal of pressuring both Beijing and Moscow while the current gap in U S exploitability narrows. The piece links Kissinger’s diplomacy to broader Cold War maneuvering ahead of a pivotal Peking meeting.
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Vladivostok
Leonid Brezhnev
Inside
Outside
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chiao Kuan-hua
United Nations
Mao
Chou
Brezhnev
Kissinger
Peking
Taiwan
United States
Bennington Better Times Drive contest leads shift
A 47 500 vote increase gives Mrs Curley Williams the lead as Miss Florence Budsie Moore had held first place for days. The North Bennington scene reflects a tight race with fluctuating rankings.
Quaker aid to Pathet Lao highlights humane mission
The American Friends Service Committee quietly supplied three portable sawmills and a two month training course to the Pathet Lao in Laos, valued at about $10,000, reflecting Quaker faith in nonviolent solutions. The group also sent aid to the other side of the coalition and supported U S relief efforts during Vietnam.
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New York
American Friends Service Committee
Pathet Lao
Laos
Religious Society of Friends
Service Committee
Vientiane
United States
Haverford
Swarthmore
Society of Friends
Catholic Relief Services
Lutheran World Federation
Church World Service
Margaret H. Bacon
Philadelphia
Considering Duplex Ownership For New House Buyers
Many new couples rent first but buying low cost income property can work. A duplex provides rental income to cover payments while building an estate. Higher upkeep and ownership responsibilities apply, yet eventual sale of the duplex could fund a single family home. Consult a Realtor like Hoisington Realty at 489 Main St, phone 442-8337.
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Hoisington
Vermont Association of Realtor Boards
Hoilington Realty
Main St
Vermont Traffic Fatalities Drop 27 Percent in Ten Months
Vermont traffic deaths through October drop 27 percent from 1973 with 132 deaths year to date versus 1973. Single car crashes make up 74.1 percent of fatalities, weekend crashes 48 percent, and most occur 7 to 10 p.m. Driving while intoxicated blamed for 48.2 percent of fatal mishaps. 76.5 percent of drivers in fatal accidents are Vermonters.
Leahy Wins Senate Victory in Vermont by 4406 Votes
Final official counts show Democrat Patrick Leahy defeating Republican Richard Mallary by 4,406 votes in the U S Senate race. Leahy 70,629. Mallary 66,223. Liberty Unionist Bernard Sanders 5,901. In the congressional contest James M Jeffords leads Democrat Francis J Cain by over 18,000 with 74,561 to 56,342. Liberty Unionist Michael Parenti 9,961.
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Cain
Liberty Union
Michael Parenti
Former bookkeeper gets suspended term for embezzlement
Irene Bissette, former head bookkeeper at Chittenden Trust Co., received a three year suspended jail sentence and five years probation for embezzling 18 275 over six years ending last July. Acacio Guerra of Jeffersonville drew a suspended one year sentence three years probation and an 800 dollar fine for tax withholding offenses from July to October last year. Guerra heads Columbia Casuals Inc. in Newport. A separate Burlington suit by Otis McRae against Goddard College, alleging contract breach and racial discrimination, is slated for Nov 25 in U S District Court. McRae led hunger strikes and protests after a non renewal of his contract. The E E O C has investigated but not released findings. Two Vermont House Democrats seek the post of Democratic whip Rep John Murphy and Rep Madeleine Kunin. A caucus to elect the whip is set for Dec 14 in Montpelier.
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Columbia Casuals Inc
Newport
Burlington
UPI
Goddard College
U.S
Otis McRae
Gerald I. Witherspoon
McRae
Cambridge
Mass
Tavern Motor Inn
Montpelier
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Boston
Vermont
John Murphy
Windsor
Madeleine Kunin
Chittenden
House
Murphy blasts 1975 budget plan as irresponsible politics
New York, Troy Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy, a Republican, denounces a proposed 1975 Democratic budget as the height of irresponsibility. He notes the Democrats promise tax cuts but argue the restored essential items would trigger a tax increase. He targets cuts including 129,315 from the Capital District Transportation Authority, 20,000 from the sheriff's department, 43,000 for emergency fire exits, and 75,000 for county road and bridge work.
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Troy — Rensselaer
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Capital District Transportation Authority
Sheriff’s Department
Upstaters Back Steingut in Albany Leadership Drift
Assembly Minority Leader Stanley Steingut won support from most new upstate Democratic members at a closed meeting on Monday but did not promise specific leadership posts. With Democrats holding 88 seats to the GOP's 62 after the election, upstate reps rose from 9 to 24 and warned of revolt without greater leadership visibility.
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Albany — Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Steingut
Assembly
Body of 18-Year-Old Kim Benoit Found Near Hoosac Tunnel
State police in Pittsfield list the death of Kim Benoit of North Adams as suspicious after her body was found at the foot of a 50-foot embankment in Hoosac Tunnel. Autopsy by Dr. Curtis and Dr. Larkin found no conclusive cause of death. organs to be examined for about three weeks. No broken bones or violence detected. Benoit had been missing since November 1 after leaving a dance at the Sons of Italy Lodge on Melody Lane.
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Pittsfield
Kim Benoit
North Adams
Hoosac
George W. Curtis
Edmond P. Larkin
Larkin
Sons of Italy Lodge
Melody Lane
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