Tanaka resigns under pressure from scandal charges
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka resigned amid allegations he used political power to amass a fortune. He blamed himself for Japan's political chaos and said he would remain PM until a successor is chosen by the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Tokyo
UPI
Kakuei Tanaka
Tanaka
Japan
Noboru Takeshita
Liberal Democratic Party
Bungei Shunju
Farmer
Vermont considers March primaries to rival New Hampshire
A bipartisan Vermont group plans to move the primary from September to March on town meeting day to share the national spotlight with New Hampshire. Sponsors include Republican Edward Janeway John Alden William Doyle and Democrats Esther Sorrell Robert Daniels. Opponent Sen. Andrew Orzell led the blocking effort.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Edward Janeway
Windham County
John Alden
Windsor County
William Doyle
Washington County
Esther Sorrell
Robert Daniels
Chittenden County
Andrew Orzell
Rutland County
Orzell
Senate
Ford briefs leaders on arms pact
President Ford briefed congressional leaders on a Vladivostok nuclear arms accord with the Soviet Union. Henry M. Jackson criticized the deal for lacking a written format and urged full disclosure to prevent hidden terms. The pact aims to limit long range missiles and MIRVs through 1985, with NYT indicating totals under 2,500 missiles and bombers. Jackson, a Senate Arms Control subcommittee chair and 1976 contender, cautioned about secret agreements and called for full facts.
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Washington
New York Times
House
Senate
Appropriations
Foreign Affairs
Armed Services
Jackson
Vladivostok
Revitalizers Move From Talk to Action in Bennington Plan
Downtown Bennington Revitalization Committee shifted from discussion to concrete action with unanimous votes. A timetable to complete a comprehensive Downtown Bennington Living Program by Sept 1, 1975 was adopted, an architect was hired as technical adviser, and the group voted to broaden participation by including more merchants and property owners.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Timothy Smith
Smith
American Institute of Architects
Inside Vermont Life and local features reel across pages
Summary glimpse notes Vermont Life on Page 3 with Mt. Anthony class trip to Washington and page 4 Tom Braden on Gen Brown's remarks. Page 5 hosts Arlington neighbors caring for fire victims. Page 6 Williams College welcomes community college transfers. Page 7 weighs Arab petrodollars and world economy. Page 8 shows designers cashing in on nostalgia. Page 9 John Randolph on deer hunting. Page 11 hints at hunting locale.
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Vermont
Mt. Anthony
Washington
Tom Braden
Gen. Brown
Russell Baker
John Randolph
U Thant to lie in state at United Nations
U Thant the longtime U.N. secretary general died at 65 from cancer and pneumonia. The Burmese educator served 1961 to 1971 and will be the first person to lie in state at the United Nations, prompting tributes from U.S. Ambassador John Scali and others.
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U Thant
U. N
United Nations
UPI
U.N
Thant
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
New York
U.S
John Scali
Waldheim aims to extend Golan peace mandate amid tensions
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim flew from Damascus to Tel Aviv to seek renewal of the U N peacekeeping mandate on the Golan Heights as Syria and Israel remain on alert. If renewed, the threat of immediate war could ease. Waldheim also met with Syrian leaders in Damascus and planned talks in Cairo and Jerusalem as U N forces along the disengagement line face a six month expiry.
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United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Damascus
Tel Aviv
U.N
Golan Heights
Syria
Middle East
Israel
Waldheim
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
New York
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Moscow
M.D. Lityenko
Soviet
Foreign Ministry
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mongolia
Arab
Cairo
Ensio Siilasvillo
Adnan Tayyara
Geneva
Nabel el Fawwar
Hafez Assad
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Kissinger May Invite Mao Aide to Washington
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, amid rapid Sino American diplomacy in Peking, contemplates inviting a top Mao lieutenant to the United States. He met with Premier Chou En-lai, Deputy Premier Teng Hsiao-ping, and Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-hua.
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Peking
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Mao Tse-tung
Washington
Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chiao Kuan-hua
Teng
China
Donald Rumsfeld
Ambassador Bush
Philip Habib
Henry
Nancy
Elizabeth
David
Imperial Palace
Forbidden City
Mt Anthony schools hire security guards amid vandalism at Mt Anthony Union High
Mt Anthony Union High and Junior High will employ deputy sheriffs or off duty police to patrol during the day after vandalism spikes. Principal Clarence Pelkie was targeted when a rock shattered his windshield. The board also approved a new smoking policy with staged penalties and a possible expulsion on repeat offenses. Budget forecasts for 1975-76 show rising costs, especially a $75 monthly per school utility charge, prompting concerns over budget feasibility.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Clarence Pelkie
Pelkie
George A. Sleeman
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Educational Environment Committee
STAF
Mt. Anthony Union School District
Mt. Anthony
Finance Committee
Ivor S. Pelsue
Sleeman
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Robert Hayes
Hayes
Lawrence E. Harrington
Bennington
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Zarb
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Office of Management and Budget
Energy Resources Council
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FEA
FBI
Energy Council
John T. Sawhill
Andrew Gibson
Gibson
Philadelphia Oil Transport Co
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Nelsen
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Pantanaw
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N.Y
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