United States vetoes Vietnam entry to United Nations
President Ford ordered the U S delegation to block Vietnam’s bid for UN membership in a move that angered Vietnamese officials awaiting a Security Council Admissions Committee meeting. U S officials cited Hanoi’s failure to account for Americans listed as missing in the war as proof of lacking peace and humanitarian commitments.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Vietnam
United Nations
William W. Scranton
Security Council
Scranton
Hanoi
General Assembly
UPI
Ord
Mansur Rashid Kikhia
Libya
White House
North Vietnam
Council
Skyjackers Held on Million-Dollar Bail in NYC
Five alleged skyjackers face federal air piracy charges and murder counts in the death of NYPD bomb squad officer Brian Murray. The suspects, led by Zvonko Busic, were held on $1 million bail after a weekend hijack of a TWA jet with 85 passengers and crew of seven. The case involves stops in Montreal, Newfoundland, Iceland, and Paris and a Morgenthau complaint foreshadowing custody transfer.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Manhattan
Robert M. Morgenthau
TWA
America
Montreal
Newfoundland
Iceland
Paris
Morgenthau
Zvonko Busic
Julienne
Brian Murray
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central
Croatia
Yugoslavia
International Herald Tribune
Bushc
Murray
Mark Vlasic
U.S
Stamford
Conn
Frane Pesut
Fairview
N.J
Peter Matanik
U.S. District Court
Thomas Pattison
Gander
Buses Face Possible State Code Violations
A state motor vehicle inspector says Sullivan Bus Co buses used by Mt. Anthony Union and Bennington School districts may violate state code by lacking the eight light headlight system on post July 1 purchases. Bennington County States' Attorney Raymond G. Bolton will be consulted after district inspector Norm Evans reports. If found in violation, the bus system could be shut down.
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Sullivan Bus Co
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Roy Kane
Banner
Kane
Norm Evans
Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
Evans
Ed Rice
Sullivan
Rice
Spirited Vermont primary under clear skies ends in tight races
Vermonters voted under sunny skies as 70,000 of 270,000 eligible cast ballots in a spirited primary. Democrats debated nominees for governor and U.S. Senate with Stella Hackel and Brian Burns leading, while incumbent Gov. Salmon sought renomination. Independent Vermonters clashed with party leaders ahead of the ballots.
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Montpelier
Public Service Board
Robert Santway
John Schnebly
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Jeffords
Robert Stafford
O’brien
Lee
Nixon aide says offered Grumman $1 million deal
Dr. Thomas Cheatham testified to a Senate panel that a White House aide pressed Grumman for a $1 million donation to Nixon’s 1972 re election in exchange for help selling the E2C aircraft to Japan. Allen cited “pragmatic problems” and suggested the fund contribution.
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Washington
UPI
Grumman International
White House
Richard Nixon
Japan
Thomas Cheatham
Grumman
Senate
Richard Allen
Nixon
Cheatham
Kakuei Tanaka
Allen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Subcommittee
Manchester approves aging home in village
Manchester Village zoning board unanimously approves a conditional use permit for a new community care facility to house 30 aged residents on River Road. Owner Gail Buss plans a third floor fire escape and septic system. facility will not be state licensed until July 1977 and relies on Medicare and Social Security.
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Manchester
Manchester Village
Gail Buss
Pownal
River Road
Charles
Mary Jane Rounds
Rounds
Buss
Mrs. Bush
Panel to Probe Irregularities in MAU Hiring
A Mt. Anthony Union School Board meeting devolved into acrimony as a new panel formed by the Vermont Superintendents Association and the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union begins investigations into alleged irregularities in hiring Mt. Anthony's new principal Eugene P. Smith. The board weighs ethics questions about Smith and whether an application from a strong candidate was withheld. Supt. George Sleeman welcomes scrutiny as directors debate credibility and the role of reporters in the dispute.
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Mt. Anthony
Bennington Selectman
Gerald P. Morrissey
Vermont Superintendents Association
Orrin Griffis
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Eugene P. Smith
Anthony
Milton
David Adler
George A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Ivor S. Pelsue
SVSU
Axt
Joseph Hall
Barth Vander Els
Supt
Morrissey
WBTN
Bob
Debbi Harrington
Raymond Murray
Mau
Mt. Anthony Union
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N.Y
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Nation On Earth
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Rutland
John Welch
House
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Vermont
William Craig
The
Liberty Union
Nancy Kaufman
Calais
John Medeiros
Concerns Party
Hackel
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