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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1976
Page
2
First Lady Betty Ford showed reporters the Blue Room Bicentennial Christmas tree and pinned two cloth doves symbolizing peace and love. She expressed wishes for President-elect Carter and his family and said Christmas is about love and unity for the country and world.
Brig. Gen. Walter F. Ulmer Jr. will leave as commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy under an Army reshuffle linked to a cheating scandal that prompted 151 cadets to leave the academy. Ulmer, 47, declined to discuss timing, role, or successor. A forthcoming report will fault his stance toward Army lawyers defending cadets. A separate panel may critique his response to the scandal.
Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov says there has been progress in individual freedom in the Soviet Union but no easing of government pressure on dissidents. He notes a private, unapproved cultural revival and the Helsinki group as key steps amid ongoing repression.
U S Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger told NATO foreign ministers to reject a Warsaw Pact pledge not to use nuclear weapons first, arguing the restraint would weaken Western options in an attack. He warned detente cannot replace military security.
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Washington says negotiations for a new Panama Canal treaty will resume in Panama next week after a recess since October. U S Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker will travel to Panama for talks while Panamanian Foreign Minister Aquilina Boyd noted hopes for a spring agreement. Kissinger previously pushed to seal a pact before January 20 but Panama found several parts unacceptable.
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