Fukuda Elected Japan Leader Amid Party Unity Push
Takeo Fukuda, 71, conservative economic expert, is elected prime minister after being named LDP president by acclamation. He forms a cabinet drawing from several factions, naming Ichiro Hatoyama as foreign minister and Toshiki Kaifu as education minister, with Masayoshi Ohira as secretary general and other senior officials filling key posts.
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Tokyo
Takeo Fukuda
Liberal- Democratic Party
Japan
Fukuda
Takeo Miki
LDP
Diet
Miki
Ichiro Hatoyama
Toshiki Kaifu
Shintaro Ishihara
Environment Agency
Masayoshi Ohira
Masumi Esaki
And
International Trade and Industry
Toshio Komoto
Policy Affairs Research Council
Kissinger to Exit With Phone Records
Los Angeles tanker cleanup halted as officials fear debris removal may worsen environmental damage. Workers are ordered to stop clearing debris surrounding the shattered remains of the oil tanker.
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Los Angeles
Kissinger Clings to Personal Phone Transcripts
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger keeps transcripts of his telephone conversations as personal property upon leaving office January 29, a move not supported by a state precedent. The State Department cites no rule, archivist James Rhoads weighs potential personal record status, while a National Archives stance on personal papers may conflict with Kissinger’s claim.
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Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
Kissinger
James B. Rhoads
Rhoeds
National Archives and Records Service
Library of Congress
Robert Funseth
Washington
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
St. Clair County
State Department of Transportation
James Thompson
Zale Glauberman
Thompson
Daniel Walker
Ed Jones
Kenneth Johnson
Department of Transportation
Walker
Johnson
Jones
Carter names Califano as HEW chief and energy aide
President elect Carter completes cabinet picks naming Joseph A. Califano Jr to lead Health, Education and Welfare and James R. Schlesinger as special energy policy assistant and Theodore Sorensen as CIA director. He plans post Christmas meetings with an 11 member cabinet on St Simons Island to map policy directions before inauguration.
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Carter
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Theodore Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
CIA
St. Simons Island
South Georgia
Argo Merchant ran aground after navigation gear failed
The Liberian flag tanker Argo Merchant had electronic navigating equipment turned off before grounding 27 miles southeast of Nantucket Shoals. The spill of heavy No 6 oil threatens Georges Bank as Coast Guard plans a controlled burn with a helicopter aid and wind forecasts suggest limited shore impact. Captain Papadopoulos, owner and crew face a $120 million suit from Cape Cod fishermen amid oil slick and dead birds recovered on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Cape Cod.
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United States
Nantucket Island
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Georges Bank
U.S
George Papadopoulos
Cape Cod
New Bedford
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Coast Guard
Jury Convicts Anthony Ulasewicz of Tax Fraud
A federal jury in New York convicts Anthony Ulasewicz on two counts of tax fraud for failing to report on time forty one thousand dollars paid for delivering more than two hundred thousand dollars to Watergate burglars facing prosecution.
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Anthony Ulasewicz
New York
Watergate
Diplomat Jean de Broglie shot in Paris linked to Algeria
French deputy and diplomat Jean de Broglie was shot dead on a quiet Paris street. An anonymous caller claiming ties to the Charles Martel movement said the killing was in response to his role in Algeria's independence.
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Jean de Broglie
National Assembly
Paris
de Broglie
Algeria
Charles Martel
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