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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1975
Page
2
A World Airways 727 was damaged during take-off from Da Nang as a government soldier clung to the wheel-well with his feet protruding from the fuselage. The perilous scene underscores the chaos of the evacuation or combat operation.
A panel of four court appointed masters recommends a citywide school executive and university-backed school operation to curb busing. The plan alters tensely the districting, aims to bus 10,700 to 14,900 students, and faces Garrity’s hearings and constitutional desegregation tests amid ongoing South Boston and Hyde Park resistance.
Classified Advertising information for The Bennington Banner lists contact number 447-0332 and address 425 Main St Bennington VT 05201. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, national news sources, and home delivery options including 15 cents per day. Subscriptions are priced by mail within a 50 mile Vermont radius at 3 months 9.00, 6 months 18.00, 1 year 36.00, and elsewhere in the U.S. 3 months 9.75, 6 months 19.50.
Massachusetts new gun law begins today with a one year mandatory sentence for possessing an unlicensed firearm. Judges lose sentencing discretion and there is no parole or probation until the term completes. The statute keeps licensing rules while tightening penalties and broadens reach to most violators. Firearm ID card and pistol permits remain required for owners.
Washington UPI reports jury selection begins in the bribery trial of former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally Jr. accused of taking a 5000 dollar bribe twice for help securing a 1971 milk price support increase. Key witness Jake Jacobsen linked to AMPI and White House counsel. Connally pleads innocence as milk fund scandal unfolds.
New York UPI report notes Patricia Swinton and about 50 sympathizers demonstrated outside a federal court to denounce the grand jury handling her six year fugitive case. She accuses prosecutors of abusing the process while awaiting trial on charges tied to 1969 antiwar bombings in New York City.
The U S Labor Department reports 38 500 fewer non farm jobs in New England in February and a 61 600 drop from the year earlier. Government employment leads gains with 9 600 more, services up 4 100, while manufacturing falls sharply. Durable goods down 12 00 and non durables down 12 000 with non electrical machinery dropping 3 600. Construction also declines by 8 600.
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