15 Apr 1976
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1976
Page
1
Sen. Patrick Leahy denounces the proposed B1 bomber as overpriced and a white elephant. He argues it weakens U.S. defenses, diverts funds from better weapons, and may cost about 90 billion dollars, with job gains overstated. He urges updating the B52 instead and warns of Soviet vulnerabilities.
Renewed fighting shattered a two week truce near Beirut with Christian forces storming a leftist stronghold and heavy shelling across the front. The death toll nears 74 in 24 hours, with 150 wounded and total casualties rising. The United States, led by Kissinger, seeks a political settlement sharing power 50-50 between Muslim and Christian communities while exploring emergency aid talks with Saudi Arabia.
A consortium of electric companies scrapped the 3.5 billion Kaiparowits coal plant planned for Four Mile Beach in southern Utah after years of controversy. The decision, paused by economic regulatory and environmental concerns, ends a project that would have supplied Arizona and Southern California and created a 15,000 person community in Kane County.
Nation wide coverage includes Hearst case updates and Muskie joining critics of Carter's ethnic purity remark. Local items note AVM tuition hikes and MAU budget cuts. Editorials, medical costs critique, and Jerry Brown candidacy analysis appear across pages. Regional notes cover Steamtrain flag stops, OTB shop push, New Skete report, and county developments. Amtrak reliability and pricing highlighted.
George J. Hohman 35 of Bennington faces first degree murder charges in the April 8 death of 15 year old Mary Ann Peterson. Trial likely 3-4 months away before Superior Judge Hilton H. Dier Jr. in Addison County. Hohman remains out on $30,000 bond under strict conditions including no alcohol.
Reinhoud van der Linde professor of mathematics and dean of the faculty at Bennington College has announced his resignation effective July 1 He cites heavy burdens on the deanship and its adverse effect on his research and family life The college continues search for a new dean through an election appointment process with top vote getters submitted to the acting president
Carter leads polls and grows campaign war chest with March primaries. Gallup shows him neck and neck with Humphrey among Democrats while pulling ahead of Udall and Jackson. Federal filings report Carter raising and spending about $1 million in March, with victories in Vermont Florida Illinois and North Carolina boosting funds and momentum.
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