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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
2
Army patrols in Karachi enforce a curfew after clashes between supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Reports of 12 to 19 dead and 101 to 120 injured describe a city shut down by strikes and armored patrols as unions call for another general strike.
The United States and Britain plan a new Rhodesia conference aiming for a constitution that grants immediate black majority power with assurances of whites’ financial aid. Diplomats expect a possible Africa or London venue with British Foreign Secretary David Owen presiding, while Rhodesia’s Ian Smith side welcomes US involvement. Black leaders remain cool to US participation, and Bishop Muzorewa met Cyrus Vance amid ongoing talks.
Supreme Court will rule on whether Nixon’s White House tapes and records belong to him or the public. The case involves 5,000 hours of tapes and 42 million pages of documents, with Nixon arguing privacy and separation of powers concerns. Data also notes Boston’s population drop from 641,071 in 1970 to 636,725 in 1975.
In Kinshasa President Mobutu Sese Seko ends all educational and information cooperation with the Soviet Union accusing Moscow of subversion. He cites a Soviet embassy in Kinshasa and announces new counter guerrilla tactics using poison arrows as his forces press rebels in Shaba from Angola. Prisoners describe Cuban instructors and Cuban troops aiding the invaders, with no independent confirmation of these accounts.
Basque town of Guernica calls for Picasso’s Guernica to be shown there for the April 26 40th anniversary of the Civil War bombing. Informaciones reports residents signing a petition to send to Picasso’s widow. The work is in New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Picasso aimed to keep it from Spain until democracy returns.
Israel celebrated its 30th year with a mass aerial display of homemade Kfir fighters over the Mediterranean coast and Jerusalem hills, signaling strength in a push for future peace. Amid Independence Day festivities, political upheaval and Rabin’s downfall last year linger in public memory.
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