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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1970

Page

2

Bail hearing set for Huey Newton in Oakland

Huey P. Newton, 28, Black Panther cofounder, faces a bail hearing in Oakland after a California Court of Appeal overturned his 1968 voluntary manslaughter conviction. Retrial could allow bail. Newton says he remains committed to expanding Black Panther influence and viewing America as a prison.

San Luis Obispo Calif UPI Huey P. Newton Newton Oakland America California Pentagon State Court of Appeal Black Panther Party

Primary races shape four state contests today

United Press International reports Michigan voters pick Lenore Romney in the Republican race to challenge incumbent Democrat Philip Hart as four states Idaho Kansas and Missouri also hold nominations for governor and federal offices. Missouri features a GOP Senate battle between John Danforth and Doris Bass. Idaho and Kansas have no Senate contests this year while Tennessee holds its own Senate primary later in the week.

United Press International Lenore Romney Michigan George Romney Romney Republcan Robert Huber Idaho Kansas Missouri Tennessee Albert Gore Senate Housing and Urban Development GOP Philip A. Hart Stuart Symington John Danforth St. Louis Doris Bass Robert B. Docking William G. Milliken Don Samuelson House of Representatives

Africa’s Zam Tan Railway Expands Chinese Influence

The 1100 mile Zam Tan Railway aims to give Zambia sea access via Tanzania, with China securing the contract amid Western skepticism. The project, touted as Africans’ great uhuru, would shift influence by delivering copper exports to Dar es Salaam and redefining regional power dynamics.

London China Africa Washington Zambia Tanzania Lester B. Pearson Chairman Mao Dar-es- Salaam Peking Aswan Dam Rhodesia Angola Mozambique Central Britain

Cambodian Army Drives Communists From Kompong Thom Battle

Cambodian forces report capturing Kompong Thom after a three day siege with 32 killed and 74 wounded. U.S. jets supported operations around Skoun as fighting tied to Highway 4. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties are listed as high. civilians and terrain reported in the key road junction town northeast of Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh UPI Kompong Thom U.S Skoun Prince Norodom Sihanouk Kompong Chan U.S. Air Force Saigon Cambodia Nixon Panhandle Dong Hoi Vietnam South Vietnam Mekong Cai Lay

Nutrition Expert Denounces Breakfast Cereals Rating

Harvard nutrition department chair Dr. Fredrick J. Stare denounces a cereal rating as meaningless and argues that breakfast cereals with milk rival bacon and eggs in protein and calories while delivering more calcium iron and vitamins with less saturated fat and cholesterol. He testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee in rebuttal to Mr. Choate who rated 60 cold cereals on a nutritional scale.

Washington UPI Harvard Fredrick J. Stare Stare Senate Commerce Committee Consumer Subcommittee Robert B. Choate Washington, D.C Choate Kellogg Co National Biscuit Co Nabisco

Nixon hears Heard and Cheek memos to add credibility

The White House released President Nixon adviser Alexander Heard’s youth unrest report along with private memos from Vanderbilt Chancellor James Cheek and Howard University president. The move aims to boost credibility by sharing the private communications that influenced Nixon’s public endorsement.

Washington UPI White House Marshall McLuhan Nixon Alexander Heard Vanderbilt University James Cheek Howard University Daniel P. Moynihan Moynihan

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