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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1973

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Food price surge predicted amid beef shortages in 1973

United Press International reports government forecasts of a sharp rise in food prices in 1973, including a record wheat price on the Chicago market. Meat prices are expected to stay high in the second half of the year as beef supplies tighten under a price freeze, with packing houses closing and workers laid off.

United Press International Department of Agriculture Chicago Texas Neutoff Brothers Meat Co Dallas J. B. Neutroff

Pie throwing disrupts Detroit guru testimonial hearing

A 22 year old reporter hurled a shaving cream pie at Guru Maharaj Ji during a Detroit Common Council session. He shouted insults and criticized the guru as a "slick businessman" before escaping guards. The council debated a testimonial resolution honoring the guru for peace and unity, with one member voting against. The guru apologized and said he did not want the thrower harmed.

Detroit UPL Guru Maharaj Ji Jesus Christ Pat Halley Fifth Estate Halley Maharaj Jj Malley David Eberhard Eberhard Council United States

Soldier McDougal says he will testify on Army wiretaps in Germany

KAISERSLAUTERN Germany Tuesday specialist John Michael McDougal 23 Borger Texas a clerk and language expert with the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion said he is willing to testify before Senate investigators that U S Army agents illegally tapped phones and spied on civilians in West Germany He said he leaked information to the press to expose immoral and illegal military intelligence activities and that he began leaking after being asked to destroy documents related to alleged wiretaps involving his former attorney Howard DeNike of the Lawyers Military Defense Committee

Kaiserslautern Germany UPT Senate West Germany U.S Spee John Michael McDougal Borger Tex 527Th Military Intelligence Battalion McDougal U.S. Senate Howard DeNike Lawyers Military Defense Committee DaNike United States

Eyewitness accounts clash with official Indochina war story

Senate hearings reveal claims of secret bombing and falsified reports in Cambodia and Laos. Former Air Force officers Moses and O Connell testified that fighter-bombers struck near Cambodian towns and that many reports hid these actions from Congress and the public.

Washington UPL Congress Ameri Air Force Cambodia Army Green Southeast Asia Sen. Herold Huges Hughes Nixon Moses Maurice O'Connell William Air Force Base Sriz South Vietnam

FBI reports crime drops yet violent crimes rise in 1972

The FBI's 1972 crime report shows a 2 percent drop in serious crime nationally marking the first decline in seven years, but violent crimes including murder and rape rose 2 percent. Property crimes fell 2 percent while the risk of becoming a crime victim since 1967 climbed 47 percent.

Washington UPI United States FBI Elint L. Richardson Richardson JBL

Police seek to shift blame for ejections at Billy Graham rally

Charlotte police ask U S District Court to hold Secret Service and former White House aide Haldeman responsible for ejection actions at a Billy Graham Day rally attended by President Nixon. Fourteen plaintiffs seek 140000 dollars in damages from the Secret Service and Iowa police, amid claims the police denied knowledge of exclusion plans.

Charlotte N.C UPI Nixon U.S. District Court Secret Service White House Haldeman Iowa Police and Frank Aycock James B. McMillan Aycock Senate Wallage Yast a_ Hanning

Maria Callas to sing publicly in London after eight years

Maria Quilan a Brooklyn born opera diva plans a September 22 concert at Royal Festival Hall signaling her return after eight years of private study and teaching. Officials will use a controlled ticket system to curb black market scalpers with two tickets per customer and mail-only sales.

London UPI Maria Quilan Brooklyn Royal Festival Hall Misa Callas Giuseppe di Stefano Sia Festival Hall Miss Callas Times Telegraph

Twin Cinemas reshuffles lineup with Sound of Music top draw

In Bennington four weeks after Last Tango, Twin Cinemas shifts to The Sound of Music at Cinema 1 while Live and Let Die plays alongside The Neptune Factor at Main Street. Manchester also features Live and Let Die, with a note about a top 100 soundtrack. North Hoosick double bill extends with The Last American Hero and Vanishing Point rated GP. Summer of 42 graduates from Class of ’44 appear in a film framing. Bullitt screens as second bill, praised for action though noted as violent. Drive-in showings begin at dusk.

Twin Cinemas Bennington Cinema 1 Cinema I Main Street Manchester Jil DuBrown Steve McQueen Bullitt

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