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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1976
Page
2
The House approved a broad Supplemental Security Income bill expanding coverage to Puerto Rico Guam and the Virgin Islands. It widens income and gift exclusions, increases some payments and allows continued benefits for hospital patients abroad. It also requires federal cost of living increases go to recipients, not watered down by state supplements.
Governor Brown signs a measure requiring at least half of public meeting rooms airplanes trains and some public building restaurants to be nonsmoking. Airlines and trains must provide nonsmoking sections and stage performances are banned from smoking. No penalties exist beyond civil actions for violations. office work areas remain exempt.
London based UP I reports Jane's Fighting Ships 1976 77 edition notes Soviet naval strength exceeds US in submarines and starts challenging US lead in aircraft carriers with two Kiev class ships. Editor Capt John Moore says carrier air power implies extended outlook beyond defense.
Presidential consumer adviser Virginia Knauer asked the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on advertising campaigns for low cost product samples she says scam thousands of Americans. She cited a cosmetics sample offer that charged $1 postage and handling yet delivered tiny vials or nothing, while ads showed full sized bottles.
The California legislature passed a bill granting terminally ill adults the right to die by withdrawing life support. It now goes to Governor Brown for signature or veto. The measure would permit a living will directing doctors to disconnect kidney heart or respirator machines if hopelessly ill, amid emotional debate.
The FBI probes a letter signed by the Fred Hampton Unit denying involvement of Richard Picariello and Edward Gullion in a Polaroid plant kidnap attempt. The group previously claimed bombings in Boston and Augusta Maine, while two suspects remain at large and others are in custody.
The Pentagon reports a collision between the US Navy frigate Voge and a nuclear powered Soviet submarine in the Mediterranean near Crete. One sailor on Voge suffered a broken arm and the frigate sustained propeller damage. the submarine was observed surface and did not respond to aid. The incident is under investigation.
Jimmy Carter plans a meeting today with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the U S Catholic Conference to discuss issues affecting Catholic votes. Abortion is likely on the agenda, amid intra church tensions over his opposition to abortion and a constitutional amendment outlawing it.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists select Viking 2 landing in northern Utopia near the 48th parallel after reviewing 1,87 photos, aiming for a wind blown sand and dust plain. The goal is to probe Martian soil for signs of life while evaluating data from Viking 1 and a chicken soup nutrient test. A Thursday go-no go meeting will decide Friday’s landing, with a 99 percent chance of landing within the 162 by 62 mile ellipse.
The Netherlands Parliament endorsed the government’s handling of the Lockheed payoff affair involving Prince Bernhard. The six month inquiry linked him to unacceptable dealings, leading to his resignation from public offices. The report found Lockheed paid about $1.1 million to create the impression he received funds, while Bernhard sought another $1 million as a commission.
Police report a heist at Hammond Castle in Gloucester Mass with about fifty priceless items taken including a seventh century tapestry medieval paintings sculptures and rare manuscripts. A potential accomplice who attended a recital is being questioned and damaged locks on side entrances point to an inside job.
Secretary of the Interior Thomas S. Kleppe rebutted Jimmy Carter’s charge that Ford’s 1.5 billion Bicentennial Land Heritage program is a grandstand proposal. He called the plan one of the era’s most important conservation efforts and said no delay is planned for Georges Bank sales while extra environmental work proceeds. Kleppe spoke in Boston at a two day conference of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Offices.
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