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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1975
Page
2
In Cincinnati, John and Betty Wendling, both disabled and on government aid, lost $300 worth of Christmas gifts from a padlocked storage bin after a basement break-in. Police said the theft occurred in their Sedamsville apartment building, leaving the family with no money until after New Year’s Day.
FAA opened an investigation into a possible sixth near collision over Chicago after a Cessna Citation piloted from Dubuque to Meigs Field reported coming within 50 feet of a Cessna 150 at 2400 feet near Alsip. The Citation was under FAA control. the other plane was not on radar.
Federal judge John J. Sirica rejected a Postal Service bid to delay his order freezing postage rates as of December. Government lawyers filed notice of intent to appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals, with Solicitor General Bork weighing a final decision. Bailor warns current rates keep the service $200 million monthly in the red while appeals proceed.
Judith Campbell Exner told a news conference she had a close personal relationship with President John Kennedy but did not discuss Mafia leaders she saw at the same time or CIA plots to use mobsters to kill Fidel Castro. She said she was with Kennedy many times in 1960 including 20 White House visits and insisted the affair was in the past. She confirmed relationships with John Roselli and Sam Giancana, linked to CIA assassination plans, while denying she acted as an intermediary.
A four alarm fire at the Blue Angel Club on East 54th Street in Manhattan killed at least seven people and injured 12, with several more feared dead under a collapsed balcony. Fire officials say the blaze, likely electrical, prompted three civilians and nine firefighters to seek treatment as investigators assess exits, origin, and damage.
Salvatore Soli is held without bail in Philadelphia on murder charges tied to the December killing of John S. Knight III. He arrived from Miami after police arrested another suspect, Steven Maleno, and a third man was charged in a separate shooting. A woman traveling with Soli, Linda Wells, accompanied him and later collapsed at the airport.
In the Oval Office President Ford pauses before signing a tax veto, the 41st of his presidency, amid a drawn out drafting process with Hartmann Seidman and Cheney. The scene tracks revisions for public and congressional messages, the bill’s journey to Ford, and the precise signing time 9 49.
General Motors will resume afternoon shifts at three plants in Lakewood Georgia Leeds Missouri and Fremont California, adding more than 5700 jobs mainly from long term layoffs. Murphy said production could rise to 2 181 000 cars in Q1 1976, up 55 percent from the prior year.
John Paul Stevens, praised for intellectual discipline, is sworn in as the 101st Supreme Court justice. The Senate confirmed him 98-0, succeeding Justice Douglas. Stevens, 55, from the Seventh Circuit, called his approval a moment of unity and pledged readiness for future duty despite criticism from women’s rights groups over some rulings.
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