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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1971
Page
2
Israel uses diplomatic channels with Washington and other capitals to seek details on Egypt’s call for a partial Israeli pullback from the Suez Canal. Israel wants to know what happens to the vacated territory and whether Israeli ships could use the reopened waterway.
In Wilmington North Carolina a three block black area including Gregory Congregational Church was cordoned off after weekend racial violence left two dead and several injured. National Guardsmen state troopers and police moved through the area as curfews were set and a church rallying point came under scrutiny.
A pre dawn tornado ripped across the Pensacola Bay sandspit injuring about 250 people and destroying 55 cars, two boats and four trailers. No deaths were reported though damages reach 5 million dollars, with the English Cove and Sandy Acres Motel heavily damaged and Red Cross aid distributed from Gulf Breeze Elementary School.
FDA moves to criminally prosecute farmers shipping livestock with illegal drug and hormone residues. USDA plans a large increase in random DES residue tests as industry self regulation starts March 1. FDA will pursue penalties up to 10000 dollars and three years in jail for violators.
In Belfast soldiers fought gun battles with snipers as explosions rocked border posts near Newry. An army spokesman said a trooper was lightly wounded and fired back, possibly injuring civilians. Troops also found an IRA informer shot on Ballyhill Road and arrested five children among Sunday street violence.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, once Nixon's rival for party leadership, now champions the President's revenue sharing concept. He argues for a $10 billion federal tax transfer to states with no strings, while pressing his legislature to seek a record $1.1 billion in tax increases as other governors face budget crises and tax pressure.
President Nixon attends White House service devoted to prayers for Apollo 14 crew. Lutherans leader Dr. Preus and Billy Graham join, with Graham calling it a great experience. Nixon reiterates commitment to keeping troops in Indochina until all POWs are freed, in a line with a Navy wife and other witnesses.
John Berrigan aged 57 of Ely Minnesota blasts letters supporting Revs Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, saying their actions harm the United States. He notes their influence on youth and questions their defiance of civil law amid the priests’ draft record destruction cases and Kissinger plot links.
In town screenings feature John Wayne in Chisum at Harte Theatre with a blunt Western action tone. Manchester Cinema shows Something for Everyone and Angela Lansbury in a basic black comedy rated R. Five Easy Pieces at College Cinema earns Oscar buzz for Nicholson and Black, with showtimes listed for Harte and Manchester venues.
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