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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1976
Page
1
President Ford seeks a security review after the LaGuardia Airport explosion that killed 11 and wounded 75. He plans to meet Transportation Secretary William Coleman Jr. for tightening airport terminal safety and to avoid future tragedies.
Bennington Town Counsel Norton Barber told the board of selectmen they acted illegally Monday by designating two town fathers to sign checks as interim treasurers until the March election. The move followed a split over keeping the treasurer post elected or appointed. Barber said a single person cannot hold selectman and treasurer roles under state law and that a treasurer must be appointed. The matter may be on next Monday's agenda.
The Bicentennial year is marked at the White House with Air Force One bearing a Bicentennial emblem and White House police officers sporting new badges in the American flag colors inscribed with 1776 to 1976.
The Vermont Higher Education Council considers an evaluation of Southern Vermont College from last November by a committee appointed by Education Commissioner Robert A. Withey. The eight page report urges improvements in several areas, notes rapid growth and diverse programs, and indicates the review is part of a normal process leading to a potential Education Board decision on renewing the college’s degree granting certification. Robert Vail, director of the Division of Teacher and Continuing Education, comments on the review.
Vermont closed 1975 with 142 recorded highway deaths up from 104 in 1974. Pedestrian and motorcycle fatalities rose. notable crashes included a Richford crash that killed six and a head-on near New Haven that killed five, including a priest and four teens. The report also notes fatalities among cars and trucks, with two double fatalities in Bennington County.
In Angola, pro Western groups urge the United States to restore military aid cut by the Senate amid a year-long civil war. Leaders of UNITA and FNLA seek U S support as the USSR-backed MPLA faces ongoing offensives with Cuban and MIG21 backing. The Organization for African Unity calls an emergency Ethiopian conference to reconcile the factions.
The UPI based Christian Science Monitor claim that the CIA is covertly recruiting American ex servicemen and South Vietnamese for Angola is denied by White House and State Department. The Monitor cites unnamed sources claiming about 300 Americans are operating in Angola with training, funding, and weapons support.
Pasadena marked the 87th Tournament of Roses with Kate Smith as grand marshal and a 40s temperature when a 4.2 earthquake rattled Southern California. Police reported 109 arrests mainly for drunkenness and an off duty officer accidentally shot himself, with Robert Alkeldsalkeld in good condition at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
Bennington College trustees begin a weekend review of President Gail Parker and Vice President Thomas Parker led by Francis Keppel. The five member committee will hear testimony from faculty, students and administrators as it weighs whether to offer a new contract.
The column notes gadgets to frontload cooking fun from Wadsworths, plus a recreation pool schedule and editorial briefs on Hubert Humphrey’s looming primary stance. It also references ERA clarification, a dead State Line Bicentennial Park idea, and local sports and entertainment items across pages 3 through 11.
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