Lebanon cease fire opens way for talks
Lebanon’s cease fire nears completion with rival gunmen withdrawing from countryside strongholds. The pullout clears a path for talks on a political settlement to end a 10 month civil war that has cost about 10 000 lives. Palestinian and Syrian backed forces and Lebanese troops pull back from Beirut areas as stages of the 48 hour timetable proceeded. Observers say talks on a permanent settlement may start under Syrian supervision with government cabinet meeting set for Wednesday signaling pace of peace efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Said Zuheir Mohsen
Palestine Liberation Army
Syria
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Khaddam
Rashid Karami
Tal Zaatar
Jisr al Pasha
Knox Trail reenactors complete 300 mile Cambridge march
Knox Trail volunteers concluded a 300 mile Revolutionary War re enactment ending in Cambridge Massachusetts. The group endured snow rain and subzero days while meals and lodging were donated. About 30 completed the trek with ages from 14 to 65 and three women joining for the bicentennial commemoration.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Knox Trail
Pat Harrington
Watertown Arsenal
New York
Col
Henry Knox
Knox
Fort Ticonderoga
George Washington
Ms. Harrington
Bicentennial Commission
Prayer Offered on N H Ballots in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Board of Education voted to direct districts to advise boards to place the question of school prayer on district warrants for voter consideration. A 1975 state law already allows voluntary recitation of the Lord's Prayer in elementary schools.
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Concord
N.H
Dukakis says Ford fears full employment policy
Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis accuses the Ford administration of being afraid of full employment, citing inflation as central to their stance. At a New England Regional Commission meeting, he contrasts Kennedy era full employment with current policy while Rhode Island, Maine, and Vermont governors comment on block grants and local aid.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis
Ford Administration
Dukakis
New England Regional Commission
Nercom
Kennedy
Rhode Island
Philip Noel
Maine
James Longley
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Ford
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Ella Grasso
Connecticut
Unneeded surgery costs billions says House panel
A House subcommittee reports about 2.38 million unnecessary operations in 1974, causing 11,900 deaths and nearly $4 billion in public costs. It cites $1 billion in unnecessary procedures on Medicaid or Medicare patients and urges second opinions for elective surgeries, tighter standards, and watchdog agencies for subsidized care.
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Washington
UPI
House
Oversight and
Health, Education and Welfare
David Mathews
HEW
Congress
National Institutes of Health
American Hospital Association
Supreme Court backs warrantless searches when suspect in custody
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that custody alone does not force a warrantless search if the suspect is read his rights. The decision centers on Henry Ogle Watson, arrested without a warrant after informants said he had two stolen credit cards. a car search yielded the cards under a floor mat with Watson’s permission. Justices Marshall and Brennan dissented.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Henry Ogle Watson
Watson
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan
John Paul Stevens
Pro-western base in Angola retreats
Embattled pro West forces move their capital from Huambo to Silva Porto about 100 miles east as Cuban led forces drive south toward Huambo with tanks. National Union says Western journalists are being kept out of the battle area and Savimbi vows to fight to the death to defend Huambo.
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Huambo
Lusaka
Jonas Savimbi
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
Silva Porto
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Angola
National Union
Savimbi
Offshore oil and gas drills urged by New Jersey governor
Governor Brendan T. Byrne urged the Interior Department to start exploring for oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean at once. He called for a revamp of the offshore energy program as public hearings began. More than 200 officials scientists and industry executives attended to speak during the three days of hearings. The department is collecting data on environmental impacts.
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Atlantic City
UPI
Brendan T. Byrne
Interior Department
Atlantic Ocean
Byrne
Atlantic
Ford Administration
New Jersey
Delaware
Baltimore Canyon
Nixon
United States
Bennington
Mr. Edmundson
Obscenity charges face college in drug studies
UPI reports U.S. Attorney Henry Schwarz plans obscenity charges against Southern Illinois University if immunity for federal funding and marijuana use is granted for a two year study into marijuana effects on sexual arousal at SIU Carbondale. Harris Rubin directs the $121000 Institute on Drug Abuse grant funded project with about 60 adult male volunteers.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
UPI
U.S
Southern Illinois University
Henry Schwarz
Schwarz
SIU
Carbondale, Nl
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Siu-Carbondale
Harris Rubin
Rubin
Bennington Banner Publication and Delivery Details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 by The Banner Publishing Corp A subscriber to United Press International and the New York Times News Service National advertising representatives Matthews Shannon and Cullen Inc Home Delivery by Carrier and Motor Delivery
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Fog disrupts New England air travel and trips to candidates
About 15,000 air passengers including two Democratic presidential hopefuls faced delays as dense fog shut New England airports and delayed others from Boston to Pennsylvania. Logan Airport closed for landings at 2 PM and departures at 3:15 PM, with 50 foot visibility. Alabama Gov. Wallace canceled a Chicopee rally after his flight to Barnes Airport was canceled. Sargent Shriver’s Boston flight delayed about 30 minutes.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Chicopee
Barnes
Sargent Shriver
Ron Brinn
Massachusetts Port Authority
Logan International Airport
Baby Brother doll touts realism arousing ad hurdles
Hawthorne California UPI Mattel Toy Co says its Baby Brother Tender Love doll is highly realistic down to its hair and hidden underpants capability to wet its pants. Two versions exist flesh pink blond and chocolate dark haired with discreetly shadowed privates. Packaging warns parents with disclosed details while networks limit display. Rubenstein cites steady demand and market for a male lifelike doll, despite advertising restrictions.
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Hawthorne
Calif
UPI
Mattel Toy Co
Dollbuyers
Mattel
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