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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1975
Page
2
British lecturer Dennis Hills freed from a Ugandan prison after three months says he regrets calling Idi Amin a village tyrant though he was unaware of release negotiations. UK Foreign Secretary James Callaghan secured his freedom during talks with Amin in Kampala.
The Socialist party pulls out of Portugal's three party coalition amid protests over a newspaper transfer to Communist printers. Leader Mario Soares vows to resist a dictatorship and demands Republica be returned to editorial staff. The move prompts emergency sessions by the Popular Democratic party as the Armed Forces Movement advances to run government functions.
President Ford filed his first official campaign finance report showing about 10 000 raised in ten days and two thirds spent. The Ford committee listed individual donors including Navy Secretary J William Middendorf and Hewlett Packard figures. Other candidates Wallace and Jackson reported combined funds of 6.6 million. Senate actions over New Hampshire election results continued amid partisan gridlock with a two hour daily attention window set for ongoing disputes.
Albany action ends fees for rest room access starting September 1. Senator Karen Burstein cited a ghastly hotel incident in NYC as motivation, noting pay toilets were unfair to women who must pay or search for change.
The Nixon campaign committee reports a 1.5 million dollar balance, rapidly drained by Watergate defense costs. Mitchell has drawn 200,000 against 471,390.86 in fees. Parkinson and Stans bills total 73,393 and 153,593.58 respectively, with Stans noting 18,600 for interviews and 520 hours at 30 an hour.
Concord NH UPI Gerald Carmen head of the New Hampshire Republican Party plans to urge President Ford to skip the March 2 1976 first in the nation primary. He will meet July 15 with Ford aides in Washington and back Gov Meldrim Thomson as the favorite son candidate. Carmen 44 auto parts dealer from Manchester was elected party chair this year over a Ford ally.
In Concord and across parts of New Hampshire a spotty drought threatens truck farming valued at about 20 million dollars. Agriculture Commissioner Townsend warns rainfall shortages could raise costs and stall the second hay cutting while NWS notes no statewide drought yet. Localities like Plainfield impose water use curbs as regions vary in dryness.
In Cape Canaveral and Baikonur preparations race toward Tuesday launch. Russians in Central Asia mate Soyuz to rocket while Americans finish Apollo trainer drills and Russian lessons. Weather clouds the Florida countdown with storms and a tornado nearby.
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