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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1977

Page

2

Kent State protesters arrested at campus gym dispute

Police in riot gear moved in on Kent State University protesters defying a court order to leave the area near a planned six million dollar gym project linked to the May 1970 Kent State shootings. Parents of Sandra Scheuer, among those killed, attended as arrests were made.

Kent, Ohio UPI Kent State University Portage County Sheriff's Deputies Kent City Portage County Ravenna Martin Scheuer Kent State Glen Olds University Portage County Common Pleas Court Joseph Kainrad Allen McKittrick Stephen Parisi Parisi William Whitaker National Guardsmen Ohio

OPEC meets with unity at Saltsjobaden session

OPEC ministers opened a policy-making session at Saltsjobaden near Stockholm displaying unity. The meeting in Sweden aimed to chart coordinated oil policy amid market pressures and potential production tensions.

Ethics panel head blamed for delays

The top lawyer for the House Ethics Committee inquiry into South Korean lobbying told panel members the probe is moving slowly and blamed Chairman John Flynt for delays. Philip Lacovara, chief counsel, expressed his dissatisfaction in a private memo last week, signaling a rift that could stall actions amid allegations of Park influence.

Washington UPI House Ethics Committee Capitol Hill Philip Lacovara Lacovara Flynt Tongsun Park U.S

Congress Returns to Work Rebuffs on Saccharin and Plutonium

Congress, after a July Fourth recess, blocks saccharin ban expansion while House subcommittee advances a compromise on plutonium funding. Senate votes 49-38 to oppose cutting Oak Ridge reactor money, with a plan to preserve the project. House Health and Environment panel moves to block saccharin ban for 18 months unless new cancer evidence emerges. Tensions rise in the House Ethics Committee inquiry into South Korean influence, and Laetrile debated as Congress considers cancer treatment claims and Truth in Lending reforms.

Washington UPI Carter Congress Capitol Hill House Ethics Committee Senate White House Oak Ridge Tenn Energy Research and Development Spark Matsunaga Hawaii House Health and Environment Subcommittee Rep Andy Maguire D-N.j Food and Drug Administration House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee House John Flynt D-Ga Philip Lacovara Watergate

Thomson presses New Hampshire budget deal to avoid shutdown

Governor Meldrim Thomson launched an eleventh hour push to win a continuing resolution by Friday to avert a state government standstill. He warned that without spending authorization, towns would miss $11 million in tax revenue, welfare recipients would lose benefits, and numerous state programs and services would face cuts or closures.

Concord N.H UPI Meldrim Thomson Thomson House Public Works Manpower Affairs Office State Mental Hospital Laconia State School

Vacation reads and puzzle books at Bennington Bookshop

Susan Hoffman, Book Department Manager at Bennington Bookshop, promotes leisure time puzzles. She is a 1972 State University of New York history graduate and highlights spiralbound Experts Crossword Puzzle Book and The Crossword Book of Quotations as flat-reading options for summer.

Margaret Farrar Susan Hoffman Bennington State U. of New York

Privacy panel urges limits on personal data use

The Privacy Protection Commission urged Congress to limit government and industry use of citizens personal data. It proposed rights to know what is reported about individuals in files and to demand corrections of errors. The bound volume of proposals was sent to the White House and congressional subcommittees as hearings loomed.

Washington UPI The Privacy Protection Commission Congress White House House Senate David Linowes Commission Linowes Illinois University

Hijackers surrender quietly in Finland return to Soviet

Two Soviet hijackers aged 19 and 22 surrendered peacefully in Helsinki after their hostages escaped. Finland said the men would be returned to the Soviet Union under a hijack treaty. The flight originated near Moscow and ended with the hijackers demanding a flight to Sweden before surrendering.

Helsinki Finland UPI Soviet Union Alexander Zyirnyak Ginnadiy Selusjko Ilia Sanomat Selassko Zyirnyak Sweden Selussko Petrovskoye Moscow Leningrad

Energy from seaweed gains global interest

Worldwide attention grows on seaweed as a potential energy source alongside its established roles as a food additive and feed-stock. Nations including the United States and Japan work on projects, with one U.S. effort pairing sewage treatment with aquaculture to yield methane and hydrocarbons.

New York UPI McGraw- Hill United States Soviet Union Argentina Denmark Israel Norway Japan U.S

Bennington Seeks Bids for Pool Ceiling Panel Work

The town through its recreation department invites sealed bids for inspection and correction of the swimming pool ceiling panel eyelet supports. Movable staging on wheels is required. Information from the recreation department director. Bids due by 5 p.m. July 19, 1977 at the Town Manager's office 205 South Street Bennington.

Town of Bennington Recreation Department South Street

Bennington Banner rates and contact details

The Bennington Banner lists pricing for home and motor delivery, with monthly and yearly subscriptions. Foreign and back issue rates are noted, along with postage and carrier information for readers in Bennington Vermont.

Bennington Banner Main St Bennington Banner Publishing Corp United Press International New York Times Landon Associates, Inc U.S

Senate rejects Carter bid to halt plutonium plan

The UPI report notes the US Senate blocks Carter’s effort to stop the Clinch River breeder reactor project, voting 49 to 38 against a Bumpers amendment and approving a $75 million “status quo” funding level tied to suspension of licensing. Senate also defeats Kennedy’s push to cut Barnwell funds, signaling continued congressional support for plutonium programs despite White House opposition.

US Senate House Senate Carter Clinch River Oak Ridge Tenn Dale Bumpers D-Ark Frank Church D-Idaho Gerald Ford Church Bumpers Spark Matsunaga D-Hawaii Matsunaga Barnwell S.C Edward Kennedy Dmass Ernest Hollings D-S.c Kennedy

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