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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
2
President Carter pushes his energy plan with House Ways and Means Committee members and upcoming talks with other lawmakers. He argues the plan will not hurt the economy while urging Congress to act quickly. White House aides note concerns about passing provisions and Helsinki Pact issues.
PARIS UPI The North South conference ended without a broad agreement after overtime sessions but produced several accords. The 19 developing nations said results fell short while 16 industrial nations pledged more aid and commodity price support though debt relief and a permanent energy body were not agreed. The United States noted progress but said debt forgiveness would be on a case by case basis. The rich nations also pledged a $1 billion fund for dire poverty and to raise aid to 0.7 percent of GNP, up from 0.25 percent in the U.S.
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith says the five day attack on guerrilla bases in Mozambique was very successful and should not threaten the Anglo American peace effort. The white government said forces began withdrawing after destroying four bases occupying a major town and killing 32 guerrillas.
The Netherlands seeks a mediator today as South Moluccan gunmen holding 60 hostages on a train and nearby school move to negotiate. Both sides proposed new mediators after initial picks were rejected as too moderate or radical, with authorities noting the hostage situation has escalated under pressure.
A 351 foot Newfoundland ferry William Carson struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank on its first run of the season. All 112 aboard were saved within eight hours by helicopters and the icebreaker Sir Humphrey Gilbert. No injuries or fatalities reported. survivors sheltered in Marys Harbour and on shore.
Sirhan Sirhan, 33, told Los Angeles officials at a California prison that he recalls nothing of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. He met with two county supervisors to discuss reopening the slaying and expressed a wish to return to the Ambassador Hotel pantry to visualize the crime.
Folgers announces a wholesale price cut from 4.18 to 3.98 per pound, citing declines in imported green coffee. The move follows a 4.46 peak earlier in the year and comes as industry executives warn high prices could curb global consumption. Folger is a P&G unit and was the first major roaster to exceed and then drop above four dollars.
Chicago reporters state Raymond Leo Schultz a Nazi Ku Klux Klan sympathizer who allegedly poisoned a Jewish businessman with cyanide fumes is under investigation to see if he plotted to murder Jews or was linked to Detroit area child slayings. Authorities found a secret basement room in Schultz Calumet City home with a cot restraints Nazi and KKK literature and a newspaper scrapbook on Detroit child slayings.
CHICAGO UP I Nearly half of the 8th graders in District 9 near Chicago's West Side will not graduate this spring because they can't read at the 6th grade level. Superintendent Albert A. Briggs has mandated remediation with about 675 of 1,289 8th graders held back, many sent to a prep center or educational guidance school for over age underachievers. He remains hopeful that 80 to 90 percent will eventually advance and vowed to continue the program.
Yale cancer epidemiologist Dr J Wister Meigs told a National Commission hearing that lung cancer among American women is in the epidemic phase. Massachusetts officials warned of 9000 local deaths this year from smoking related diseases and urged policy changes. Researchers noted potential genetic risks and mutagenic substances linked to smoking. The Tobacco Institute criticized the campaign as overpropaganda while offering counter estimates of risk.
The Dade County Democratic Party voted 43 to 7 in support of a gay rights ordinance. County Chairman Mike Abrams said neutrality gave way to a stand against Anita Bryant and the Save Our Children campaign. Governor Askew opposed the ordinance, while party leaders warned of broader right wing momentum.
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