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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1974
Page
2
Torrential rains and flash floods hindered search efforts after a tornado struck a shopping center and nearby homes in Forrest City Arkansas. Authorities reported four to six dead and more than 100 injured as damage topped ten million dollars.
United Nations troops set up a buffer zone on the Golan Heights to police a week-old cease-fire between Israel and Syria. Israel began pulling back from Mt Hermon as POWs were exchanged, with a 25 June disengagement deadline. The UN force of 1250, aided by Canadian and Polish logistics, will pad the area around Quneitra as Egypt and broader talks continue. Anwar Sadat, in Cairo, praised US evenhanded policy in the Middle East.
Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe decried lax ethics in business during a Toledo area speech, warning that private firms face a “personal Watergate” if they cut corners for profit. He cited illegal campaign contributions and urged higher standards of moral responsibility to protect public trust and the free enterprise system. Saxbe noted the risk of erosion of trust if profits trump ethics and warned that both government and business must uphold integrity.
The House approved a measure to authorize offshore deepwater port construction to handle supertankers and speed foreign oil delivery. It allows private firms or states to compete for licenses, with Interior Department as administrator. A four cent per barrel tax would fund leak cleanup and disaster damages, and a $100 million fund aims to cover costs.
The article reports on John Sawhill of the Federal Energy Administration proposing a tieless, short sleeves look to save energy by lowering air conditioning use. Executives from Merrill Lynch, First Pennsylvania Bank, Sohio, Ford, and others weigh practicality, image, and pending official policy while thermostats are expected to be set at 78 degrees. Local anecdotes from San Francisco, Honolulu, Miami, and Detroit illustrate diverse reactions and regional norms.
Boris Redkin 36 a Soviet language teacher at Osaka Foreign Language University asked for asylum in the United States while completing a two year teaching stint in Japan. Embassy said his request is under review in Washington. Redkin’s wife Anna opposes the move.
In Dublin a two week Guinness strike halts draft beer at pubs sparking panic and rationing. Bar owners describe anger and dependence on the stout, while brewery management and 1700 workers negotiate over wages amid a brewing halt.
Harte Mean Streets is a tough crime drama in the Godfather vein rated R. Twin Cinemas shows Arnold with Stella Stevens at Cinema I, Nurses Report and Love Swedish Style at Cinema II, and Blazing Saddles at Manchester Shopping Center rated R. Hathaway’s drives features Arnold and Willard in a double bill. Bennington drives Cry Rape and The Love Object both rated R. Call times via listed numbers.
Army Chief of Staff Gen Creighton W Abrams had a malignant left lung removed in a four hour operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. A spokesman said all visible evidence of the cancer was removed and Abrams, age 59, rested in a recovery suite for several days. Surgeons also removed cancer that had spread to nearby lymph nodes and the tumor was found after his May 23 admission.
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