24 Jun 1975
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1975
Page
1
Sunny breezy day with high mid 80s and lower humidity. Tonight clears and cools with valley fog and lows in the 50s. Wednesday sees sun and a high near 80. Yesterday's peak hit 90 with a 63 low. This morning 7 am reading is 70 with sunset at 8 39 and sunrise at 5 11.
Rising tensions surfaced at a Bennington School District meeting that lasted about ten minutes. Voters mulled floor articles and absentee ballots while candidates faced questions about bullet voting and ballot listing practices. A brief altercation outside the meeting involved Richard Sleeman and John Williams II over absentee ballots and campaign conduct.
The IRS confirmed it once ran a computerized file containing personal gossip on taxpayers including sex and drinking habits. The program, codenamed Operation Leprechaun, had major defects and was suspended January 23 after less than two years. The report, released by Rep. Al Ullman, centers on Jacksonville and Miami investigations and notes targets included prominent citizens identified through Justice Department officials.
Washington reports the United States and the Soviet Union near an accord to outlaw techniques for altering weather for military use. Draft terms discussed in Geneva would broadly ban environmental modification with possible future public release. Senate sponsor Pell welcomed progress, warning of dangers such as climate control and manipulation of storms and rainfall.
The Glomar Explorer will sail July 4 to recover the remaining portion of a sunken Soviet submarine. Preparations are under way at Pier E Berth 122 with outfitting for an extensive voyage reported by a Long Beach official. The ship has rehearsed off Catalina Island and was built by Howard Hughes as a deep sea mining vessel.
President Ford appears ready to veto a 1.35 billion middle income housing bill despite strong pressure from Democrats and labor groups. The measure would offer subsidized 7 percent or 6 percent mortgages, a $1,000 down payment grant, and unemployed homeowner loans, with potential implications for 400,000 jobs and a possible override showdown.
In Atlanta Secretary of State Kissinger said reports indicate a very high civilian death toll in Cambodia since the Communist takeover two months ago. He cited fighting along the border with South Vietnam and on offshore islands near the Mayaguez incident as part of the turmoil.
Inside National reports the Supreme Court postpones the death penalty hearing until fall amid other national updates. The edition notes a space record by Russian cosmonauts and highlights local political notes, education news, and sports features across pages 2 to 14.
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