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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1975

Page

2

Four Arabs killed at Israel border amid Rabin call for quiet talks

An Israeli patrol killed four Arab guerrillas near a frontier farm settlement on the Lebanon border while Israel and Egypt seek a disengagement agreement. Prime Minister Rabin endorsed low key diplomacy as the best path to peace, criticizing Kissinger's public mission. In Beirut, security forces moved to clear streets after clashes between Phalangists and Palestinian guerrillas left several dead and many wounded.

Israel Rabin United Press International Tel Aviv Adamit Henry Kissinger Yitzhak Rabin Egypt United States Sinai Kissinger Withdra Lebanon Beirut Ain Rummaneh

Lightning ruled unlikely cause of Kennedy crash

Federal official from the National Transportation Safety Board said weather and shifting air currents likely caused the Kennedy Airport crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 66, which killed 110. Investigators sent voice and flight recorders to Washington for analysis. One nearby plane reportedly diverted after losing visibility. Eight survivors remained hospitalized, several in critical condition. The wreckage occurred during a thunderstorm near a marshy field by Rockaway Boulevard, with several victims identified by family rings and fingerprints as the toll rose.

New York UPI Kennedy Airport Eastern Airlines Isabelle Burgess National Transportation Safety Board Washington Newark Burgess

Senate moves to pass Ford like housing bill

The Senate prepares to back a $1.35 billion housing measure tailored to President Ford after his veto of a larger bill. Senator Proxmire's compromise would expand government purchase of up to $10 billion in home mortgages, offer foreclosure relief for unemployed owners, and fund a housing rehabilitation program, with House approval by difficult two thirds vote still in question.

Washington UPI Senate Ford Congress William Proxmire Proxmire Senate Banking House Wisconsin Ver Sion Henry Reuss D-Wis Reuss

Cloture battles hinge on New Hampshire election dispute

The New Hampshire Senate clash over the Durkin Wyman contest continues as cloture attempts fail. If a third roll call fails today, Democrats plan another on Friday. The 35 outstanding issues include a contested November 5 result resolved by a ballot review that favored Wyman over Durkin. Skip ballots, where party preference is noted but Senate choice is unmarked, loom over the outcome.

Washington New Hampshire Rules Committee Senate Wyman John A. Durkin Durkin

Rescue attempt fails as hostages near release

Two American students and a Dutch woman held five weeks by Marxist guerrillas in Zaire may be freed soon after a failed rescue. A Zaire gunboat opened fire on a fishing vessel sent to collect them, wrecking the plan. diplomats say authorities will organize another pickup and ransom talks continue. The captives, Carrie Jane Hunter, Kenneth S. Smith, and Emilie Bergman, were taken from a Tanzanian wildlife station run by Stanford University.

Dar ES Salaam Tanzania UPI Zaire Stanford University Lake Tanganyika Carrie Jane Hunter Atherton Calif Kenneth S. Smith Garden Grove, Calif

Carey denies intervention in oil license case

Washington the Federal Energy Administration reported a former official stating Gov. Hugh Carey of New York sought help from his congressional office to secure a federal license for exporting oil to the Bahamas involving his brother Edward M Carey. The aide said multiple calls were placed between December 1973 and March 1974. Carey denied knowledge of any staff actions and said he would have been asked.

N.Y. Times Washington Federal Energy Administration Hugh Carey New York House of Representatives Edward M. Carey Carey The New York Times the Times United States Bahamas

Quebec businessman’s wife abducted for $1 million ransom

Lena Blanchette, 63, wife of Blanchette Margarine Co. owner Conrad Blanchette, was abducted from her Quebec home in Rock Forest. Police said the captors demanded $1 million in $20 bills, warned against police involvement, and that the victim was ill with a heart condition and taken while alone near a pool. A relative received the ransom call, and authorities noted items disturbed in the house.

Rock Forest Que UPI Quebec Lena Blanchette

Saigon Arms Open to Returning Refugees

The Communist government of South Vietnam will accept all refugees who wish to return. UN sources say repatriation can begin and that Saigon actively seeks such a program. At Camp Pendleton 400 hopefuls await, with 2000 more asking to go back, many fearing reprisals for families remaining in Vietnam.

United Press International South Vietnam Los Angeles Times United Nations Saigon U.N Camp Pendeton Calif Do Ngoc Dang Ft. Chaffee Ark United States Indiantown Gap Eglin Air Force Base Fla Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base California Vietnam

Painter impaled on pole in scaffold collapse

Fall River based painter Robert Rogers, 23, remained in intensive care after his scaffolding collapsed and a six foot aluminum pole pierced his chest. Surgeons took three hours to remove the pole and treat the injury at St. Anne's Hospital. The incident recalled a Boston case where a man survived chest impalement from a fence post in a car crash.

Fall River, Mass UPI St. Anne’s Hospital Robert Rogers Fall River Boston Thomas Brennan Brockton Boston City Hospital

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