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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1977

Page

2

Amin warns against propaganda in Uganda expulsion pledge

President Idi Amin said Americans and Britons may stay in Uganda if they avoid propaganda and peaceably live there. He claimed his government guarantees safety for doctors and engineers, while warning those spreading lies will be expelled. Kenyan Anglican bishops urged UN and OAU to send an international police force to restore order amid reports of mass killings of Christians and Acholi and Langi people in a seven week campaign.

Nairobi Kenya UPI Idi Amin Uganda United Nations Organization of African Unity Amin Anglican Bishops of Anglican Church

Wholesale coffee tops $4 a pound in price rise

United Press International reports major U.S. roasters Folger Coffee Co and CFS Continental lifted wholesale ground coffee prices above four dollars per pound amid smaller harvests and stockpiling. Folger raised prices to 4.18 per pound, with CFS adding 30 cents to exceed the $4 mark, effective dates in April and immediate effect. Brazilian Sao Paulo drought threatens future replanting and possible higher prices.

Folger Coffee Co Cincinnati CFS Continental Chicago U.S Sao Paulo Folger CFS London International Coffee Organization Brazil State Agriculture Department

Gandhi son escapes attack during India campaign tour

Sanjay Gandhi, Indira Gandhi's 30 year old son, escaped injury when shots were fired at his jeep during a rural area campaign 300 miles southeast of New Delhi. His security guard returned fire, attackers fled under darkness as campaigning ended for the election tomorrow.

New Delhi Sanjay Gandhi Indira Gandhi Gandhi India Here

Warnke sworn in as arms negotiator optimism on talks

Bernard Weinraub reports Paul Warnke was sworn in by President Carter as the U S negotiator for strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union. He said human rights and arms control are separable and voiced hope for progress in Moscow, while noting differences in viewpoint between the two nations. Carter pressed for a new treaty before October and warned the talks would face Senate scrutiny. Warnke emphasized verifiable agreements and strategic stability.

Washington Paul C. Warnke Soviet Union Moscow Warnke Senate Carter White House Rose Garden National Security Council Cyrus R. Vance State Department Pravda Communist Party United States Pentagon Arms Control and Disarmament Agency America Leonid I. Brezhnev Ford Vladivostok

Organized crime and corruption control Arizona, report finds

An IRE led investigation after Don Bolles murder concludes Arizona is deeply troubled by organized crime and corrupt public officials. The series details harassment of reporters, links to mob bosses and a drug ring, and a state split between prosperity and shadowed crime in a sparsely settled landscape.

Arizona Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc United Press International Arizona Republic Don Bolles The Bolles Ned Warren U.S Barry Goldwater John Adamson Phoenix

Carter backs fines over jail for marijuana possession

Washington officials say the Carter administration favors fining marijuana possession rather than jail. Dr. Peter Bourne, Carter’s chief drug adviser, stated the administration aims to discourage drug use while avoiding prison terms. The remarks reflect a shift in drug policy toward penalties short of incarceration.

Peter Bourne Carter Bourne

PCP contamination fears hit Michigan cattle farms

Michigan faces a second livestock contamination scare as PCP tests probe seven herds across the Lower Peninsula. Quarantines follow fears of pesticide exposure linked to PBB debates, with calls for federal inquiry and worries over national impact on cattle and dairy demand.

Standish, Mich UPI Michigan Lower Peninsula PBB

Khaalis Freed After Booking In DC Hostage Siege

After funeral services for Maurice Williams 800 mourners attended. Hamaas Abdul Khaal was fingerprinted at police HQ then released on personal bond to return home. Mayor Walter E. Washington Iranian ambassador Zahedi and Hanafi followers negotiated the siege end. Six gunmen remain jailed on bonds while two are under third party custody.

Washington UPI Hamaas Abdul Khaalis Maurice Williams Howard University WHUR Walter E. Washington Ardeshir Zahedi Khaalis Northwest

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