06 May 1976
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1976
Page
1
Wholesale prices jumped 0.8 percent in April led by farm and food sectors with a 4.2 percent farm price rise the biggest since May 1975. Processed foods up 1.9 percent. Industrial prices up 0.3 percent amid metal hikes shaping inflation outlook and Ford administration concerns.
United Press International reports a rare moment of Democratic party unity as front runner Jimmy Carter speaks with leaders and opponents pledge support. Ford and Reagan brace for a brutal convention fight with forecasts of bloodletting if no early ballots decide the nomination.
Secretary of State Kissinger outlined a sweeping program to aid poverty stricken nations during the U N I Conference on Trade and Development in Nairobi. He proposed a $1 billion international resources bank to lure investment, a stockpile plan to steady prices, and a privately financed technology corps to train workers while warning of slight price rises for Western consumers. He avoided endorsing a $6 billion stockpile fund and rejected a generalized debt moratorium though signaled potential relief for particular countries. He urged concrete action over slogans, stressing fairness and broad participation in the world economy.
Leo J Pambianchi gains a second Act 250 permit for a 38 room motel on Route 7 east of Green Mountain Race Track in Pownal after zoning changes trimmed density. Shopping center dropped. fire pond removed. entrance widened to 30 feet. state and conservation requirements satisfied.
McKean County Judge William F. Potter has refused to finalize adoptions by white families of black, Vietnamese, and Korean orphans, citing concerns about older children. A state judicial regulatory agency is investigating. Potter, the county’s sole judge for adoptions, previously allowed only extreme cases to proceed after prior case study and approval.
In Beirut and surrounding mountains Moslem and Christian forces traded mortar and machine gun fire around the port and suburbs, ending a fragile ceasefire. Casualties rose with 66 killed and about 110 wounded in 2 hours, while 54 bodies from earlier fighting were found. A new clash broke out along Ain Rummaneh and Chiah fronts as Aley leftists attempted an incursion into Kahhael but were repelled.
A Senate Intelligence Committee staff report details FBI covert actions to provoke Black Panther clashes with rival groups. It cites four 1969 California killings, a Chicago raid deaths, and broader tactics from hate letters to smearing leaders. The report notes Hoover branded the Panthers a grave internal threat and claims operations extended to dissidents abroad and to public figures like Jane Fonda.
Local notes show Elks organizing work parties at Silver Towers Camp now relocated to Ripton. Page 3 items include updated site details and community logistics for volunteers.
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