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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
2
Washington reports mixed signals as recession recovery continues. Unemployment remains high at 7 million jobless while employment rises to 87.4 million. Inflation eases to 3.7 percent. wholesale prices climb 0.8 percent driven by farm and food costs. GNP up 7.5 percent in Q1 1976, total output $1.616 trillion.
Former Illinois Governor Otto Kerner 77 dies of lung cancer in Chicago. A retired Army lieutenant colonel, he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery with date pending. The Democrat failed to secure a federal pardon after a bribery conviction but remained popular with supporters and drew large turnouts at post release tributes in Illinois and Chicago.
In Naples over 3,000 residents prayed as the blood of St. Januarius again failed to liquefy on the first Saturday of May. Vials locked in the cathedral treasury, linking the omen to the northeast Italy earthquake. Historic failures are tied to plagues and epidemics in city records.
A scholarly review of presidential wills notes Calvin Coolidge left a one sentence will, Warren G Harding drew his six weeks before death amid autopsy rumors, and Woodrow Wilson wrote in formal grand style. Authors Collins and Weaver argue presidents seek to minimize estate taxes and avoid naming governments as heirs while stressing personal ties.
UPI reports Judge Keith Hayes in the Howard Hughes will case has received "incredible mail" from people claiming a share of the Hughes estate. Some letters allege conspiracies, others describe strange encounters or Japan bound tips, while warnings of the judge's death surface. The judge stresses legal action is the route to any claim and notes a potential multi year process ahead.
Cable cars and mass transit resumed in San Francisco after a 39 day strike, with champagne riders celebrating. Nationwide labor strife idled over 100,000 workers as New York sanitation, rubber, Teamsters, and postal fights persisted and negotiations continued in multiple sectors.
The National Center for Health Statistics reports 2,229,667 marriages in 1974, down about 54,000 from 1973, with early 1975 data suggesting further decline to around 2,126,000. The center, part of HEW, notes brides stayed younger on average while grooms’ ages held steady. 20.6 for brides at first marriage and 22.5 for grooms in 1974 and 1963 alike.
Public notice from The Bennington Banner lists home and motor delivery options. It details pricing for home carrier delivery, and mail subscription rates within a 50 mile radius and Vermont, including three months for $9.00. It notes publication basics and service affiliations with United Press International and the New York Times Service.
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