03 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1977
Page
1
The Labor Department reports October wholesale prices up 0.8 percent led by farm goods and 1978 model cars, signaling inflation pressure. Farm prices climbed 2.4 percent reversing a decline, while transportation equipment costs rose 2 percent. The Wholesale Price Index stood at 196.3, up 5.9 percent from a year earlier.
A digest of notes from Inside National with Sturgis bail status, plus local items on a turkey shoot at Peter Matteson Tavern, a Public Square Cynic reminder for taxpayers, and Tom Braden on crime rewards. Also Carter breathing space per Tom Wicker, Arlington shopping center plans, Blood Bank hockey soccer ties, and sports wrap including Arlington loss to Rochester and a Rockies lead.
Vermont Governor Richard A. Snelling urged President Carter to convene a constitutional convention on education at the Education Commission of the States meeting in Denver. He argued that despite rising public spending, education lacks clear goals and accountability and urged fundamental reassessment of structures, funding, and objectives to align with American ideals of equal opportunity. He criticized courts and current systems as failing to link spending with achievement and called for a strategic national direction.
The U N Security Council agreed on a mandatory arms embargo against South Africa and the United States will withdraw two top diplomats from Pretoria and Johannesburg. Secretary of State Vance said the recall reflects U S concern after Pretoria’s Oct. 19 crackdown. The embargo covers weapons, ammo, military gear, and licensing schemes ending arms manufacture by South Africa under Western licenses.
Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Hayes postponed the trial of Richard Minckler 26 of Rutland in the fatal shooting of Harry Cirelli 51, as pre trial motions including dismissal for lack of evidence are considered. A sealed order was issued with contents known only to attorneys.
Omega Shopping Center known as Bennington Square on Rocker Drive won final planning approval from the Bennington Planning Commission. Yet three local developers face new hurdles as town officials flag conflicts with highway, sidewalk and drainage plans and raise serious water and sewer system questions affecting two west side projects.
At Green Mountain Racetrack in Pownal about 100 dogs were killed this week for age, injury, or excessive transport costs. Residents and officials say such killings are not unusual, though the number is unusually high. A state official noted some dogs may have to be killed, while humane groups express growing callousness toward working animals.
An Illinois research team led by Dr. Carl Woese suggests methanogens, oxygen free microbes, may represent a third form of life older than bacteria. If confirmed, this archebacteria lineage could push back the origin of life over 4 billion years, reshaping views on evolution and humanity’s roots.
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