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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1975
Page
2
Fighting shatters Beirut cease-fire as Christian and Moslem snipers kill about a dozen in hours of gunfire. Casualties in two months total around 1,200 with 3,000 wounded while government efforts to demilitarize zones and secure hostages continue amid renewed violence and attacks on media sites.
President Ford presents five picks described as loyal and capable to reshape the White House staff. Key figures include Donald Rumsfeld as chief of staff, Elliott Richardson as commerce secretary, and George Bush as CIA director, with Brent Scowcroft and Richard Cheney chosen for top advisory and staff roles.
The article profiles Bush Scowcroft and Cheney outlining their careers. Bush, 51, U S envoy to China, previously GOP chair, Houston congressman, married with five. Scowcroft, 50, Kissinger deputy, ex military aide, West Point linguist, Ph D, married with one. Cheney, 34, listed as Rumsfeld deputy and White House staffer with rising power, Lincoln Nebraska native.
At 111, Mrs. Mrika Minacaj won a step toward U S citizenship after fleeing Albania 16 years earlier. She spoke no English, nodded yes at the oath, and shared a life once spent shepherding in Albania with her husband Nua, who died in 1972. Their son, imprisoned in Albania for 25 years, survived seven child departures to Yugoslavia and America.
The body of George Fowler, 42, of Hampton Falls, was found Sunday by two hunters in Shelburne after he apparently suffered a heart attack while deer hunting. Fowler had been reported missing Saturday night. Other hunters were reported lost and later found during the season's opening weekend.
Former Treasury Secretary John Connally says Nelson Rockefeller's decision not to campaign for the vice presidency starts a whole new guessing game in Republican politics. He notes President Ford has broad options and calls for leadership, while Rockefeller's stance leaves primary outcomes to Ford. In Vermont remarks he urges limits on municipal employee strikes and cites New York finances as evidence of union power.
In Kingston New York a last minute Ulster County GOP half page ad misprint challenged voters. The ad stated we dont believe in telling the truth and other claims prompting a front page apology and corrected insert. GOP chairman Albert Spada feared some voters may be misled.
In Atlanta the ABC official Squire Bushnell said adults, not children, cause trouble for children's TV. He noted little viewers are few and grown viewers complain loudly while defending the networks and their improved offerings. NBC and CBS executives echoed calls to sustain commercials to fund children’s programming.
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