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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1977
Page
2
Tel Aviv authorities hold a U S citizen identified as Terry Fleener 22 after an arrest at Ben-Gurion Airport on security charges. The case prompted remarks from her attorney Felicia Langer who said she has been in Israel before but did not disclose the charges or hometown.
A twin-engine plane bound for Fort Lauderdale nose-dived into mud flats north of Freeport International Airport minutes after its 8:14 p.m. EST takeoff Saturday, killing all six aboard. Bahamas police withheld victims' identities pending kin notification. A Sunday search found the aircraft buried in mud up to its tail in Dover Sound area.
Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd plans a three day factfinding trip to Panama with eight to nine mostly undecided Democratic senators to meet Gen. Omar Torrijos and discuss canal treaty ratification next year. Participating names include Moynihan Huddleston Ford Matsunaga Riegle Sarbanes Sasser Metzenbaum.
United Press International reports a misconception that the American robin is a true robin. In fact it is a thrush with a dull red chest named after the English robin redbreast, a different bird species.
Rescue teams found three more bodies raising the death toll to eight from flash flooding in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Victims include Chris Hamby 18 and Tony 16 of Valdese and Mark Hawkins 14 of Morganton. Earlier victims included four children swept from mobile homes and several others, with damage spanning Buncombe, Polk and surrounding counties. Authorities said survey crews would assess the full extent as destruction halted access. Hundreds of families were displaced across the region and daily life was disrupted by washed-out bridges and roads.
Israeli forces fired on guerrilla positions after a rocket attack on Nahariya killed two. Defense Minister Weizman ordered the shelling while warning further clashes could draw in troops. Escalation near Nabatiyeh and across the border left several dead, including a 12-year-old girl. A Lebanese fishing boat was sunk after it fired at an Israeli naval craft.
Montreal reports Canada will assess if France's warm welcome to Quebec Premier Rene Levesque signals endorsement of separatism. About 15 000 cheered him at Mirabel airport as he returned from France with Levesque calling it a week to be proud of.
Britain faced power blackouts as less than 10 percent of workers conducted a wildcat slowdown average demand outpaced production. Energy Secretary Benn met union and management officials to craft a government proposal and five state plants reopened under manager operation after a week of stoppages. Police reported muggings and thefts amid the outages in Reading and central London retailers faced smash and grab thefts. A wildcat leader signaled a possible return if a government inquiry promise is offered.
WASHINGTON UPI A House Senate conference panel ponders a coal conversion bill aimed at nudging new plants and existing facilities toward coal or other alternatives to oil and gas. Officials note it would mostly back the tax proposal and may yield only modest oil savings by 1985. An exemption allows gas plants using synthetic gas from coal to avoid switching.
Band leader Guy Lombardo died at Methodist Hospital in Houston at age 75 from a lung ailment. Funeral plans included a service in Garden City New York with burial at Pine Lawn Cemetery. His orchestra will continue under Lebert and Victor Lombardo with Lombardo's name.
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