Cancer death rate shows rise in early year period
UPI reports government statisticians noting a 5.2 percent rise in cancer deaths in the first seven months of the year versus 1974. Rep. Fountain calls the increase startling and disturbing and asks the National Cancer Institute for an explanation as officials investigate possible data variations.
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Washington
UPI
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
House Human Resources
National Cancer Institute
NCI
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong
Franco in grave condition amid fourth major crisis
The information minister said Franco underwent emergency surgery for severe gastro hemorrhaging. A former public works minister noted the stomach bleeding portion was being removed. Prime Minister Arias Navarro rushed from crisis talks as Franco’s wife and daughter prayed. Workers prepared the Valley of the Fallen memorial site for his burial, while Cortes staff readied a platform for his successor’s swearing in.
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Carlos Arias Navarro
Franco
Spain
Madrid
Cortes
Parliament
Murder shocks Nestorian sect with holy revenge motive
In San Jose California police say 66 year old Mar Eshai Shimun patriarch of the Ancient Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East was shot dead at his door by David Malek Ismail 40 The motive cited is religious dissension and holy revenge Investigators say Ismail flew from Ontario Canada earlier and was captured near a pizza parlor Shimun who had defied celibacy rules by marrying Emma 40 and their infant son lived in a upscale neighborhood The Nestorian sect with about 100000 followers faces internal rifts after the patriarch left the celibate tradition and married in California
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Mar Eshai Shimun
Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East
David Malek Ismail
Ontario
Canada
Shimun
California
Emma
Ismail
Nestorius
Ephesus
Fromme dragged from courtroom shouting in Ford case
Lynette Fromme was pulled from the Sacramento courtroom by U S marshals after interrupting the opening remarks in the Manson trial. She shouted that if Manson does not get a new trial, lives would be lost nationwide and offered to plead guilty. Judge MacBride ordered her removal as a seated 12 jurors waited.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
America
Congress
U.S
Ford
Schlesinger
White House
Grand Rapids
Sacramento
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Miss Fromme
President Ford
Dwayne Keyes
Manson
Thomas J. MacBride
Keyes
MacBride
Vermont dating service aims to marry its first couple
Burlington reports Vermont's sole dating service operator Dorsey Baum expects her first marriage as two clients show interest. She interviews applicants, photos them, and requires life members with no computer matching. Enrollments exceed 30, with men mainly 20s to 50s seeking warm, compassionate partners.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Dorsey Baum
Area Obituary Mrs Raymond J Smith Sr Bennington Native
Mrs. Raymond J. Smith Sr formerly Marjorie Morse of 238 North Street Bennington died at Putnam Memorial Hospital Friday morning Born Aug 20 1903 in Walloomsac NY daughter of Edgar Morse and Wilhelmina Austin educated in North Bennington she married Raymond J Smith in North Adams MA Survived by husband and children Pauline Therrien Betty Phillips Geraldine Surdam and Raymond J Smith Jr 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Calling hours at Mahar and Son Funeral Home Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral tentatively Monday at 2 Memorials to Bennington Rescue Squad through Mahar and Son.
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Raymond J. Smith Sr
Marjorie Morse
North Street
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Edgar Morse
Wilhelmina Austin
Walloomsac
N.Y
North Bennington
Raymond J. Smith
North Adams
Mass
Pauline Therrien
Betty Phillips
Geraldine Surdam
Hoosick Falls
Raymond J. Smith Jr
Myersdale
Vermont rails push for Bicentennial Park loop
Barbera announces $55,000 plus state funds to prepare a steam train loop to attract tourists. He pledges steam engines and 26 vintage cars from Long Island Railroad, targeting 40,000 riders in year one over a Burlington Rutland Bennington route, with Interstate 91 traffic considerations.
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Barbera
Vermont
Long Island Railroad
Donald Webster
Dinner Downtown unveils new winter menus starting Monday
New menus at Paddy's Catering bring beef stroganoff chicken chop suey liver pate loaf and baked stuffed peppers to the Dinner Downtown meals served at the Senior Citizen Community Center 114 Benmont Avenue and the Senior Apartment House 323 South Street with buses to Bennington and North Bennington. Meals run at 11 45 Monday Tuesday and Thursday and at noon on weekdays. Pownal dinners are served each Wednesday at the Baptist Church with reservations to Rose Mattison 823 7282. Donations up to 1 apply with food stamps accepted. November 10 to 14 offers baked pork chops baked chicken meat loaf baked pepper stuffed with beef per day.
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Paddy’s
Senior Citizen Community Center
Benmont Avenue
South Street
Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Baptist Church
Rose Mattison
UCL
Bennington County
Unemployment Rate Jump In October Reverses Downturn
The unemployment rate rises to 8.6 percent in October as thousands more job seekers enter the labor market, reversing a four month decline. The Labor Department reports the higher rate reflects increased unemployment amid shifting employment trends.
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Washington
UPI
Ment
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Soviet planner argues NYC risk differs from USSR
An editorial quote from Alexei Kudryavtsev, Soviet urban planner, claiming New York City could not default like its Western counterparts due to predetermined plans and budgets. The report contrasts US unemployment and price trends with Soviet urban management, amidst broader labor market data and a local Bennington crash with minor damage.
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Charleston
S.C
UPI
New York City
Soviet Union
Alexei Kudryavtsev
Ussr Committee For Civil Construction and Architecture
New York
Hearst attorney cites doctors on Hearst competence
Hearst's lawyer quotes Dr. Lunde who says Patricia Campbell Hearst has a rational and factual understanding of charges and proceedings and is competent to cooperate in her defense though emotionally diminished. Dr. West diagnoses trauma with dissociative features causing spotty memory affecting her ability to give a full account, a point the judge notes as hard to reconcile with the report's detail.
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Dr. Lunde
Patricia Campbell Hearst
West
Hearst
Bennington Banner Publication Details and Rates
Bennington Banner is a daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 published by The Banner Publishing Corp. It uses United Press International and The New York Times News Service. National advertising reps are Matthews Shannon and Cullen Inc. Home delivery by carrier and motor delivery. subscription rates for Vermont within 50 miles three months cost $9.00.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
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Arthur S. Jones
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WE Welco
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