15 Nov 1976
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
1
Seven Democratic governors from the Northeast urged Sunday for increased federal aid including welfare reform with a guaranteed income, more transportation support, and a regional superagency to develop energy sources. Carter aide backing boosted a coalition aiming to spur employment and the economy.
Northeastern governors, business leaders and experts endorsed a plan to create a Regional Energy Development Corporation to issue federally guaranteed bonds for eastern coal and other energy projects. They also urged tax and revenue sharing reforms and automatic funds linked to unemployment, with Carter administration cooperation in sight. The coalition of seven Democratic governors plus observers from Maine and New Hampshire met in Gideon Putnam Hotel to forge a Northeast unity platform ahead of a final list to present to President-elect Carter.
A concise forecast notes a low chance of flurries in the 30s with sunset at 4 29 and sunrise at 6 46. The item provides basic daily timing for evening and morning light without additional context.
George J. Hohman remained free on a $30,000 surety bail after a unanimous jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the strangulation death of 15 year old Mary Ann Peterson in Shaftsbury. Sentencing is set for December 3 at the Addison County Courthouse.
The Supreme Court refused to review the 16 month trial period for Concorde SST landings in the United States. Nassau County New York and Fairfax County Virginia had sought the courts intervention, arguing noise and FAA regulation gaps affected the decision. Landings at Dulles Virginia have been ongoing since May while JFK New York remains baned six months pending studies.
In Plains Georgia the Plains Baptist Church voted to admit all worshippers and overrule deacons by secret ballot, retaining Pastor Bruce Edwards and rescinding a 1965 ban on Negroes and civil rights agitators. President-elect Jimmy Carter praised the church, which was still marked by a few Ku Klux Klan robed members outside. A black visitor from Selma, North Carolina, joined the service, marking the integration of the formerly all white congregation.
Syrian led Arab force swept through Beirut driving back Christian and Moslem militias to take control of the capital. Tanks and armored units moved methodically into East and West Beirut by noon, opening the airport road and reaching hotels district. Civilians cheered as streets filled with traffic for the first time in a year, while casualties from a mine and sniper fire were reported.
In Hoosick Falls New York Thomas L Bayly of Schaghticoke faces a Wednesday deadline to start construction or return the 212 Classic Street riverfront lot to the village. The village notes two years have passed since it granted a quick claim deed for 21 units after purchasing for $1 from Rensselaer County for nonpayment of taxes. Bayly says he cannot secure clear title needed for financing and thus delayed construction.
A 13-year-old boy, John Carr of Canaan, was killed near Averill as he was shot by his brother Pearson Carr during Vermont's opening of the deer season. Four others were injured in separate hunting incidents, including a 62-year-old in Calais with a scalp wound, and five youths or adults who wounded themselves while handling firearms in Barre Chelsea Guilford Winooski Shelburne-Charlotte areas.
Inside In the World reports on a Utah convict execution and OPEC economists meeting to discuss oil price increases. Local notes mention a museum Christmas plan and various editorial and feature items across pages.
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