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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1976
Page
2
Guerillas seized the Jordan Intercontinental Hotel in Amman and held hostages for about 10 hours before Jordanian army commandos recaptured the building. Three gunmen were killed and a fourth seriously wounded as troops stormed upper floors. operation declared complete by 2:45 p.m. local time.
Geneva reports Britain avoids setting a firm independence date by calling in moderate Rhodesian leaders for private talks on the shape of a black majority government. Ivor Richard met Ndabaningi Sithole and planned a session with Bishop Abel Muzorewa to discuss an interim government before Salisbury steps down. Militant leaders Mugabe and Nkomo were not invited.
Condemned killer Gary Gilmore and his fiancée Nicole Barrett attempted suicide with sleeping pills after Gilmore sought execution by firing squad. Gilmore, 35, was in serious condition with pneumonia. Barrett, 20, remained comatose. Utah Pardons Board postponed his commutation hearing to December or a special session post-recovery.
Washington based House Committee on Assassinations votes to issue many subpoenas in a closed session to gather information on the murders of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The panel asks Justice Department and U.S. intelligence agencies for all related evidence and shows slides of Kings Memphis balcony scene while noting possible document destruction by police in relation to student protest files.
Government data show October output fell 0.5 percent as mining, manufacturing and utilities contracted, with housing starts and permits down 4 percent. Inventories rose 0.8 percent while capacity use slipped to 80.5 percent, the lowest since April, signaling softer employment prospects for about 7.5 million unemployed and potential layoffs.
Massachusetts motorists and 106 insurers filed rate increases under a new open competitive rating law. Increases average 13.3 percent, with some firms raising as little as 0.15 percent and others up to 37.9 percent. The rises take effect January 1 unless challenged by Insurance Commissioner Stone.
Former CIA operative Philip Agee told the Home Office he will be deported after a four page notice alleging harmful information for UK security. American journalist Mark Hosenball also received a deportation order the day earlier. Both plan appeals within 14 days. Agee has lived in Cambridge and authored Inside the Company CIA Diary. Hosenball, born in Cleveland, previously worked for Time Out.
In Detroit UPI reports the United Auto Workers face resistance from Chrysler Corp production and skilled trades workers as the union seeks ratification of a three year contract. The union also contends with a 12:01 a.m. Friday strike deadline affecting 390,000 GM workers.
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