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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1977
Page
2
United Press International reports the government aims for a final ban on wallpatching compounds containing asbestos with a December cutoff. Some manufacturers have already stopped using asbestos and switched to substitutes while awaiting the ruling outcome.
United Press International reports a flurry in the Middle East as Egypt's President Anwar Sadat plans a weekend visit to Jerusalem. Israelis prepare with Egyptian flags and anthem practice amid cabinet resignations and Arab opposition, while Sadat calls the trip a holy task and a test to be judged by God and future generations.
About 20,000 women gather in Houston for the four day National Women's Conference opening session. Conservatives allege leaders misused 5 million dollars in federal funds to push feminist causes including abortion the Equal Rights Amendment and lesbian rights.
In Washington negotiations persist between United Airlines and about 8,000 flight attendants seeking greater job security and better working conditions. A strike could begin at one minute past midnight if no settlement is reached.
Anwar Sadat lands in Jerusalem on a historic 36 hour mission. Two cabinet ministers resign in protest while Israelis mount an unprecedented security operation and fly 2200 Egyptian flags. Arabs and Syrians denounce the trip urging cancellation as US officials caution that failure could harm peace prospects. He is to pray at Al Aksa Mosque and address the Knesset.
U.S. officials warn Cuba's expanding military role in Angola Ethiopia and 11 other African nations hampers any move to restore full diplomatic relations with Havana. They compare Cuba's presence to Vietnam's peak and note Moscow’s backing with aid. Carter signals disengagement may be required.
Daily Bennington Banner at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont lists delivery by carrier and motor mail rates. Mentions United Press International and New York Times News Service affiliations and Landon Associates national ad representation.
A New York bank economist guarded a leather item while Abercrombie & Fitch ends an 84 year run with an 8.5 million liquidation sale across major cities including New York Bal Harbour Chicago and San Francisco. The firm posts deficits in 1975 and 1976, blamed on discount stores and mismanaged buying. John Realmuto cites centralized buying as a key error. Celebrities once lined up as steady customers.
Congress negotiators thrashed out a plan replacing Carter's mandatory electric rate standards with optional federal guidelines. The agreement, hailed by Harley Staggers, keeps the plan weaker than the House version and allows state rate-makers to apply guidelines on time-of-day, seasonal and interruptible rates while prohibiting unjustified bargain rates. Prosecutors plan delays loom over Goldstein and Buckley obscenity retrial. jurors deadlocked after 18 hours.
The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that nuclear plant accidents could kill about 15,000 people by 2000 with a 1 percent chance of a major event causing nearly 100,000 fatalities. The 210 page report cites undercounted risks from sabotage and design flaws. MIT's Henry Kendall headed the UCS study.
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