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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1975

Page

2

Hearst used as trade bait in SLA kidnapping manifesto

The SLA document found in the Harris safehouse claims Patricia Hearst was abducted to pressure for the release of two jailed members, Russell Little and Joseph Remiro, in Marcus Foster’s murder case. It criticizes Randolph Hearst for coping with poverty food giveaways and details the Feb 4 1974 kidnaping along with motives and bargaining aims.

San Francisco UPI Patricia Hearst Hearst San Francisco Examiner FBI Examiner Charles Bates Harris Bates Osceola Little Remiro SLA California Sacramento Calif Oakland Marcus Foster

Air Force Academy to admit women cadets next year

The Air Force Academy in Colorado says 100 to 150 women will join the next class after President Ford signed the coed access bill. Women would graduate as second lieutenants in 1980. changes include modified pushups and intramural sports, with separate restrooms and a beauty parlor in place of part of the barbershop.

AIR Force Academy Colo UPI Ford Rocky Mountains Colorado John Price Price Academy James R. Allen West Point

Postal Service ends 13 cent air mail stamp

The Postal Service has stopped printing 13 cent air mail stamps and says using them after Saturday would waste 3 cents. First class mail remains 10 cents this year and will rise to 13 cents at year end. Abroad mail stays more expensive by air. Stockholders can exchange air mail stamps at full value.

Washington UPI United States Postal Service

Tough primary contest ahead

The New Hampshire presidential primary emerges as a pivotal, volatile early battleground. Gerald Ford faces Ronald Reagan in a contest that has reshaped campaigns before, with strong GOP organizations forming Cameron-like support in New Hampshire amid a tradition of upsets and momentum toward the nomination.

Concord N.H UPI New Hampshire Gerald Ford Washington Michigan Ronald Reagan California Reagan Paul Laxalt R-Nev Citizens For Reagan’ Committee Ford James Cleveland R-N.h Meldrim Thomson Edmund Muskie Maine George McGovern D-S.d Lyndon Johnson Harry Truman Gning Eugene McCarthy D-Minn Johnson Truman Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon

Exiles Seek Safe Passage After Chilean Seizure

Chilean exiles holding hostages at the U N Refugee Office in Buenos Aires offer to leave Argentina with UN approval. They demand identity papers and threaten to blow up the building if force is used. Hostages include Robert Mueller and Frank Kres. others are Argentine and Chilean.

Buenos Aires Argentina UPI U.N. High Commission On Refugees U.N Robert Mueller Latin America Chile Committee of

Big city chiefs urge Congress on handgun ban and controls

Five major police chiefs urged Congress to ban manufacture and sale of handguns and push for strong controls. Senator Javits warned sweeping bans unlikely and urged compromise. Chiefs opposed handgun registration or licensing as unenforceable and costly, while calling for federal action and a national conference to address gun violence.

Congress Javits Pitchess Robert deGrazia Boston Ford Newark Hubert Williams Reginald Eaves Atlanta

Emperor Hirohito Tours Disneyland in Los Angeles Visit

Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako toured California with security tight as they visited Disneyland in Los Angeles. The emperor met film star John Wayne and interacted with Mickey Mouse and other park characters while planning a San Diego stop at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for scientific discussions and a marine specimen gift.

Los Angeles UPI Hirohito California John Wayne Mickey Mouse Mickey Disneyland San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Emperor Empress Nagako Chicago United States Tom Bradley Charlton Heston Robert Goulet Carol Lawrence Wayne Iwo Jima Bataan Goofy Snow White the Seven Dwarfs Heigh Ho Park Michael Monroe

Kelley says serious crimes take priority

FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley said agencies overburdened by routine duties may deprioritize marijuana enforcement if it frees resources for more important work. He opposed decriminalizing marijuana but suggested it could be excused if it helps law enforcement tackle serious crime and organized crime profits.

Atlanta UPI FBI Clarence M. Kelley Kelley

Bujold and Shaw Star in Swashbuckler Film

Genevieve Bujold will star with Robert Shaw in Swashbuckler a Universal production set in 1718 near Kingston Jamaica.

Bujold Shaw Hollywood UPI Genevieve Bujold Robert Shaw Universal Kingston Jamaica

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