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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1974
Page
2
Six weeks into protests against so called immoral textbooks in Charleston West Virginia a key education official has left the post. Coal strikes end and violence subsides as leaders push to ban the books.
The Presidential Clemency Board led by Charles Goodell says imprisoned draft evaders are not the typical bright educated youths. Most of the 86 cases reviewed show poor education and low income, as the board prepares to assess 8,700 evaders and 200,000 deserters under Ford clemency.
In Manchester two likely contenders for the 1976 Democratic nomination visited New Hampshire to back gubernatorial hopeful Richard Leonard. Morris Udall of Arizona headlined a fund raising reception, while Walter Mondale of Minnesota spoke at the event and addressed the New Hampshire Teachers' Convention earlier in the day.
Dorchester High School football players rushed to defend 15 year old twins Sheila and Leah Reynolds as a mob of about 30 youths attacked them near Peacevale Road and Norfolk Street. The sisters, bruised, were treated and released at Carney Hospital.
Joan Kennedy, wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, must appear in McLean Virginia traffic court on November 6 to answer a drunk driving charge. Prosecutors expect she may plead guilty to a reduced charge and enter an experimental program for drinking drivers. No injuries occurred and damage was about 1400 dollars.
Congress in a 364 to 24 vote sent to President Ford a comprehensive campaign reform measure. It curbs private fundraising and sets hard spending and contribution limits for presidential, senatorial, and House races, with public funding options and matched funds for primaries.
President Ford warned that the Republican party risks extinction if voters retreat to independents as he campaigned for Michigan Governor Milliken. He urged a strong two party system while urging Congress to maintain military aid to Turkey amid tight races in Michigan and elsewhere.
In Chicago UPI reports Alderman Paul Wigoda was found guilty of failing to report a $50,000 bribe on 1969 income tax, tied to pushing a zoning change. Alderman Thomas Keane was earlier convicted on 17 counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy count for manipulating tax delinquent land and city agency purchases. Wigoda faces up to three years. Keane faces up to 90 years.
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