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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1975

Page

2

Bayh Announces Candidacy Echoing JFK and FDR

Senator Birch Bayh D Indiana declared his bid for president in a speech at the Indiana House of Representatives, framing the race as restoring moral leadership and promising proactive governance. He noted plans to campaign in New Hampshire Massachusetts New York California Iowa and his home state, after prior political service and a 1972 presidential run.

Indianapolis Ind UPI Birch Bayh White House United States Bayh John F. Kennedy Kennedys Indiana House of Representatives Henry Jackson D-Wash Lloyd Bentsen D-Tex Morris Udall D-Ariz Pennsylvania Milton Shapp Terry Sanford North Carolina Jimmy Carter Georgia Fred Harris Dekla Sargent Shriver Kennedy Marvella Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Manchester N.H Boston New Hampshire New York California Iowa Bennington Banner Main St Bennington The Banner Publishing Corp United Press International New York Times Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc Vermont

Rail improvement vital says senator

Sen. Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut praised the revised railroad consolidation plan as an improvement over the original but warned of disastrous economic consequences. He testified before the Senate surface transportation subcommittee urging an alternative rail rehabilitation act to boost American passenger and freight service and noted the plan lacks a primary freight route into Connecticut and restoration of the Poughkeepsie route.

Sic N.Y Connecticut

Handgun destruction by Ohio suburb police aims to curb crime

Norwood Police Department began smashing 125 handguns with a high temperature torch and planned to destroy an additional 250 BB guns rifles shotguns and knives from the past five years. Police say the seized weapons could fetch about 12000 on the black market and are being destroyed to prevent criminals from benefiting from them.

Cincinnati UPI Norwood Belton Flick Flick Thomas B. Walker Ohio

Landmark case tests patient right to refuse treatment

In Boston a $500000 suit by seven Boston State Hospital patients challenges forced medication and locked seclusion without consent. The UPI report notes the hearing before Judge Joseph L. Tauro with 24 defendants including psychiatrists and university professors. The case centers on hospital practices and doctors actions with patients lacking informed consent.

Boston UPI U.S Lee Macht Harvard Medical School Boston State Hospital Boston Legal Assistance Project Joseph L. Tauro May Gill Seil Robert Williams Civil Rights Division Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Macht William Goldman Boston University Tufts University Medical Schools

Alleged murderer killed in courtroom shooting

In Indianapolis a court hearing for Nathaniel Sanders ended with a fatal shot. Sanders fell dead after a woman, Harriet Roberta Jones, 25, fired a pistol in the sixth floor City County Building courtroom. Officer and attorney narrowly avoided harm as chaos erupted among spectators including Beech Grove High School students.

Indianapolis UPI Nathaniel Sanders Sanders Harriet Roberta Jones Robert Harry Thomas Jones Frank Harlor George Popcheff Jerry Campbell Popcheff Campbell Nathaniel Debbie Royalty Beech Grove High School

Defense chief denounces House cuts as savage and arbitrary

Secretary James Schlesinger condemned the House 111.9 billion defense bill as deep savage and arbitrary. He warned the cuts threaten U S defense posture while Sen McClellan and Rep Mahon dispute the charge amid Senate drafting the bill.

Washington UPI Deense James Schlesinger House George H. Mahon D-Tex House Appropriations Committee John McClellan D-Ark Senate Appropriations Committee Senate United States Pentagon Schlesinger Mahon

Governor calls for pull out from U.N. Week in Concord

Governor Meldrim Thomson proclaims this week With drawal from the United Nations Week and urges Congress to remove the United Nations from the United States. He accuses the UN of endangering sovereignty, cites spies and Uganda leader Idi Amin, and criticizes UN voting power of small nations.

Concord N.H UPI Meldrim Thomson United Nations Congress United States Thomson National Conservative U.S Russia FBI Uganda Idi Amin Israel General Assembly Ronald Reagan George Wallace Ford Nauru Pacific

Fighting erupts anew in Beirut amid deadly clashes

In Beirut, four killed and 13 injured as Moslem leftists and Christian right wingers clash, bringing total casualties to about 600 dead and 1,400 wounded over five weeks. A mortar round hit Ashrifiyeh killing three and wounding ten. another man shot at a roadblock. Radio announcer Sharif Al Akhawi described the chaos as roads remained unsafe due to sniper fire and barricades. Parliament re-elected Kamal Assad as speaker with 47 votes in a 64-member session.

Beirut Lebanon UPI Ashrifiyeh Beirut- Tripoli Sharif al Akhawi al Akhawi Kamal Assad Assad Beirut Radio

Sleuths Meet at New York Security Conference

The International Security Conference opened at the Hilton New York with displays of closed circuit TV, voice analyzers, tasers and other devices. Exhibits include crypto coded gear, infrared tech, ultrasonic tools, tear gas sprays, and workshops on pre bomb squad actions.

New York UPI Sherlock Holmes Charlie Chan Hilton Hotel John Wayne Taser Systems, Inc Hussein

CAB approves partial subsidy for Air New England

Air New England, certified as a federal carrier in January, receives a temporary 3.2 million subsidy from the Civil Aeronautics Board. The aid raises the subsidy from 1.9 million but falls short of the 3.6 million requested. The Boston carrier serves 13 airports across Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont with flights to New York City and employs about 450 people carrying 400 000 passengers yearly.

Boston API Air New England Civil Aeronautics Board CAB Action Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont New York City

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