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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1976
Page
2
Coast Guard officials warned up to eighty people may have died when a crowded ferry collided with a Norwegian tanker on the Mississippi River. Eighteen survivors were known, divers recovered twenty two bodies, and some victims may be entombed in the vessel or trapped in cars swept downstream.
Ian Smith arrived in Geneva with 30 aides and security officials as he warned that black nationalist leaders may press for demands that could undermine the British sponsored conference on Rhodesia s future. He is the first of the five delegation leaders invited by Britain to the talks.
Ronald M. Fluegge of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission warned that about half of the nation’s nuclear reactors could develop internal pressures leading to a catastrophic radiation release. The NRC’s response has been to issue memos rather than fix the underlying flaw, driving Fluegge to resign in protest. Four other engineers echoed similar concerns last summer.
In Hartford, Governor Carter signals support for a regional energy development corporation among Northeast states. He backs federal backing for bonds issued by such a corporation, formed by interstate compact with plans for energy conservation and alternative sources.
Attorney General Edward Levi declines to order a Justice Department inquiry into President Ford's role in blocking the 1972 Watergate probe despite requests from Congress. Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman denounces the decision as irresponsible and a new cover up while John Dean cited tapes and witnesses. The move follows Dean's claims of Nixon aide contacts with Ford. Foreign Ministry reports 768 political refugees left Argentina in three months amid rightwing takeovers and vigilante violence.
Plains Georgia. Jimmy Carter says turnout by Democrats is the main obstacle to his presidency and will concentrate his campaign on eight key states Illinois New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Louisiana Texas California with a California swing on election eve. He will attend the Al Smith Dinner in New York with Ford before Friday nights debate.
A preliminary USIA analysis based on Gallup affiliates shows West European good will toward the United States at its lowest level in 22 years. Britain 34 percent, Italy 41 percent, France 38 percent, West Germany 57 percent, with margins from 4 to 6 percent.
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