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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1974
Page
2
Police on the northwest Side chase a rogue kangaroo sighted hopping along Mango Avenue. Witnesses describe a 4 to 6 foot gray marsupial with a pouch as cops seek a humane capture with Lincoln Park Zoo on standby.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if society must provide professional care for people detained for psychiatric reasons and allowed an appeals court decision requiring public hospitals to permit abortions. The action affects several states and reflects broader national implications.
In Lourenco Marques riots plagued the capital as white settlers stayed indoors after clashes with African guerrillas. At least 43 killed and 160 injured. 27 whites and 168 blacks died as bodies lay in hospital. A priest, Joao Romano Alves, was among the dead amid a fragile transition to independence.
In Boston the black community shows a major split over the court ordered desegregation plan as CORE calls for community control and an end to busing, while the NAACP supports the order. Cardinal Medeiros opposes busing but backs school integration, and incidents accompany rising attendance and tension around schools. Connecticut? No.
President Ford and Senator Henry M Jackson say the Soviet Union set no exact emigration numbers for Jews and other dissidents. The White House note says the promise was general not specific. Jackson and Kissinger imply a rising rate from 1973 levels, with a backlog of about 110,000 exit visa applications and only 25,000 emigrations per year through 1973.
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