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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1975
Page
2
Detroit reports mid October auto sales rose 34 percent from a year earlier, the strongest for a mid month period in 17 months. Yet automakers plan production cuts and layoffs with about 11,000 workers to be idled next week as companies adjust output.
A Hartford police report details a light rear collision where Ford’s limousine was struck by a Secret Service car after another car hit it at Talcott and Market Streets. No one seriously injured. Connecticut Republican Chairman Biebel suffered a broken hand. The incident prompts review of security procedures.
President Ford is easing from a sinus cold inside the White House and eyeing a dip in the outdoor heated pool if allowed by his doctor. He plans a low key week of rest and light work while preparing notes for the State of the Union and reviewing current legislation. Ford will attend Veterans Day ceremonies and host Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, then travel to California for Republican fundraisers in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
In a fiscal crisis bid, residents and strangers mailed gifts to Mayor Beame, totaling over 8000 dollars from pennies to large sums. Notable letters include Tracy Rienso sending 1, Abe Alrowitz of Minneapolis sending 5, and Jeannette McDowell of Middletown sharing concern and a dollar. An anchor sent as a symbolic donation drew local headlines. John Barbour announced a telethon in Los Angeles to support New York.
Tallahassee insurance salesman Kenneth English, 48, shot himself three times in the head at a motel then drove home. He was in satisfactory condition Thursday night as hospital records confirmed three bullets entered and exited his head. Investigators found three spent bullets in the room.
Patricia Hearst will receive emergency psychiatric treatment in jail after her lawyers won court approval. Judge Oliver Carter ordered treatment at San Mateo County Jail, with defense insisting on immediate private hospital care to address concerns over her mental competency hearing delayed to November 4. Sheriff McDonald reported Hearst appears well and functioning normally at Redwood City facility.
In Morristown New Jersey Karen Anne Quinlan remains in a six month coma after mixing drugs and alcohol a physician describes her condition as almost too gross to describe Dr Sidney Diamond Mount Sinai neurology professor says her case prompts her parents bid to remove the respirator and allow death with dignity The move has sparked a courtroom confrontation that could set legal precedent and has drawn support from physicians and religious leaders.
In Oklahoma City the wage dispute led about 584 of 599 officers in the Fraternal Order of Police to walk off duty after the city council rejected a 10 percent pay raise. Gov. Boren ordered patrols to cover the districts as the National Guard was placed on alert. Police Chief Purser said city security would be expanded during the emergency meeting.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Magnuson introduces a bill to place the United States on daylight saving time for nine months annually. The measure cites a Department of Transportation study noting a 1 percent drop in national electricity use and fewer highway deaths and injuries during extended daylight hours.
Senate investigators say private messages via Washington telegraph companies were read and photographed by government agents from World War II through May last year. FBI agent Joe R. Craig, RCA and ITT officials recount nightly and daytime snooping, with witnesses blocked by Attorney General Levi. Subcommittee may issue subpoenas to compel testimony.
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