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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1976
Page
2
Commerce data show September deficit of 778.9 million as imports reach 10.6 billion while exports climb to 9.8 billion. Higher imports of sugar iron steel rubber and foreign cars offset a small oil drop, with the year’s pattern reflecting faster U.S. economic growth.
Iran seeks at least 160 U S built F16 fighters from General Dynamics at about 6 million each, with possible buys up to 300. Delivery could start in the early 1980s as part of a broader wave of arms sales to Tehran. Britain seeks a new 10 billion loan to support the pound amid volatility. A Prague to Bratislava flight ends in Munich after a hijack.
Maire Drumm, 53, a senior figure in the Provisional Sinn Fein and a Provisional IRA leader, was fatally shot in her hospital bed at the Mater. A second woman was wounded in the leg as a youth in a white doctor’s coat opened fire. Police described the attacker as one of three youths.
The Belle of Amherst, a portrait of Emily Dickinson, will be presented by the Louisville Theatrical Association January 27 to 29 with veteran actress Julie Harris in the title role.
Four years after widespread support for Nixon in 1972, the former president is depicted isolated in the days leading to the 1976 vote. The article notes Nixon golfing at Shorecliffs on Oct 25 near San Clemente, California, playing three to four times weekly and sometimes 36 holes in a day.
Ehrlichman, Nixon aide, started serving his Watergate sentence at Swift Trail Federal Prison Camp in Arizona. He traveled with his daughter from Santa Fe to the desert facility, becoming the first of the major defendants to report to Isan. Haldeman and Mitchell remain free on bail. He offered no explanation for commencing service before the Supreme Court review of his obstruction and civil rights convictions.
Ford pledges a January tax cut as he campaigns in Indianapolis Cincinnati and Cleveland while Carter hints at a possible tax cut if projections allow. Carter urges growth targets and unemployment cuts, stressing careful promises. Cheney says Ford is poised to win with 270 electoral votes as both camps tour major cities and rallies draw large crowds.
Worldwatch Institute president Lester Brown announced a dramatic slowdown in global population growth in the past five years. He cited falling birth rates and higher death rates from food shortages, noting the rate dipped from 1.9 percent to 1.64 percent annually. The study credits expanded family planning access as the main driver of slower increases.
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